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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
I was in the process of posting a response when the thread was closed. I would guess that it was closed because the exchanges were getting personal and were approaching becoming abusive.
I was preparing a response to the poster (who I won't name) who implied that Graciegirl was a shill. It was unclear if he meant a shill for the developer of TV or for the owners of TOTV.
Since I don't call the poster any names, and speak positively of Gracie, perhaps my response will be acceptable here.
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Perhaps you are new here, or you simply don't know Gracie. She is no one's shill. What she is could be described as is an unabashed enthusiast for the positive aspects of The Villages. She has taken this attitude for years.
She is an upbeat person who enjoys the multitude of amenities of a well planned and well equipped retirement community.
And, like me, she does not resent the fact that the Morse family has made uncountable buckets of profit through their highly competent planning and foresight regarding legitimately making a profit in our capitalistic society. Many posters have complained about the profits they make. As I have said before, I wish I had thought of it. But even if I had, I wouldn't have done it because my interests lay elsewhere. More power to them for sticking to it.
I question the validity of many of the criticisms of the operation of The Villages seen on TOTV, and attribute them to either grumpiness or an unreasonable attitude, and when I see people ask for more details when the allegations do not conform to my experiences, I think the request for more details is reasonable.
I spend most of my time outside of "The Bubble" and when I am inside The Villages I realize what an outstanding retirement community it is, and enjoy it thoroughly. Today I had a fine lunch at the Evans Prairie Country Club, at reasonable prices for good food and in an excellent atmosphere.
No shill is needed for a reasonable person to realize what a great place The Villages is. Gracie is such a person, not a shill. And, she need not prove anything to you.
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I doubt if there is even 5% of the people posting on TOTV, who don't basically love it in TV...which is why we live here in the first place.
A lot of us however,
know that it is not perfect and at times post what bugs us about certain things.
To be jumped immediately for posting anything that might be construed as even mild criticism, or implying that we are somehow 'jealous' of the developer, or trolls, or are not even Villagers...is EXACTLY the reason so many are finally speaking up against the bullies and their tight little clique.
If nothing else, maybe this truth will be a beginning of the bully clique backing off and letting people who have issues that bug them...post without being immediately mugged and accused of things they aren't.
And we should also keep in mind, that we ALL have the right to be 'bugged'...not just those who are bugged by criticism of the developer.