First, I want to get this out of the way: I'm sorry for my overly snarky attitude in my reply. I can often overflow with sarcasm, and that's not always the best way to make friends.
It was certainly not personal. I have the utmost respect for the overwhelming majority of TT members, and I value the presence of all of you.
So for that, I'll definitely attempt to be more diplomatic in the future.
Okay, this is what I'm looking for.
Honestly, I do not see the benefit of individual moderators being identified to enforce very simple and straightforward rules.
If a member feels they are being targeted or moderated unfairly, please bring it to either Hookem's and/or my attention. We can see everything done by everyone (except PMs, of course). The Mod Squad is ultimately accountable to Hookem, myself included.
A lot of effort went into trying to police and tame the "No Spin Zone (Spin Zone)" over the years. We have a complete record of all of it.
There comes a point where the hostility and toxic atmosphere emanating from that sub-forum was beyond control.
It was destroying the forum. We lost good mods and even sadder, we lost a LOT of good members as a result.
And we were going to lose the entire Texans Talk forum if it continued like a cancerous virtual tumor.
Hookem wants this place to primarily be about the Houston Texans, with the addition of sports in general, entertainment, and general life stuff.
And that's our simple mission as the Mod Squad. Keep it family friendly, no personal attacks, and away from politics and religion.
So I don't want to be all preachy about it, and I certainly have no desire to come off as arrogant or in any way power hungry. I'm just a regular dude that's been here for 16 years and all of this should be for fun (for everyone).
Anyway, I've rambled on too long, but felt you (and all members) deserved a respectful reply.