Re: Here's another thought....

I suppose in many cases you are right about why some posters want to erase their former posts. After all, for many of us, those words and wisdom shared feel like they are a part of us. Maybe that is like getting mad and taking our ball away from everyone and leaving. However, I would like to present another reason that is not quite so selfish and egocentric. There are some very cruel and malicious people that post here. Doing a rundown of their posts show very little helpful information, just insults and put downs. Sooner or later their nasty little habits catch up with them and they get banned. But all too often they reincarnate into another cyber-entity and continue with their old pernicious ways.

When a poster with good intentions becomes the target of the mistreatment of these malcontents, it is perhaps more of a case of hurt feelings, exasperation, and just general sense of hopelessness in the face of frequent attacks that make them feel it is imperative to leave this site. When these helpful well-intentioned folks finally have enough and decide to leave, they are hesitant to leave behind a part of themselves. They want to completely disassociate themselves from a place where they felt bullied and abused. Sadly, there is an element of selfishness when they know deleting their posts will disrupt the free flow of ideas and information; but they want to remove every iota of their involvement with this place.

I don't know any easy answers that will satisfy both the exiting parties' feelings and maintain the integrity of the site, but converting all the post to a new anonymous number, and giving the offended party the freedom to delete posts where perhaps he/she felt they shared too much information. Hopefully, those who do decide to leave will be able to agree to this compromise and take on the responsibility of deletion themselves.

I admit it has been difficult for me to stay on in the face of what some people have said; but I guess I am stubborn (and Southern) enough not to allow a bunch of ill-mannered Yankees to run me off. I also realize I am going through a rather strong depressive episode and do not always think things through in a rational way. Plus I feel I have a commitment to honor in helping write for the Curezone book. So, I will stay, I may be reduced to tears sometimes, but I pray I will never be the source of offense to fellow Curezoners that some tend to be on a consistent basis. Tweet