The fundamental issue (at least as I see it), is that a unilateral change was made without consulting the membership or the TB.
You mean the owner (at the time) and host (at present) of a website took an action, right?
Can you reference on the website or maybe in IB's financial filings where, exactly, it says that Randy (and/or IB) need permission to take an action?
So for me, the fundamental issue is not the counting of OMNI posts, but rather whether we as the membership want to accept the behaivior exhibited by the forum administration and certain current TB members.
I am curious as to what recourse you believe exists if you don't "accept the behavior?"
Again, I reference "A Few Good Men."
"I strenuously object?" Is that how it works? Hm? "Objection." "Overruled." "Oh, no, no, no. No, I STRENUOUSLY object." "Oh. Well, if you strenuously object then I should take some time to reconsider."
Randy was kind enough to establish the Talkboard, in essence, as a sounding board. He makes a freaking command decision, and that very board (or some minority thereof) immediately jumps him over it. If nothing else, this whole thing is going to demonstrate the patience of our host from Colorado Springs versus the average man--the latter would have put a stop to this nonsense already.