I guess I should cover my ass by saying that I certainly didn't declare myself Baron of the Forum, it was some kind of popularity contest. I'm still not sure why I won.
I don't do anything with that supposed authority except make the occassional joke, and shut down Sniper Joe's anime excesses. Even then, I don't really care.
I don't participate in any of the Roleplaying threads. I actively avoid them, and ignore them when they crop up. Likewise, I have nothing to do with anime, and I tried (unsuccessfully) to derail the blood fetish thread into something harmless.
For whatever I have to say about how no one has any right to rule what is or isn't acceptable behavior (besides Toady's authority as proprietor obviously, and his only rules are nothing illegal or overtly abusive), I am certainly not King Big Shit of Turd Mountain. I make no presumption that is any such thing as acceptable behavior.
But Kagus, yes you are trying to say what is or isn't allowable. Not by directly stating as such, but by parading in, as if we should've been expecting your grace, and trying to chastise and guilt everyone into acting like your imaginary recollection of the board.
Times change, and people change, including the people who hang around here. Lest I speak for too many people, Sean Mirrsen, Cthulhu, and Tormy have considerably more right to "old guard" status than you do, and none of them seem to mind the cultural drift. You've appointed yourself representative of some class of elder statesmen, looking down on people entertaining themselves in ways you consider demeaning. I'd say this is true, in that it appears this "old guard" you think you represent consists entirely of yourself.
You had no problem ignoring the subforum for a month before, why the sudden urge to speak up about it now? Why come back just to tell us you want to move on to greener pastures, except as some vain attempt to make everyone stop whatever they were doing so as to hold onto your presence? Do wherever you like, enjoy yourself in whatever way you want when you get there, or here if you prefer. But if you're going to keep making a big show about supposedly ignoring us, then don't let the door hit you on the way out.