Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Ok MAJOR PMS alert - warning to all that enter in advance - it's NOT gonna be pretty!!
I have had it up to HERE w/the new vs. old board crap that I am seeing on the internet message board I post on... Bitching that they don't like the new format yet when I post asking for input to make things more comfortable I get NOOOOO responses - well then you mustn't be THAT unhappy huh??? Or just don't give a shit?? Then stop whining!! And those complaining about the slowness - sorry but I just don't see it.. I have dial up too and I don't see the MAJOR slow down that is complained about... perhaps you need to clean out your cache and temp internet files??? And you complain about it being hard to post/respond/read - use the OUTLINE VIEW - looks alot like the old format and makes it easier to respond/read the board.... And it was posted to run a Mother's Day Exchange - something HIGHLY popular in the past - even offered to have it be either material or cyber gifts - BOTH sides were informed and there has been almost NOOOOO response to it... how is that for supporting friendships and common bonds???
Now I have been accused of taking the NEW place as a personal insult and thus not posting there (YES I DO lurk there - I DO miss my FRIENDS and just wanna keep tabs on how they are doing, ESP since they aren't sharing thigns with the old board as much anymore) - accused of being loyal to a place and a puppet of the owners - actually it's not the PLACE I am loyal to - it IS the people BUT hell YES I take the creation of the board as an insult!! Not that it WAS created but HOW it was created... I think my co-leader and I have done our best to keep the family happy and running smoothly - we always had their best interests at heart... yet just because we weren't available IMMEDIATELY when the changes occurred we weren't consulted about a new board?? Some just COULDN"T have waited a few hours for me to be around to discuss it before they just HAD to start new board.... I mean there was NOOOOOO giving PP a chance - it was an IMMEDIATE exodus... and it's not like my co-leader or I spend days OFFLINE - hell seems like one of us is online almost ALL the time... JMHO but a truely CLOSE KNIT group of women would have come to the leaders FIRST and discussed it and asked us if we wanted to do it... hell that being done I think I would have hung up my hat and moved to new board.. And I don't think I would be sooo hurt if they would STOP bashing PP so much.... THAT above all else hurts... you don't like the new format fine - leave but don't keep bad mouthing it AND coming around recruiting for your place then get upset because your posts are deleted - solicitation of another place IS considered a violation of TOS - to quote
"Item #6 on the TOS - content of messages - "You agree that you will not use TWN for chain letters, junk mail, 'spamming,' solicitations (commercial or non-commercial) or bulk communications of any kind including but not limited to distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a list." Posting links to a message board off iVillage is defined as solicitation."
And ANYONE can report a violation - not just the CL and to be honest I HAVEN"T reported any as by the time I see them or know of a particular message it's been pulled already... Besides I am not there to police the board but help bond it together...
And the negative posts about the old place aren't helping EITHER side to hold on to the friendships and bond.... Some feel there is misinformation about the new place floating around??? Sorry but all I have seen about/for EITHER side has been pretty one-sided... I would LOVE to join my friends at the NEW place even inspite of being one of the leaders of the old place but man I got my ass bit off by a member for stating my feelings HERE about those places and sorry but I am NOT gonna post where I don't feel welcome...
If I am sooo wrong about taking things personally as it's not meant that way why don't more people directly tell me that and why was my ass bit hard for not being able to do more then say "I am sorry you aren't happy" when emailed regarding the changes and what I posted HERE about them??? NOOO instead the communication I had w/friends I USED to chat with has become all but null... If I am sooo wrong why hasn't ANYONE bothered to tell me?? SOOO for such a close knit group why do I PERSONALLY feel like I was tossed aside like a day old dirty pair of underwear??? Because it really appears that is how it is...
I would love for the family to continue to be as bonded and close knit as it was.... But all this bickering is doing nothing but harm.... Now I hope that is this the last of it as I am tired of defending myself and my choices and I am MOST CERTAINLY tired of defending my feelings - they are mine and I am entitled to them... don't like them - don't read!!!! I have enough crap going on in my life w/o dealing w/all this crap too.... Til next time....
