Just to be clear

• 05-12-2008 11:16 AM

  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340

  Just to be clear Reply Contact  It seems that some members feel that things are running amuck here on the forum, that our admin and moderators are doing things a bit one side or holding grudges against certain members. Actually this is as far from the truth that these particular members could be.   All suspensions are handled through Meghan and myself. We give last and final word on all suspensions. So let it be known and understood that no one except Meghan and I are to blame for your time outs, suspensions and ultimately your banning from this forum, other then yourself for exhibiting the behavior to get you to that place.  My presence may not be here on a daily basis as it once was but I am fully aware of what is going on and reading. It is when the lines are crossed that you will see me as my time permits. Meghan is also here reading, actually more then me so we are fully aware of the cliques as well as business out side of our forum. As always, what happens on other forums, chat lists is just that. It does not pertain to this forum UNTIL you act on it and bring it to this forum.   Any questions, contact Meghan or myself Jaime Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff

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• 05-12-2008 7:44 PM

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  micksmom Joined on 09-10-2007 Warren Co, NJ Posts 1,807 Points 200	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Oh, good grief!  Is this stuff starting again?  Sorry there was a need for you to make this post, Jaime. My name is Sue How do you do?
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• 05-12-2008 9:58 PM

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  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Hi Sue! It's never ending. You know how it goes, no matter who it is they just aren't the right person for the job. Even when I was here more, there were plenty who thought I wasn't doing a good enough job or things were not run correctly, Jim's way was the best..all hail Jim, yada, yada. Our Mods and Admin work through some really tough times.   There are some really great people on the forum but as usual there are some that just like to stir the **** and can't be positive and post worth while information. As with everything else, this too shall pass.   Hope you had a great mothers day!     Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff

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• 05-12-2008 11:08 PM

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  spiritdogs Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 10,137 Points 735

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Jeez, I hate when I miss all the good stuff.  Can't blame the clicker queen this time, eh?    Where the heck are the ROFLMAO and beating the dead horse smilies when you need them?   Regional Director for Massachusetts, International Positive Dog Training Association Director, SeniorCare Pawsitive Connections Program AKC CGC Evaluator #3669 Therapy Dogs, Inc. Tester/Observer Sioux, CGC, TDInc. Maska, CGC, TDInc. Sequoyah, CGC Fergie, Retired Lap Dog, Age 19 Dancer, CGC, TDInc. (1989-2006) #1 Heart Dog "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." - Chief Dan George "The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be." ~ Konrad Lorenz

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• 05-12-2008 11:11 PM

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  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact See what happens when you're napping!!   Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff
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• 05-12-2008 11:19 PM

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  agilebasenji Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 2,387 Points 200	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Yea!  Jamie's back.  I must have missed all the other garbage.  Guess I have enough excitment with 3 basenjis in the house.
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• 05-12-2008 11:28 PM

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  DPU Joined on 09-19-2006 Indiana Posts 4,405 Points 360

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact I knew a thread like this couldn't go long without someone bringing up that 'beating a dead horse" emoticon.  As far as I know, if I know anything, all the action took place in pm so I don't think there was anything to see on the forum.  And I think a very good point that should be made is that when contacted by Admin/Mods in pm, the rules still apply and common courtesy is expected.

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• 05-12-2008 11:31 PM

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  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact I'm always around, just not posting much...trying to work on my reading skills...LOL!   Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff
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• 05-13-2008 8:58 AM

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  FourIsCompany Joined on 07-30-2007 Posts 4,738 Points 1,135

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Wow... ya just never know what's going on behind the scenes. I like a bit of drama, so I'm sorry to have missed this little morsel, but I'm glad everything is resolved. It's hard to know who to trust. spiritdogs: Can't blame the clicker queen this time, eh?   I kinda prefer clicker goddess... But what's even more amazing is that this time, we can't blame the Cesarenies, either! LOL Makes me mighty curious... Who's left? LOL I guess we just have to trust that the PTB know what they're doing. Thanks, Jaime, for the clarification.   LSTM (Laughing Silently to Myself) Click Daily to Give Free Food and Care to Animals: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

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• 05-13-2008 10:28 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,501 Points 405

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Geeze, I miss all the good stuff too. Members have NO idea how hard mods work to be fair, and how in the process, tend to tick off people that they really DO like, because they are being fair.  Or the total lack of respect some members show to mods.  It's a pretty thankless job and all they are trying to do is to keep the forum running smoothly without a lot of bickering and personal attacks. End of my two cents worth....... A house without fur is not a home. Glenda

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• 05-13-2008 10:42 AM

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  Angelique Joined on 10-04-2006 Posts 1,248 Points 200

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact This came as a surprise to me too. Aside from a few hot topics and heated threads, I thought things were generally much improved from the past turmoil. Let's hope it's just one of those cyclic flare-ups...Spring fever? "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" Albert Einstein "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the bank looking stupid"

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• 05-13-2008 10:47 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,501 Points 405	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Me too, Angelique.    But, there always seems to be some fussing and gripping going on behind he scemes.  I guess thats just going to happen when we have so many members and folks who have wildly divergent beliefs.  It's just too bad that the disagreement can't always remain respectful. A house without fur is not a home. Glenda
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• 05-13-2008 10:52 AM

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  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact True Glenda, no one really knows what it's like to manage all the diversities and conflicts. The this one said that, that one said this and no one likes me's that goes on besides what people read on the board. What's worse is when people feel they can cat and mouse others to get a rise and the person really does give them a rise and they get the grief. Attackes can be very sutle and mean.  The stuff that happens in cliques here is so childish I sometimes wonder how these people function in society!! I'm glad most of you missed it, it came about by some people who need to suck it up and realize there is a great big world out there and again what happens some place else doesn't belong here...end of story! I post on several other forums, I've even had a mod here catch me at one which surprised me that they were there but again, what I say or do there has nothing to do with here and vice verse. I guess think of this forum like Las Vegas without the dancing girls..    Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff

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• 05-13-2008 11:11 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,501 Points 405

  Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact there is also the ASSUMPTION of cliques.  I've been accused of that myself many times.  For example, if I post in support of a post of Spiritdogs, I'm part of her clique.  Nope.....I just happen to agree with most of what she says.  Until we get to that darned clicker stuff.....and I don't NOT agree with that....I'm just too clumsy to click when I'm supposed to, and too absentminded to remember when the heck I put one of my several.....  I think that often members will see posters who "stick together" in their minds, and figure that we have some secret society going on.  And I suppose that does happen to some degree, but certainly not the way some folks think. And, am I still your very favorite?? A house without fur is not a home. Glenda

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• 05-13-2008 11:29 AM

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  amstaffy Joined on 09-10-2007 Pennsylvania, USA Posts 1,845 Points 340	Re: Just to be clear Reply Contact Nope, you were never my favorite although many on the forum precieved that one too...LOL! Oh wait, you weren't called my favorite, you were one of my "pets" and of course that list was long too...Anne was on it along with a few others but I won't out the rest of them...hehehehehe Please Lord if I must lead only one life, let it be at the end of an Am Staff
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