This has been a rough year thus far and I don't feel that I can serve as your moderator in the capacity that I used to.
I log on at a minimal basis and that's usually when someone has asked for something to be deleted, or because I remember that Okayplayer.com is something I'm supposed to be actively participating in.
That's a disservice to myself and the rest of you.
Not sure if I'll be back at all, but I know that as of today, I will be stepping down as Freestyle's moderator.
Thanks for the fun times, the frustrating times and all that fall in between.
Peace.
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3. "I hope everything is okay Del" In response to Reply # 0
Honestly man. Peace peace peace and more peace to you. It's been an honor and a lesson in having someone of your poetic caliber be a mod here. I really wish you didn't feel like you had to step down. That's me being selfish though. Many blessings your way. Peace.
"I'm scientific, but my reflex gangsta"- Black Thought
i know. sometimes you got to step away to step forward.
http://worthwatering.blogspot.com Can it be I stayed away too long?/ Did I leave your mind when I was gone?/ It's not my thing trying to get back/ But this time let me tell you where I'm at-- Jackson Five
i wish u peace & a great abundance of really wondrous things the ability to accomplish the measure of progress in ur time away don't be a stranger {bein strange is okay}
~kiera
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11. "RE: Stepping down..." In response to Reply # 0 Mon Apr-02-07 10:16 PM by PhotoSynthesis
The "only" thing I care about is your health -- You okay? -- *concerned look*
Step back if you must / but don't 4~get to step forward and let us know how you're doing!
*Take Care*
A guitar string vibrating, a measure of my soul, a breech in the silence -- I've always felt like words come through me & I write them down... they have no master --- gsquared ♥
12. "RE: Stepping down..." In response to Reply # 0
I understand how personal matters can impact performance... I hope things get better for you and yours soon.
Also...
Know that your presence as both peer and moderator is and was nothing short of inspirational. You were fair-minded, even-keeled, and never showed a shred of ego in your moderating duties. I always felt encouraged by you, and looked to your handling of conflict as setting the standard for mods.
Your successor will have big shoes to fill.
"To be a poet is a condition, not a profession." - Robert Frost
14. "RE: Stepping down..." In response to Reply # 0
u have left an inDELible mark the archives has in it some real lessons forever thank you for that
"keep pennin till the earth birth's your rightful seed then nurture it wit more ink..." ASIEM "Kuun fiyah Kuun" Quran (Be and it is) " A writer takes his pen to write the words again that all in love is fair" Stevie Wonder
"...we don't think in the dialectical rigid pattern of quatrain or synthetic pattern of sonnet: We think in blocks of sensation & images. IF THE POET'S MIND IS SHAPELY HIS ART WILL BE SHAPELY." ~allen ginsberg
26. "you were a great mod..." In response to Reply # 0
and i'll always credit your reign as the one that gave me confidence as a writer
* gives a nod of appreciation *
i wish you the best of luck
peace
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