"Some" and "Many" are great quantitative words when you want to support your argument.
Some people benefit
Many people have had less than positive experiences
We are adults, and I think if you can post on an internet BB, you can figure out ways to protect yourself. Like a gateway email account, not giving out your home number on the first contact.
Your cutting off the nose to spite the face.
The PM's would allow a safety measure, from all this horrible cyber stalking that seems to be going on with many of us. Or stolen identities, or the sharing of truely horrible recipes.
The PM's are tied to this website, without any outside information being broadcast publically, email, phone numbers, SSN's, bank account info...
I follow the rules.
Even the BAD ones.
But suggesting that I'm not moving forward or not still giving advice, that some or many of us are are not moving forward because of this, that somehow this prevents us from posting to others...
Its a straw man argument. Simply not true and shifting focus and suggesting that those who don't like it are childish or irresponsible.
I don't accecpt it, I honor it, it's totalitarian. I'll voice my opinion when it comes up, such as this thread. My signature will remain the same unless someone changes it.
I disagree with this policy only on threads like this one.
Even if Michele herself came here to post saying why this was, I would still disagree.
Sorry after swallowing "wrong" from so many years, I have grown distastful of it.
My opinion, is simply that being ABLE to contact people outside of the board is better than not being able to. AND better to stand for your marriage.
SWL and Imp, you can cut my legs from under me all you want, but I'd still like to know your opinion of not having the option to contact someone from the board outside of the board.
I will follow the rules.
I do not like the rules.
I will attempt to change the rules.
Doing so does not mean anyone can tell me where to post, except by banishment.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
