Is anyone really surprised at Randy Bauer's behavior on social media, or the USCF's complete inability to address the issues behind it? The USCF is only in existence because of their lock on the OTB ratings system, which we amateurs have fetishized and for which are willing to pay ever-increasing dues. Acting like an engaged, effective organization has never been in their wheelhouse.

It used to be the FIDE was the prime source for juvenile personalities bloviating across the Internet. We all remember how fun (and damaging) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was. The USCF was traditionally just a group of dullards, bumbling their way through decades of feckless but fairly inoffensive administration. No longer. Now we have Randy Bauer, acting like a 12-year old on social media. Incompetence has become embarrassment.

Be like Ben Finegold. Walk away from the USCF. Forget the stupid OTB rating.

I haven't read through all the Bylaws but there may not be a mechanism to remove him without something like a recall (https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2020_uschess_bylaws_final_10-5-2020.pdf):

• Recall of an elected Executive Board member may be initiated by petitions signed by 10% of
  the registered voters based on the number of registered voters at the end of the most
  recent fiscal year, i.e., May 31. The US Chess Secretary shall have one week from the date
  the petition is received by the US Chess Office to determine if a recall petition is valid. A
  recall may not be initiated on a Board member during the last six months of that member’s
  term of office. Once a recall motion has been passed or a recall petition certified as valid, a
  recalled Executive Board member shall be given 15 days to decide whether to resign or to be
  the subject of a recall election. If the recalled Executive Board member resigns, the recall
  motion or petition becomes moot upon the resignation of the Board member.

It's obvious we can't depend on Mr. Bauer to evince the dignity and maturity required to step down on his own. Children need to be sent to their rooms, they don't do so by themselves.

It was intended from the start that uscf to be a child of FIDE! Randy made his move and destroyed the confederates building his republic empire. Now uscf is drowsy under the secret plans of advanced french plans and false positional play and other fide intrigues

Nah, I would suggest it's a mixture of unexamined sexism, a lack of class (very common in America these days), and general boneheadedness.

There have been some postings on social media that are not something you would expect from an Executive Board member, which is primarily what the topic is about.

Fair point. I think he probably isn't too smart when it comes to social media, but he certainly knows how to run a business, considering that he dragged USCF out from the jaws of bankruptcy.