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It is a shame to find such negative thoughts here and it has taken me a couple of days to try and process my thoughts as to what to say. What saddens me more is the fact that people are wanting to quit these forums entirely - that's certainly something I don't want to happen. I'm not replying to argue, but merely respond to a couple of things from my side of the fence. I've only ever wanted to do what is best for the forums and the users here. Period. Maybe sometimes that has come across incorrectly or perceived in a way that I didn't intend, but please be rest assured that no malign intentions were meant. You are correct that I have also replied in the same theads as you Jim and have corrected a few things but that is all I mean by it. I have looked back through my interactions and cannot see why you'd think that ALL of my repsonses have been "100% negative" - I think that is a little unfair to say. I have only meant to correct you when I have seen things that aren't right. One lately was this thread, for example, (you can see that Nabeel also stated that things were different in v7 https://forum.phpvms.net/topic/26691-manual-pirep-screen/) - I also can't see that being 100% negative, merely just adding to the discussion. Additionally, you even thanked me for the heads up! I respond to LOTS of things here so I don't know why you're trying to make it look like I chase you around the forums just to post something negative - "the last 4 times" I've posted something in response to you spans alsmost 2 years. Here's one of them where I gave you more information (ie. not just being negative) - https://forum.phpvms.net/topic/25573-google-maps-conversion/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-133936 - another occasion where you, again, thanked me for the info I linked you! To give a few answers to your questions. Yes, I also moderate the discord server, I am also the moderator for r/flightsim on reddit, and I often volunteer my free time to help out with organising the free flightsim expo here in the UK, as well as running a bush virtual airline based in Alaska. I am in my mid 30s and have recently moved back into the I.T industry after being a Customer Service Manager for a large UK based airline. To say that you are "only a member" and that I am moderator does not give me any "upper hand" - I have never used or abused my moderator status. In fact, the only thing I have used is the removal of hundreds of spam posts we had when we had an influx of them around 12 months ago (sometimes up until the early hours sorting it for everyone). I also occasionally move a post from v7 support into phpVMS classic support when users have accidently posted in the wrong section of the forums. To be fair, it is the users that have the most power as all you guys ARE what makes this community here - without you, there wouldn't be anything at all. In fact, I have ALWAYS been an advocate for allowing a community to not have overzealous controlling by moderators of forums. The biggest case was sticking up for the users and community during the FS Labs fiasco when I wrote our open letter as seen here: https://www.reddit.com/r/flightsim/comments/8nxcl5/an_open_letter_to_flight_sim_labs/ I'm not sre what you mean about my "copy paste" posts - I have never copied and pasted a post that I have already made. It is a shame that you've aired this out like this Jim and I feel you have gone a little overboard. I would've hoped that you could have approached me directly and we could have easily talked it through rather than having to throw mud at each other like "read it sometime shaka, you may learn something". I feel it is more a misunderstaning of each other more than anything and I don't want to leave it on bad terms. Cor - I'm not sure what you're trying to get at or if you're trying to jump on the bandwagon. Again, I am only here to help each other. You have to appreciate though that we often have waves of new people asking the same old questions time again without searching the forums. I try to push people in the right direction rather than spoon-feeding them or doing the work for them. The best way to learn is trying and failing, trying and failing, until you succeed. I know that there are other prolific members here that have messaged me about the same thing - that we have had quite a few users join here and just demand answers without willing to put any effort in themselves. We have had a lot of (to quote another member) "demanding kids" join these forums who ultimately never go on to share what they have learned or help others. To answer your questions, Nabeel gave me the moderatorship, and quite hapily so. I struggled to get to sleep properly on Sunday as I kept thinking about this and decided to contact Nabeel. He has reassured me that there is nothing to worry about and that he does appreciate everything I do for helping out. Nevertheless, you're free to email him, but I'm not sure what you're trying to do - if it's anything I can answer, feel free to message me. I think it is best to keep this thread on track. If anyone wants to message me their responses, questions, concerns or want clarification on anything, please feel free to do so. You can message on here, on discord, hell if you want to phone me up and chat properly just PM me for my phone details - I have nothing to hide. "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard" - Winnie The Pooh

Thank you so much for the wonderful response, Leonard! I will definitely pass it along. :) Laura