Question for AugustinD

I see your post count went to zero.

Did you resign from this site?

Obviously, if you don't respond the answer is yes.

I really does look like Augie is gone. What a shame!

Let's hope Augustin is just laying low for the time being and will return.

Sigh.....

I agree, AugustinD is the best in my opinion and has helped me so much as a new Board member. I hope he’s not gone

I got the feeling that Aug was taking some of the exchanges a bit too personally. Glad for him that he knew it was time to take a break. Rest up. Come back refreshed.

It appears someone on here is having people removed so they can become dominant again. It looks like George can't post, not Augustin left and just now Bob's post was just removed.

Have noticed post saying someone has posted but their posts don't appear in the discussion. I've been suspended before and that happened to me. Could post but they did not appear. Matter of fact it happened just a few days ago when changing my state. Wasn't able to respond to the post but showed I had.

Hoping AugustinD can respond by emailing someone here. It could be someone reporting others. However, have found the moderators here quite reasonable. They usually take the appropriate actions. It may include a temporary suspension but sometimes that is needed to cool heads. Have seen them remove the more "crazy" posters that have real issues. AugustinD is one of the good guys.

Hi Everyone, Just letting you know that AugustinD was definitely not banned.

When the person's post count goes to zero, that means that the account has been deleted and we almost never delete accounts, so it's a self-unregister from the site. Banned accounts will not show a zero post count.

Since you all seem to want him back here, we would be willing to reach out to him, but we don't keep the email addresses of deleted accounts so we can't.

Thanks all,
HOATalk Support

I'm positive that John77 or Mark from FL was not Richard from CA.

Now ChrisE8 is down to 0 posts.

In a recent thread Augustin mentioned not wanting to reveal too much actual detail about some ongoing litigation because certain members of one of the involved HOAs were prone to retaliation. It may be nothing more than wanting to keep a low profile for now. (A few months ago I deleted my social media accounts for the same reason.)

I received a reply from Augustin.

He did resign from the forum. Said he needed a break from it.

He got tired of some posters attacking those who were simply looking for knowledge and asking for help.
Something many have identified and discussed on this site in the past.

He does appreciate that he is missed and may return in the future.
He wishes all of us the best.

Thanks, Tim. It's good to know we might have such fine expertise & willingness to do research back to benefit us all. It's important to note that Augustin's influence reached way more folks than the replies might indicate. I think we have quite a few lurkers who are ready to post anything but who want to learn.

Come back when Daylight Savings time begins, Augie!

I am a user of the expression ankle biter. It means someone complaining/criticizing everything and anything. I use to call them CCO's, Chief Complaining Officer's until I started using ankle biters. Same thing to me.

I agree with AugustinD but only to a point. His knowledge and understanding of the law is in my opinion second to none on this forum. However, this is not just a legal forum. Many of the topics posted boil down to human behavior of both board members and residents. The only way to discuss this type of post is to talk about the behavior and call it into question if that is how you feel.

There have been times when I felt that some of the members of this forum with strong legal knowledge have attempted to help others even when they knew the person's motives were suspect. In these types of situations I wouldn't help them even if I could. THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF THE FORUM. In rare cases I believe that someone should be called out for their actions and their motives. For repeat offenders that earned it I don't have a problem with the term ankle biters.

I do agree that lately some posters have become border line obnoxious at times. I hope AugustinD comes back. He adds a lot to this site.

I agree. Will say there are some posters here that you just can't help nor are they really here to get help. They want to hear what they want. If you go down that rabbit hole your going to do nothing but frustrate yourself when trying to help. Sometimes the best advice to give is a "reality check". We don't live in your HOA nor manage it. We can only give you advice as a 3rd party.

Would like to see AugustineD back but have seen them go down some rabbit holes of frustration. There have been some posters including myself I am sure, that just were not in a place of giving good advice to others. That can be a bit scary and worrisome. That is why I never pose nor post any legal quotes. I will sum up what they mean but not quote directly. It may lend some people to believe your a lawyer or they don't do the additional research for their own state/city.

I am here to help those who have never been in a HOA before. It is helpful to hear from those whom have been there and are wearing the T-shirt. I didn't have that resource when I was President. Have found this would have been a helpful source. I am building a home in a HOA and will be in that world again. This will be a source will appreciate.