The former moderator of the Mandy Moore message board as of Wednesday posted what he knew as to why he was removed as moderator. Jon (bills50000) wrote: “As many of you noticed, I no longer appear on the moderators list for the Official Mandy Moore Message board. Quite honestly, I know little more about the reason for this than you all seem to know. What I hear is that Mandy or her management requested to Sony that I be removed, and it was done.” Read on for his full rant, that incidentally precluded the spat where Jon referred to Mandy as being jaded.
This was somehow deleted in the process of a moderator trying to
move it between forums, so here is the repost…
Hi Guys,
As many of you noticed, I no longer appear on the moderators list for
the Official Mandy Moore Message board. Quite honestly, I know little more
about the reason for this than you all seem to know. What I hear is that
Mandy or her management requested to Sony that I be removed, and it was
done. Unfortunately, I’m having communication problems with the MandyMoore.Com
webmaster, so until that is resolved, I won’t know exactly what happened
for sure.
The bottom line is this: I’ve had a great time here with all of you.
I first registered with this board on May 18th, 2000. I had liked a few
of Mandy’s songs since the beginning of 2000, and decided to check out
the site. Since the beginning of 2000, I’ve gone from someone who would
say “Mandy who?!” to a message board moderator and chat administrator for
Mandy’s official Web site, to someone who was/thought he was friends (friend:
n. 1. “A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.” 2. “A person whom one
knows; an acquaintance.” [Dictionary.com]) with Mandy, to someone who now
thinks he’s lost the trust and respect of the girl that he didn’t know
existed 2 years ago. I’ll never forget July 28th, 2000, when I talked to
Mandy in a chat for the first time. …or the time I got my first e-mail
from Mandy, nearly one year ago on December 30th, 2000. …or the first
time I met Mandy on January 10th, 2001. …or what I believe to be the
peak of whatever “relationship” we had – June 19th, 2001, when I met her
at LIVE with Regis and Kelly, TRL, and randomly around 8th and 60th – probably
the second coolest day of my life.
In this process, however, I’ve learned quite a bit and gained much.
I’ve met a ton of incredible people, gained quite a bit of experience,
learned a lot of people skills as a moderator, started my own business
(developing Internet message boards using the experience I’ve gained),
and made myself a happier person. There are a few things I regret, but
looking back as much as I can, I’m quite adamant in my belief that the
people on this board helped me through high school and through 2 years
of life, and I’m a better person because of it. For that, I say thank you
to you all. …even to the occasional pains in the asses, because part
of the people skills and experience has to do with you, and because I’m
well aware that I’ve been a pain in the ass at times too. So, and additional
thank you for putting up with me to all those who find the latter statement
in the former sentence to be true.
I’m sure at least some of you are wondering what I’m going to do…
will I keep posting as if nothing happened? Leave and never come again?
Sell Mandy’s address on eBay? The answer is that I’m not sure (except for
the last one… I’m not a vengeful person, and no, you still can’t have
Mandy’s screen name/address, no, you won’t find it on eBay, and no, [insert
reason why I should give it to you here] isn’t a good reason. I don’t break
the trust of my friends.). I think I’ll still post here occasionally, but
not nearly as much (Would you believe that I have over 11,000 posts from
the last 20 months? That’s an average of 20 posts a day.).
I’d like to say something to Mandy. Mandy, I don’t know what it is about you, but there’s something that’s irresistible to people about you. When
people meet or talk with you, they instantly get the feeling that you’re
a cool person. Remember when I met you on June 19th with a friend of mine?
He probably couldn’t have named more than 3 of your songs before he met
you. After he met you, he couldn’t stop saying how he wanted your e-mail
address and was dreaming about taking you to his senior prom. I’m really
serious… you have an amazing charisma. I guess I’m trying to explain
why I like(d) you so much. Anyway, I’ve said it to you before, but I’d
like to apologize again for any time I’ve made you feel uncomfortable.
I wish things had turned out differently between us. You deserve the best,
and the best is what I wish to you. With all sincerity, thank you for everything…
you’ve made my year.
To kind of end this post, just a few comments in general. First, make
sure you guys select a good new moderator. Making this board work took
a lot of time from me, and I can’t do that work anymore, so someone else
has to if this board is to succeed. The last moderator was chosen because
2 people from the board recommended that person, and I think that there
are better ways to select a moderator. I think it would be nice if everyone
could decide who replaces me. Second, lots of love to Diana, Mandy (Saturnine
Eyes), Tina, Sara, Ashley, Sarah, Bex, the Canadian Triplets, Vanessa,
Angie (Cute lil Angie), Jeehae, Julie, and I’m sure many others who I forgot
to mention because of the current mood I’m in. Jeff, Peter, Pitz, Wade,
Jerry, Matt, Greg, and Whit – you guys are great friends. It’s amazing
how much you can trust and care for someone that you’ve never met or met
once.
I have a fondness for this board that may fade, but not disappear, so
I’m sure you’ll see me around once in a while. I have a board of my own
at http://www.fourtentech.com/mandymoore/ – even though it’s called a Mandy
Moore Message Board it’s really not, considering we just talk about what’s
up with all of us – anyway, you can always find me there, and you can always
e-mail me at jonathan@corbett.net . My AIM is bills50000, but most of the
time I’m online I block all users not on my list.
Not withstanding the risk of sounding “hallmark cheesy,” I love you
guys. I’ll miss you.
PS – When I started writing this post, it had the sad face emotion,
but I’ve decided to change it. I feel a little bit better now that I’ve
been able to say what I’ve wanted to say.
——————
–Jon
MandyMoore.Com