Posted by ksvt on February 6, 2001, at 20:56:03
In reply to Good-bye, Shellie, Cam, Dr. Bob » shellie, posted by R.Anne on February 5, 2001, at 23:08:05
>RAnne - I read your message earlier today when I was at work and I tried to respond but was having some connection problems and ended up losing the message. I didn't want your message to go unresponded to. (miserable grammar) When I read James' post I didn't have the foggiest notion what he was talking about in reference to you and I still don't. I don't get over to PB very often so I assumed that I had maybe missed something over there. I have to say, however, that it did give me a start and I really didn't like seeing anything as negative as that directed at anyone quite so specifically. (and even not in response to a particular post) I didn't respond because at that moment I wasn't quite sure how to - James was leaving anyway. However in retrospect I wish that I had minimally posted a message to you. I'm glad Shellie came to your defense - I wish I had too. Please accept my apologies. I'm sure there are more than a few people on this board whom I annoy on a fairly regular basis, but I know that if I had to read negative comments specifically directed to me, I would be devastated. In this forum, we really don't know one another in any way which would give us the license to be careless with the feelings of another, or to presume how negative comments will be construed or accepted.
I don't know quite how to address your comments about feeling excluded, nor do I know how to address Cam's remarks about changes to the board. In the 7 or 8 months that I have been hanging around, the only change I've really noticed (other than the obvious one of the board being split) is that I feel more comfortable here than I did before. I don't think this has much to do with the board, but more to do with my perseverance in continuing to post messages even at a time (and a long time) when I felt that the quickest way to end a thread, was for me to add a message to it. I think Noa is right. This board has a mobile user base and people come and go all the time, generally with little fanfare. This strikes me in particular when I scroll down archived posts and see names of people who haven't posted in awhile and whose input I miss. My impression is that you haven't been around much lately either, although again my perspective may be skewed by my absence from PB. I value the connections that are occasionally made here and I wish those who have left for awhile will come back and the lurkers will come out.
Anyway, this is getting rather rambling. I, for one, really hope that you will not leave the board, and certainly not in a state of anger or bitterness. I've always found your posts to be grounded and intelligent and I would, additionally, certainly miss your politics. Please reconsider. Ksvt
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