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"Judith Latham" wrote in message
... In article , CatNipped wrote: On 8/15/2011 6:29 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I'm sorry, I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to make myself more scarce from now on so others can enjoy the group and not be forced to go to FaceBook. No hard feelings, I know where you're coming from. Don't you damn well do that. Do you hear? I know the others on this gourp or even group will agree with me. Offender indeed!!!! Judith What she said. Jay |
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Sherry wrote:
However again, I come to this group for entertainment and to get my mind off *my* problems. Your "rotting in the ground" descriptive was too much for me. It just made me think of all the cats I have "rotting in the ground". My next thought -- probably since my mother's 80th birthday would have been today -- about *her* "rotting in the ground." So, no thanks. Call me selfish, but I will not read another post which is that graphic. The problem with that is that you don't know how graphic it's going to be until you've already read it. Maybe we need a "graphic description warning"? That seems fair to me. What do you think, CN? Joyce |
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---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. Well, Mike, some of us have always particularly treasured this group because it DOES provide an outlet for discussing our off-topic concerns, too! (Other than political rants, which one can find on all newsgroups.) Usually the thread-title gives you a clue (even if it isn't marked "OT"). If a topic doesn't interest you, or you don't care to comment, it's easy enough to simply skip the thread. A lot of our members seem to have serious health issues, and/or be fighting clinical depression. (Which is a lot more serious than just "feeling blue" - be grateful if you've never encountered it.) I think many of us live alone, so really have no one else to confide in. Why not cut them a little slack? |
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CatNipped wrote: On 8/15/2011 6:29 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I'm sorry, I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to make myself more scarce from now on so others can enjoy the group and not be forced to go to FaceBook. No hard feelings, I know where you're coming from. "Biggest offender"? Not really - although you seem to have the kind of issues most in need of sharing! I may not often respond, but it's not for lack of empathy - I just don't always know what I can say to make it better. |
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On 8/15/2011 2:31 PM, Sherry wrote:
On Aug 15, 1:53 pm, wrote: On 8/15/2011 6:29 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I'm sorry, I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to make myself more scarce from now on so others can enjoy the group and not be forced to go to FaceBook. No hard feelings, I know where you're coming from. -- Hugs, CatNipped I'm really sorry to hear you say that. It's not all about you. There have been posts about everything from bedtime stories to movies to books to riots to air conditioning to unclaimed property and everything else in between. And for the most part, I've enjoyed them all and participated in them. However, and remember, you have my deepest sympathy for the illness you're struggling with-- but the graphic descriptions in your last post turned me quite off. I agree that, if venting makes you feel better, you should by all means do it. However again, I come to this group for entertainment and to get my mind off *my* problems. Your "rotting in the ground" descriptive was too much for me. It just made me think of all the cats I have "rotting in the ground". My next thought -- probably since my mother's 80th birthday would have been today -- about *her* "rotting in the ground." So, no thanks. Call me selfish, but I will not read another post which is that graphic. Sherry I'm very sorry I offended you. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", maintained by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message ... ---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. Well, Mike, some of us have always particularly treasured this group because it DOES provide an outlet for discussing our off-topic concerns, too! (Other than political rants, which one can find on all newsgroups.) Usually the thread-title gives you a clue (even if it isn't marked "OT"). If a topic doesn't interest you, or you don't care to comment, it's easy enough to simply skip the thread. A lot of our members seem to have serious health issues, and/or be fighting clinical depression. (Which is a lot more serious than just "feeling blue" - be grateful if you've never encountered it.) I think many of us live alone, so really have no one else to confide in. Why not cut them a little slack? I *so* agree with you, Evelyn. Off topic posts were usually discouraged on newsgroups because people were on dial up (I was at first and it cost me 5p/minute) but I only used to collect the headers and read everything offline. With the advent of broadband/dsl this is not such an issue and as most posts are clearly marked OT, they needn't be read at all whatever service you are on. Thread drift is slightly different, this will often happen and if I find it drifting off into a direction I'm not interested in I am able to "ignore conversation" and it does not show up as unread. I would not want to discourage any member from seeking emotional support here, whether for health issues, serious family worries or anything else. Nor posting useful things like the USA thing about unclaimed money (does not apply to me in UK, I wish we had something like that!) I am on another group where the posters have a main interest, but there are often OT posts about personal circumstances and all the members on there are very kind and tolerant about this. I think I've seen one objection in years and he was told to ignore posts that had OT in the title. Tweed |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... On 8/15/2011 2:57 PM, wrote: Sherry wrote: However again, I come to this group for entertainment and to get my mind off *my* problems. Your "rotting in the ground" descriptive was too much for me. It just made me think of all the cats I have "rotting in the ground". My next thought -- probably since my mother's 80th birthday would have been today -- about *her* "rotting in the ground." So, no thanks. Call me selfish, but I will not read another post which is that graphic. The problem with that is that you don't know how graphic it's going to be until you've already read it. Maybe we need a "graphic description warning"? That seems fair to me. What do you think, CN? Joyce It really doesn't matter any more, I was wrong to post that - knew that when I did it but didn't have the self-restraint to not hit the send key. I'm going to wean off of the newsgroup as much as I can so I won't be even tempted to do that again. I'll still be around whenever I have a cat story or pictures to share - I just put some on FB and am going to add them to my web site to post here. FFS, Lori. *One* person is objecting to OT posts (not necessarily yours) and does that really matter? Your situation is very difficult and you've been told by most it's quite OK to vent, but with a graphic warning if necessary. You have forgotten what I emailed you last week already. Remember what I said. Also remember "this, too, will pass.." Tweed (still with mega shoulder probs) |
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Sherry asked:
What about Amber and Tiger? Doesn't Amber have a birthday soon? Hope she is doing well, and Tiger too. Amber has a birthday Sept 14th. She is doing very well. She gets around better since I added Cosequin to the food. I also have step stools in several places to help her get "up" (she doesn't jump very well). Tiger is his usual self. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:53:08 -0500, CatNipped
wrote: On 8/15/2011 6:29 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote: I am getting discouraged with this group. There are too many off topic posts and very few posts about our cats. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I'm sorry, I know I'm the biggest offender. I'll try to make myself more scarce from now on so others can enjoy the group and not be forced to go to FaceBook. No hard feelings, I know where you're coming from. Don't you dare! This is your home as much as anyone else's Lori... please treat it like one. (hugs) |
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