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What the hay is going on? John I'm with you......lost and probably better off being so!

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If you really want a taste, go to "Out Back".

Tom, you made no rant. And I hope you are OK now.

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Except of the cases where folks are deliberately being belligerent, I think that many get caught up in the subject matter, and assume everyone already understands that "In my opinion...", "What I perceive...", or "In my experience..." mentally precedes most statements.

If we'd be smart enough to add that to what we write - and what we read - there would probably be less consternation.

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I believe Tom was referencing some of the delightful banter between our German colleagues!

Tom, you are entitled to post whatever you'd like, but I don't necessarily agree that the forum has had more "rants" than usual. There are simply personalities here that don't get along. And I suspect this will always be the case. We do see the tantrums and are aware of them. The "ignore" feature is a wonderful tool to use if those folks are upsetting you. You may choose to click on the ignore feature and those threads and postings will "poof" be gone from your screen and be less apt to irk you.

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I echo Candace. If you don't like someone, just ignore them and move on!

John, and all who feel left out -- Tom wasn't ranting, he was pleading for civility. And you really didn't miss anything. Eric is correct -- I think it was in the Cyp threads somewhere, but I don't have time to look it up.

If I want to ignore someone, I don't need to press a button for that. There are so many posts anyway I only have time for those that really interest me. We all have our interests and no one needs getting upset about anything.http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...ies/tongue.gif

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Nope....I have no clue either.

AW Christ! as if just growing pretty Orchids wasn't ''sissy'' enough,now its happening to the internet!

Someone please show me to the thread in question?

I don't know what specifically prompted you to start this thread, Tom, but I respect your right to express your opinions. I hope things will improve for you soon. I can certainly relate to having health and personal issues. Life can be exceedingly difficult at times. You have my empathy and my best wishes.
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