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Originally Posted by eweissenbach
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that a thread pointing out the lack of activity on the site has gotten the most attention and comments of virtually any thread of the last several days? I don't know whether bullying is any worse than in the past, there are always people on any site that promotes opinion who have an abrasive way of responding. There are a lot of people who, for whatever reason, were reasonable, rational, kind, and thoughtful posters, who no longer visit here. (I'm talking to you BillnBrillo). It just seems to me that back in the day we regularly had threads that were thought provoking, informative, and at the same time fun that would bring lots of good feedback from lots of bright people. They still exist, but seem to me to be far fewer than they were a few years ago. Maybe this is just the natural maturity of a website and the posters that populate it.
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Ed. I betcha every one who reads this thoughtful post will think they are the reasonable, rational and kind sort of folks and the others they dislike are the abrasive ones. I think we all are both at times. I miss B & B's posts too, but respect their decision. I often wonder why I haven't followed suit.. Many of us have sought and found friendships with others on this Forum and some of them have become close and treasured friends. It does require reaching out, meeting others for lunch or dinner or having a gathering at your home. I think then that good things happen if there is a spark or they find fun together. I wish and hope for such friendships to happen to anyone who wants to be friends with others here.
I am an outspoken pain in the fanny, and often abrasive but others have overlooked my flaws and befriended me. Makes me think it could happen to anyone.