You know....I've never contacted a moderator to complain about anyone...ever...in my 6 years on these boards.

I don't feel the need to now. I think we are grown ups here and can work out issues without attempting to force a 'win'.

I am not 'misrepresenting' your position - implying that I am intentionally twisting your posts to make a point.

I am responding to what I read and perceive in your posts.

I perceive your posts to be rude.

Perhaps you don't intend to be rude.

And perhaps you don't care to be told when others misinterpret your words. Don't you want to be perceived correctly?

BR, I made a statement above about why you and I might have trouble communicating.
I am not all big into psychobabble....sorry, I go more with facts and words actually spoken or written.
Not only do I not intend to be rude, but have made a concerted effort to not be rude at all on this thread. In fact, it was you that was edited for a rude comment towards me.
I did explain to Mimi very recently that this was not a personal issue with me. I in fact, made a point to call her kind when she perceived that I was calling her evil. I stated what I believe to be entirely factual and yet I am getting continually questioned here by two people that have been edited for their comments towards me. What does that tell you?

I do wish to be perceived correctly...and that is why i have taken the opportunity to respectfully explain myself. I figured the mod would be an objective party...but I respect your desire to work this out between us.

BR...you and I come at this board and I suspect at life from two different angles. I respect yours...even when I do not agree with it. I don't know what else to say to you regarding this.

BR, you will get no where with this line of reasoning. It's been tried several times before.

There are some who have chosen over the years to be self-appointed "protectors" of the weak and confused, not wanting them to be potentially "hurt" by anything said or discussed on the forums. They choose to do this "task" by attempting to censor who can post or what can be talked about on the rationale that it "might" cause, or even "has" caused, someone, somewhere, to not think for themselves.

It is a pointless argument to get involved in because sometimes people have a "that's my story and I'm sticking to it" approach and will not consider the potential harm or injury to others that could be inflicted by what they might say and only see what they consider might be wrong with what someone else might say.

Better to just ignore them and stick to addressing the issue at hand from your perspective and leave them to their perspective.

jmho.

Aaah well, now you see - perceptions...

I asked that question to underline a point and *I* do not think it rude at all.

But obviously someone else does think it is rude...and so now I know not to ask pointed questions.

medc, we get your point - now let the rest of us share our experiences?

Mimi has the right to share her experience. So do I.

FH ~ you are right, and I am done arguing.

BR, FH is another poster that has just recently been edited and had a thread shut down due to content regarding me. Obviously the mods did not agree with his approach. I am not concerned with his perceptions about things.

Now, I will say again...if anyone here has a problem with my posting, I would suggest a communication with the mods is in order.

So... how bout them Cowboys? <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Mimi, thank you for starting this thread. It's an important subject that needed to be and still needs to be addressed periodically.

star*fish,

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.
Finally the voice of reason bursts through;



That's all I've been trying to say. Instead I am backhandedly accused of de-elevating this thread. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

All Blessings,
Jerry

Nonsense MEDC. That's your speculation running rampant again. That thread was locked for an entirely different reason. And there was no editing of that thread, other than your post to me was edited out (but essentially preserved in the part that was quoted in my response to you). If you want to imply that I was edited, you can, but the last time I checked my name was not MEDC. Justuss and I exchanged a few emails about her decision to lock that thread if you'd care to check with her. I stand by her decision.

But you do have this "persecution complex", in my opinion, and you love to trash others and then try to backtrack by saying stuff like "not that you are wrong, just misguided."

But you have never seen the stuff you put out as potentially being offensive to others, or you have intended it to be offensive. Either way others have perceived some things you have said as being helpful and other things as being offensive.

I HAVE had a problem with things you sometimes post, as was your disgusting post on my thread to ML. But I don't "run to the mods," I can take care of my own battles, thank you.

I'm sure others can take care of their own too.

And guess what? I'm not at all concerned with your perceptions either. That's why I told BR she might want to consider simply sticking to her own comments on the topic and not respond to yours. It's been pointless to try to engage you in any discussion when you think you have the only right answer, as you like to accuse others of having from time to time.

Why not give it a rest, MEDC? You've made your stance and opinion on this topic amply clear to all and repetition will not make it any stronger.

Not worth it.

And BTW FH, I was asked by the mods to stop responding to provocation...and to report threads or posts to them. Perhaps if you have issue with that, you should take it up with them.

****EDIT****. Don't you have anything more constructive to do? Besides, ****EDIT***** to me proves is that I was correct in my assessment of the insincerity of your email to me, (which is why I didn't bother to respond to the email back in September) a portion of which you proved unable to do even when I had addressed NO comments to you; "If our paths happen to cross again on MB, hopefully we can co-exist without any additional bickering."

***************EDIT********

I choose to not feed your pleasure in that misguided need fulfillment.

follow you around? very funny.

Nice try, MEDC. But the one small problem with your "Defense" of you actions was that there was NO "provocation" for you to respond to. I said not one word to you or about you and you CHOSE to stick your nose in the thread with the sole purpose of attacking me.

Get your pleasure elsewhere, MEDC, I grow tired of your childish antics. "oh, oh....they MADE me do it!"

Really?

And by the way, I was asked to report in the same way, DUE to the post you made. I declined. Have at it if you find something I say to be offensive to you.

lol

Wow! I didn't know the circus was in town!!

Cmon, you guys, let's get back to the subject at hand or I'm gonna have to put you ALL in TIME OUT...
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Thanks for dropping by, FH....

I'll be back later when I have more time...

STAY TUNED...

Mimi,

When my sister and I were little, and they were having "technical difficulties" on the tv, the deep-voiced announcer would say,

"Please stand by."

And my sister would walk over and stand by the television.

Your "stay tuned" brought that back to me. Thanks!

We do what we can, eh?

LA

THAT IS HILARIOUS!!!

And it helped if she would hold onto the rabbit ears!

Wascally Wabbit!