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It is sad that anyone is treated with discrimination or treated unfairly on a forum or IRL. It is important that we treat people with the respect that we want to be treated with ourselves & use that as the guideline for our posting.
I have been here almost 5 years (this coming October). Many times at the beginning of those 5 years, I have felt rather invisible, but as time passed & I got more comfortable in the groups where I fit in, that invisible feeling began to lessen. I would even go outside of my comfort zone & touch others where I felt I had something that might be helpful to say. I have to admit that every once in a while I slip up when I read something that really triggers me the wrong way & I say something I shouldn't. I praise our administrators here for keeping the posts safe by deleting those posts that need to be deleted.
I have to say for myself, the support here has really been amazing....beyond belief actually. The fund raiser & the wonderful emotional support that so many provided, really showed me that I wasn't as invisible as I thought I was. The caring brought tears to my eyes that wouldn't stop......that warm caring feeling that everyone who touched me provided I have to say has been the most wonderful feeling I have ever experienced. I only wish that everyone would have a chance to feel that level of caring in their lives......as it really shows how wonderful everyone really is within their hearts.
Sure we have times & situations when the not so nice nice side shows through when there is something we feel passionate about is touched on the wrong way or we feel an injustice being done that we want to step up to & take an active voice in.......but as it has been said before.......we have to take care how we word what it is we say so that we don't hurt others or make them feel discriminated against or attacked.
Posting our words in the way we would want to read/hear the words ourselves is the best rule of thumb. I know that I am one who stands for honesty & to tell it like it is.....but even that can be done in a considerate way....it just takes a lot more work to come up with those words at times.......but everyone who we post to is worth that time & effort & care.
As Doc John said, a community this size is a challenge to monitor & keep running smoothly......I think this community is the most outstanding community (internet or otherwise) that I have ever been involved in......there is more Love & caring that goes on here than you find sometimes IRL. Sometimes it takes something to actually experience to give us this feeling personally, othertimes, we can see it through posts that we are involved in the posting of & the support that is going on.
PC is a beautiful, kind, supportive community that I feel honored to be a part of. I hope Michah that you get an opportunity to feel the same wonderful feelings I have experienced here.....as I hope this for all who may not have experienced this yet in their time here.
My wish for kindness, caring, & love to all who post here,
Debbie
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Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this.
Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018
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