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admin · 07-09-2008, 02:59 PM

We are sorry if anyone's feeling were hurt in this ordeal. That is never the intent of YorkieTalk, nor it's admins or moderators. When there is an issue that is very dear to the heart, such as this one, people can get emotional and be hurt by words and actions. We do not believe any members were intentionally trying to hurt any other member's feelings, as many have said before, sometimes the tone of the poster does not "go through" in the posts, and one can misinterpret what is said. YorkieTalk members are also very passionate, caring, and have strong feelings when there are Yorkie issues or YorkieTalk issues at hand. This is definitely one of those issues where there is strong passion.

We hope everyone can forgive what is said and done, as YorkieTalk will try to as well, since YT admins have been bashed as well, from both sides of the argument. We are sad about the entire situation as well. We would have preferred to not have had this conflict at all, as we prefer a peaceful community. Thus, we tried to make as fair a decision as WE COULD, but we know that any decision would make one side upset. We tried to see it from both perspectives and we made arguments for both sides and then we made a final decision. We are sorry if you are upset with our decision, but any more lingering or arguing or voting would cause even more pain and hurt. Thus we made a decision on the location for the 2009 YorkieTalk Meetup, which will be held in Alexandria, VA and we are sticking with our decision.

We again would like to thank the 2008 Meetup Committee for their dedication, hard work, countless hours, and effort they put into making the meetup a success. Without them, there certainly would not have been a meetup at all, and even members seeing pictures and video of the event can tell, it was a wildly successful, fun, and exciting event. It has showed a lot of members how great a large YT meetup is. YorkieTalk will not hold anything against any members who have said negative things about YT from this situation. We hope we can all move along, and enjoy YorkieTalk as we have had in the past.

We hope everyone can attend the 2009 YorkieTalk Meetup and have a great time!

07-09-2008, 02:59 PM	#352
admin *Administrator* Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,246 Blog Entries: 3	We are sorry if anyone's feeling were hurt in this ordeal. That is never the intent of YorkieTalk, nor it's admins or moderators. When there is an issue that is very dear to the heart, such as this one, people can get emotional and be hurt by words and actions. We do not believe any members were intentionally trying to hurt any other member's feelings, as many have said before, sometimes the tone of the poster does not "go through" in the posts, and one can misinterpret what is said. YorkieTalk members are also very passionate, caring, and have strong feelings when there are Yorkie issues or YorkieTalk issues at hand. This is definitely one of those issues where there is strong passion. We hope everyone can forgive what is said and done, as YorkieTalk will try to as well, since YT admins have been bashed as well, from both sides of the argument. We are sad about the entire situation as well. We would have preferred to not have had this conflict at all, as we prefer a peaceful community. Thus, we tried to make as fair a decision as WE COULD, but we know that any decision would make one side upset. We tried to see it from both perspectives and we made arguments for both sides and then we made a final decision. We are sorry if you are upset with our decision, but any more lingering or arguing or voting would cause even more pain and hurt. Thus we made a decision on the location for the 2009 YorkieTalk Meetup, which will be held in Alexandria, VA and we are sticking with our decision. We again would like to thank the 2008 Meetup Committee for their dedication, hard work, countless hours, and effort they put into making the meetup a success. Without them, there certainly would not have been a meetup at all, and even members seeing pictures and video of the event can tell, it was a wildly successful, fun, and exciting event. It has showed a lot of members how great a large YT meetup is. YorkieTalk will not hold anything against any members who have said negative things about YT from this situation. We hope we can all move along, and enjoy YorkieTalk as we have had in the past. We hope everyone can attend the 2009 YorkieTalk Meetup and have a great time! Last edited by admin; 07-09-2008 at 03:12 PM.