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Originally Posted by megansmomma  with much reservation. 
A little over a month ago I decided to take a much needed break from YT. I was sick and tire of being stalked, bullied, back stabbed, having PMs passed behind my back and just an undertone that I felt was to drive me off from a forum that I love. I left with the intention of never looking back but within a few days I realized that someone here needed my help. I watched her thread spiral out of control as her poor puppy slowly slipped away as I watched in the S & I forum the assault. It was heartbreaking to sit back and say nothing to what I yet again was witnessing. The vet wannabes trying to dictate care to a very sick puppy, the bullying while in crisis and the list goes on.
But now I see that there are new rules that have been put into place that I am hoping will address some of the ongoing issues that I see as a huge problem. I'm also hoping this rule will apply to all areas of YT.
I've decided after this last break that I will now have a new and improved motto for YT and will just ignore the bullies who will never again get a response from me.  They can quote me, dig up ever old post that I have ever made to discredit my comments, pass my PM with a narrative of their perception of my intent but I will not engage with them. I believe it's called PERSONAL IGNORE and I've got a nice PI file
One final thing.....when I left a little over a month ago I removed all of my YT friends and closed my page. Now I am friendless  |
Jodi – I was so hoping that when I opened this thread, it would have a positive message. It does not.
I can’t fathom why you’d say “I'm back” and then proclaim that you were stalked, bullied, stabbed in the back, while being “driven” from YT. What good would
ever come of saying that? How could anyone think those things were said w/ good intentions in mind?
On top of this, you claim some members are “wannabe vets” – another recently popular negative term used here at YT to categorize members. You stated you came back bc you thought the S&I section needed your help. Well, let me be honest – if your version of helping people is to label some members wannabe vets and to decide who is being a ‘bully’ and who is not – I can assure you, we do not need that kind of help in
any section at YT. If you don’t like the help and support that is offered in ER – then
do not go to that section. Please stop with deciding whose advice in ER is worthy, and whose is not. That’s not your call, nor anyone else’s here.
What is gained by telling people that you now have a prolific “ignore list”? That feature is there as a tool for you to use. It doesn’t need to be used as a tool of retaliation. There is nothing to be gained by informing people whether or not they’re on your ignore list.
In the future, we would appreciate it if you did not call members of YT bullies, wannabe vets, or stalkers. If that’s what YT is to you, and that’s what you truly think of the people here – then maybe you need to really consider why you came back at all…because these are very mixed and negative messages.
I’m sorry, but we’re closing this. If you’re truly glad to be back, that’s great; I hope you can focus more on the positive reasons you came back, rather than focusing on the opposite. No one is forcing you to be here.
It's too bad all of this had to be said publicly, bc it's preferred to address these kinds of threads via PM. However, if a member posts negatively and publicly about YT or its members, they can expect that a public response is a very good possibility.