Dobbie, write me if you're back.I miss you!

         Chrissie

       

-- Modified on 6/11/2001 10:56:20 PM

Hi Chrissie,

I've missed you too.  I wasn't kidding about quitting, but I didn't want to ignore you....how could I?  This break has given me time to reflect and I'm determined to follow through with what we discussed.  You really mean a lot to me Chrissie....

Dobbie

Wow, this has been a mess. Give me a call, OK?

2K1,

 Dobson and others had quit due to all the infighting nd troubles here on the site. Many people miss those posters, I know I do.
          Chrissie

-- Modified on 6/12/2001 10:26:37 AM

Chrissie,

You're right in that the board seems to have toned down a lot recently.  I for one certainly do not want to go back to the way it was.  Life is too short to hold onto hurt feelings and I regret a lot of what I've said in the past.  Not because it wasn't true, but because I said it instead of letting it go.  You have helped me see things differently, and I truly appreciate that.

Dobson,
I just reinstated my VIP membership that I cancelled less than two weeks ago.  I don't know the circumstances that drove you away, but they may have been the same ones that pushed me over the edge as well.  The tone of the board had become intolerable to me and I was getting drawn into the negativity, which I did not want to let happen (but it did).

It took TER a little while to figure out that the "melt-down" we were experiencing on the LA board was a deliberately orchestrated hate campaign against a provider by an individual.  Still, I found it very distressing that he had so many helpers voluteering to form the lynch mob.  But TER took steps, and now I believe it is time for the rest of us to take what steps we can to prevent a recurrence.  That starts with the good-hearted members of TER continuing to set a positive tone that protects everyone's right to participate.  

I decided in the short time that I was gone that, even though a lot of people may not like my posts, I really missed the interaction with the ones that do.  They are the ones whose ideas and humor I enjoy reading, and I hope to provide them something in return.  Some of them wrote me and told me that they hoped I would return.  Once TER took action and the tone of the board improved, I realized that only my bruised ego and pride was still keeping me away.  Hopefully, I've learned a few survival lessons for the future.  But my true hope is that it will never come to that again.  

So last night when Foolish Jon forced me out of my self-imposed exile, I joked that I was still "sulking."  Well, I enjoyed writing that post a lot and I'm not sulking anymore.  I hope you will feel the same way and return also.  There are a lot of good people on TER that will welcome you back.
Regards,
G2

I for one was seriously thinking of joining you two, but I looked at this as just another of the cyber-cycles that these web/net thingies go through.
Moderating another site helps me keep it in perspective... I asked myself "self, what would [insert other alias here] do if this happened at [other venue]?"
My answer was "wait"

Glad you are both chosing to participate with us again!

Lustman

ps-- G2, I expect all your posts to be replaced in due course!
*just kidding*


--I prayed for patience.  God said, "wait."



-- Modified on 6/12/2001 7:44:51 PM

G2,

You know how I feel about you coming back.  I won't have to respond or write as many post, especially those 2000 word versions. LOL

Dobson,

We all lost our head, especially me.  Once again I offer an apology to any that I may have hurt.

Welcome back boys, and especially welcome back ladies, we love you and missed you.

G :->>  

Ps,

How many times can a person use the word especially before their considered illiterate?LOL

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That's great that things are smoothing out around here.Kidding aside I'm off due to some emergencies, but I'd like to gather all the mail first,LOL

       Nice to hear from everyone again,

                 Chrissie  [email protected]

Now I know how Dean Martin and Bud Abbott felt.  I'm going to ask Straightman to trade monikers.  I set you up and you flat drive them out.  You have got to be the quickest come back man I've ever seen, I can't keep up.

You just crack me up! ROTFLMFAO!!!

G

channeling some dead comic!

LM

{Group hug}

I'm so happy you're all here on the discussion boards!  It's great to see so many familiar faces--uh, handles.  We're still missing some of our pals (both ladies and gentlemen), and I hope they are lurking and will return soon.

I kinda like NOSC's idea of love-ins (smoking optional).  Heh heh heh.

eom

But since I missed the better part of the 70s the first time around I would not mind another chance at it.

--JP

-- Modified on 6/19/2001 1:51:37 PM

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You had go go boots in the womb?
Hugz

LM