I have read the last few posts and it looks like we all want the same thing (peace, harmony and good chats on this board).
Firstly the best idea is to just stop answering to the bad posts but it is hard as these people are condemning people we care about and we feel the need to retailiate. If you notice when the board goes like this there seems to be a lot of input from newbies sticking up for the nasty comments, newbies that have never showed themselves on here until now so these nasties have multiple alias's.
Secondly we want a moderator but I dont think its ever going to happen so we need to moderate our own topics and that means pretending we havent seen the trolls.
And thirdly I think we are all still here, still posting and getting on with the people who count so again we have come through this with our dignity and humour intact.
And now as I am at the rambling stage and i have bad lock jaw(yay says hubby) i am going for a rest
Take care to all
I'm in. That's basically what I just posted. So I agree with your suggestion.I want you to know i am not a trouble maker. yes i have been reading all the post in here for some time and think its terrible what has been going on and i think there might just be something i can do about it. I posted to see how i would be accepted and looks like every newbe is looked at as being nasty and that is not right. we shall see????? I think you might be being a little sensitve, DeeTee. I can't speak forGreat minds thinking alike is scarey.....lol
Hi ya Pin, I'm still around but have posted very little recently. I don't get involved with any of the conflicts and if a thread turns bad I refuse to participate. I wish that others who feel like we do would just not go there. It's easy. I'll never stoop to those levels. I don't know what the answer is but until things calm down I'll only post to topics that are and remain friendly and that I have an interest in. I don't know about the newbies and can't begin to second guess anyone's motives. Rather than be bothered with it all I just don't participate. It will soon calm down,Hi, I'm new and can't imagine what you are all talking about, as I only 'open' the topics that seem to relate to the subjects I'm interested in. The OT's about personal agendas, and all don't interest me. The political stuff , from my experience jsut gets people really mad and polerizes us from one side to the other. Not a good place to try to express your political views...for me!!
so, I hope the personal agendas will STOP, and we can discuss RA reltated problems, solutions, etc.
Sarah
It depends on what people view as an OT. If my horse is sick, that's an OT, but if it's a personal problem with stress that can ignite my RA symptoms, I do not consider that an OT. That is a cry for help and is that what we are here for? We do at times have to be problem solvers.