LOS did a great job while at RWI, and for several years he was an important part of the team. He's gone for now and many RWI-ers were of course disappointed he decided to leave, but who stays anywhere forever these days?
D4M and all the admins and mods work hard for the community and have to pay expenses. No one ripped anyone off....the raffles' winners got their item, and a small profit helps pay expenses for the Board. I'm proud to say that RWI would not speculate on rumors if another rep community had technical issues with a server migration like RWI is having. It's mean-spirited and not appropriate conduct. If you want updates from RWI on its status, there is a Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/replica_watch
The staff at RWI has real jobs and volunteer their time to the board, and that included LOS and everyone else. I'd do the same if I could, but frankly I cannot spare the time. If I could, I'd do it for RWI without hesitation. There is no conspiracy, and no stacks of money squirreled away and not one single staff member at RWI has said that there is. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but it is most disappointing that those that seem to express theirs the loudest have no facts or evidence, because there is no "there" there. I spent several hours tonight talking with the RWI leadership team and I plan to contribute more to RWI than ever, once it is back up later this week. Thanks for letting me post here as a guest.