Quote Originally Posted by Ruby
Rabbit,

I'm absolutely positive that comments, statements and bitching like these tid bits will not endear you to forum members.

You are acting in the role of site admin.
You don't have to defend Tiger nor get upset when members comment on their feelings. Nor should you be bad-mouthing members of this forum, in solo or in total.

I'm positve that closing threads because you are angry is like taking your football home and ending the game because you don't want to play.

I'm positive that you didn't ask for advice, but I'm going to give it to you anyway:

If you treat members of this forum with respect, they will do the same to you.

If you bitch and whine, you are setting an atmosphere where bitching and whining becomes the norm. If you blow someone eles's bitching out of proportion, people will take sides.

It's okay to make fun of yourself, but it crosses lines when you make fun of other people.

The best way to minimize strife is to acknowledge there is a problem and if you can, then fix it. If not, point to a higher power to fix it and step out of the way.

If you compliment people on things they do well, they will go out and do more things well.

That written, what can I find to compliment you about today?

You were mature enough to realize that people need to voice their opinions and be heard and that closing a thread because you were angry wasn't in the best interests of this forum.

I'm sure that you will continue to do your best so more members can come up with positive things to say.

A toast to your success,

Ruby

I did not start this thread for compliments---I would love to see positive things posted about other things ---like hey the world looks like a brighter place today

In most of the forums I have seen nothing but negitive comments---

As far as defending Tiger ---no I do not always agree with him---and if you look in the posts about the ads you will see I did not like them either---but yes I try to look beyond my opinions and try to understand why things must be.

And as far as endearing myself to the members ---kind of looks like they are not trying to endear themselves to me---I tried to help someone in a situation I knew nothing about---then got put in the middle of a situation that could have been handled with PMs or email.

As you see in the thread I at no time mentioned the name of the person I was trying to help---I considered that email private and between the member and myself---too bad others did not consider it private. And yes it does make me leary of helping anyone else---I just made that plain as day

If any of you have a question or complaint about me ---I answer all PMs and Emails---I am not like admins or Mods that came before me ---I hold no grudges---I talk plain---What you PM me or email me about is kept in confidence---but I expect the same respect

That being said not all of you will like me or my ways---and I will not like all of you ---but I treat everyone the same ---

I am human and have a temper like the rest of you ---you will see that yes I did close a thread ---but only until I could calm myself before I said things that had no place on the board

I admited it and reopened the thread