sigh I have been and still am very saddened by all that has happened here.

How a single innocent post on my part regarding an animated banner, managed to spiral out of control, and somehow fester into this total chaotic mess is beyond me.

I have nothing but the greatest respect for all who volunteer their time here both as mods and coordinators. The job is not easy, it's often thankless, and it's far too easy to the brunt of upset feelings.

DeeMarie I know you tried your hardest to handle things as best as you knew how. And I am grateful to you for having taken on the job for me, when I was desperate to break away..... I feel horrible with these recent turns, and I worry about your health. It really is not good for you. I wish you well and nothing but the best. And no believe me there's no victory in your stepping down. Everyone loses. :~(

I've said it before and I'll say it again, my biggest fear when I left was that this place would become another Poser Forum (which I will respectfully keep my opinion of too myself)..... We've always been a laid back group of people here, very opinionated sometimes yes, and aside from maybe one or two incidences in all the time I've been here both as a member and a mod, any differences that may have occured were handled civilly and with mutual respect for all involved. As you may have or may not have noticed we as a group of people and a forum are different than the others, and I like to think too, a little bit better than everyone else. To use the "freckled faced step children" analogy (which I never took as being disrespectful, sorry if some interpreted it that way, for me it is a term of endearment) we are different and we revel in our differences. And this group when I took over became my group of "children".... to be nurtured and loved. And treated like a part of the family..... This is what makes our forum special.

I hope that whatever happens we can still be the same group of people we've always been..... I'm worried .... very worried....

And I am also very very sorry about all of this......

What ever happens now, as a final word I will say that it's been quite the experience getting to know all of you... I hope it can continue as it was.....

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