What you buy or not is none of my concern.
Please stop making such slanderous accusations. You can ask one of your friends still as part of the team there for a reality check if you wish to pursue that. You are free to do so.
Communication was beginning to break down almost immediately given the multiple attempts made to get me to compromise and to accept the agenda of the management. The differences between my principles and the vision of the management grew only larger and larger, until the chasm became impossible to bridge over for me.
The final straw was a surreptitious ban on my moderating abilities in two sections (Iran, China) while expecting rules to be upheld fairly. I had made it abundantly clear that rules are for everyone equally and any exceptions would not be acceptable to me under any circumstances.
I simply had no option left but to resign, in view of my respect for their rights of management, and my own principles.
I did, as of the morning of 02/02/24 Eastern Standard Time. It was accepted. End of story.
Now, please, can we remain on topic here? I am not even an applicant here at all, nor do I intend to apply, so please rest easy.