Goodbye Forums!

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   gamergirlposted 16 years ago

   I've decided to take a long break from reading or participating in the Hubpages forums.  As time goes by, nearly every day actually, I notice more and more negative, bitchy, nasty mean threads.  I am tired of reading through it, and honestly I believed that the forums were better moderated than this.  I had hoped, anyway. 
   
   I hope beyond all else that you all have a lovely time this holiday season and that your hubs get lots of views, your Adsense accounts get lots of pennies and all that.  I will check back in on the forums after a while to see if the cattiness goes away after the holidays are over.

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   Paragliderposted 16 years ago

   Well, if you're still reading - have a good Christmas
   
   The forums have been through a bad patch. But I think our architects would rather spend their time giving us a good publishing resource than policing the boards, and who wouldn't?
   
   I'm sure it will settle down naturally.

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      Stacie Naczelnikposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      I'm hoping along with this.
      
      Happy holidays gamergirl!  I'll be watching out for your poetry.

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   Mishaposted 16 years ago

   Gamegirl, we'll miss you
   
   Come back!
   
   Come on, it's life, take it easy

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   Dottie1posted 16 years ago

   I read the latest cattiness too and at the end realized how much time I just wasted.  From now on I will "click out" as fast as I "clicked on".  There is so much good stuff to read here at hubpages so don't get discouraged and don't quit if you really like what your doing.  Happy Holidays!

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   Marisa Wrightposted 16 years ago

   Sorry to see you go, Gamergirl. But if it means you get time to write more Hubs, maybe it's not a bad thing! 
   
   I must say I'm in two minds about the current outburst of cattiness.  I hate to see it, but at the same time, there was a point where I felt like I was being blamed for every nasty comment or thread on the forum.  It makes me feel a little bit vindicated to see various other people managing to be nasty without any help from me! 
   
   I do hope everybody can calm down.  Maybe everyone's just getting stressed out coming up to Christmas!  I do think it's a pity that grudges and dislikes seem to be getting carried from thread to thread, can't we all put disagreements behind us and get along?

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   Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

   "Vindication" and "Christmas" in the same post; that's the spirit!

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   Marisa Wrightposted 16 years ago

   Isabella, I won't pretend to understand your comment.  We had a disagreement. It's the season of goodwill so can't you forgive and forget?

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   Isabella Snowposted 16 years ago

   Why do people always say we should be nice because its Christmas. Why shouldnt people just be nice, period.

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      Marisa Wrightposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I agree.  It's not so much that people should be nice because it's Christmas, it's the fact that it's an opportune reminder of the right way to behave.

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