"member Rights" Drove Me Away...

[anni]

Oh, Lord these always, always make me smile. I'm not being dismissive of someone's perspective or their right to feel anything they'd like, it's just that it's a little cheeky to show up at a club and witch about the rules posted on the gate. I do kind of hate to sound every bit as frosty as this person seems to view us BUT ahem. Simply put it in reverse, back up, and continue down the road. That is seriously not me being defensive or reactive- think the reactivity quotient was already met before we had a chance to teach her the secret handshake.

 

[anthony]

So far it is looking like, troll.

 

[Whitneys story]

Anthony is too kind! It takes all kinds, I for one know that whatever drives the troll will sadly continue. There is so much to gain from this site, it is their loss. This is a place of healing, empowerment to grow and overcome without being judged! I wish them well.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I like this place just fine the way it is. No flamers allowed. Do you know how safe that makes me feel? Thank you all who take part in running the forums.

 

[Spiderallis]

I remember signing up. Honestly, at first I was bit nervous that I'd make some mistake and be banned forever. It took me a bit to see that was just my brain and not what I was reading. The rules and expectations are straightforward. My brain inserted rejection and abandonment between the lines, it's not really there. Maybe the OP will be back, maybe they won't, wherever they are I hope they learn to see the difference between what's really there and what they think is there. Sometimes we stumble in with dirt-colored glasses. I'm glad I stuck around long enough to learn to wipe the darn things off. Thanks for all the awesomeness. There's a lot of it around here, and I love it.

 

[Changing4Best]

Experience running a mental health website, tact is the last thing you want to use, because it insights constant questioning from the thousands of personalities, some who read the tact, some who choose to ignore it and accept another option is present, some who simply can't read tact period.

I can relate and I totally agree with how you run things here.

I used to be a volunteer on a web community way back, of artists. MAN! It was a tough job sometimes, because artists are tempermental on top of other less than desirable things. So I can relate for the need for the rules the way they are. And really, the way they should be!

I love it here just the way it is.