lhayes1976

I agree--taking my hand slap with dignity. I apologize if I offended. Promise to stay on the topic--I'll just rant to DH. He's used to it.

LovinMySoldier

Then maybe we need to have a ranting section? I guess I didn't see the harm in the post.

RitaVil

At the risk of getting myself into trouble...

From Merriam-Webster:

Rant - To talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Complain - To express grief, pain or DISCONTENT

I see many complaints daily regarding LQS, big box stores, etc. This, to me, is a complaint, not a rant:

I guess I just don't understand why, in the midst of daily complaints which people are free to read or not read, this particular one was censored.

lhayes1976, trust me, I did not get a bad impression of you. Everyone has good and bad experiences, and I appreciate being able to read everything and make my own decision on whether or not I will patronize a store.

My response to your original thread was to say that I love my three local Jo-Ann's, and that they always offer 50% discount on anything less than one yard that's left on the bolt.

Sadiemae

The JoAnn's in my area does this also.

lhayes1976

I actually love Joann's and have never had a bad experience. What happened today would not keep me from shopping there--it was just for lack of another word -- weird -- that they would call me and ask me.

patricej

1. most important point first: moderators know that people make mistakes. 99% of the time they don't realize it's a mistake until it's already made. we don't jump to conclusions about the sort of person you are just because you make a mistake now and then. ;-)

2. some errant posts get moved; some get surgically edited; some get locked; and some get deleted. it's all done for the good of the board as a whole.

3. we can bandy semantics all day long. the fact remains that too much negativity poisons the board - particularly if it's the product of anger. we know that 99.999% of our members are sweetie-pies. we hang around here and get to know each other. but we are on display to thousands of others surfing the net. ranting, venting, letting off steam, getting it off our chests, and all other excuses for, and forms of, throwing hissy fits do not reflect well upon us as a community.

if you wouldn't say it through a bullhorn, standing nekkid in the mall, on a saturday afternoon during the christmas shopping season, then you probably shouldn't share it here, either.

but ... if you goof, we'll just fix it and love you still. ;-)

MommaDorian

Moderators of any board are always needed!!

k3n

Well put Patrice. :-D

Sadiemae

Very cute Patrice. I don't think I will be standing anywhere nekkid except in the shower. We don't want people to get sick and throw up...

pookie ookie

Yes, the board is over-policed but it is their right to do so. There is no freedom of speech on the net. It's a series of private properties owned by people who make their own TOS.

No harm is ever intended (although I do wonder if more feelings are hurt by the policing than by the so-called ranting). In any case, mature folks shouldn't get hurt feelings online. We are quite capable of controlling our reactions to the spieling of strangers and the hypervigilance of moderators.

Que sera, sera.