Gary,
I apologize...clearly we had that exchange and i just don't remember it. My guess (and this is only a guess) is I told you that in the context that you were no longer VATUSA1 and shouldn't be participating in the forum anymore...and that you'd be losing the forum access shortly anyway (which never happened). I would point out that I also didn't "prohibit" it (had I wanted to do that I would have immediately gone in an yanked your access) but rather in response to a request for advice, I replied "probably better if you don't" but to take that approach to the answer to Jason's question at the top of this post would be to engage in the kind of semantics and sea-lawyering that I abhor. Bottom line is:
(a) I dropped the ball in not ensuring GRP access was handled correctly in the case of both you and Andrew.
(b) While I never told anyone who was VATUSA1 to not post in the GRP forum, I clearly told you (former VATUSA1) to not post and my earlier answer to Jason's rumor request was factually incorrect. The answer to question #2 should have been:
"2. VATUSA1 (and other VATUSA staffers) have never been restricted in what they could and could not say or post in the GRP forums. When a former VATUSA1 approached me about posting, I did not prohibit it, but I did recommend he did not. I don't remember the exact details surrounding that but suspect it was so that his posts did not create an impression of undercutting the authority and GRP forum negotiating position of VATUSA (which was now the responsibility of his replacement). If approached by Alex or Andrew today (and the GRP was still under review), I would give the same advice..."
