Re: leaving CureZone

Are you sure you aren't running off to avoid that spanking with my tinfoil hat I promised?

Seriously, I hate to see you let a small handful among all the thousands of members get under your skin to the point of making you decide to leave.  I would much rather see you stay.   You and I may not always agree, but such is often true of friends.  You have such a good heart, Spud and I hate to lose you here regardless of whether our opinions always mesh or not.

If you should reconsider, consider this:  I have had periods in the past where one or more people have tried to hound and harass me ceaselessly.  Besides disputing most things I had to say, there was name-calling and slurs to no end and such petty nonsense as casting negative votes on anything I posted (as has happened with your posts I see).  I probably could have handled it better, but I refused to let some malcontents run me away from a site whose purpose I believe in very strongly.

What I have taken away from my own experience is that it is best to state your case in one or two posts, not feel that you have to defend yourself or respond when others disagree or disparage you, and try to remain as civil as possible, keeping above the fray. Besides dedicated distractors who may hound you, there will always be those who disagree with you and those who you will disagree with.  The key is trying to do so civilly no matter what the other party may do and not letting the dispute drag on and on, which is what may lead to less than civil responses as well as create dedicated distractors..

Should you not change your mind, I wish you the very best in health, happiness and life.  And I WILL be in touch.

DQ