Posted by madwand on October 9, 2003, at 13:50:52
In reply to Why is this board so confusing at times?, posted by Searchlight on October 9, 2003, at 0:57:25
Searchlight,
Welcome to PB. I have not been here much longer than you (perhaps a couple months). I had the opportunity to experience the person in question completely in her "new" persona for a while before the "history" suddenly emerged (which led to somewhat different perception of the whole thing). Like you I did some research (and while I respect Sabina's sentiment I would suggest that this is a good thing, and one of the unique advantages of an online environment vs. an "analog" one).
As you can see, the whole thing re-opened some wounds and thus people are somewhat reluctant to bring it back to the board now that things are dying down. If you want people to fill you in you
might consider posting an email address (preferably an "alternate" one for safety until you get to know people. and spelled out to avoid the spambots). I know I received some interesting backgrounding that way. However, I cannot make promises for other posters nor do I consider myself at liberty to share what they shared with me. Also, since the person in question has decided the leave the board, posting an email might be the only way to reach her and here "her" side of story (should you so desire).
Anyway, again welcome (and hopefully I have not further ticked off the old-timers :) ). Should you wish to reach me off the board I can be reached at:madwand-babble at earthlink.net
with "@" instead of " at " (that is to dodge the spambots). BTW, note that first special character is a dash, not an underscore. If you have trouble with it just remember "that dashing fellow".
Uh, no? Well hey, I bet you remember it now! Peace be unto you.Michael
poster:madwand
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