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Can we all jess get along! Huh? Can't we?

I am baffled that someone actually decided to open this can worms back up! But, alas! This is a public forum and each one of us has a right to express our feelings, be them light and humorous or strong and offensive.

Originally posted by lovelyivy84
And maybe you meant for it to be lighthearted, but the amount of infantile finger-pointing on this thread makes it pretty damn silly to me.

I feel you, but I don't think the THREAD is silly. After all, this is a free speech venue and as moderators, we don't want people to feel like they can't say what's on their minds.

We already have at least ONE forum that is so heavily policed that we can't even really talk about the forum's namesake! The last thing we need is for the Dog House to censor us!


As for the "infantile finger-pointing," I can definitely understand why you feel the way you do. But, assuming you've read each post in its entirety, you'll see what things were said and by whom that led to the finger-pointing and offensive posts. We (the sorors) were just having innocent fun at first; even the AKAs were joking with us. But (and forgive me if I offend someone w/ this), things started getting a li'l outta hand when other visitors dropped by 1911 Coleman Blvd., Suite 13 and started gettin' kinda defensive.

As you go through older posts, you'll see that a lot of us (from all orgs) have established some tight cyber bonds over the last 1+ years. We know how far we can go with each other as it relates to our orgs. But, when some new members drop in and pick up on the tail end of something we let go MONTHS ago, things that were initially meant in innocent fun and rivalry get miscontrued and blown way outta proportion...which leads to offensive and defensive responses. Again, I fully understand your sentiments, but if you look at the dates of the posts and the people posting them, you'll see that the issue was squashed and settled quite some time ago. What is silly is that so many people KEEP beating the already dead horse! I thought we'd all agreed, over 20 posts ago, that each chapter is different depending on the campus, and that not all folks acknowledge the traditional/historical bonds of their orgs. That being said (yet again), there is really no need to argue the validity of any connection between two chapters of BGLOs.

Now, since we do promote and welcome free speech here, no one's gonna censor what anyone has to say. But, by allowing free speech, we also have to accept that people are going to continue to share their thoughts about the subject... which may make the drama escalate all over again. So, with that in mind, we all have two choices regarding topics that we deem silly or ridiculous:
1. Be Out in this forum with the bruhs (and continue to express yourself)

OR
2. Be UP out of the forum (if you think what others say is too silly or offensive)


Ultimately, all we want is for folks to feel comfortable expressing themselves.

And I'm Out!

PS: Doggy--sorry if I've overstepped my boundaries here... We all know you're the Top Dawg!