Evidence of the Great Divide

What are you talking about?

I think some members, including me......don't respond to those threads because, it's too much drama and usually those folks are back in no time at all or better yet, never leave.....

Just pm the folks you care about and have a silent exit.....until you(general) are ready to come back.....

 I did not notice the thread.

 Many people use PM's to communicate in these circumstances and we do not know how many or who may have responded to her post with a PM.

 I'm with Snowrose on this one. I pretty much don't post on good bye threads - nothing against the poster, it's just something I don't do.

Sorry, I'm just not buyin' it, guys.  Too much water under the bridge for that.  Her farewell post was deliberately NOT dramatic and I think she just didn't want to disappear without letting people who have come to know and respect her on the board know what happened.  How many times have we had "whatever happened to...?" threads.  Anyway, I will not discuss this further.  I just wanted people to think before they type.  Disagree, but stop making it so personal.  The "search" function should be used to find information, not to dredge up something that someone said five years ago, or in a fit of anger.  And, if nice matters so darn much when you are trying to get at some of your perceived enemies, use it all the time.

Glenda, the thread is in this section.  She just didn't want to leave without letting people know, and that she can still be contacted via PM.

spiritdogs

My guess is that they are wringing their hands in a "good riddance" frenzy because they perceive houndlove as part of some enemy camp, instead of realizing that yet another really thoughtful and pleasant member of this community is leaving.

What a horrid thing to say! She left only yesterday.

Houndlove said she was keeping her account open to receive PMs. You can ask her when she got a PM from me. To save you the trouble, it was on the very day of her post here (18 minutes after she posted). And I just now posted in her thread .

spiritdogs

This, to me, is evidence that the debate we used to enjoy here has degenerated into something else that is not too becoming. 

Evidence, huh? 

spiritdogs

her departure is not even acknowledged by those who shall not be named. 

You are way out of line. 

spiritdogs

Her farewell post was deliberately NOT dramatic

You took care of that, didn't you?

spiritdogs

Anyway, I will not discuss this further.  I just wanted people to think before they type.  Disagree, but stop making it so personal.  The "search" function should be used to find information, not to dredge up something that someone said five years ago, or in a fit of anger.  And, if nice matters so darn much when you are trying to get at some of your perceived enemies, use it all the time.

You know, I 'll take back what I said about goodbye threads being full of drama.....

It's people like you who like to stir up drama.......

I don't understand, yesterday a whole whack of people replied to her thread.  Perhaps the reason not more did was because it is in this section, which people might not check as often.

I didn't reply in the thread because I didn't know her at all, really

Moderator speaking...

I am unsure of the actual point of this thread.

It is IMO disrespectful to ANY member to speak about them like they are not here, or speak for them when they plainly stated they ARE here. Please desist in whatever drama this thread is touching off and be respectful enough to NOT indulge in still more of the very same type of behavior that prompted her note and break, in the first place.

The guilt tripping is not necessary...and will cease...now. The back and forth can also cease...NOW.

NO ONE here knows all that goes on in private areas of this forum...and making what amounts to judgements on others in not conducive to forum harmony.

This thread is in poor taste, not constructive, and an attempt to further the (false) sense that an actual divide exists.  

Callie crawling back into the health section quietly .... sheesh, glad I already know 'sit' and 'stay' and 'go home at 5'.  Training gets rough.

 I don't reply to GoodBye threads as a rule because as far as I'm concerned the people have already made up their minds.  And if I decided I needed a break from here, I would do so, regardless of what others tried to convince me of.  If she needs a break, she needs a break, who else has the right to make that decision for her.  I appreciate her letting us know she's going, so no one worries, but I'm not gonna whine and cry and try to make her feel guilty about it.

l.michelle

I don't understand, yesterday a whole whack of people replied to her thread.  Perhaps the reason not more did was because it is in this section, which people might not check as often.

I didn't reply in the thread because I didn't know her at all, really