Steely
Active Member
Wow....I am impressed at the outpouring of responses. I guess I am not sure what to say. Except I do want to clarify some of the more heated posts asking me why I posted this, and maybe it should have come from a mod, etc.
99% of the time this place is rock solid - and even if someone tells me I need to do something a certain way, or makes suggestions, or I get no answers to a post, I am not upset by that, nor do I feel judged. It also does not concern me for our other posters because I think most can see that we are just throwing out ideas, and brainstorming, with love.
This "reminder post" to not judge came from a different place in my heart. A different concern. A concern that as of late I see a few members come on, who have their own personal axe to grind about life, themselves, or others, and use this board to do that, at the expense of us. They have their personal agendas, and use other's personal topics on this board, to prove and work out their own problems. These posts are usually pretty angry, accusatory and venomous. Some as Fran mentioned have to do with religion, etc., but not all. This has been happening a bit more and more, and that is not OK with me.
True I am not a mod, and maybe this should have come from a mod - but fortunately or unfortunately I feel like I have a lot of ownership invested in this place. It has helped us all in inordinate amounts of ways - and it is all of our responsibilities to keep the bar of expectation high enough that our board continues to operate in a loving, supportive, healthy way.
Heather I apologize of if I offended you in any way. That was not my intent. I just want us to keep our amazing CD integrity in tact.
99% of the time this place is rock solid - and even if someone tells me I need to do something a certain way, or makes suggestions, or I get no answers to a post, I am not upset by that, nor do I feel judged. It also does not concern me for our other posters because I think most can see that we are just throwing out ideas, and brainstorming, with love.
This "reminder post" to not judge came from a different place in my heart. A different concern. A concern that as of late I see a few members come on, who have their own personal axe to grind about life, themselves, or others, and use this board to do that, at the expense of us. They have their personal agendas, and use other's personal topics on this board, to prove and work out their own problems. These posts are usually pretty angry, accusatory and venomous. Some as Fran mentioned have to do with religion, etc., but not all. This has been happening a bit more and more, and that is not OK with me.
True I am not a mod, and maybe this should have come from a mod - but fortunately or unfortunately I feel like I have a lot of ownership invested in this place. It has helped us all in inordinate amounts of ways - and it is all of our responsibilities to keep the bar of expectation high enough that our board continues to operate in a loving, supportive, healthy way.
Heather I apologize of if I offended you in any way. That was not my intent. I just want us to keep our amazing CD integrity in tact.
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