I quit.

[crowmanyclouds]

@Giraffe

… Ed and I have some fundamental differences on what type of forum the Pit should be, and rather than enforcing rules I don’t agree with or providing inconsistent moderation …

Can someone help a brother out, is the above about what’s going on in here Ed, WTF??

CMC fnord!

[Moirai]

@elucidator

Perhaps now, at long last, we will not have to suffer any more interminable references to your foot long prehensile tongue!

18-inch prehensile tongue, actually.

Sorry to hear it, Giraffe, but good to know you have a soul you’re not willing to part with for a coffee mug and some sharp-looking boots.

[Cisco]

After basically ignoring the place for so many years, what suddenly set Ed off on this crusade to run the SDMB into the ground?

[Contrapuntal]

@crowmanyclouds

Can someone help a brother out, is the above about what’s going on in here Ed, WTF??

CMC fnord!

He did make thispost in the WTF thread. One can only speculate if there was anything more involved, although his explanation in the OP seems pretty straightforward.

If you haven’t been in the Pit lately, you may have missed a lot of complaining from certain members about Ed’s moderating style.

[Frank]

Giraffe, you’ve been one of the best moderators this board has ever had.

[What_Exit]

Well that blows. I’m sorry you are making this decision though I think I understand why. You did a very good job Giraffe. Thank you for the thankless work.
Mr. Moto that was a great post.

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@Mr.Moto

“Giraffe reached out to the board and offered his name for moderator of the Pit. He was very clear throughout the interviewing process that despite past disagreements about policies, he would support, embrace, and move forward with the board’s agenda. Once it became clear that Giraffe was not going to be supporting some of the board’s key priorities, it became necessary for Giraffe and the board administration to part ways. We regret that he has had a change of heart”.

Okay, you’ve got me giggling uncontrollably here.

[Shirley_Ujest]

So, who gets the jackboots?

Thanks, Giraffe!

[choie]

@Contrapuntal

He did make thispost in the WTF thread. One can only speculate if there was anything more involved, although his explanation in the OP seems pretty straightforward.

If you haven’t been in the Pit lately, you may have missed a lot of complaining from certain members about Ed’s moderating style.

His link in that quote above is more illuminating. In Sapo’s thread asking why jesseesheeran had been banned, Sapo soon chalked up a warning from Ed for the rhetorical slam to Colibri:

@Sapo

Butthurt much? I look forward to mopping the floor with you sorry ass when you try to make a production of it.

After the warning, Giraffe subsequently posted:

I’m going to go on record here noting that I strongly disagreed (and still disagree) with this ruling. Ed and I went back and forth on email several times today over this. He listened to my arguments but in the end did not see my point of view. C’est la vie.

I’m not trying to undermine Ed here, who is clearly trying hard to be fair and do what he thinks is best for the board. But I don’t feel this action is consistent with my moderation over the past four years, and thus want to avoid the appearance of tacit approval through silence.

So this may have been the last straw.

[VinylTurnip]

Add my regrets, Giraffe. For a pig, you’re all right.

[SmartAleq]

Well… well… SHIT!

This really sucks the fuzzy donkey choad, I must say. You’ve been my mostest favoritest mod EVAH and the only one with the chops to mod the Pit by a long shot. I’m really glad you aren’t leaving altogether, though, that would be way too much for one day. Your replacement is gonna have one huge set of fuzzy hoof covers to fill, just sayin’!

You da man, Giraffe!

[Mosier]

I’ll be a Pit moderator. I’ll enforce whatever stupid ass rules they tell me to.

[Cervaise]

@Frank

Giraffe, you’ve been one of the best moderators this board has ever had.

I agree.

Giraffe, next time you’re in the Pacific Northwest, let me know. We can get together and have a knife fight.

[Contrapuntal]

@choie

His link in that quote above is more illuminating.

Well, uh, yeah. I sort of assumed the reader would go there.

[Nzinga_Seated]

Fuck it. I will join in the mush fest. Giraffe and Tomndebb are my favorite mods ever. But only Giraffe has never posted anything that made me think, “WTF was that all about??”

[The_Second_Stone]

Henry Fonda used to say that you couldn’t see good acting. For what it’s worth (FWIW) I never noticed your moderating.

[Claptree]

I too am sorry you are giving up the boots. Your warnings and smackdowns were the funniest.

[Sleeps_With_Butterflies]

Well there goes my little moderator crush.

Thanks for all you’ve done here in The Pit. I hope you have fun being just a poster.

[Southern_Yankee]

I see** Sapo **was banned, although I don’t see a notice yet in ATMB. I wonder if there’s a connection?

Edit: Forgot to add that I always thought Giraffe was very fair in the Pit.

[What_Exit]

@Southern_Yankee

I see** Sapo **was banned, although I don’t see a notice yet in ATMB. I wonder if there’s a connection?

Edit: Forgot to add that I always thought Giraffe was very fair in the Pit.

It seems likely. Sapo’s Banning was done by **C K Dexter ** and he indicated this is under review and may be just a suspension.