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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I cannot believe that I wrote this thread over a month ago and that I would be the one leaving in order to keep the peace on this forum. I realize that some things are just bigger than one person and cannot be controlled.
Due to some recent and ongoing unfortunate events on YT I have made the decision to take a break from posting. I feel that this is in the best interests of the forum and definitely not something I want to do. I have tried to avoid the conflict that seems to follow me, but it persists despite my best efforts. I care about this forum and I know that when threads get ugly sometimes it doesn't matter whose fault it, is it is not good for the forum.
I will still answer my PMs and read the posts here as well as join chat on occasion. I am sorry that I will no longer be able to participate in a public way, but I hope to maintain the private friendships I have made away from this public forum. I appreciate all of you who have supported me. I feel like I personally know just about every dog on here and I will continue to follow them as they grow and learn. Captain Hef, Princess Chai and my new baby will probably continue to post occasionally as they have some good friends on here as well.
Live with passion, Laugh out loud, and Love like you've never been hurt!
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Kim, I don't blame you for wanting to leave because I wanted to leave, too. In my opinion, I don't think that it's your fault and I don't think you should be leaving because you have not done anything wrong. People choose to take in the information that you share. They read it on their own will and reply to it on their own will as well. We all learn from eachother here and if there was any bend in facts, I am sure we can all correct eachother. There may be some people that disagree with you, but there will
always be someone that disagrees. The conflict that is following you is indeed only that.. it's
following you. You are not chasing it and you are not stirring it up yourself, but simply just replying to threads that you have opinions on. That's the whole point of a forum and if someone is causing conflict with you or creating these unforunate events because you have a different opinion than they do, than they need to take the time to grow up a little and realize that perhaps they should just ignore what you have to say and move on. It seems like conflict here has died down a little, or so it seems. I am not as active as I was before or as much as I want to be because I am taking precautions for myself. YT is still a great place, but it doesn't feel as homely as it was before. By homely, I mean I feel a restriction on the way I can express my opinions versus when I first came here in February where everyone had a different opinion and had fun with it instead of getting disrespected. I guess that just comes with the growth of a forum. YT has grown a lot and it's still a very diverse, fun place but if older members keep leaving (such as you), it won't nearly be the same because I feel as I have grown to know a lot about everyone!! I am still learning, though. This darn forum is growing so fast!
After a lot of thought for me, I decided to stay because I have a lot to learn about Yorkies and Fred still has a lot of growing up to do. I definately enjoy YT as it takes up a lot of my free time. I hope you'll stay, too. Like everyone above me said, you share a lot of information with us and you are a very knowledgeable person!
Don't go!
"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. "