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PLEASE NOTE: In a separate e-Mail to the Board Admiminstrator, I'm asking him to "lock" this thread so that there may be no discussion of what you're about to read.
I simply want each, and everyone, of us to take pause and consider for a moment or two what I'm about to say. Nothing more, and nothing less. NO OUTRAGE please. No PROTRACTED dialogue. No FURTHER diatribes. Just sit back and "think", and consider is all.
Firstly, we have a new Member here; his name is Al. He joined us the other day. There was a time, and that was not too long ago I might add, that within minutes of his having signed on, and announced his arrival, Al would have been innundated with our "Good Wishes and Benediction".
Lenny, I do note here that you alone this morning noticed our collective bad manners, and have attempted to rectify this.
Now, to say what I wanted to say, and then I'll fade away for a time until the next time.
In the past few days controversy has again reared its' ugly head here at A Place Of Safety. I have to ask myself "Why?"; and "Why repeatedly?"; and "Why must it always get to the point where elements of the Membership of this Community become so alienated, and so frustrated, that they consider they have no other recourse but to leave?"
We all err in our judgements from time to time. Lord knows I do it, and have done so often enough in the past.
Timmy recently raised a "valid" point about abusive behaviour through other media, arising out of circumstances here at A Place Of Safety; and how threatening, and hurtful this may be. It is to this issue, that I address my comments. I know where of he speaks. I have experienced this from some of you, and believe me when I say, I do understand the pain and the sense of anguish the most recent victim is feeling.
Not quite a year ago, I was swamped with hateful, spiteful and downright vicious e-Mail because of my involvement in an effort to bring succur and comfort to one of our Membership who lay mangeled and near death in a hospital bed in the English midlands. The e-Mail, and to some degree, the IM contacts were so odious that I backed away immediately; both from the others associated in our bid to aid our ailing friend, and from all ongoing involvement here. This was further acerbated by a misunderstanding that developed between I and one of our youngest participants here. He apologised, but although accepted, the damage had already been done, and I no longer felt welcomed here at all anymore; not do I now, nor likely will I ever again. Whilst I have from time to time returned, and have often *posted* on those occasions should a particular thread have warranted my attention, I have had little or no contact with anyone else here, save four people (and they know who they are) for nearly 6-months.
I have retreated entirely from the internet; logging-in daily to do e-Mail, but not much else. Ask those four. They can tell you how often they "see" anywhere. My contact with them is ongoing, but usually either by telephone or e-mail. I have no active internet interaction with them, or with anyone else. Not anymore. Enduring friendships can be made here. I've made them. Others here too will have done so, and will do so in the future. Too, there is a great deal of anger here, and it clouds so much of what has been, and could be, accomplished on behalf of, and by our collected community.
Unlike many of you, I am who I am. I do not hide behind a pseudonym. I have never felt that need. To those of you who I do, I understand your need to do so, and it doesn't trouble me. Where this becomes germain to the topic at hand is that I am a "public" target; and a target I became.
Now hear me well, and please take heed:
"It is my wish, in this the dawning of a NEW YEAR, that collectively we put behind us all our past issues with one another; wrap them all up in plain brown-paper, tie them securely with parcelling-cord, and hang them in a closet somewhere, where we can promptly forget their existence and we'll never have to bring them down, unwrap them, and look upon them again. Bury them once for all time, and move forward from this day, and commence a new beginning."
Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada
2004.01.13 11:28 Hrs EST
"... comme recherché qu'un délice callipygian"
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A little something I want all of you here to ruminate over.
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So sayeth thou from the mount....
By: marc on Tue, 13 January 2004 16:43 |
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The provocative tone in your post does not help.
By: lenny on Tue, 13 January 2004 18:40 |
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Re: The provocative tone in your post does not help.
By: marc on Tue, 13 January 2004 18:51 |
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You know, I am very much my own man
By: admin on Tue, 13 January 2004 19:27 |
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To the Administrator .... and the rest ...
By: kevin on Wed, 14 January 2004 06:10 |
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Re: To the Administrator .... and the rest ...
By: marc on Wed, 14 January 2004 11:58 |
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Apology for what?
By: kevin on Thu, 15 January 2004 06:22 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 07:03 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: kevin on Thu, 15 January 2004 07:25 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 07:29 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: kevin on Thu, 15 January 2004 07:38 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 07:47 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: xcboi02 on Thu, 15 January 2004 08:34 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 09:07 |
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If it helps...
By: jaman on Thu, 15 January 2004 13:24 |
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Re: If it helps...
By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 14:04 |
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Re: Apology for what?
By: jaman on Thu, 15 January 2004 13:19 |
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