I pledge to move forward.

Logged out of my account there yesterday and have no desire to log back in. Besides I like it here.
 
Wolffy said:
Logged out of my account there yesterday and have no desire to log back in. Besides I like it here.
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For me, it's more than just logging out. I'm not participating in any of the bashing threads or discussion about the past, and I'm not going to read them either. I'm ready to be home again.
 
Me as well. A good life lesson and a good reminder about what is truly important in my life.

Plus, this place has the ROOTS to make it grow into one helluva forum/community. And it has already started...
 
I protested. I spoke my peace. I have no desire to continue grinding axes. Yeah sure I'll issue a bit of snark here and there, y'all expect nothing less from me by now.
Mostly I'll just let it go. Forget, never.

Oh, log back in on the site? Nope. I logged in for about 5 minutes last nite to scrub what I could. Noticed I had a PM from SS, still don't know what it says. I'll not be logging back in again.
 
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Yeah, moving forward is the smart play. We've had a couple of days to get it out of our system. They want us to keep posting there to keep the Toronto Star Forum relevant - let's not give in to the temptation.


*I reserve the right to laugh (but not post) at particularly good trolling posts.
 
I am done with those guys. Logged out Friday for the last time. Done with beating on them here. Looking ahead from here on out.
 
Im sorry,,,, I keep going back like a gorilla fighter,,,,,But I wont do it in a public forum,,,,Ill quit when Im bored with it
 
I tried to voice my thoughts without blowing up and I will admit it was tough.

I have never believed in forgive and forget as I do not have the capacity to do either.

I will, however, learn and move on.
 
Im with yall. The night it happened I asked SS if I could call him to see what the deal was, sure I was mad butI have no problem talking with him to hear his side of the story. He said he would love to talk, so I called him with no answer and I still havent heard from him. So I changed whatever information about me as I could and logged out.
 
I never posted a lot on there so I stayed out of the discussions for a little while. They sold it to who they wanted to and that was up to them. However, I made a comment and in their return comment they tried to make me look stupid and that's my pet peeve. When people think they are smarter than everyone else it drives me insane, so I've been antagonizing them ever since.
 
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I never posted a lot on there so I stayed out of the discussions for a little while. They sold it to who they wanted to and that was up to them. However, I made a comment and in their return comment they tried to make me look stupid and that's my pet peeve. When people think they are smarter than everyone else it drives me insane, so I've been antagonizing them ever since.
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Yeap, thinking that everyone else is stupid, is, well, stupid
 
Yeah man, I'm with ya. I logged on like some and scrubbed what I could of my info, etc.
 
Hub;n8146 said:
I never posted a lot on there so I stayed out of the discussions for a little while. They sold it to who they wanted to and that was up to them. However, I made a comment and in their return comment they tried to make me look stupid and that's my pet peeve. When people think they are smarter than everyone else it drives me insane, so I've been antagonizing them ever since.
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Yeap, thinking that everyone else is stupid, is, well, stupid
 
Thats was the thing that fired me up the most, we didnt delete or modify alot of posts unless it was an F bomb in public or whatever. Then this deal surfaces and you couldnt even fart without it getting deleted. Screw that noise. Im done talking about them from here on out
 
Chdamn;n8091 said:
I tried to voice my thoughts without blowing up and I will admit it was tough.

I have never believed in forgive and forget as I do not have the capacity to do either.

I will, however, learn and move on.
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Your still relatively young,,,,You need to learn to do both,,,If not you will leave this world a bitter man. I really like all my online buddies but when it comes down to it we really truly don't know each other at all,,,,,,I personally cant love or hate things I don't know,,,,, Im also saying this as a person with very very few friends,,,,I have trouble bonding to people even though I cant really think of many people I dislike,,,, I know its selfish but the less people I know will be less pain for me and them when our time is up on this earth.I know it sounds strange but Ive been a really soft hearted person my whole life and I believe its a curse.There is a tiny mean streak in me but it has only showed up a few times in my 50 years on this earth.
 
My annual subscription expires 12/27. I won't be renewing.

I've been over there a few times to neutralize my profile and leave conversations, but haven't posted since my "hate to lose touch" post on Meltdown Day.

Time to move on.
 
Windini;n8192 said:
My annual subscription expires 12/27. I won't be renewing.

I've been over there a few times to neutralize my profile and leave conversations, but haven't posted since my "hate to lose touch" post on Meltdown Day.

Time to move on.
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Your fees are due here,,,,paypal me a hunnant and fiddy.
 
