I sincerely hope that I'm not violating his confidence here, but I kind of feel like I need to say something in Guru's defense... so I'll let him do it in his own words, as I think it speaks quite well of him. Guru, if you happen to read this and don't want it shared (even though your account dropped to 0 posts and then got deleted), I'll gladly remove it -- just say so. Anyway, he decided all the effort he had put in here hadn't been appreciated and didn't want to waste more of his time. Personally I can't blame him.The last PM I received from Guru:Quote from: GuruQuote from: SelfSovereigntyQuote from: SelfSovereignty on 2012-12-07 05:25:11AM  LOL... Yeah, I remember that quite well. I didn't realize until after clicking "respond" to point out it sounded real and he really needed to get it off there fast, that I had also accidentally bumped the poor guy's identity back to the top of the new posts list. Felt like an idiot for not PMing him instead after that, but hopefully I'm the only one who ended up getting a glimpse at the real identity of a new SR user ::)  You're welcome; I'm happy to help, but it's no great deed on my part. I work in the tech sector and like talking about stuff I think is cool. I think Bitcoin and SR are cool, so -- there you go :)  Thanks for the sentiment all the same though, Guru. The work you mods put in is just crazy, and it's definitely appreciated by at least some of us.Thank you for the kind words. As you have been kind, I thought I would dropyou a brief line to let you know of the reasons for my departure -- I justdidn't to disappear and leave you hanging, as it were.I'm leaving and not coming back. Why? Well, there has been a LOT of weirdshit going on around here over the last little while, with moderators beingstripped of their positions, without so much as a by-your-leave. I wroteDPR asking about this, trying to get some clarification as to what the hellis going on, and I never received even so much as an acknowledgement. Nowthis has happened to me.Nomad_Bloodbath was a Global Moderator on here; he literally was with SRsince Day 1, and he was stripped of his position. He claims it was due toa 'hacker' who had it in for him. I don't know how one could ever verifythat, but there has been some weirdness over the last while, and just inthe last 24h or so, someone asked if the hidden moderators could take careof a problem -- a vendor had posted an image with his GPS coordinates in it.You could use Google Maps and be looking at the guy's front door. I did whatI could to fix this, and within a few hours of that, I essentially findmyself booted as a moderator. No rhyme, no reason, no notice.I won't lie to you... I've lost count of the hours I've spent helping peopleon here over the last 7 months or so, and being treated like this is just aslap in the face.Frankly, I don't need this shit, and I've made up my mind to leave and notcome back.Thank you again for your kindness.GuruThese guys put their hearts into building this community, and I know it's grown too large for the kind of personal attention old members may be used to or expect... but Guru deserved at least a short note of explanation. And don't try to tell me DPR has no need to even explain why somebody is no longer a mod. To be blunt, *fuck* that. It's human decency, and just because we're outlaws and drug addicts doesn't mean we can't have integrity and treat each other well.I'm not saying DPR even has a clue what went on, mind you. Who the fuck knows who did what. That last bit is just in response to grahamgreene.P.S. - delete this post if you really want to, admins/mods. I won't post it again or get all miffed or anything.