Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
I see no reason to ban you, Philipvs. You have a valid opinion and make fair points.

Also, for the record, TinCow asked the forum administrators permission before reading the pm's and that permission was granted. He's not responsible, the forum administration is.
You can't have a member who openly expresses a lack of trust in the forum staff - if the Administration, i.e. yourself, is responsible then the same principle applies as would apply to the person who read the PM's.

I am quite aware this forum is not a democracy, but an autocracy, and anybody who has read my political opinions in the Backroom should be able to appreciate that I'd be OK with that under certain circumstances.

I'm not OK with the situation as it stands - but you and the other staff appear determined to let it stand. That's not a tolerable position for either of us to be in. So I need to leave, and then you need to ban my account and my IP is possible to make sure I never come back.

I'm not exactly happy about it, but I don't see an alternative.

I'd just like some time to get things in order, then I'll leave quietly.