Originally posted by John DiLeo:
Ian sometimes you have to read between the lines. I'm sorry if I offended anyone here.
Lurking was so much easier. Maybe it's just because I'm not part of the upper echelon elite clique, but I dont feel I'm accepted.
[This message has been edited by John DiLeo (edited 04-16-2008).]
First step towards 'acceptance'. Gotta shed that 'victim image'. I can't count the number of times Diki, Ian, chas, Fran, Donny, Tony, and other higher-than-average profile members, have been shredded to bits for something they posted. Since it didn't kill them, I guess it made them stronger
. A few, like Rikki, Capt. Russ, DonM, and a few others, have somehow managed to stay above the fray, while still being able to (strongly) express their own opinions (an art we could all benefit from).
If you feel that 'lurking' is the level of participation that is right for you, then that is what you should do. But as long as it's not a personal attack (unacceptable by all), don't let a dissenting opinion make you feel victimized or unaccepted. You want to talk about not being accepted, I'll write a 500 page dissertation for you (starting in 1619). Now wipe those tears away and come on back into the fold.
Your BFF,
chas
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