Thanks for having me as Admin for the past 4 years, on and off. :)

[Ntfu2]

Goodluck Erwin.

I've gained a great deal of vB knowledge from some of your posts

[Roms]

Erwin;

Thank you for all your time and effort.

You'll be missed, I hope you continue to visit the community from time to time....

Take care,
Roms

[Snake]

Hey does that mean I'll be having your position? Just kidding. :P

Man you have done a great job for vB.org so thanks for your support and everything.

[Paul M]

Strange, I always thought admins ran a site and had the final decision ?

Anyway, Good luck in whatever you do now Erwin.

Hopefully VBO will survive all these events and emerge a better place.

[akanevsky]

This is messed up. I never heard of an admin being prevented from action by a moderator... Instead of resigning, I'd change staff organization around a little.

[Xenon]

as far as i can remember we are currently working on the restructurization

[Kirk Y]

We'll miss you Erwin. All the work and effort you put into this site is commendable, and we thank you for all of it. Good luck with everything.

[Tralala]

Originally Posted by bairy

And I sense just that phrase gave you a whole heap of respect. Not just because the communication did lack, but because for any staff member to essentially say "Hey, we screwed up, sorry" takes great courage.

Based on that sentiment alone, I think this decision is a loss to the staff team.

He was also the only one who had the class to publicly apologize:

Originally Posted by Erwin

I apologise on behalf of any staff who might have said something that was misconstrued to mean that members and coders are not appreciated. Coders are the life-blood of this site. We are trying to work out a way where coders will feel more appreciated. Please be patient.

With that post I recognized Erwin as an adult, with a clear vision and an eye on "the bigger picture." It's too bad he was a lone voice amidst the din. He gave me hope that the was a light at the end of the tunnel.

I'll kick back and see what developments are in the works for change around here; based on what I've seen over the last week though, I'm not optimistic.

Erwin, you will be missed.

[Freesteyelz]

I've only had the pleasure of knowing you a short time, Erwin. I was looking forward to future conversations. Anyway, take care and continue to do good at the hospital.

[noppid]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Hi all

I've stepped down as Admin. Being an Admin on this site has become impossible - it's one thing that I have to keep consulting Jelsoft as this is their site after all, but it's another thing that as an Admin I can't even implement strategies to get things done on the site because Mods disagree with it. It's no way to run a forum site, and I've run forums with over 100 staff.

Since my hands are completely tied as an Admin on this site, there's really no point hanging around and feeling helpless, so I've just stepped down. What's the point really.

I've got better things to do (like my day job running a cancer hospital, or managing my own forums) to be stressed over something I should be enjoying as a hobby.

Thanks for having me around. It's been a great experience.

Stefan or Brad, please change my user title - I can't remove it as I've changed myself back to Licensed.

Best wishes Erwin. You're a good man and an asset that I'm sure will be missed at the org.