Then I'll say my piece...
You created a new account to get past a permanent ban. I was not the moderator that banned you (that was Nick, who resigned some time ago); but I recognized your name.
I gave consideration to the idea that you may have matured, and allowed your return - the new account merged into your previous one - on a probationary basis.
While you made several "mistakes" in the months that followed - I only gave you one infraction; and that was for making a BOI type post in another section (I'm guessing the classifieds; but I really don't recall). Other than that, I addressed things via PM. I also refrained from giving you negative karma until very recently - sometimes I addressed the posts via PM; most often, I let them slide. We had a PM conversation about that not too long ago, and you challenged me to show you the posts. I asked if you REALLY wanted me to go digging back through your posts, for the purpose of rereading the ones that I felt deserved negative karma (due to the risk that I might follow through this time).
Admittedly, I started to ride you a bit about some fairly minor things - though it wasn't "as a moderator". I realize that it can be difficult to differentiate, at times, since the same account is used for both - but you received no infractions, I was just pointing out some issues with your approach here. It wasn't until you dragged that post of Dan's up from the archives to continue your conflict with him - using it as a basis for insult - that I finally gave you negative karma. Yes, I purposely gave out extra karma that day so I could go back and hit another one of your posts with a negative because you REALLY deserved it for such a boneheaded move. That accounted for two of the three times I gave you negative karma. The third (and, to date, final) time was for a post in which you referenced ******** giving you a hard time....that was on the heels of you calling my home AND your inappropriate PM to Lucille. You were being a jerk, fishing for karma, and I gave you some - acknowledging that you could consider it a cumulative response to several of your actions/posts.
You've commented multiple times about me showing favoritism, because I didn't stop Lucille from commenting in your threads. My first response to that is to suggest that you ask Lucille how much favoritism she thinks I've shown her over the years. She has received infractions when she's crossed the line, and I've called her an instigator when it was merited. We've even exchanged negative karma a few times. Maybe she's been on your case a bit more since your unsavory message, but perhaps you've earned it. In any event, she hasn't violated any rules in the process. You might not like the fact that she posts on "your" threads, but there is no reason for me to take action against her if she isn't violating the rules. Perhaps you feel differently...but, before you level accusations of favoritism on my part, you might want to consider that there are 5 other moderators that haven't felt her posts require their intervention.
Before I end this, I want to address your post in the classifieds - the one in which you (again) commented about me showing favoritism. That thread had nothing to do with you; so I'm not entirely sure what your beef was...I'm guessing it was because I removed the photo from the ad when I hadn't removed one from your post. The difference was that the owner of the image contacted me, proved it was his, and had already contacted the OP of that ad requesting the removal of that image. Very different situations - so, yes, my actions were different.
You are still welcome to address your concerns HERE - this is your dais. If you choose not to utilize it, realize that it won't be tolerated in other areas...and remember, your ban was lifted specifically to allow you to participate in this thread. Why waste the opportunity?
