Hold up hold up hold up!!!

I live here in America. Here is America we have this little thing called FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

Okay, now with that in mind we also have freedom in choice.

And with THAT in mind, why is it that this forum is so over moderated with threats of locking threads and deleting posts and everything? I agree I haven't been in the "mix" of things lately but I do have the right to speak my mind and I do choose whether or not to participate in those particular posts. I think that everyone in the questioned threads had a right to speak, whether they agreed or disagreed. I think that when you post a thread, you are opening it up to everyone. I think that when you have a thread, it is no longer "yours" but the becomes a part of the overall dynamic of the group. I do agree that some comments were nasty and uncalled for, but I also believe that everyone has a right to speak. Just because one person gets offended, then DON'T read that post (see freedom of choice above).

I think that nilly willy locking a thread because you have been queened or kinged as a moderator is ridiculous. I think a thread should only be locked if it is blatant advertising crap. Otherwise, let it ride. By not dealing with the problems and comments that doesn't SOLVE the issue, it lets it fester on other threads. Let people talk it out back and forth. Is it bickering? Sure it is, but we are a majority of women in this group, so isn't it a bit expected? Women have to hash it out to be done with it.

I think it is all getting taken too seriously.

Let people speak!!! (see above freedom of speech) Good bad and ugly.

There, I have said my 2 cents. Now feel free to come to THIS thread and say what you will because this is MY thread I have donated to THIS group, which makes it OURS.

Love takes time to heal

Alex, any chance of banning members like I8everything or anyone that continues attacks outside LBT considering she sent PMs to me and several members warning us to "watch out" while telling us to suck big fat male organs (only she uses much more colorful words?) I'd like more information please, like what are we watching out for, a drive by shooting? The fact she used LBT to contact my company by cutting and pasting MULTIPLE MULTIPLE MULTIPLE insane ramblings is also considered bad LBT etiquette, dontcha think?

Actually, you can just laugh this one off because I've got it from here but you might let members know that slamming lies outside of LBT into personal lives is not only not very nice and bad on-line etiquette, but it can potentially warrant legal action. Thanks

Please send me details on this issue via PM. Let's try to resolve this privately.

Buwahhhhhahhahahahaha..... Let the fires burn!! Speak.... SPeak... SPEEEEEEEEAK!!!

I am still upset that moderators are locking threads without the permission or requests of the person originating the thread. This is what got me fired up.

I am not speaking as to the right to yell "fire" in a public building, nor am I saying that it is okay to go into anyone's house and yell at them... but we do have this nifty little device on LBT called the "ignore" button. Just click on their name, press it, and whammo presto all of that persons posts are ignored. Soooooo, if you are offended constantly by someone or they just merely piss you off, then IGNORE them using this button!!!! But let's face it, you don't do this option because you are compelled to continue. So obviously you want to work it out through some means... then so be it... talk it out. It may get nasty, it may get rude, but in the end we can all sit down and sing Kumbayah.

can we hold hands and roast marshmallows too?

heyyyy, what happened to the ignore button. Just noticed it is gone???

i think you have to do it in their profile. is that button gone from there? i will have to check.

Just checked. its there in their profile.

ahhhhhhh got it...... let the list begin people. Just go to their profile and click ignore in the bar about 1/4 of the way down and you won't ever have to read anything they say again.

For all others who can just rollllllllll with it..... lets booty shake dance to Kumbayah with marshmallows in our mouths. Who can stick the most in their mouth?

Threads that are nasty and offensive have no place on LBT. Multiple moderators usually agree on locking a thread if the threads contain nasty and offensive hate.

IMHO the LBT moderators really try to be evenhanded.

Threads shouldn't have the NEED to be locked!!

i got a pretty big mouth...

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Runs through the LBT thread naked just to show that I can. (call it freedom of expression?)

ahhhhhhh got it...... let the list begin people. Just go to their profile and click ignore in the bar about 1/4 of the way down and you won't ever have to read anything they say again.

For all others who can just rollllllllll with it..... lets booty shake dance to Kumbayah with marshmallows in our mouths. Who can stick the most in their mouth?

Jenna,

Great solution! I wish more users would start using it.

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Runs through the LBT thread naked just to show that I can. (call it freedom of expression?)

Never thought I'd need to ban streaking on LBT :help: :help: :help:

i think that pushing marshmallows on a weight loss board is just cruel and evil! shame on both of you.

wha i cint hare ewe i gat a moufful uv marshhhhmerrows.

HOW CAN YOU CRITICIZE THE MODERATORS FOR RUNNING THE BOARD IN THE MANNER THAT YOU AGREED TO ABIDE BY WHEN YOU SIGNED UP???

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THERE ARE OTHER BOARDS, OR WAYS YOU MAY START YOUR OWN BOARD.

WE ARE THE GUESTS OF THE MODERATORS, WE ARE IN THEIR DOMAIN.

IF WE WANT TO PLAY ON LBT, THEN WE HAVE TO PLAY BY THEIR RULES.

EMPHASIS ON RULE #5:

5. Moderators will take a hands-off approach in general. The owners of LapBandTalk.com - Lap Band Talk Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

(rule #5 doesn't appear to have an appeal process)

I still love everybody, I just wish this would hurry up and pass. This reminds me of being constipated. It is really making my a$$ hurt.