Majicmike;n8174 said:
Your still relatively young,,,,You need to learn to do both,,,If not you will leave this world a bitter man. I really like all my online buddies but when it comes down to it we really truly don't know each other at all,,,,,,I personally cant love or hate things I don't know,,,,, Im also saying this as a person with very very few friends,,,,I have trouble bonding to people even though I cant really think of many people I dislike,,,, I know its selfish but the less people I know will be less pain for me and them when our time is up on this earth.I know it sounds strange but Ive been a really soft hearted person my whole life and I believe its a curse.There is a tiny mean streak in me but it has only showed up a few times in my 50 years on this earth.
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Young hell. I'm 43. I get what you're saying but I'm different than a lot of people. I have a grand capacity to remove things from my thought. Always been that way. For me I become apathetic about the people that caused the offense. It would not phase me right this second if I found out they won the lottery tonight........or got run over by a semi hauling hogs.

For me it was like coming home and finding another man in bed with my wife. Not just any man but a maple syrup swilling pansy wearing an I voted for Hillary tshirt. I would be pissed and struggle not to murder everyone. And then a day or two later I wouldn't care about either of them anymore. But I would never forgive her for doing that. To do so would open myself up to further pain. And I wouldn't forget either. To do so is to not learn the lesson I was meant to learn.
 
Chdamn;n8208 said:
Young hell. I'm 43. I get what you're saying but I'm different than a lot of people. I have a grand capacity to remove things from my thought. Always been that way. For me I become apathetic about the people that caused the offense. It would not phase me right this second if I found out they won the lottery tonight........or got run over by a semi hauling hogs.

For me it was like coming home and finding another man in bed with my wife. Not just any man but a maple syrup swilling pansy wearing an I voted for Hillary tshirt. I would be pissed and struggle not to murder everyone. And then a day or two later I wouldn't care about either of them anymore. But I would never forgive her for doing that. To do so would open myself up to further pain. And I wouldn't forget either. To do so is to not learn the lesson I was meant to learn.
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+1

The opposite of love isn't hate. It's apathy.
 
Well here's my take for whatever that is worth. It was theirs to do with as they pleased. In the last 6 years I've almost died, been stolen from, lied to and generally screwed over. But when I got out of the hospital after my surgery I promised myself I wasn't going to let the small things get to me. If I am healthy and so is my family and friends then the rest of the world is just noise. And let's be honest, it is an online forum. Most of the core group on here will see each other and help each other even if the whole internet collapsed. And as the last 48 hours or so have proven, the actual forum doesn't matter. It is the people involved that we should care and worry about. I'm not part of the old, core group here so maybe I don't get quite as fired up, but in the end everything is working out fine. Besides, I have bigger problems than Neo and SS. And many of you do to. Screw 'em.

So just move on and be happy. No upside to holding a grudge. They didn't harm you, your family or friends. They have their place and now we have ours. Just be thankful that some people you know, even if it is just an online friend, had the character and where withal to pull this off.

Kudos to the founders. Well done.
 
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Majicmike;n8174 said:
Your still relatively young,,,,You need to learn to do both,,,If not you will leave this world a bitter man. I really like all my online buddies but when it comes down to it we really truly don't know each other at all,,,,,,I personally cant love or hate things I don't know,,,,, Im also saying this as a person with very very few friends,,,,I have trouble bonding to people even though I cant really think of many people I dislike,,,, I know its selfish but the less people I know will be less pain for me and them when our time is up on this earth.I know it sounds strange but Ive been a really soft hearted person my whole life and I believe its a curse.There is a tiny mean streak in me but it has only showed up a few times in my 50 years on this earth.
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Young hell. I'm 43. I get what you're saying but I'm different than a lot of people. I have a grand capacity to remove things from my thought. Always been that way. For me I become apathetic about the people that caused the offense. It would not phase me right this second if I found out they won the lottery tonight........or got run over by a semi hauling hogs.

For me it was like coming home and finding another man in bed with my wife. Not just any man but a maple syrup swilling pansy wearing an I voted for Hillary tshirt. I would be pissed and struggle not to murder everyone. And then a day or two later I wouldn't care about either of them anymore. But I would never forgive her for doing that. To do so would open myself up to further pain. And I wouldn't forget either. To do so is to not learn the lesson I was meant to learn.
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Well I now what not to wear or drink if I sneak into Chad's wife's bed. Thanks for the warning!

Throwing out all my maple syrup right now.
 
drypowder;n8218 said:
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The opposite of love isn't hate. It's apathy.
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Also incorrect. The opposite of Love isn't Hate or Apathy; it's Indifference.

