there is one thing that i want to make very, very clear. i do not mean to denigrate anyone's contributions that they have made to the forum. this is not about money. it's about being excluded and it is about feeling that the caring support that many have given isn't worth as much as we thought it was.

i explained, personally, this a.m. that i wasn't knocking the contributors. i guess that i didn't go far enough in my explanation. i had to go to work and it had to be quick. sorry.

again, i'm glad that people can contribute. i'm just confused about why they deserve a private forum.

yes, yes, yes, there are many different forums here. BUT, i'm not excluded from any of them. no one is.

KD, we need to keep this out in the open. i appreciate your position, but the members have been upset enough about what just happened. shutting this thread will only bring more hurt.

we'll wait for an explanation and wait to see what else is going to be offered. we'll wait.

pat