Re: Missing from TOV forum
Hello All,
To me a Forum is an exchange of ideas, thoughts, information and a place to express ones feelings. No, there is not always total agreement in a forum. There can be yelling, shouting, laughter and tears.
Forums have been around since Roman times and before -
Tony, I disagree with you when you stated "Banter? You want to see banter? We had a member, DickY, retire today. I counted almost 20 posts so far wishing him well, directly to him. Should I eliminate the posts? Or should I follow gemorc and toss all above post number 15? Think about what you are saying. Does this banter belong in the Chat Room? Yep. And DickY will get a good dose of well-wishes tonight there. Check in about 8:30 and watch. (And here's one from me, DickY. Congrats.)"
To me this is part of what a forum is about - exchange of information. Yes, people on chat knew about DickY's retirement, but there are others in the forum who did not. By posting this info - it gave the opportunity to others to wish DickY Happy Retirement.
Also we still have a member - DickY.
I was glad l2ridehd felt free to express his feelings, it opened another round of discussion. Will we ever all agree on one subject, yes - Congratulations on Retirement, Birthdays, and other life's events - both happy and sad. On other subjects - perhaps yes and perhaps no.
l2ridehd I am pleased that you will continue reading the post, when you have time, and responding when you want to.
Numbers in any organization go up and down, participants also change, and life continues on.
Personally I feel it is important to read the post and respond. I feel for me - and only me - it is give back time. I have learned so much from this forum that I would like to help newbies and wannabes as much as I can.
HB
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