I have had it up to HERE w/the new vs. old board crap that I am seeing on the internet message board I post on... Bitching that they don't like the new format yet when I post asking for input to make things more comfortable I get NOOOOO responses - well then you mustn't be THAT unhappy huh??? Or just don't give a shit?? Then stop whining!! And those complaining about the slowness - sorry but I just don't see it.. I have dial up too and I don't see the MAJOR slow down that is complained about... perhaps you need to clean out your cache and temp internet files??? And you complain about it being hard to post/respond/read - use the OUTLINE VIEW - looks alot like the old format and makes it easier to respond/read the board.... And it was posted to run a Mother's Day Exchange - something HIGHLY popular in the past - even offered to have it be either material or cyber gifts - BOTH sides were informed and there has been almost NOOOOO response to it... how is that for supporting friendships and common bonds???
Now I have been accused of taking the NEW place as a personal insult and thus not posting there (YES I DO lurk there - I DO miss my FRIENDS and just wanna keep tabs on how they are doing, ESP since they aren't sharing thigns with the old board as much anymore) - accused of being loyal to a place and a puppet of the owners - actually it's not the PLACE I am loyal to - it IS the people BUT hell YES I take the creation of the board as an insult!! Not that it WAS created but HOW it was created... I think my co-leader and I have done our best to keep the family happy and running smoothly - we always had their best interests at heart... yet just because we weren't available IMMEDIATELY when the changes occurred we weren't consulted about a new board?? Some just COULDN"T have waited a few hours for me to be around to discuss it before they just HAD to start new board.... I mean there was NOOOOOO giving PP a chance - it was an IMMEDIATE exodus... and it's not like my co-leader or I spend days OFFLINE - hell seems like one of us is online almost ALL the time... JMHO but a truely CLOSE KNIT group of women would have come to the leaders FIRST and discussed it and asked us if we wanted to do it... hell that being done I think I would have hung up my hat and moved to new board.. And I don't think I would be sooo hurt if they would STOP bashing PP so much.... THAT above all else hurts... you don't like the new format fine - leave but don't keep bad mouthing it AND coming around recruiting for your place then get upset because your posts are deleted - solicitation of another place IS considered a violation of TOS - to quote
"Item #6 on the TOS - content of messages - "You agree that you will not use TWN for chain letters, junk mail, 'spamming,' solicitations (commercial or non-commercial) or bulk communications of any kind including but not limited to distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a list." Posting links to a message board off iVillage is defined as solicitation."
And ANYONE can report a violation - not just the CL and to be honest I HAVEN"T reported any as by the time I see them or know of a particular message it's been pulled already... Besides I am not there to police the board but help bond it together...
And the negative posts about the old place aren't helping EITHER side to hold on to the friendships and bond.... Some feel there is misinformation about the new place floating around??? Sorry but all I have seen about/for EITHER side has been pretty one-sided... I would LOVE to join my friends at the NEW place even inspite of being one of the leaders of the old place but man I got my ass bit off by a member for stating my feelings HERE about those places and sorry but I am NOT gonna post where I don't feel welcome...
If I am sooo wrong about taking things personally as it's not meant that way why don't more people directly tell me that and why was my ass bit hard for not being able to do more then say "I am sorry you aren't happy" when emailed regarding the changes and what I posted HERE about them??? NOOO instead the communication I had w/friends I USED to chat with has become all but null... If I am sooo wrong why hasn't ANYONE bothered to tell me?? SOOO for such a close knit group why do I PERSONALLY feel like I was tossed aside like a day old dirty pair of underwear??? Because it really appears that is how it is...
I would love for the family to continue to be as bonded and close knit as it was.... But all this bickering is doing nothing but harm.... Now I hope that is this the last of it as I am tired of defending myself and my choices and I am MOST CERTAINLY tired of defending my feelings - they are mine and I am entitled to them... don't like them - don't read!!!! I have enough crap going on in my life w/o dealing w/all this crap too.... Til next time....
