With respect to all the " volunteers" who put themselves out to help run the forum including Mod's.
There's no point trying to " defend " the indefensible, admirable it may be, but open to accusations of cronyism and playing the " victim " card.
The "past " you mention in the case of the Admin is no guarantee of the present or the future, and at present it is teetering on the edge of extinction from what I can see. You may know something that we don't regarding the reason he/she does not read correspondence sent let alone respond ( Previous contact " still waiting " over a month, this time 17 December and it has not been read yet.) Perhaps whoever Admin is might be suffering from ill health or some personal problem at the moment for which he/she has my sympathy, but if that were the case perhaps it would be prudent to inform the forum, so that he/she would be given a respite from the members expectations of service in the event of complaint.
There are issues with the software that need to be addressed as everything tends to be " hit and miss " at the moment, so what's the point of having a premium membership if the basics of the forum are not working?
No Thestarider ! As admirable as it might be for you to come here to defend the Admin, rudeness, aloofness and ignorance are indefensible, yet somehow I'm sure you will find a way to continue defending it.
Regards !