I don't want to reply for Hog, but..., I also don't want any rumours to start up, for no reason.
First, no, absolutely not, Hog was not banned! No need to ask Agoracom Admin.
Trust me, Hog still continuously reads the board, and helps us maintain it. However, his wishes are to step back for a bit, and very deservedly so, take a break. We all miss his posts & knowledge, but I'm lucky, cause for me he's only a phone call away!
I talk to Hog quite often, and trust me he is still very positive with the future of SLI, however, this board can be quite exhausting at times, and he has found his personal limit, for now.
Once again, as mentioned before, I hope all the posters understand, many times, there is much more to this board, than what all of you see. There are posts that are pulled, and for very good reasons, but we don't get to show everyone & justify our actions. Then there are the stories, rumours, etc, due to these pulled posts, that at times just escalate out of control. There are also many PM's we all get, negative, threatening, etc. I know it's probably hard to believe, but that's the truth! So, yes, this board can be very exhausting! However, without the monitoring, I'm not sure how we would all end up, actually I am quite sure, but...no need to continue on that thought!
So, this ended up being a long winded note, but, yes Hog is good, but just taking a well deserved break!
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