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Originally Posted by HBADPi
Maybe I'm being naive but I feel that there has been less public bickering on the adpi forum recently than there has been in years past. Perhaps thats just because people are being more PC or not bringing up controversial topics but I also think part of the decline of activity also seems to be the fact that we have a lot of sisters dealing with big things in their lives (upcoming marriages, babies, moves, new jobs, etc) and their lives have moved on from GC.
Personally I'm not the type of person who enjoys holding grudges. I think ASUADPi brought up a good example of how we've had our issues in the past but we can still remain civil. But one of the problems I dealt with is when you have an issue with another member of GC, you confront them via PM, and you find yourself dealing with issue #2 that ASUADPi raised. By PMing a person you are being mature enough to not raise the personal issue in a public forum but you want the other person to acknowledge/address your feelings or thoughts. If the person chooses to ignore your PM and not be courteous enough to give you a reply, I agree with ASUADPi in that they are being disrespectful.
Quite honestly I also don’t post as much as I use to but that’s more due to the fact that I’ve got more going on in my personal life than I did before and I’m spending less time online.
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I totally agree with your first paragragh. I have honestly seen more bickering and being disrespectful in the other forums.
You don't have to like everyone but sometimes it seems like some people assume you do. If that makes any sense at all. I blame my lack of making sense on my really long day (that ain't over yet) with first graders!
I think a good rule of thumb is if someone PM's you, especially a sister, than you should respond. Especially if they are wanting to discuss something with you or clarify something. Even if you don't agree with what they are saying you should give them the courtesy of a PM back. I got a PM from a sister recently and I didn't agree with what was being said. My first PM said so and that I would talk to a Mod about the situation to get their input and the second was saying that I felt like I was being "demanded" to do something instead of politely asked. The sister apologized and told me she didn't mean for me to take it that way.
Don't get me wrong, people will forget. Like I've been meaning to PM her back and say "it's all good" but I am seriously the biggest blonde. I get really spacey. As all people do at times. It just comes down to apologizing.
Eek gotta go get my kids from art!
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