I would like it if people could try to be supportive of one another and not make negative comments. It has not gotten bad yet, but I have seen a few comments lately that could been better left unsaid. Can we try to remember we are all different, our circumstances are all different and the way we view the world and our families is also all different. We lost this board previously because we could not "play nice" and I would hate to see it happen again. I know people ask for advice and that is ok, but let's please try to watch what we say. I am not meaning to offend anyone, I just want to keep this board this time around. Thanks for reading and thinking about it.

I agree!
I love this board and missed it a lot!

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I too would hate to lose the board it;s great! Lets be respectful of our differences.

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I totally agree. We need to keep in mind that what while we type something and think it's in a playful or comical way that is not always conveyed when the words are read. On the other hand, if someone asks for advice or opinions on a difficult family situation they need to be ready to take the good with the bad. Not all opinions are the same.

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Rep points *might* help keep people on the straight and narrow regarding their opinions.

But, yes, if someone asks for an opinion then they should expect people to agree and/or disagree.

I'm sorry but if someone posts on ANY board asking for advice they have to accept the good with the bad. I try to preread my posts before I hit that submit button but I am a straight shooter. I cannot sugar coat my opinion so I don't hurt yours when YOU ask for my opinion. I certainly don't want anyone to do it to me. I will try to be nice but I'm still calling the kettle black.

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I am not saying don't give your opinion when someone asks for it. I am talking about when people give their opinion to try and help that person, then yes they are going to hear some good and some bad that is to be expected. IF THEY ASK. The situations I am referring to are when someone posts and gives their particular opinion or advice then another poster disagrees with someone who is trying to help the OP and makes negative statements about the way they deal with their family or how they feel about something. After all, the other posters are NOT asking for anyones opinion, they are just giving the OP help, so why jump all over other posters because you disagree with them for the way they deal with things, they are just giving the OP the benefit of their experience and how things work for them. I am not saying if someone asks, don't give your opinion.

Its the after Thanksgiving ,Christmas diet syndrome.

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I was thinking more along the lines of the "most of the after Christmas sales are over and we won't be finding much more of the 90% until the next holiday" syndrome.

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I'm sorry, but if anyone posts their experiences on a PUBLIC message board, then there is a possibility that someone is going to respond negatively. And as adults, we should be able to deal with the criticism--whether it's constructive or not.

What you perceive as a negative post, others may not. If you (in general terms) feel that a poster has said something nasty or negative I think you should approach that poster via PM to ask what they meant. Because it's so very hard to determine tone and inflection from a posting on a public message board.

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Mental that one, I'm telling you. ---Ron Weasley, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

I agree that it's hard for us to know how people will take something we say, you can't tell tone from a computer screen. Everyone needs to reread what they type before hitting "post" and see if it could offend someone.


I remember the Family Board had gotten so bad, I was afraid to post, people attacked you and even though there were nice people there, I was afraid the bad ones would come out and slam me. When you are feeling blue about something or just need opinions, you need people to talk to, not people who judge you actions.

If we all check our posts and think about what we write it will stay a nice place. Opinions can still be contradicting, but you can be civil about it.

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Ladies.. and gentlemen?

I feel mighty un-enlightened here. I have been away all weekend, and must have missed something. I have not read for the last few days, but I have a feeling this thread was not born from innocence- something must have happened?? I really love it here, and Suz and I worked VERY hard to bring this board back. I hate to sound like a mom here, and at the risk of offending innocent parties, may I please remind you all- this is DIRECTLY from the Rules of Play:

We have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy- if you violate the Rules Of Play- you will be BANNED without notice.

I am not kidding about this. We have built up a nice network of users- both new and 'seasoned'- and I REFUSE to allow this to go the way the family board did. I would rather pull the plug myself than allow people to get hurt and insulted. PLEASE play nice- PLEASE.


As always, you are welcome to email me: McleaderCici@gmail.com or Suz: McLeaderSuz@gmail.com if you see something we may have missed. We want this to be happy, drama free place- I hope you feel the same.