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.

i luuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvv youuuuuuuuuu, mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!

(Goes outside after reading the recent posts.... begins to pick flowers and starts to sing a song by the Black Eye'd Peas...)

My four year old sings "My humps", you can sing it with her.

i luuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvv youuuuuuuuuu, mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!

You still cant have my Bud Light!

There's an old German saying that goes something like: "When you get to the bottom of the hole, it's best to stop digging."

I guess it's not well-known in English.

:::"Maybe it's 'When you find yourself at the bottom of a hole... Whatever,' she mutters, looking into the depths at the determined little worker, who continues shoveling madly:::

::::I'm pretty sure that this post could mean most anything you want it to::::

(observes that GeezerSue has suddenly appeared in her flower garden, quickly turns her back to Geezer and looks around in desperation. Can hear footsteps and hears Geezer mumbling something about digging holes....)

Fear not...I'm merely observing the human condition.

:deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse: :deadhorse:

ROFL!

(turns around to greet GeezerSue, reluctantly)

DrewsLou needs to be arrested for inhumane treatment of emoticons!

Someone call the SPCE!

*chuckles*

ROFL!

(turns around to greet GeezerSue, reluctantly)

:::withholding response until greeting becomes more animated...and, not incidentally, going out to buy some ice cream because I'm also looking into the depths of THAT hole:::

:::::::::>>>>>>>>jumps from behind the fence and sprays everyone in the garden with a water hose..........................

*nods and smiles from the sidelines, singing quietly*

I can see clearly now the rain is gone.

I can see all

obstacles in my way.

Gone are the dark clouds that had me

blind.

It's gonna be a bright (bright)

bright

(bright) sunshiny day.

It's gonna be a bright

(bright)

bright (bright) sunshiny day.

Oh yes, I

can make it now the pain is gone.

All of the bad feelings

have disappeared.

Here is the rainbow I've been

praying for.

It's gonna be a bright (bright)

bright (bright) sunshiny day.

(ooh...) Look all

around, there's nothing but blue skies.

Look straight

ahead, there's nothing but blue skies.

I can see

clearly now the rain is gone.

I can see all obstacles in my

way.

Here's the rainbow I've been praying for.

It's gonna be a bright (bright)

bright (bright)

sunshiny day.

It's gonna be a bright (bright)

bright (bright) sunshiny day.

Real, real, real, real

bright (bright) bright (bright)

sunshiny day.

Yeah,hey, it's gonna be a bright (bright) bright (bright)

sunshiny day.

*winks at Sue*

(I really do hope you have a sense of humor, Sue!)

LOL...this is what I like to see - - harmony! *HUGS* and *MWAH* everyone!!!