Posted by NikkiT2 on January 13, 2004, at 10:57:12
In reply to Re: Administration as an appeals board/ Blocks » NikkiT2, posted by Karen_kay on January 13, 2004, at 8:12:19
I can't talk for how other posters feel. I can only talk to how I feel.
For me, once bitten, twice shy. Once you've been hurt a few times, you become wary.
I'm sorry that I am not as welcoming of new members as others, or as much as I should be, but MY safety and well being is paramount to me. And if that means taking a long time to trust, so be it.
You get plenty of replies to your posts on PSB, so I can't see how you think people aren't accepting you.
I've just got to a point in my life where I am fussier over who I befriend I guess. I know that sounds terribly harsh, but its what makes me feel safer.
Or, would you prefer I end up opening and welcoming every new person, and end up hurt??
And yes, I remember I was new once. But I also can't wipe out 5 years of history that has made me the way I am.
Maybe you could also remember that there is history here that you don't know about / don't understand as you weren't here at the time.tealady wasn't suggesting moving forward, she was suggesting, bascially, moving backward. I was simply pointing out that history has shown that the "no block" way forward doesn't work.
Nikki
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