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mandyfins said:
You see-- it's response like Directions that have left me in my life to usually NOT say anything. I was told to "lighten up" after ...

I knew I shouldnt have said anything-- why did I expect to have understanding???

mandy

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Mandy...I need to clarify and apologize...lighten up was in regards to the fact that PC can't be everything to everyone ... sometimes we all imagine that PC some how can be...I didn't mean to trigger horrofic issues from your past. For that I'm truly sorry. You have a right to speak up...you have a right to disagree...and so does everyone at PC.

[eskielover]

Why aren't the people who qualify to be part of this private &amp; exclusive forum invited to join it with an explaination of what it is that they did to be invited?????

Then they can have the choice to join or not. If people who have posted 3000 + posts don't know that they can be part of the forum or any # of other things that qualify people for that forum, it seems that the people in charge of PC are the ones that should be in charge of extending the invitation to that forum.....especially since there are so many here that don't even know that it exists......even those that might qualify to be part of it.

Also to have the qualifications spelled out at the top of the forum so that people could see what it is actually about would be nice.....that way, people who are invited could decide if they really wanted to participate in it.

This is a suggestion from me who has been here for over 3 years &amp; listening to many who don't even know about it.....at least when they are brousing through the forums, they could read about it at the top of the forum......like the posts at the top of other forums describing the rules for it.

The discussion in this forum reminds me of a country song I have been hearing on the radio about the fact that in the old days, there were tryouts for teams &amp; not everyone was accepted &amp; we lived through it.....not being part of everything is just a fact of life that we need to accept......sure, sometimes, it is discouraging to loose out on something, but those that get everything they want in life, can't seem to handle when they are told no to something. Sometimes we just have to learn to accept what things are.....it is just part of life.....even if we always seem to be on that end of things, there is always our time for the things that are supposed to be in our lives......learning to accept life is also important.....no matter how disappointing it is. Believe me, I have been there much of my life, but it doesn't make it bad.

Just a suggestion,
Debbie

[jacq10]

I dont know about anyone else ... but this all just seems silly to me. PC is a place where we go and offer support to people, build friendships, and have a shoulder to lean on when we need. It shouldn't matter what your "title" is, or where you post ... the point is just to care. To care about other people, to reach out and know that you made a difference, even just a little bit.

When i read that we were doing a fund-drive for Fayerody I was shocked as it was the first one that i had ever heard of. But if anything, it only reinforced my faith in PC. It showed that not only do people care enough to hear your story, they care enough to physically help people who are in need. I think that it is great.

Just my two cents...

[MOJO3]

I just want to add that as a very new member...(still green around the gills)...I don't feel excluded at all by the idea that other people who have donated financially or emotionally by posting should have access to a forum that I don't. That doesn't seem like exclusion to me.

Exclusion would be and I repeat...would be...if I met the requirements but because of my attitude I was denied entry to the forum. (I do sometimes have attitude)

If I had any spare money at this time, I would be a member of the forum; Faverody's pocket would have some coin in it (lots hon...if I had my way)and I would be happily posting all over the place...much to the chagrin(sp) of more than one person I am sure.

Since my children are still sucking every spare dollar out of me...I probably won't gain entrance financially. So I keep posting and posting...trying to be a good guy ( since I can lean the other way at times) And one day...when I have enough posts...I will gain entrance to the forum and theeeeeennnnnn. I will post the longest post they have ever seen. I will type and type and type for days if I have to. It will be the longest post on this site ever. (Things may clog up) And only the choosen few will see it...and I will be one of them....lololol

Until that day, I will only dream. As I post and post and post ...with love MOJO3

(Please send all complaints about this post directly to DocJohn, leave me alone I have a headache...thank you MOJO3)

[radio_flyer]

You made me smile MOJO..

[Greenleaves]

I'm upset again. I want everyone to be included in the Supporter's forum.

I just gained access to it and people do post things they wouldn't post out in the public. I feel left out.

I want everyone to donate something so they won't be left out. I hate feeling left out. I hate it. I'm triggered.

[seeker1950]

LOL, MOJO!
Patty

yes, MOJO, reading your posts definitely brings a grin to my face!!!!!!!!!!!!..........love, pat

[nothemama8]

I became amember of the supportive forum, my poems were in the Poetry Book Doc got published for our community, also donated $5.00 cuz thats all I could spare at the time, I too have had help from the Fund cuz I was looking at eviction, and had a gas fuel shut off notice, because of the kindness of Doc and the members here I have had stress released from my shoulders, if you take time to see how the program works, you take time to grow
Angie

[Gracey]

What a bunch of whining and *****ing. Good grief folks. . .let me ask you something. You're all "members" of your comminty IRL, right? You all pay taxes, you all register your vehicles, etc. Like all city governments, you are entitled to certain priveleges and perks at certain places when you have "given" something; money, time, etc. PsychCentral is no different. I see a bunch of people here who need to grow the hell up. Fay has been around forever, gives of herself and is incredibly supportive. I would imagine that the VERY REASON the forum is closed and private is directly related to the lack of maturity displayed on this thread. And hey. . .here's the other thing. John pays for the damn site. . .in my way of thinking we're all WELCOME GUESTS here, and he can pretty much do whatever the heck he wants to do. Get a life people. And for the person who likened this to her experienc of having a gun held to her back. . .puhlease. Not even close. :::whine whine::: "I don't get to join the private forum on psychcentral." Lighten up and get a life.

That's my two cents. . .

When I first read Petunia's post.....I was shocked, no surprised, that this "support" forum even existed. I was one of those who didn't know. Know what.....I don't care.

I'm about as supportive as a limp noodle. I rack up posts playing games in the social forum. I use the favorite forums option and I do not read every post. I make the decision to participate in a fund raiser and how much to give.

I'm sure PC makes every effort to check out each situation before making the appeal. I would like to know the outcome.....did we make a difference....are there still problems

Not because I'm worried about just lining someone's pockets.

Because I care.

Thanks Petunia
I know you were just trying to help.

[kimmydawn]

Whew, OK I think it's time to lock this thread now.

I appreciate so much everyone's thoughts on this subject.

If you have further opinions/suggestions, please PM myself, January or DocJohn.

Thanks!

KD