GC Not fun anymore?

[ASUADPi]

So I’ve noticed that a lot less sisters are visiting GC and our forum in general. After much thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that GC is no longer “fun” for them, just like it’s not really “fun” for me anymore. This is why I don’t think it’s fun for us anymore…



1) Sisters aren’t really acting like sisters. I get that you don’t have to like everyone, but respecting them is crucial.

2) Sisters aren’t checking their PM’s. I have heard from too many sisters on GC that they have PM’d another sister that they need to discuss things with and the sister refuses to acknowledge or respond to their PM. Again, it goes back to respect.

3) Sisters are holding grudges. Again, respect. If I still wanted to hold a grudge I wouldn’t take any of the advice adpiucf or HBADPi have offered me. God knows, everyone knows I’ve had major and public disagreements with these sisters, but holding a grudge over a petty argument online is stupid of me to do. Adpiucf and I have basically come up with like a non-verbal agreement. We will respect what each other says and if we have a problem we talk about it via PM.
Both adpiucf and HBADPi have offered me great advice on area's in which I needed advice. I am forever grateful for their insights and suggestions. If I was still holding a grudge over a stupid and petty arguement I wouldn't have recognized or accepted their ideas. And that would be even stupidier of me.

4) People, in general, on GC are more interested in arguing with you, than “listening” to what you have to say. Do we all have to start saying “agree with me, disagree with me, but respect my opinion”? We shouldn’t have to, but we live in a world where a lot of people have the mentality of “me, me, me”. (And unfortunately I see this type of mentality occuring in my first graders, how sad is that?)

5) Is argueing really worth it? I totally get being passionate on what you believe. I'm a passionate person. But there is a line. You can be passionate but respectful. Too often I've noticed that people are getting passionate but not being respectful. I will totally admit that I've done that before, but I really try to be respectful. I know that's why GC isn't fun anymore, too many people (mostly non-ADPi's) aren't being respectful of others (and my) opinions.








I'm not asking anyone to agree with me. I'm not asking anyone to post. What I am asking is for my sisters to really take a "step back" and really look at how we are treating each other as sisters and how we are treating other GC members.

I also want to clarify that I have shown this entire post to a moderator and this moderator has "cleared" it.

For those sisters who would like to continue talking to other sisters in a more secure environment, I have started "threads" (so to speak) in the Yahoo group, alphadeltapigirls. If you aren't a member and would like to join, pm me.