I hope I don't....

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Registered: 08-26-2007
I hope I don't....
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Tue, 12-18-2007 - 5:31pm

Get kicked of the boards for this, and I guess if you never see me posting again, that is what happened, but I really have to say that I am so sad at what I think is going on on this board.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2007
Wed, 12-19-2007 - 10:31pm

You are right, I lost my

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-16-1999
Wed, 12-19-2007 - 10:31pm

You know, in most adult social circles, newcomers are welcome, IF they don't immediately try to take over the group.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2007
Wed, 12-19-2007 - 10:36pm

I am sorry that this thread took this tone in the end.

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Wed, 12-19-2007 - 10:43pm

Julie....

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Registered: 04-30-2000
Wed, 12-19-2007 - 11:34pm

Ej, have you read the posts where comments were made that they thought when no one answered another alias was used to talk to themselves?

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Wed, 12-19-2007 - 11:49pm

All I can say is that I'm at a loss-----I left 8 hours ago and felt that the board was coming to a consensus and we are all feeling the love again. I

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Registered: 07-22-2003
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 1:12am

I don't get some of this!!! For a very long time I answered questions even though I thought they were frivolous and silly. I tried to be helpful. I didn't criticize. I read through every single post and tried to keep track of all that was said, just like I do with all the posters here. If there was a way I thought I could help, I posted a response.


Then one day, I finally said something to the effect that maybe she should seek some counseling and I was told basically "Sorry if I'm annoying you." because I had said that I was seeing the same issues come up over and over. I was also told that my posts would be pretty much ignored.

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Thu, 12-20-2007 - 7:27am

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 8:28am

I never saw a reason to out Sunny or push the issue. Did I question her authenticity? Sure. Although I never have used the ignore feature, I stopped reading most her posts. I would sometimes pick up and answer one that seemed to have general appeal but the lengthy ones that addressed specific issues that were hers alone were skipped

But, as others have said, I know people like this in real life. And we have a woman who apparently moved to a new area, is disabled, and has a DH who travels. Having had some upsetting moves myself, I can see how someone would turn the board into a coffee klatch. Frankly, I wish I had been more active on IVillage in '92 when I went through a pretty traumatic move.

I appreciate that Sue put out that general warning to be aware that all things may not be what they seemed and to be sure we weren't taken advantage of. I assume this came about because of the apparent financial devastation and lack of Xmas gifts for this family. I have no idea if any attempts were made to solicit donations through emails but I grasp why some felt they needed to protect the board, particularly the newbies.

But, then, yes, I think it needed to be dropped. Most of that thread was better suited for venting in private emails because yes, what if sunny is for real???

There are some things I do not want on my head!

So, this thread ought to be shutting down and hopefully, we can move forward.

My resolution is to stay out of threads that are hot button issues for me-and the older I get, the more hot buttons I have! I think some of us have been around so long we can be frank with each other. But I have to remember I can't be as frank with people who are new. It's tricky, especially if you are popping in quickly and shooting off posts

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Registered: 01-12-2005
Thu, 12-20-2007 - 9:30am

As we draw near to the end of this discussion, we would like you to focus on how the board will move forward as a whole.

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