I write this with the utmost
sincerity. I am aware of someone who dedicated a big
part of her life to CureZone. It was even instrumental in shaping her
future, that was until recently. She endured a great deal of pain from
being undeservingly attacked and defamed by fellow CureZonians and it changed
her life and affected her faith in people and CureZone. I am deeply
saddened and shocked by her story, which she shared with me privately.
She has a heart of gold, because anyone who understands me and stands by me
such as she did, is really a very special person and very intelligent. I am losing an Ally
and CureZone is losing one of the best things that ever happened to it. I
can very much relate to her situation and know how difficult her dilemma has
been.
I am writing to you just to speak a little piece of my mind at how
wrong I think it is for certain members to act like sharks in a feeding
frenzy. It is a gang mentality in which a person is defended, regardless
what they do, because they are part of the group. I think this behavior
should not be tolerated on CureZone. There have been quite a few good
people over the years who have left CureZone because of similar situations.
Some have returned, some have not. Some have returned, only to have it
happen again, and left again. I, myself, have been the target a few
times. Most people who use CureZone are here to help people and are
respectful and courteous. Unfortunately, there are a few who's egos
drive others away. I will very shocked if this post is not attacked by
those sort of people. They do not want to play nice with others, they
simply look for every opportunity to antagonize fellow posters.
I am
writing this for the person who was so hurt by this, for myself, and for any
other member who has been a target. To those who feel they must attack
this post and me, well, all I can say is "case in point". In fact,
I fully expect to be attacked for this post, because it is exactly the point I
am trying to get across by writing it. There are members who are jealous
of other members and they love an opportunity to attack them on anything they
can decipher as something bad or controversial, anything they can make a case
out of. And, one of the characteristics of these members is to go after
someone who not addressing them. They are hoping the gang mentality will
rear it's ugly head and cause them to shine.
Why do I think this happens
so often on CureZone? Two reasons: It is the disconnect that people have when
communicating over the internet. Most act in ways they would not if they
were dealing with others in person. Secondly, there are those who cannot
form social relationships in real life. So, it is very possibly an
insurmountable problem. The internet has created a very different
dynamic as to how people relate to each other. What do I hope to
accomplish with this post? If nothing else, an awareness of the
intolerance that exists and above all I wish to point out that those who are
criticizing and tormenting other members on a constant basis are no better
than the person they are badgering, eventhough they may have a grandioso
opinion of themselves. In fact, these behaviors are hypocritical and
reminiscent of Peyton Place: