Thanks for saying that, Sophia. Now I don't feel like a gossipy old lady for being curious about it too.

And actually, I have a theory about what it might be...

I am all curious and stuff now...

My intent really hadn't been to tease people with information they don't have, btw. You have to believe me.

Don't worry, Mme. Le Lizard. It's just the human nature.

Might I say (having not read anything in discussion) that please bear in mind that fairness to all includes fairness to those you may or many not get along with?

Unless something radical has changed, nothing sneaky or underhanded has happened.

(I can't figure out whether this was directed to me or to the voting people.

I really don't think I was being unfair....)

I was talking about the situation, and reminding you to keep that in mind when you talk about what you dislike about what has been going on with it.

I don't really think anything untoward has happened, and in fact I have a guess, too.

I am just curious as all get out, cause I am like that.

I still don't understand who I was being unfair to. (I'm sorry for being so thick.) The admins? I don't "not get along with" the admins, I don't think...? I think I appreciate their situation. I'm just unhappy with it.

And the subject of the discussion? I think I'm being scrupulously fair. I'd like to talk about that, in fact. But... can't, without being really damn cryptic and annoying and cringing about it.

I don't mean to be forcing an issue that I know nothing about, and I don't mean to suggest that I don't trust the judgement of those we call Stompy. 'Cause I do. But I hear people talking about things they "can't" talk about here, and frankly, I didn't think that was how we did things. It's making me very uncomfortable.

I still don't understand who I was being unfair to.

Okay, to be a little less cryptic.

You weren't being unfair to anyone. I was speaking of the how the harder duties get carried out. Which means sometimes, things are slow, because to be fair, you need to be careful. Which is still cryptic, but as I have a reasonable assumption that you are familiar with the situation to which you are cryptically referring, THAT is was I want kept in mind, and now I shut up until I can go home and check my email.

Steering very clear of any actual issues, but the Stompies are quite often in a difficult position -- if we still hold to the position that they have no moral authority over the board, only technical authority, like the caretaker in a school.

Nobody gets expelled by a caretaker, but the caretaker has the keys to everything, works different hours, is alert to safety issues and emergency situations, and has access to different areas, sees stuff that other members of staff don't see, as a result.