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Subject:  I'm a little late to the party, but don't let that diminish the weight of my message! |
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Author: Laura Jean Berger | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 18:08:23 01/29/14 Wed For years on end, this board has been a source of torment for many contestants and volunteers in this organization. I am so proud of the Miss California Class of 2013 for taking the initiative and putting the final nail in the coffin in this divisive, hate-spewing "forum." As many of you know, I have had my fair share of bashings on this 'ol thing...really bad (seriously, someone once said that the noose around my neck was tightening, or words to that effect. I've also been denigrated for political speech, among other things), and there were times when I thought that I would give up; that I would let the immature, spiteful, and vindictive people win. However, I used this board to push me further than I ever imagined, and I overcame it. However, I am a strong person. I was able to handle this. Why am I here, posting this dissertation? For the contestants who will come after me. I am going to protect them from these individuals to the best of my ability. Even if they are as strong as I am, I don't want them to ever have to go through this torture. NO ONE deserves to be bullied. And believe you me, as the law catches up with technology, there will be ways to CRIMINALLY go after the individuals who dare post on this board, and civil claims are sometimes already an option. I will personally troll this board to make certain that no contestants are bashed ever again. I will not refrain from using the law as a remedy should the need arise. What disgusts me most is that the people on this board, with the likely exception of a handful of tiara-obsessed pageant moms, are the volunteers who greet us with hugs and smiles at Orientation, Miss California, and local competitions. HAVE SOME DIGNITY AND ACT LIKE A DECENT HUMAN BEING, OR GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS ORGANIZATION. (And don't kid yourself, I know which ones you are. IP addresses aren't exact, but they give a pretty dang good ballpark.) If you are a volunteer in this program, I challenge you - I implore you - be a force for positivity on this board. Join us, the contestants, and change this culture. The reason this board has been a mess of anarchy for so long is because the "good" people who have some integrity know it exists but refuse to go on it, so the only voices are the haters. That ends right now. This board will be policed and patrolled, and if y'all start another one, we'll just do the same thing. It ends this year. It ends with us. I will protect my sisters. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
| [> Subject: Whether anyone chose to respond or not to respond is unnecessary to point out on this board. We promote positive criticism and positive messages. :) Great job to my Miss California sisters. Although, I was not part of the class of 2013, I was Miss Clovis 2012, I will help bolster this cause and congratulate each and everyone of the young women who have been strong enough to stand up for this. | |
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Author: Katelen Weisenberger [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:23:43 02/09/14 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> [> Subject: I was the person who asked about no one responding to the OP...and your response shows you are a classy young woman. Thank you. | |
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Author: fan from the east coast [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:52:47 02/09/14 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> Subject: Just to clarify, as the moderator, I was deleting all responses to this particular post, because negative ones kept showing up. The fact is, this original poster seems to engender strong feelings positive and negative no matter what she says, so while I felt it was totally appropriate to leave up the original message, I didn't want the negativity of some of the responses to ruin the mood the contestants are trying to maintain. | |
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Author: Marge the Moderator [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:26:01 02/09/14 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> [> Subject: So, everyone, why do you think this particular contestant engenders such strong feelings? And, Marge, if she was provoking strong positive comments, where are they? It appears that the only comments made were negative as there is no positive responses left up. | |
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Author: perplexed???? [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:21:08 02/16/14 Sun [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> [> [> Subject: When most people respond to a particular comment in a thread, they click on the comment to respond. When this happens, the response is indented underneath the comment you have responded to. If the comment you responded to was negative, and your response was positive, both get removed when I remove the negative one. Any responses underneath and indented to a negative comment automatically get removed. That's just how Voy boards work. So if you are making a positive comment, and don't want it removed, click on the link "respond to this message" at the bottom of the original message, and it will be a stand alone comment. Hope that helps. | |
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Author: Marge the Moderator [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:54:48 02/17/14 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| [> Subject: Thank you Marge for helping continue the positive direction this board is taking. Also, thank you for the compliment "east coast fan." :) | |
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Author: -Katelen Weisenberger [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:56:56 02/10/14 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |