I have a lot of experience with running forums, and find what the admin/mod did to be perfectly acceptable. If something is not posted in the appropriate place, then it needs to be moved to where it belongs. That is a pretty plain and simple concept with just about every forum, and if it were not that way, then there would be no need to have multiple forum topics, and the place would be total anarchy and no one would every get any help or be able to find anything!
I have been with this forum since the very beginning, came over from GG's old board, and have the upmost respect for him and Jim. Think about how many people these guys have helped out! They go above and beyond to inform other webmaster and keep them in the know. Most people would try to keep this info to themselves, and profit from it, but they have shared their wealth of knowledge (as well as given other knowledgeable webmaster a forum to share theirs), with other webmasters.
I have watched this board through it's good times and it's bad (I really have more posts than this, but when the board had to be restarted, I lost them... and damn I really wanted that Buddy Christ stature for the 1000 posts
), and I really think this board outshines most of the other because it is run the way they do.
ExtremeJohn, I know you have been here a long time as well. It really dissapoints me to see a situation get to this point. What has really gotten to me the most is that you have allowed a representative of your company to cause you negative publicity. You have some good sites and programs, but this really does not look good on you. I know the webmasters on here are few, but some of those few are some of the biggest names in the business, and that can have a huge impact on your business! I know my opinion on how to run your business doesn't matter, but personally, I think it would be best to make your employees keep the same views as you or just allow you to handle the matters which affect the financial sides.
I really hope everyone can get things worked out for the best, and we can all get back to doing what every one wants... making money!!!