Every thread then for weeks / months after that can be twisted to bring up this absolute OUTRAGE that they have suffered must be diverted for their attention. I really hate nigglers. Do I care that someone is leaving? No - they always have and always will (and then return, LOL). Do I care that people are complaining about moderation? No - some people always have and someone always will. I believe though that the majority of people understand why it is there and appreciate the efforts made to keep things civil and cooperate with the mods.
You don't have to agree with everything but there is no reason to rail against things like some do.
Sorry but after receiving four phone calls and 13 emails *I* need to set the record straight.
1. Hello everyone, you know how you can reach me in the future. [email protected]
2. The insinuation that I twisted "every thread for weeks or months" is ridiculous, and nothing short of Simon grandstanding. I posted a disagreement on TWO other threads with titles that are offensive. Unlike others, I have a crystal clear memory. I've also spoken to Angharad only ONCE with regard to moderator tactics, so please don't be left with the impression that I'm one of the complainers....you should know me better than that. Simon for you to try to lump me in with that group, whether conciously or subconciously, you know I would never accept these types of accusations.
So let's get this straight. If someone else gets offended by me, then I have the responsibility to bow low and deeply apologize. But when the EXACT SAME act that so-called 'offends' people is commited by some of the same people who 'claim' to be offended ---they can kiss my happy ass cause Homie don't play that. Big effing deal mine said "gang-raped" in the title. Right now we have several threads about COCKS, MUFFS, TITS, and even one about FAT BITCHES. I was surprised all the FAT BITCHES didn't get offended.
3. Lady Lee sent me a PM telling me she had DELETED the thread. Not locked, but deleted. When I questioned her decision (with integrity, not insults or foul language and so on), she didn't even have the common courtesy to reply to me. I have enough credibility on ExJW internet boards to deserve the courtesy of a reply. I'm not a troll, I don't hide behind a moniker.
4. The thread title was appropriate for ADULTS. I was suddenly accosted before DAWN broke in a dark walk-way tunnel at the BART station in Pleasonton CA with my teenager and a four year old in tow. I don't appreciate sudden 'thrusting' moves in dim light when I don't know you, and when I don't know what it is you're trying to shove at me, I don't give a damn if you are wearing a skirt. Luckily for them when we made eye contact one of them smiled, or it would not have been a pretty scene.
5. Contrary to (perhaps) belief, I do not have a trigger finger. I have previously never had problems with the board moderators until this year...SIMON are you listening. Ask Angharad, she sent me a PM about a thread after I alerted her, I believe. Another moderator (Bikerchic) allowed her drunk friend to post some AWFUL things, but when others got offended and called him on it, she chastised THEM. She had her say and then she locked the thread which is a PUSSY MOVE and I lost ALL respect for her at that point. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
YES there are victims of SEXUAL ABUSE on this forum. There are, however, FAR MORE VICTIMSof emotional abuse on this forum. Somehow victims of SEXUAL abuse get special protection with hush-hush tones....mustn't say that....A victim is a victim is a victim......blah blah blah. QUIT LIVING IN THE PAST and perhaps one day you will get promoted from victim to survivor. It is not the responsiblity of the rest of the world to walk on egg shells around YOU.....because that is an indicator of your state of mental health, not mine.
6. Human beings are not perfect, and I for one don't expect it. I have an awfully long fuse because I understand it's basically socially retarded people I'm talking with (when you consider the unseen population of lurkers and the disabled XJW). However even POLICE DEPARTMENTS which have control over you and I are still regulated by OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES as a result of a FEW BAD COPS who abuse their authority. SIMON are you listening??? Moderators have a purpose. However they should be NEUTRAL and if someone with credibility disagrees with a tactic of a certain moderator, that issue needs to be looked at from a different point of view.
7. As I remarked to Simon, this board is necessary. This is good work. However the current situation with certain moderators does need to be addressed. Simon knows I haven't EVER gone running to him complaining about others cause guess what I'm a big girl. CAN EACH OF YOU SAY THE SAME????? No matter how he or others wants to spin it, I don't have to run off in a huff.....
As much as I find the humor on this board to be staggeringly funny, (XJW are the funniest people in the world) It's not worth the devotion of my time. I had already mentioned to two well seasoned and respected posters in phone conversations the week prior to this (Hillary Step being one of them) that the whole forum thing was getting a little old, and I feel I've done my part.
To clarify....when I said something was rotten in the state of Denmark, I was referring to the WBTS......not this board. I don't need to call Simon's board names to feel better about myself.
I have left the board before....I think it was a good year....an no one had done anything 'wrong' to me. I was just too busy then as I am too busy now. I came back last December I think....and to be honest I do not have the time to devote to MINUTIA like he-said she-said.
Within the past month, I have unintentionally created a maelstrom with the JR BROWN thing, I think I have spoken to at least one hundred of you. Although I've been on the forum for YEARS you know this is the first time we've spoken. I have been deluged with emails and voicemails, and I don't mind it. I've gotten to know a lot of you in the past month way more than on the forum. And yes, I have laughed my ass off about the JWs not having a special pipeline to God, just like you.
So, with all due respect, please don't spin this out of proportion. I'm just re-directing my energies. Plus I'm very close to a promotion from Regional Manager to Vice President, and hey I've got a kid to put through college.
I will post her prom pics and some other fun stuff later this year around Christmas, it's not like you will "never see me again." Take good care of yourselves and never forget you are engaged in a Holy War.
Lisa
Much Love Class
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