To clarify, Big Al wasn't saying that anyone said HIS opinion didn't matter.
He say that Alan said that JUDIE'S opinion didn't matter.
Quote button is no longer there, but from the thread on the Salon Owner's Only Forum (Alan is in black):
Originally Posted by Tanning Queen 
Where is Judie or anyone from LF on this? Where do they stand? Since THEY are the ones that own the site now...
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I know where they stand and Judie isnt the one who is making these kinds of decisions. She is their edtor. There are 3 people who make decisions that change the structure of the forums. All 3 talked about this back in March in detail. I hate to see posters and members threatened to "watch your tone from here on out" after apparently already been given a ban.
I've never seen a post by Big Al where ANY of the posted rules have been broken! I've never seen him curse, give a "finger" smiley, be rude or anything else.
You can't have a "community" like this and expect everyone to agree all the time. But to basically let it be "Wild, Wild West" - UNLESS you disagree with a moderator or an admin and then it is "watch your step" is so distasteful, and shades of an oppressive dictatorship, not an open community -"of the members, for the members, by the members".
Like I said - I don't care one way or another about a logo - more power to those that do. But I do care about the "climate" of the community - and continue to be troubled by what I see and am experiencing. I hope as much attention is put to that topic as the new logo.