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Post by ilene on May 4, 2010 17:54:35 GMT
What I meant by "f**king up a good board was taking it down without any sort of warning to members, putting it back up, announcing Joe was now the administrator and then finding it all gone again. If you health was being affected there is not ONE member of CD who would have stood in your way of leaving or closing it down but we weren't told that until later then we see the both of you on boards after we heard you swear off boards so naturally people are confused and angry. Beth and Gabe had every right to be upset......if you would have just given them a day to pull their stuff there would have been no hard feelings as they are both mature adults who understand the need to have a life of one's own Enough dirty laundry has been aired so as June so aptly put it, let's get over it, move on There will always be good memories of CD; it's just to bad the ending didn't do justice to the members that served it so well Okay..this is my final explanation. I was thrilled Joe was going to take over. He has no experience as an admin and there is a lot to learn. As I was explaining how we handle the MOTM I realized he is going to put a lot of hard work and time into learning everything and I still will close the board eventually. I spoke with him in PM's but I think he most have misunderstood me. I opened up a new board exactly like CD in HIS name. I transferred everything there to make it look like the same board. However, I could not transfer the categories, boards and threads. After he saw this he said he doesn't want a board he has to build from scratch. I felt it would be an easy transfer because all it would mean is sending a new link to all the members. In fact, Chris, I believe I personally emailed you about this Joe said he is not going to go forward with this new board I told him should he change his mind, I will be more than happy to help him get set up and I urged him to do so because I know he would be excellent The url to that board is: crimedebate2.propboards.comAs for not giving you sufficient warning..had I posted a discussion about it, I would not have gone through with it as I would have folded (I do that a lot)
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Post by ilene on May 4, 2010 17:55:28 GMT
I do consider you a friend Lynne I don't know what you mean about the FaceBook remark All I do know is that I was very, very tired and ready to go the first time CD was deleted. It was only because i read the thread on the support board and felt badly about taking the board away and pumpkinpie's remarks on another board that caused me to restore the board. As you know, this last time the board was restored was not with the intention of giving it another go..it was strictly to appease the complaints I read from Beth and Gabriel about not having access to remove their links. However, once it was restored, I hoped to merge the FB and forum pages. I immediately knew that was a mistake. Some cuts are not fixable and I felt this was the case. If you noticed, I really didn't participate in most discussions on CD. I posted stories and articles which I felt would be of interest to our group. I really don't want to post on any message boards anymore. But, I do want to come by and see how people I have known and cared about for the past 6 years are doing..that is all. I think anyone who begrudges us for closing the doors is not considering me, Carolyn or nobu who spent the better part of every single day trying to make it all work. You, Lynne, were a moderator. You vacated the position because you felt you could not give the job your full attention at the time. When I told you the position is always open for you, if you want it, you told me you don't enjoy the board as much being a moderator. So, you might have a smidgen of an idea how I felt. Hi Ilene, I think you misunderstand. I have no desire to rehash things. You've explained privately to me your reasons, as well as at Beth's, and I accepted your explanation. I am so down with the way things are now! This way, everybody's happy ~ or should be. My point is that some folks do not appreciate advice from someone who basically told them to go phuck themselves afterward, comes onto the boards, hits and runs. My inclination was to simply ignore the 'advice'. Others felt compelled to respond. I can understand their frustration. It begins to look like you're a tag team, Ilene. I'll say again: I wish the both of you ALL GOOD THINGS in the future, and much happiness. Thanks for your good wishes Lynne..I hope you know I wish you all the best too
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Post by pumpkinpie on May 4, 2010 17:56:05 GMT
I think most of us are just rubber necking with bemused amusement. It's only a MB people - move on! ;D You're so funny June. I love your dry humor.
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Post by june on May 4, 2010 21:14:24 GMT
I think most of us are just rubber necking with bemused amusement. It's only a MB people - move on! ;D You're so funny June. I love your dry humor. ;D
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Post by Big Lin on May 4, 2010 22:10:07 GMT
I loved CD and modelled this board on Crime Debate and my other favourite forum The Mortal Orchard.
Both are now gone and I'm sad that they are.
I've always liked and respected Ilene and Carolyn.
The amount of hard work Ilene put into running the board is something that only someone who is a board owner themselves can fully appreciate.
I wish her well, look on her as a dear and trusted friend who has always shown me kindness and who helped me a lot when I was setting up this forum. She is always welcome here and I wish that we could simply accept that she could no longer keep the board running and move on.
When I heard that the board had closed again I checked it out and found a thread called 'Goodbye.' I posted a tribute to Ilene and the board on it and wished all those involved with it well.
I'd like to leave things like that if we can rather than fighting over old grounds.
Thanks everyone for your understanding.
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