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[Denver_2010]

Ian and Fig - I completely understand where you guys are coming from. I may have been a bit harsh in my reply to your post Ian (and read my reply to you on my thread in newcomers bc I really liked what you had to say to me there). And I know that it is not my job to police anything here. Probably you two are right that we should just let the poster say what they don't like. But I happen to know grr pretty well. And I'm pretty damn comfortable with saying that this particular approach is not going to work for her. That is why I reacted the way that I did. I'm not saying that she doesn't want to hear it when she screws up... And I'm DEFINITELY not saying that she isn't a strong woman who isn't capable of standing up for herself ... She is a very strong person. Hell, she has to be to have fought so hard and for so long for her M under these circumstances.

But...

1) This was my first encounter with you Ian. IMO, there are some posters here who pride themselves on being aholes with their posts. I probably jumped the gun in thinking that you might be one of them Ian. Sorry.

2) I do happen to know someone who was driven off of the board bc of they way that she felt she was being beat up. So I know that it has happened. How often does it happen? Who knows. Hopefully not much. I just think that it is something that should be kept in mind.

There are so many of you vets out there who offer such great advice and are genuinely here to help. I'd hate to think that someone didn't stick around to receive it bc they mistook the true intentions of a particular post.

Hell, Cat could have easily driven me off the boards if I had a thin skin. She beats me up on a weekly basis. at you Cat.

Okay... well I'm off to my more comfortable place in Newcomers...

Denver