George, no one has died, so as usual your stirring has no solid foundation. You've stepped down - whoopee say I - others may bite their tongue. Well whatever. Now you can post freely without fear of bringing the post of moderator into disrepute so I'm sure you will have your say. Bear in mind though that unlike before you can't go back and change what you said or delete your posts, so you'll be accountable for what you do post, as am I and the other members.
You've been a disastrous moderator and were never fit for the job. Celebrating your departure is an appropriate response to your announcement and is not "pure hatred". The only person I've seen that from is yourself, frequently in the past.