[sniskelsowwef]

first, for those of you who feel like you are being picked on. You concern has been raised in the past ....and addressed. please see http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14276 and http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14256 for further details of what details pertains to your case, and if it's just pure careless thought in your actions that brought you the undesired consequences. Also, (this is just my opinion) pleaes, those who feel the need to leave the forum for good, feel free to. you might be missed, but we'll do out best to manage without you. Maybe you have internet forum confused with some of the small local kendo clubs where they "need" people for continuing their operations (for monetary reasons or not).

second, let me re-emphasize i'll be the first one (as well as several other more gentle senior members of this forum) to call out anyone who for no good reason verbally abuse the newer members of this forum, however, given a couple of cases lately, no consensus of such concerns have been brought up and made aware of. Besides the complaints from those who were on the receving end. You can sit here and say, this and that but in the end I fail to see why several hundred members who were once new (just like you) managed to stay on this forum with such "unforgiving" attutide (as you would like to believe) and continue to make 'meaningful' post on here.

lastly, if any of you used the "search" function and dig up past threads at all. you might start picking up a pattern of "who's who" amongst past threads of valuable knowledge. That's not to say any one person's opinion should be dismissed, only that some possess more qualitative information than others. Is it no wonder then that these people do not participate in your threads, or (in some cases) respond to your comment in a not so positive manner? ask yourselves is your mentality more of "i am here now, and I want to do this, and that's all i care about, i dont' give a flying f#$@ about how things have been done" type of way or are you a true kenshi who's pursue in kendo carries over to your daily lives? If you are going to hold us responsible for setting examples for you, than we'll hold you responsible for behaving any less proper than how we were when we were new here. Dont' be so quick to point the fingers without first having examined your own behavior.


one final comment, please exercise "critical thinking" in kind and let it reflect in your words on KW. As no one tends to like a empty can that makes too much noise.