usna1985
15-Year Member
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- Jun 9, 2006
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The views below are mine alone.
Nearly a decade ago, I joined this site to help provide accurate information to those trying to navigate the complex and occasionally tortuous process of applying to service academies. It was, and remains, an effort about which I am truly passionate.
My participation on this site has always been solely as a volunteer. As a moderator, I tried to keep discussions civil and ensure, to the best of my ability, that statements made about service academies were accurate. I have never served as the site’s legal counsel nor provided legal advice to the site or anyone associated with it.
When allegations initially were raised about posts made by TPG, I assumed it was yet another “he said/she said” situation in which one poster had a personal grievance against another. My initial response reflected that view as well as the fact that TPG’s posts were not confrontational towards other posters. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that someone would fabricate an entire military career, let alone use this site to propagate a fraud about his service – both of which occurred, to my great dismay.
Recent events – including PMs that I consider threatening – have caused me to now approach this site with trepidation. I have come to realize I lack the time, technical skills and resources to be the type of moderator that is needed to prevent situations such as this recent one. Moreover, I am fearful that my posts – which at times may be made in haste – could be misconstrued, mischaracterized, and/or taken out of context, with unfortunate results.
Thus, I recently resigned as a supermoderator. I also will suspend my activity on this site for the time being. Perhaps at some point in the future, I will feel comfortable in returning.
Until the events of the past few weeks, I sincerely enjoyed every moment here. I will miss my fellow mods, the members whom I have befriended over these many years, and most of all, the terrific young men and women whom I hope I have helped on their path to becoming leaders in the U.S. military.
Fair winds and following seas.
USNA1985
Nearly a decade ago, I joined this site to help provide accurate information to those trying to navigate the complex and occasionally tortuous process of applying to service academies. It was, and remains, an effort about which I am truly passionate.
My participation on this site has always been solely as a volunteer. As a moderator, I tried to keep discussions civil and ensure, to the best of my ability, that statements made about service academies were accurate. I have never served as the site’s legal counsel nor provided legal advice to the site or anyone associated with it.
When allegations initially were raised about posts made by TPG, I assumed it was yet another “he said/she said” situation in which one poster had a personal grievance against another. My initial response reflected that view as well as the fact that TPG’s posts were not confrontational towards other posters. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that someone would fabricate an entire military career, let alone use this site to propagate a fraud about his service – both of which occurred, to my great dismay.
Recent events – including PMs that I consider threatening – have caused me to now approach this site with trepidation. I have come to realize I lack the time, technical skills and resources to be the type of moderator that is needed to prevent situations such as this recent one. Moreover, I am fearful that my posts – which at times may be made in haste – could be misconstrued, mischaracterized, and/or taken out of context, with unfortunate results.
Thus, I recently resigned as a supermoderator. I also will suspend my activity on this site for the time being. Perhaps at some point in the future, I will feel comfortable in returning.
Until the events of the past few weeks, I sincerely enjoyed every moment here. I will miss my fellow mods, the members whom I have befriended over these many years, and most of all, the terrific young men and women whom I hope I have helped on their path to becoming leaders in the U.S. military.
Fair winds and following seas.
USNA1985