One could be in dire emotional pain and still be apathetic--unable/unwilling to act upon the emotion. Indifference would be a lack of emotion, so no motivation to act. Splittin' hairs, sort of, but I think the distinction is key.

In either case, I know from experience that harboring a grudge is as bad for the holder than for the holdee. I claim no expertise in actually letting go, but I understand it's a very, very practical goal.
 
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...In either case, I know from experience that harboring a grudge is as bad for the holder than for the holdee...
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This.

Forgiveness benefits the forgiver more than the person being forgiven. It allows the forgiver to rise above the incident.
 
Chdamn said:
Majicmike;n8174 said:
Your still relatively young,,,,You need to learn to do both,,,If not you will leave this world a bitter man. I really like all my online buddies but when it comes down to it we really truly don't know each other at all,,,,,,I personally cant love or hate things I don't know,,,,, Im also saying this as a person with very very few friends,,,,I have trouble bonding to people even though I cant really think of many people I dislike,,,, I know its selfish but the less people I know will be less pain for me and them when our time is up on this earth.I know it sounds strange but Ive been a really soft hearted person my whole life and I believe its a curse.There is a tiny mean streak in me but it has only showed up a few times in my 50 years on this earth.
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Young hell. I'm 43. I get what you're saying but I'm different than a lot of people. I have a grand capacity to remove things from my thought. Always been that way. For me I become apathetic about the people that caused the offense. It would not phase me right this second if I found out they won the lottery tonight........or got run over by a semi hauling hogs.

For me it was like coming home and finding another man in bed with my wife. Not just any man but a maple syrup swilling pansy wearing an I voted for Hillary tshirt. I would be pissed and struggle not to murder everyone. And then a day or two later I wouldn't care about either of them anymore. But I would never forgive her for doing that. To do so would open myself up to further pain. And I wouldn't forget either. To do so is to not learn the lesson I was meant to learn.
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I did NOT have a Hillary shirt on dammit. The maple syrup was from VT - thank you very much.
 
trcubed said:
Windini;n8245 said:
...In either case, I know from experience that harboring a grudge is as bad for the holder than for the holdee...
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This.

Forgiveness benefits the forgiver more than the person being forgiven. It allows the forgiver to rise above the incident.
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I just rose a little.
 
trcubed said:
Windini;n8245 said:
...In either case, I know from experience that harboring a grudge is as bad for the holder than for the holdee...
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This.

Forgiveness benefits the forgiver more than the person being forgiven. It allows the forgiver to rise above the incident.
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"I just rose a little."

Now I'm skeered!
 
Chdamn said:
Majicmike;n8174 said:
Your still relatively young,,,,You need to learn to do both,,,If not you will leave this world a bitter man. I really like all my online buddies but when it comes down to it we really truly don't know each other at all,,,,,,I personally cant love or hate things I don't know,,,,, Im also saying this as a person with very very few friends,,,,I have trouble bonding to people even though I cant really think of many people I dislike,,,, I know its selfish but the less people I know will be less pain for me and them when our time is up on this earth.I know it sounds strange but Ive been a really soft hearted person my whole life and I believe its a curse.There is a tiny mean streak in me but it has only showed up a few times in my 50 years on this earth.
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Young hell. I'm 43. I get what you're saying but I'm different than a lot of people. I have a grand capacity to remove things from my thought. Always been that way. For me I become apathetic about the people that caused the offense. It would not phase me right this second if I found out they won the lottery tonight........or got run over by a semi hauling hogs.

For me it was like coming home and finding another man in bed with my wife. Not just any man but a maple syrup swilling pansy wearing an I voted for Hillary tshirt. I would be pissed and struggle not to murder everyone. And then a day or two later I wouldn't care about either of them anymore. But I would never forgive her for doing that. To do so would open myself up to further pain. And I wouldn't forget either. To do so is to not learn the lesson I was meant to learn.
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You and I are more alike than I thought.
 
trcubed said:
Windini;n8245 said:
...In either case, I know from experience that harboring a grudge is as bad for the holder than for the holdee...
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This.

Forgiveness benefits the forgiver more than the person being forgiven. It allows the forgiver to rise above the incident.
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"I just rose a little."
Only Chad. Not even the late Chikn could muster such pervitude.
SMH
 
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Well I posted my goodbye F you.......it was deleted before I could even read over it to make sure all grammar etc was correct......
 
I'm looking forward to seeing this forum grow. There are people here with common interests that aren't just looking out for themselves.
The owners here have sacrificed a lot for this to happen and I appreciate it.
I still haven't figured out how to post pics from my phone but it'll come.
 
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