Randy: I sat on my hands today, but didn't want to leave Dorian taking any heat on my account. Please read this from the perspective of the appointed members: “My resistance to do so is because i don't know other members as well as those i appointed and it turns out i didn't know them well enough. I don't like getting embarrassed or playing politics…”.

While it is true none of us were mentioned in the question from DHammer to you, it is also true that this reference to us by you reads rather negatively. How should I have interpreted the comments above other than to conclude that in your opinion we somehow failed you and FT? I don’t believe that Dorian was attempting to step in front of anything – merely asking why you would make such a comment? Your post above suggests a disconnect between your thought process and your actual phraseology. That is to say, you state your reference to being embarrassed and playing politics was not, in fact, associated w/ us as individuals, in spite of the textual association. OK - I'll accept that at face value, but I would think on re-reading your original comments, you could also see how a different reaction might be commonplace. Consequently, I don't believe we're reacting as pseudo-victims, but rather as individuals merely questioning why they are presumably being slurred.

I appreciate your kind words later in your post regarding the appointed members. I don’t feel a need to protract this conversation – quite the contrary. But I did want to chime in and state that I, too, had a head-scratching reaction to your comments.

It was unfortunate that I was unable to maintain my position on TalkBoard. But I think each of us who have resigned gave 100% effort during our tenure, and have consistently expressed our desire to see it succeed and be beneficial to FlyerTalk.