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QUIET in HERE
These are the least postings I have seen in a long long time. Is it
only me? I guess this is a sign of holidays coming ! We did our first Thanksgiving last weekend because that is when daughter could come. We will have our own for 3 people on the correct day. But practiced already now! What are your plans for Thanksgiving? I hope everyone has a wonderful day. It will be just our son who lives with us still and hubby and I this year. Daughter already came and son lives far away at college so won't be back. Still going to dress up the dining room as best I can. Decorations are for us to see more than to share. |
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"bdianeVA" wrote in message m... These are the least postings I have seen in a long long time. Is it only me? I guess this is a sign of holidays coming ! We did our first Thanksgiving last weekend because that is when daughter could come. We will have our own for 3 people on the correct day. But practiced already now! What are your plans for Thanksgiving? I hope everyone has a wonderful day. It will be just our son who lives with us still and hubby and I this year. Daughter already came and son lives far away at college so won't be back. Still going to dress up the dining room as best I can. Decorations are for us to see more than to share. It seems to me that over the past several months, maybe a year, there has been a steady decline in postings. I got back from a short trip today, checked rctn last at 9am Monday, and checked in at 1pm today, Rriday. Only 277 posts. It used to be that there would be well over 1,000 to catch up on, or so it seemed; 300 a day wasn't a rare event. This isn't necessarily bad, in fact some may say "quality not quantity", but it has been very obvious to me! Gillian |
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It seems to me that over the past several months, maybe a year, there has
been a steady decline in postings. Speaking strictly for myself, I think the whole "tone" had been uncomfortable for some time. All the political debate in the last year made me cringe. All the International Pot Shot Exchanges have dampened my enthusiasm for discussion. All the arguing and sniping back and forth give an armed camp feeling. I don't for a minute think the ONLY topic should be needlework. I would just like to see a return to a friendlier environment. Earlier this year, there was quite a bit of Bash America(ns) going on. Having been quite honest regarding my love and admiration for All Things British, my feelings were hurt enough that I just withdrew, rather than try to post any response. I'm one of those "evil" smokers, and while I respect everyone's right to an opinion, again, knowing how considerate I try to be with my bad habit, having it constantly harped on, causes one to withdraw. Reading the ever constant bickering between "regular" posters, all of whom do have the "right" to post, wears a person out. All the squabbling about who called who a nasty name seems so beneath us. Or it should be. The "I have So-and-So killfiled" remarks just seem to add fuel to the ongoing spats. It's not that I want to see this become a moderated group, or never see any OT postings, I would just like us to remember there are flesh and blood PEOPLE on the other side of the monitor. People with feelings. People with valid contributions, who could make them, if they didn't feel as though any post at all would or could result in an attack. I realize I tend to over-analyze my postings, in effort to make sure I don't unintentionally hurt someone's feelings, and I can't expect everyone else to do the same thing. I suppose this is where I do my Rodney King quote of "Can't we all just get along?". Simplistic, I know, but there it is.. Tegan Who we are never changes. Who we think we are... does. - Unknown |
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Speaking strictly for myself, I think the whole "tone" had been uncomfortable
for some time. Me too. Earlier this year, there was quite a bit of Bash America(ns) going on.Having been quite honest regarding my love and admiration for All Things British, my feelings were hurt enough that I just withdrew, I was born and brought up in England, then got married one Saturday and flew the Atlantic (with my Brit DH) the next, lived in Montreal, Que for three years, then moved to the U.S., and therefore can see both sides of many of these questions. I thought that these "bashings" were inappropriate in this forum, particularly as we seem to have people on all sides of every question on both sides of the Atlantic, and what we have in common is stitchery. I'm one of those "evil" smokers, Me too. I try not to offend, I just wish that others (many of whom have habits which I dislike intensely) would also endeavor to be considerate ..Reading the ever constant bickering between "regular" posters, all of whom do have the "right" to post, wears a person out. particularly for those who, like me, do NOT do cross-stitch, have no interest in it whatsoever, and have to wade through all the other posts in order to find the information we want and need. Incidentally, I also sew, knit and crochet as well as embroidering, but I stopped reading rcty more than a year ago because it got so unpleasant. Thank you, Tegan. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. |
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"LdyTegan" wrote in message ... It seems to me that over the past several months, maybe a year, there has been a steady decline in postings. Speaking strictly for myself, I think the whole "tone" had been uncomfortable for some time. All the political debate in the last year made me cringe. All the International Pot Shot Exchanges have dampened my enthusiasm for discussion. All the arguing and sniping back and forth give an armed camp feeling. I don't for a minute think the ONLY topic should be needlework. I would just like to see a return to a friendlier environment. Earlier this year, there was quite a bit of Bash America(ns) going on. Having been quite honest regarding my love and admiration for All Things British, my feelings were hurt enough that I just withdrew, rather than try to post any response............................... Reading the ever constant bickering between "regular" posters, all of whom do have the "right" to post, wears a person out. All the squabbling about who called who a nasty name seems so beneath us. Or it should be. The "I have So-and-So killfiled" remarks just seem to add fuel to the ongoing spats. Tegan I always think that it`s far better to "killfile" a THREAD, rather than a poster, don`t you? If you don`t like the way it`s going, it at least does away with "having" to read it. If you don`t like arguing/discussing, the answer, as you demonstrate, is just not to get involved and "wear yourself out". Much as I like to hear it, I`m sure you can`t really love EVERYTHING about Britain ;-)) - we don`t!!! As for American bashing, I`m pretty sure that most of us are happy enough with Americans as individual people - but have some reservations about them as a nation at times - which is entirely different! You`re dead right about politics - this is certainly not the place for them - there are surely newsgroups enough dedicated to just that. As has been said time and time again,you can`t like everyone in the world - some people instinctively get your back up. I bet there are many people in the ng who you`d avoid like the plague if it came to actually meeting them and not always the ones you argue with. Quite often I find that those are the ones I`d really love to spend a day with! Those who are all sweetness and light are unlikely to be good company or fun! Pat P |
