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| Mon, 11-24-2003 - 9:14am |
I wanted to wish everyone a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving and much success on this great plan...With that said, I'm saying my goodbyes to you all here.
I'm not happy with the direction that this board is being taken. I'm tired of the handslapping over disagreements and feelings of big brother looking over my shoulder. I thought we could resolve our posts as grownups but some here don't feel that way and feel like they need to jump in to other's business through personal e-mails. Having posts reported that are opinions and not personal attacks on members is plain ludicrous and disheatening.
I'm tired of feeling like I'm living under a microscope and I have a feeling it's not going to stop.
Thanks for all who have helped me and I hope I've been able to help others:)
Alison

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Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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I came to this board for ideas and information regarding SBD. I didn't come for support. I wanted to get ideas and give ideas. It's disheartening to some to post an opinion only to have it reported because it wasn't the idea of a few. It's silly and frivolous. However, everyone has their own opinion right?
I am not thrilled with the direction of the board is going. I will hang out a while until I see who the CLs are going to be. We have ONE cl right now, and she is not active on the board. We don't know why. However, there are others who are trying to act like CLs and are being overly authoritarian. I'm tired of it. I welcome personal emails if you want to say hi, need an idea or want to comment on something I have said, but don't email me with frivolous attempts with minor threats only to say "these aren't vieled threats."
Oh boy. It sucks to see someone like Alison leave the board. She's a wealth of knowledge and support for this board and others including myself.
JMHO.
Ria
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Just a note of support. I am often called oblivious, so it should come as no surprise that i didnt really notice some of the things that you guys might have said that would have caused someone to be not happy with your posts. I know that you both need to make whatever decision is right for you about continued participation. I also know that you should only participate if it is a good thing for you.
I just thought I'd let you know that whenever you guys post, I always read. I enjoy what you write. In particular, I also enjoy the way you write it. A positive attitude is half the battle in weight loss. (okay, maybe more than half.) Listening to you guys talk about what you're doing (especially the running--so impressed!) is fun and inspirational all at once. I think you're both great and hope that you'll stick around and continue to receive as much as you give to this board.
Hope
I agree with Hope! You guys have to stay on... you have been insightful, helpful and have made me smile. Look, I know who's driving you crazy-- It's pretty obvious. It's really just one person who's fairly new here, as am I... so Ignore that one person... and as far as someone acting like a CL who's not and the CL not being active enough... why don't you hang out a while until we see who becomes CL. I think you both should apply. I am serious... but you really should hang out a while and see if things straighten up.
Reconcider!
Jessica
Sorry to see you leave....
Donna
I'll miss you hereabouts!
Donna
You rock, and I have always enjoyed your posts :) My post was saying I'm going to stick around and see who become CL, and then go from there. I just don't feel comfortable where things are going around here. I want to see you as a CL :) Sometimes, it is just time to move on an go, and it might not for any reason or it may be for a whole bunch of reasons.
Jessica,
No one is making me crazy because I think I was born with the Crazy Genetic Gene in my double helix :) Really though, in "real" life, it is easier to bump head with people and move on than in "cyber" life. Reporting posts and all that gets irritating even it is my only (at least known to me) "offense." Aren't quotation marks great ! lol. Anyhow, I'm going hang out, more low key to lurking, and see what's going to happen on this board. I would venture to say there are others who are outspoken, if provoked, and would speak their mind when need comes to rise. It's all good though.
Alison and I will run that half marathon on Thursday. I'm a little nervous because I did an 8 mile long run two weeks ago, came down with "the misery" and haven't run since then. I've been doing light pilates, so we'll see what happens. Alison is supportive telling me to run 5 and walk 1, run 5 and walk 1, etc... I'll see how my body feels. Thank goodness for Zicam!
Anyhow, I forgot to add this before, so I am editing now... I encourage the members of this board to contact the appropriate people with concerns, editorials or debates. Apply for the CL positions. Go for it.
Ria
Edited 11/24/2003 1:04:10 PM ET by ria925
Pretty please don't go! I hope I've never come across as trying to moderate where my opinions weren't wanted or relevant, but I am going to say something here about the conflict that's been developing on this board. All of this is IMO, of course.
I think there is a place here for all of us and the different styles we all have. That said, some things have been taken waaaay too far recently. I agree with one of Ria's posts that said that this is all a result of jockeying for position. Personally, I think it's great that people are willing to stand up for someone else's feelings if they feel that something has been done wrong. I don't think it's so great when that turns into the kind of things that you're describing. We are all adults on this board and adults disagree about things. I don't think it's necessary to consider all opinions and posts that are outside the mainstream to be offensive, and if that means I wouldn't make a good CL, so be it.
I would hate to see either of you leave this board, especially over this. I read all of your posts because you always have something valuable to say, even if I don't always agree with it :-) I would be happy to see either or both of you take on the CL role, and we would all lose out if you left.
So please reconsider, at least until we see who the new CL is. Besides, we're all going to want to know how the 1/2 marathon turns out...we need athletic inspiration on this board!
Take care, and hang in there,
Shan
Miss a few days and look what happens.
Alison, you are a great contributor here and it will be a loss to this board if you decide to go. Ria --- I hope you will stay also --- I enjoy your posts because you can so tell that you are just writing what you are thinking and it is heartfelt.
This board is supposed to be a place for motivation and support.
In my opinion --- there is not one person here who does the plan any better than any other person --- we all adapt the plan to suit our needs. If people solicit opinions
from other people --- or answers to their questions --- that is what they will get ---
OPINIONS from people as to what works for them and answers as people INTERPRET the book.
There are a lot of questions that cannot be easily answered because everybodies body is
different --- even when following the book exactly --- certain things may not work for people's lifestyle etc.
The bottom line --- is this board is a discussion --- I have not seen anything here that I would call offensive --- just differences of opinions, and for people to get e-mails sent to them disparaging what they say --- I don't know, I just feel it is not right.
Just my 2cents anyway --- by the way --- my keyboard doesn't have a cents sign on it --- anyone know where it went :)?
Ellen
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