I don't really know everything that was going on behind the scenes, but it seems like everyone is getting demoted lately.
I noticed 5252 was demoted a little bit ago, now Ben, and apparently Cara? (I didn't see anything about that..did I miss something there too?)
No denying that Ben helped get the forum off the ground, but it's not just his efforts, or Joe's, or Sherri's, or any ONE person in particular who made this forum get on it's feet. It's all the great members really. You can have the newest stuff, free stuff here and there...but if there aren't any members around to take advantage and spread the word, things would die.
I have seen a lot of forums come and go. CK seems to have made it through the initial startup phase, but there is a long road ahead. I have seen forums start, looks REALLY good for months, but they are completely dead in a years time. It would be awesome if that didn't happen to CK. I haven't posted as much lately as I have been extremely busy, but it's good to see there is still lots of activity and new members. Everyone needs to keep advertising, keep getting the word out. More members is always a good thing.
I hope Ben still sticks around because I liked the stuff he introduced and I thought he was a good smod. But there is probably some drama in the staff section that I don't even wanna be a part of lol
All in all, let's not let the recent events get anybody down. Shit happens. People like to be appreciated for their work. Keep contributing, thank people where necessary, it goes a long way just to know people give a shit about what you work hard on.