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I was just teasin' you bout your girlfriend Olga when I said get a grip

I think badjoe did the right thing, and when someone does the right thing it is best for all
I'm willing to wait and see how things turn out
I have no protest
I'm sure all will turn out for the best
(maybe DD is not place to say this and I should go over to the big thread, but I'm just bein' casual)
I know each of us sees it our own way, and that is perfect
all I care bout is on DD we're allowed to love each other

Well, I went over to that 'if only' thread for the first time a little while ago, and YIKES, its more than 3000 posts, way too many for me to read right now....so just skimmed through it....seems to be a lot of hard feelings on some posters sides, lots of arguing, and then those who are trying to smoothe it over...

I am not certain if its in the nature of forums to go through times of upheaval...we saw lots of upheaval at L.com, which is why many of us came here...

Personally, I hate to see anyone leave...There are many different viewpoints, about politics, economics, social issues, religion, and no two people are ever going to agree on everything...I always like to see and hear about many different viewpoints on a particular subject...To me, anyway, its rather boring if everyone is agreeing on things, and giving high fives all the time, and slapping each other on the back in congratulations....thats just plain boring...

Various ideas, various opinions, people from all different area of the USA, and indeed, from many other countries, all bring a flair and excitement to the discussions...

Tho, I gather from BADJOEs assertions, he feels that donations are down, due in part to some actions on the part of the different moderators...and his attempts to have Jim Robinson address this, have been met with resistance, on JRs part...and therefore, its makes BADJOE feel as if his work in the fundraisers has been hurt...

It may be in part that the moderators have contributed to what BADJOE says is a decline in contributions...It may also be that there are other factors at work...some people may have lost their jobs, some may have had a financial reversal, some just dont feel like giving to each quarterly fundraiser, prefering to give only once a year, some may feel that they dont want to give at all any longer, etc. etc.etc.etc...

To me, when there is a loss of revenues to a particular business, or company, or a forum such as FR...there is usually more than one cause...but all these causes, taken together, and their net effect on contributions, may be startling...

I have no answer for what has caused the downturn in contributions to FR...it may just be a normal turn of events, in such an undertaking, and it may be just as normal to see an upturn in contributions in the future...

But that 'If Only' thread sure has seemed to open wounds, and get people really angry with one another...