John Smith wrote:
I missed where he was attempting to become "the group moderator."

Since he gave to attribution I was trying to guess why he had composed
such a long piece on the purpose of this group.


Which suggestions in his post were his?

No way to tell, but since he gave no source one could be left with the
impression he meant for us to believe he wrote them.

And, which were the original
suggestions?

Not sure what you mean.