It,s always sad when someone makes the decision to leave this great site, however what we must remember is that you can not keep everybody happy, we are all very different individuals, and probably expect different things from this site. How many times have we seen people complaining about others hijacking threads with banter, then on the other hand, we have others who complain if they are not allowed to have some banter. We all (myself included) need to be more understanding of others and their wants. It is down to the admin and mods to police the site, and I believe they all do a good job, I myself have had posts removed, however I accept that it was removed for a reason, and if I want too, I can pm a mod and ask why.
I too, hope that shadow reconsiders his decision, and continues to be part of our great site.
This thread, is in no way meant to offend any body, it,s only my opinion