Posted by gobbledygook on June 5, 2009, at 13:03:00
In reply to Re: Case closed. » SLS, posted by twinleaf on June 5, 2009, at 6:40:27
Pfinstegg/Twinleaf,
Having read most of your posts over the years, I have nothing but respect and admiration for you. You have been
a great contributor at babble...always generous with your knowledge and insights while sensitive and empathetic.
You have directly and indirectly helped me with your genuine and warm replies when I was suffering alone in darkness.
And I am and was grateful that someone like you is at babble.I know your only intention is to discuss issues and concerns to make babble a better place as you have experienced its
flaws first hand. It takes courage, and I admire you for bringing to light what and how you felt while going through a great
amount of pain - I know you would never want to cause upset or hurt to anyone the way you've been hurt here.Personally, it scared me to see someone like yourself getting "sentenced and banned" while only trying to help someone
in severe distress. You were someone who expressed care for Bob, babble and its people, and supported this site in many
ways. I remember thinking if someone as solid and stellar as you could get caught in such a rapid succession of what I felt
were punishments - in front of an audience, then I had better not speak-up, even with best of intentions, or I might suffer the
same fate. And I remember pulling back and withdrawing from babble the way I always have ever since I was a little girl - as
the message I got in my life were to always fear and distrust...that people can really hurt you even when you're trying to be
good...that the world can come crumbling down at a moment's notice. And I felt badly that I wasn't a strong enough person
to give you any kind of support at the time.This is a public forum. And you are entitled to express your views, and feel validated and heard like everyone else here. I
enjoy and learn from threads that have more than one post, and have differing views. Maybe things will change for the better, or
maybe nothing will change, but I want to give you the respect by saying I hope you express what you see and feel, and end your
participation in this thread when it seems right to you.Ava
poster:gobbledygook
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