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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dave9999 Elliot, My appologies. I was worried that you may have taken offense to my post on the other topic. I guess I jump to conculsions. Kinda easy to do when communicating through a forum. Not as clear sometimes as face to face. Dave [/quote] Dave [8D] You are so right. [:p] The written word does not have the voice inflection of the spoken word therefore it is very easy to read something a way in which it was not intended. However, the emoticons do help show some emotion which is helpful in easing a situation and letting people know that you were joking or whatever. [:p] [;)] Earlier today I was "for sure" that the new "star" topic would have to be locked or removed. Now it looks like the skirmish is over. No forums needs or wants a war. I have witnessed several and have tried to help in this one by being positive and hoping that it would be contagous. Bergie doesn't like to be the "enforcer" but sometimes must be it anyway. If we all tried to do as I suggested in the "star" topic and would leave the forum better than we found it, there wouldn't be a need for an enforcer. I am sure that many of you would agree that I do try to be positive and encouraging, but some in our forums do not do so and some even try to go the negative way by starting something and then keeping it going. This skirmish involved adults but some have involved kids and I am not thinking about Doggy. I don't care to see any skirmish and especially not those that involve the young people. [:(] Believe it or not I was personally attacked late last year. This wasn't in the MR forum and many probally don't know of the attack. Everyone who read the attack was astonished that I was attacked. Many others came to my aid and the "forum family" was definately on my side. After all was said and done the attacker said the attack was meant as a joke and wound up leaving the forums. Ever since that happened I have been very careful to make sure I didn't ever respond to another attack the way I responded to the first one. We all live in learn and I learned the hard way from that one. I, nor anyone else, wanted the attacker to leave the forums but he did. You see me use the "smileys" alot, not only to they help break the ice or tension but they create an "air" of goodwill. [:)] Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can leave a festering wound that "hurts" for years. Hopefuly we won't see another skirmish, but even as positive as I am, I am positive that before long we will. That my friends is life. So let's everyone do our part to help and encourage and not throw sticks and stones or even worse--hurtful comments. I pledge to do my part. [:)] How about you?
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