Cale,
been there, done that. It was not an amicable split, with the moderator of the site sending me several very abusive personal emails. The site owner’s response was I do not care what he emails to you as long as it is kept out of the forum. On the surface the site seems like a friendly little arena. Once one 'gets under someones skin then it becomes a very bitchy affair. Seems like the moderator prefers his members to know less than he does to make him feel good about himself - self esteem problem no doubt! He felt that I knew too much about everything, with 1800 postings, with at least 75% in the model making section, with detailed ‘how-to’ photographs and explanation - all now gone to God.
'Idler' pulley does not seem to know what is going on (even though I explained the circumstances to him - copies of all email correspondence from members and moderators goes directly through the site owner's computer), as nearly 18 months later I am still getting renewal notices. I will never go back there while a certain person is supposedly in charge.