Late last night (well, late in GMT, I think it was the middle of the day in the US) I made an inane Twitter post about BiM, but that led to me making some other comments about the site. I thought I had a right to express my opinion (one I had expressed to Smeagol in private before) but rereading my posts, I realise I have been extremely disrespectful to this site and it's staff. While my intents were legitimate, others were right to criticise my unprofessional approach - yes, I had spoken to Smeagol about these things in the past, but while I felt they had not been addressed (a matter on which I stand corrected) it was inappropriate for me to smear the site on social media.

You can probably see that I no longer have moderator status. Following my behaviour, I deserved that. I was planning on resigning as one, but nevertheless while still active as a member of site staff my comments were inappropriate. Smeagol didn't ask me to make this post, but considering that I held until yesterday, when I wrote the tweets, I owe it to those that I've offended.

I know I've lost the trust of some of you, if I had any to begin with, and after my behaviour I do deserve that.

The only person I have to blame for my shame is myself, and ashamed is exactly what I am. I thought I was better than this, and no matter the myriad issues I have in my personal life, I still acted like a child.

I have been posting on BiM less and less of late because of university commitments and issues in my life outside of the internet, but I think I will take a breather from the site for a while now. I no longer seem to be a positive force, and a positive force is what this site needs; you all get better from the other staff, and I'm sure they'll continue to maintain and improve the site with or without me.

So in summary, I apologise for the tweets. I thought I had already voiced my concerns appropriately; I hadn't, and for that I cannot apologise enough. The way I acted was truly wrong. I hope you will forgive me in time, but I know that I have to earn that; I hope this post is a start.

"Nothing goes down 'less I'm involved. No nuggets. No onion rings. No nothin'. A cheeseburger gets sold in the park, I want in! You got fat while we starved on the streets...now it's my turn!" -Harley Morenstein