Hello Seeker,
Sorry it took so long for me to address your concerns. I had a particularly long work day today.
Seeker, you and I got off on the wrong foot...way back on H20. I don't want to rehash old offenses, perceived or actual. That is history now.
Just let me say that, I was a newbie, somewhat backwards about the whole internet(still true) etiquett and manner's. I was just learning how to express my self, just getting the feel of how things worked on that forum. When you and JanH attacked (it is what I truly felt Seeker) my post (as I remember the subject had something to do with fear of death) I was really hurt. You then either predicated on my 'hot' response to you, decided that you would leave h20...at this time everyone on the board, including Rick, decided that this newbie DannyBoy was at fault, for making you feel bad. Hell man, I thought I had finally found some solace, some fellow survivor's...instead I found more malice and judgemental conduct, than I had experienced as a JW.
I decided that I would bite the bullet and stick around. Uncle Bruce was very helpful to me at this time. He took the time to encourage me and not take what had happened so personally. To this day, he remains a dear friend, because of his big hearted spirit.
I made a public appology to you Seeker on H20, for responding harshly. I never had a response from you. You did return some months later, but we never spoke, until today.
If you really want to know why we seem to clash, it is beyond the events I just described. I became very aware of the tone and aggressive behaviors, many long time poster's seem to display, this constant putting down, talking down, trying to show every error, correcting the thinking, of other poster's...just seems to vividly remind me of my own experience. I just got so fed up with the profanity, the name calling, the show-off debating, the superior attitudes displayed, I finally decided not ignore it anymore. That is how many of these wars started. I made a promise to myself, not to ignore anyone abusing, or putting down anyone, anymore.
Iam getting tired now of the effort. I certainly don't revel in it, like Ginny intimated.
I want my family to come out of the WT. I want to carry on civil conversations, not namsy pamsy, but civil, respectful and tolerant. I will make mistakes, so will you, but I do want to try.
I think all the wars we went through recently have paid off. There is far less name calling going on around here, the tone of the forum has changed, I think for the better.
Seeker, I respect your overture to me, and I assure you this attempt to resolve the issue, will do so for me. I have expressed to you my reason's. We may never agree on our approach, but I can assure you I now consider it the past.
Danny