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I always think that it`s far better to "killfile" a THREAD, rather than a
poster, don`t you? Yes, I do. But for a while, it seems that I've been ignoring far more than I've been reading. I love reading this group and have found few bright spots, lately. Much as I like to hear it, I`m sure you can`t really love EVERYTHING about Britain ;-)) - we don`t!!! I found some things to be very different, but overall, I loved everything I saw. So much so that I do intend to try and move there when I no longer have any obligations here. There's enough history on that one small island to keep me happily poking about for the rest of my life. Possibly because I live in the Midwest, where Mom, Apple pie and the Flag are still very much bandied about, I do have a hard time making that fine distinction between a nation and it's people. I bet there are many people in the ng who you`d avoid like the plague if it came to actually meeting them and not always the ones you argue with. Quite often I find that those are the ones I`d really love to spend a day with! Those who are all sweetness and light are unlikely to be good company or fun! Yes, again. I tend to overanalyze anything I've written, looking for where I may have inadvertently said something that may hurt someone else's feelings. Knowing I wear my heart out on my sleeve, I tend to assume (wrongly, I know) that others do, as well. I really wouldn't want anyone here to change anything about themselves or the way they post. And yes, I suspect that if I could host a Get Together of my favorite posters, I'd love every minute of it, even while I was trying desperately to keep fur from flying! (does create an interesting mental image, eh?) I dunno.. Gillian just struck a chord and I thought, eh.. haven't posted much in a long time and here's why... none of them truly valid reasons, just reasons, I suppose. Tegan Who we are never changes. Who we think we are... does. - Unknown |
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"LdyTegan" wrote in message ... I always think that it`s far better to "killfile" a THREAD, rather than a poster, don`t you? Yes, I do. But for a while, it seems that I've been ignoring far more than I've been reading. I love reading this group and have found few bright spots, lately. Much as I like to hear it, I`m sure you can`t really love EVERYTHING about Britain ;-)) - we don`t!!! I found some things to be very different, but overall, I loved everything I saw. So much so that I do intend to try and move there when I no longer have any obligations here. There's enough history on that one small island to keep me happily poking about for the rest of my life. Possibly because I live in the Midwest, where Mom, Apple pie and the Flag are still very much bandied about, I do have a hard time making that fine distinction between a nation and it's people. I bet there are many people in the ng who you`d avoid like the plague if it came to actually meeting them and not always the ones you argue with. Quite often I find that those are the ones I`d really love to spend a day with! Those who are all sweetness and light are unlikely to be good company or fun! Yes, again. I tend to overanalyze anything I've written, looking for where I may have inadvertently said something that may hurt someone else's feelings. Knowing I wear my heart out on my sleeve, I tend to assume (wrongly, I know) that others do, as well. I really wouldn't want anyone here to change anything about themselves or the way they post. And yes, I suspect that if I could host a Get Together of my favorite posters, I'd love every minute of it, even while I was trying desperately to keep fur from flying! (does create an interesting mental image, eh?) I dunno.. Gillian just struck a chord and I thought, eh.. haven't posted much in a long time and here's why... none of them truly valid reasons, just reasons, I suppose. Tegan Who we are never changes. Who we think we are... does. I am not known for "chord striking", but your post does raise thoughts. Today I was browsing through Kathy Dyer's site, and reminiscing over the names we no longer read. Obviously over the years, folks come and go, but it was so neat seeing the old names again, and the stupidity ( and fun) we had with limericks etc. I guess we are all a bit more serious these days!! I will admit I have had the pleasure on two seperate occasions this year( maryland and the maritimes) to meet other members of the group, and it has really been wonderful to put faces and "real people" to the rctn posters. Gillian |
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"Gillian Murray" ) writes: I am not known for "chord striking", but your post does raise thoughts. Today I was browsing through Kathy Dyer's site, and reminiscing over the names we no longer read. (snip) Gillian One of the names we no longer read is Kathy Dyer herself. I have not checked recently, but the last time I looked, her site had not been updated for quite a long while. It contains a lot of very valuable information. -- Jim Cripwell. From Canada. Land of the Key Bird. This creature of doom flies over the frozen tundra in winter, shrieking its dreaded call; "Key, Key, Key, Key rist but it's cold!!" |
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"LdyTegan" wrote in message ... I always think that it`s far better to "killfile" a THREAD, rather than a poster, don`t you? Yes, I do. But for a while, it seems that I've been ignoring far more than I've been reading. I love reading this group and have found few bright spots, lately. Much as I like to hear it, I`m sure you can`t really love EVERYTHING about Britain ;-)) - we don`t!!! I found some things to be very different, but overall, I loved everything I saw. So much so that I do intend to try and move there when I no longer have any obligations here. There's enough history on that one small island to keep me happily poking about for the rest of my life. Oh, how right you are! There`s still plenty to keep me fascinated at nearly 70, even in my own small area - history enthralls me even more than stitching, and it`s amazing what you can find even in tiny and sometimes quite unpreposessing villages and hamlets. I`d love to meet up with you when you do get to live over here - we definitely share a hobbyhorse there! As for the bits about Britain that I DON`T like - well, I just avoid them!!! LOL! Pat P |
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