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Read through all the rules, please... 
http://www.msquakecon.org/rules.php
YES, they're for real, and I sure hope they bring a smile to your lips, or maybe even a giggle/chuckle/laugh. 
-L
"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV
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"Be excellent to each other, and, party on dudes"!
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I spend around half an hour - if not more - composing a long post of why I don't feel comfortable around here anymore, and what happens? A big red screen pops up when I try to post because in my desperation the f-word snuck in there and all those paragraphs I wrote explaining everything just DISAPPEARED.
Thank you for that. Yet another hint for me that I just plain shouldn't bother with anything, it simply isn't worth it! (And e, you wonder why I haven't emailed you yet...)
All I say drown out in the constant noise that fills this place these days, I feel as invisible and inadequate here now as I do everywhere else. MORE so even because this used to be one place in this world where I thought people actually listened to me and cared!
The pink and baby blue used to comfort me. Now it's just a slap in the face, reminding me that there ISN'T any comfort to be had! I should just give up, roll over and die because there isn't anything but disappointment and pain in this world!
If I could have one wish granted by a fairy godmother, I'm not entirely sure anymore it would be lifelong bliss and happiness.
-L
"But he that hath the steerage of my course,
direct my sail."
-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act One, Scene IV
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Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
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Blame those who railed so long and so loud and so hard that I have had to choose at random to ban unpleasant words. See this slap instead as their fault, their problem and of their causing. Hope that they will come into line, or ask them behind the scenes to learn how to behave.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
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Lenny i am just a lurker here and omly three or four have the smallest idea of who i am and what. And really when you come right down to it that's pretty subjctive.
Let me tell you though I really am pretty much alone except for the enjoyment i get form coming here and reading post like yours and the, if you will brotherhood that exsit here.
I related a story in a reply to another post about my brothers, was all true but happened a while back. After the one brother died I came out to my family about my being HIV+ it was not recived well and as a result the only time I hear from them is when i contact them.
What I guess I am trying to say here is kind of selfish, but Lenny you and all the rest of you think of the impact you would have on this place if you just rolled up your carpet and left. I hope I don't sound too morose here my life for the most part is a pretty happy one though there are many things I would change if I could life really is no rose garden.
I will not nor could I name names here but you all have made me think, LOL, giggle, cry and even angry at times but really guys, from someone who has pondered the question 'if this were the last day of your life what would you do" I forsure would come back here just see you guys!
Sorry if I have gotten just way to silly or soopy. I just am a bit distressed over all the talk about ppl leaveing I have way to much of that and I mean by ppl who are still here.
Rich
People will tell you where they've gone
They'll tell you where to go
But till you get there yourself you never really know
Where some have found their paradise
Other's just come to harm
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You and I did exactly the same thing today. I sat here typing and all I could think of was that the MB had become this HUGE cluster f**k. I've always come here the minute I log-on to see what's new. I want to tell you what I've done and how the world is treating me too cause I know you will understand and pat my head and tell me it'll be okay (except when I drink and you get mad at me)which is okay too. I kinda like that you fuss.
Lately someone decided that we all wanted to fight and argue over some stories written on the internet. I write a story. You've written several wonderful stories. That's not why we come here. That's not why we stay. I don't really care about that other stuff and yet it takes up half of the MB page. Don't let that stupid arguement make you sad. If you start counting up the people who make this a comfy wonderful place to come everyday, you'll find that you have to use all 10 fingers and all 10 toes and still need more. There are so many quiet people out there too that want to speak but hesitate.
You ARE important. I'm important. Everyone here is a little piece of why we are. I count on you to always have a LennyLink and a tiny bit of LennyWrite to make me smile.
You don't feel comfortable but Timmy's trying to make it so you will again. Try to ignore the other stuff and smile at all your friends.
{{{{{hugs}}}}}
JJ
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Location: currently So Cal
Registered: May 2002
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People here do listen to you Lenny. We care. Even if sometimes it seems as though no one does. I've been feeling very much the same thing.
I come here hoping to find a smile, a giggle, a laugh, or a kind word. I come here hoping that my words will help, encourage, or motivate. I can still find the things I seek. They are here. But of late, I can't find them without sorting through all the hurtful things that are being bantered about. Instead of feeling as though I am at home with my family, I feel like I'm in a war zone.
I no longer feel that I can offer words that will help, encourage or motivate. So for the last several days I've said very little, or nothing. Instead I go away because that's what I do best. I make myself invisible. It's how I survived when I was growing up in my own family. It's how I survived growing up in a community where people like me were outcasts.
Though I feel invisible here sometimes, I never thought I had to BE invisible. Until recently I never felt that silence was better than speaking out.
Words have been banned and timmy is questioning what to do about certain people who have been hurtful. It is not the words that are offensive, it is the way they are used. It is not the people who say hurtful things that make me uncomfortable. It is those who must answer back and cannot allow things to just go by noticed, but unanswered.
Lenny, I DO understand why you don't email me. That's why I drop the gentle reminders from time to time. You hold yourself back. You don't allow yourself to have much pleasure or to feel good about yourself for long. I have always tried to challenge that in you and you don't want to deal with it. I understand. I'm not qa fairy godmother and I can't grant your wish, but I am a fairy grandfather and I can make a wish for you.
Think good thoughts,
e
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I sooo want to underline and highlite what the others have said in this thread, especially smith and e!!!!!
I have decided not to leave the MB, although I have thought about it a few times. I decided to stay and for the most part try and ignore what I didn't like. When I do decide to speak up, I have already decided in advance that any obnoxious replies to what I say will not be allowed to matter one little bit in my day.
Don't assume that I am in a good space in my head and my life right now just because I have come home to Man. There's plenty of anxiety and adjustment going on for me right now. Focusing on the positives is crucial to getting thru it.
Listen to what e said about letting yourself do and feel things. Don't leave yourself out!
I'd really miss you if you did...
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Time for a silly LennyLink: and you thought Quake was just for GUYS? 
Yeah, thanks Lenny! I've been missing your links! More, more! 
I can't deal with this anymore! 
Lenny ! 
