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It depends Barbara.

Check out this thread, it'll help, and if you have a question afterwards you'll find my email on there.... somewhere...

Great ideas everyone.

I've not been reading (ducks the chucked items). Don't make me give you a list of what else (not fun) is on my plate right now. We'll all get tired reading it and you'll question my sanity more than some of you do now.

But I will definitely make up for it.

I'm moving when the school year ends, so once I have everyone settled and back into a routine I'll actually have some free time. I may not recognize it at first, but it'll be there.

I generally read more in the summer anyway. I take the kids out swimming every day, for at least an hour, a couple of times a day, and I read while we're out there, so I will get my 40 in july and aug and then I'll keep reading til the end of the year. All told I'll probably make about 60.  

 

Sandi ~ We're always just an email away, and definitely, if someone sees something that offends them they should give us a heads up. to We'd prefer a warning to stepping on a hornets nest. It's also always possible that we may have read it differently or (been half asleep at the time).

 Also, there are the tire kicking threads still up, use them, it's what they're there for.

The one thing I am going to say about the proposed changes/glitches is to ask patience. Contrary to the misconception, big forums/sites like these are not fast fix. Even for a tiny change the techs/designers have to triple check every line of code, on every single page/link/database, etc. Then it all has to be uploaded and beta tested, then pulled down and stuff has to be fixed, then it starts all over again. If we put an unstable site up it wouldn't be any better.

Unless of course you're like me and quite literally never get time to read unless you're on the move. Try making spagetti and holding a paperback, or sorting/folding a mountain of socks while reading. When you figure out how to grow that extra hand let me know.

Debbie, we are working on a central site for that, or at least I think we are... Jayne?

You know, I was thinking when I was making supper (and yes, I did stop working long enough to feed my kids)

We typically do our "speaking to" off the boards so unless someone is going around asking everyone if they've been scolded, or others are gloating that they've gotten away with something, this is all supposition.

Even among us hosts, unless we send out an email advising one another of a potential problem then we don't discuss who has spoken to whom.

We could always devise a "naughty" list... and everyone we have to discuss a situation with would be put on this list and said list then could then be posted...  otherwise there is no way for everyone to know who has been chastised and who hasn't.

And who'd like to be scolded on the boards and publibly humiliated? I know I don't appreciate it.

 

Hi Sandi,

First, sorry that you're frustrated, but trust me, after a minimum of eight years on here (5 or so as a regular member) I well understand how that can happen.

Second, as you may recall from of our previous discussions, if people email and point out to us that a post is offending them, and we feel that it is warranted, we will speak to the author.

However, we respect your right to your opinion, even when we disagree with it, so we wouldn't force you to leave just because you speak your mind. (We may edit or delete your post if it's particularily inflamatory but you wouldn't get booted for it, not unless you ignore numerous warnings.)

I want you to know though, that there is no double standard.

It is quite possible that a post or two has been unintentionally overlooked. This happens for a few reasons.

First and foremost as you've noted, the community has grown considerably in recent months, and along with the improvements we're working on, we're still feeling our way as to how much space each host can reasonably cover within the expansion. We do have lives outside of here.

We're also trusting everyone to act like responsible, respectful grown ups. This has always been a site where people are free to express themselves however they like as long as they stay within those (and the pg13) guidelines.

Also, we've all stated, on many occasions, that words can be easily misunderstood without facial expressions or tone of voice, etc. so every post needs to be read with more than one pair of eyes. (so to speak) Which is why we implemented the emoticons to start with. (For those who want to shortcut the emoticons you can type things like *grin*, j/k, *wink* etc.)

Remember, everyone is free to email one of us at any time and point out a post that they feel is questionable. In fact, we encourage you to do so. We would rather scold someone in a private setting than in public for everyone else to see.

We want our members to feel at home, and it is a testament to the fact that you do, since you obviously feel free enough to say what you think.

 

 

You know, what Katherine's said is very true. The more you play, the more you learn, the easier it gets.

 

This is a blog, I haven't found it as a review as well.

I just got pictures from one of my best friends, Donna. She got her picture taken with Adrian, because there wasn't enough time for us to get our pics done with both and I love her enough to let her go into his line. lol.

I've not uploaded them yet, as I've been helping my mom with stuff, but I'll try and do that this evening.