idea to give it a rest for a while.  The pot does occasionally need to be stirred here.  If you stir the pot too often or too vigorously you can turn it into a steaming cauldron which is probably not good.  Usually the board offers variety.  It serves as a pleasant information exchange, a joke, some light hearted banner and ocassionally as the forum for a heated debate.  However if you create one heated exchange after another you may tend to destroy the harmony on the board and create a rancorous atmosphere.

anyone's computer will lock up if they fail to reply to your posts, or to one of the other member's replies.  

A couple of people have made a few comments about the quantity of your posts.  Some of the comments were just meant to be nasty, and others seem to have been meant as constructive.

The important point is that no one has to reply to your posts...or for THAT matter, even READ them.  Go ahead, get your spoon out, and stir the pot.  If I see a post of yours that I think is frivolous, I won't get involved.  If, on the other hand, one of your posts -- or a reply to one of your posts -- intrigues me, I'll step up.

Some of your recent stuff, while it didn't seem to have been intended to do so, gave rise a number of tangential threads that, at least IMHO, turned out to be thought provoking, informative, and to an extent, a public service.

Stick around.

The sharing of differing views, idea's and the like.  Why should one be surprised at the insight one can garner here on subject matters that tend to be taboo in mainstream society?  

There is nothing wrong, IMHO, with the posts you made.  If they were all that redundant, then I do not think the threads would have been as lengthy as they were.  People were obviously impassioned by them.  Given the melting pot of individuals, one has to expect comment from some that are tantamount to childish temper tantrums.  Some have matured in differing ways-LOL!

But, as much as one may like serious debate, we do like to have fun also and enjoy the light banter between one another. I agree that it is sometimes hard to discern whether someone is stating something in jest or not, but one has to keep an open mind and not take things to seriously.  It keeps an even balance and that is important to the whole of the board.

I would welcome more insightful debate from you, but would also advise you to take a step back and enjoy the other elements this board has to offer.  After all, we are not all retired and couldn't possibly keep up with it all on a daily basis-LOL! You have not overstayed your welcome and do think the contrary is true and look forward to your continuing posts of all manners.

Lauren

perfectly fine for you to voice your own opinion.

I am one of those who used to post extensively on various subjects.  It is because of the increasingly limited amount of time I could spend here that I resist my urge to response to many interesting posts nowadays.

From time to time, especially in the general board, I have engaged with others about topics outside of the main concern of most TER members, e.g. my opinions about the Iraqi war, WWII history, etc.  I am quite sure many members here are sick of me during that time.

The anonymity afforded in TER board and the kinship hobbyists felt about one another often free one from the normal social constraint about voicing one's true feelings.

Take care, enjoy the holiday weekend and don't forget to have fun with some beautiful ladies.

Happy hobbying.

GC