Everyone has an opinion and as long as the opinion is not disrespectful, you are welcome to post. We have newbies, walkaways, MLCers and divorced posters posting on all of the forums at one time or another. There is nothing in the policies that state that they can't post. Each poster has the capability of taking from the postings what they can use and what they can't. We advised each of you of this when you first began your journey. No two pieces of advice will be the same and you have to figure out what works for each of you.
However, when the bullying and snarking start, then it's time to take a good, long, hard look at what you are posting to each other. One of the bullets in the Board policies states that we must be respectful of one another here. If you can't be respectful, then you have several choices 1) ignore the posting and move on to the next one; 2) take a chance on being put back on moderation and/or 3) being banned. I don't like to go straight to banning, but if the need arises, I will put in the request.
People, we are all adults here...act like it! If you don't like someone or don't have respect for the poster, then do not address the posting and in fact, don't read their thread. Your personal feelings about someone need to remain with you and not on this public forum. In other words, if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything.
Now, let's all get back to the business of helping each other and let's all be mindful that people from all over the world are reading your postings. Yes, that's right, people do not need to be members to read the postings. From this day forward, I want to see posters being mindful of what they are postings. Read your postings prior to hitting the submit button and ask yourself "is this the type of response that I would want to receive from someone".
I am more than happy to delete and/or clean up the postings of yesterday if you want me to.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
