We always have perfect vision with Hindsight

[CairnsDuc]

I have been lurking and a member pretty much only a week or to after this board started

Some of you will know me as SpankyMK from the DML.

Very shortly after VS changed TOB I offered to help out with some Mod work, mainly out of loyalty to the old DML, not to VS or the Admin or some strange power trip, I saw all this whining, complaining, Fighting and people being directed away from my favourite hang out.

The DML and it's members had been very good friend's to me since I joined, I could always rely on the DML forums giving me a chuckle and a laugh, make me think, teach me some new trick, or some way to get more out of my Trusty S2R 800, Being in the far north of Australia, there are not many Monster owners up here and no one really to socialize with or learn from, So the DML became my hangout.

So when the DML turned to shit, I wanted to protect the place that I enjoyed, I suppose you could say I wanted to give something back to the board that had given me so much, I saw Mods leaving and a board that was riddled with problems, I wanted to try and get it back to it's old self, give it back it's soul as it were.

When people bagged or put down the DML posted up other links to other forums, Admin said to lock, ban, delete or remove......
But I have to say after a week of this constant removing, editing, deleting, banning.........

I suddenly had a horrid thought,
A Forum is not a Forum without the people, And here I was removing and banning people I had a lot respect for, Had learnt a great deal from, had been the Soul of the DML........

Oh make the beast with two backs! What have I done??!?!

I had missed the point completely with regards to peoples complaints, topics and suggestions to go elsewhere.
What had been a place for the people, had simply become a place to try and make a profit from the people.
Stuff the people who poured there free time and effort in, let's just make a profit!!
People were pouring there hearts out because there favourite place to go was going down the toilet,
They were sad angry and lashing out.
That soul had been ripped out, and the last few remnants that remained I was slowly removing by banning people and removing topics.

But Dickhead here (Me) was a bit to slow to pick up on that!! 

So after my late night Revelation, I logged out of the DML and have never returned.

So for the last number of weeks I have been lurking around the Forum reading, learning and having a chuckle from the guys (The people) from the old Forum.
Trying to decide should I just pretend it didn't happen, Deny it wasn't me, Claiming I had an evil twin.....
all that Bullshit.
But I have decided to own up, admit I make the beast with two backsed up and cop the shit that will no doubt fly my way. 

If the Admin(s) decide to ban me so be it, I'll respect the umpires decision and be on my way.

So there you have it, This has burdened me for a number of weeks now, I'm glad I got it out.
So now I'll turn this over to the Flounders and the members.
I'm going for a ride  [moto]

[ducpainter]

This place is a fresh start...for everyone.

Have fun here..

that's what it's for.

dp

[JoDuc]

No worries brah... This place is like the old dml, but better. I don't think anyone will hold anything against you. Welcome back! 

[Big Troubled Bear]

Welcome back, enjoy the ride and keep the rubber side down

[Howie]

You are here now.  WELCOME!   

[OwnyTony]

How i see it, you did the DMF a favor.  It just made the people we valued on the DML really want to search out for the place that they knew existed but was taboo in the DML. 

At least you didnt ban all the masked marvels that popped up as soon as the DML went to crap.  Then they would be here.

[Duc L'Smart]

Let it go

No worries, jump on in, the waters fine... Welcome 

[Count Desmo]

No harm, no foul.  Glad you made it here.

[raulduke]

Welcome aboard.  Keep those post coming...enjoy

[silentbob]

For your penenace you must delete my old account on the DML and my posts with it.

[Duc Stamp]

For your penenace you must delete my old account on the DML and my posts with it.

Yeah, me too.  PM me for the username over there (or user number now).

[EvilSteve]

Yeah, me too.  PM me for the username over there (or user number now).

+2!!!

Glad you're here dude, don't worry about it. 

[Triple J]

For your penenace you must delete my old account on the DML and my posts with it.

+3 

[CairnsDuc]

Thanks Guys, You don't know how much better I feel for coming forward and admitting my mistake.

Oh well live and learn.  

I would not be surprised if my access has been removed, The other Admin told me in a PM that he joined to keep an eye on here so if a link to a page was listed he would follow the link and remove the offending article.

Hang on I'll go check.....

Goooone...
Buggers that plan, mind you I have not even visited for a couple of weeks at least, So they may have found someone else to do the work.

[bigtime]

Based on the title I thought that someone actually had come across a new set of CRG hindsights that they could make out what was behind them.  Oh well , never mind...