....like when clearly the post has no relevance or adds no value to the OP's question or concern.

Like this:

OP Question: I am having trouble finding a good fish recipe I like...can anyone help?

Response: I hate fish! Fish makes me gag!

Can someone explain the purpose of this? I mean, if you don't like fish, then why dont you just move on to the next thread? Who really cares what makes you gag or not gag???? I know I don't.

chalk it up to life much more enjoyable vs reading others miseries on the hr of posting. did you get thru the day fine????

This lil southern girl has a thang or 2 to say. I have a few blogs that have quite a few hits. Theres a few people that might be on them tomorrow maybe from here... Maybe not.

I am ticked about now over all of this and I want someone to answer my last question.

SUSAN YEP USED A NAME went on facebook and said shit about one of my friends and I refuse to stand for it. If they wanna unfriend me thats ok.

I want to make sure that my facebook is now mine again. She wasnt banned for what she said and I want to speak freely again on mine. I have cleaned out the clutter on my FB. Unless LBT And FB are linked someway I wanna know.

I have a freedom of speech and I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Feel it comin on.

Well dammit - what do I get to do?

Just sit there and look pretty, cupcake... *wink wink!

Oh, man...I remember Tuaca. ...or do I?

Wow, Brandy! :biggrin:

if you go back and read what i wrote - i could care less that HH was banned. he broke the rules, you acted on it....

if i want to have dialogue w/him beyond this place - i know how to do that.

i have PM'd you over 4 times w/no response to date when there were no mods active here & abuses in play. NOTHING close in MO to what HH did - but again not my call. i actually had to go to susan and plain on FB about this - cause no one was here dealing.

the purpose of LBT? well i have been active in the food/nutrition - exercise - PTJP threads majorily for the last 2yrs. i tried to go into the complications section - but, since no mod was looking out for some of us that have had complications & nasty PM's were flung around....some of the veterans, such as myself NO longer go to any pre/post op threads to supply support....so there's your purpose.

I'm sorry but I really have no recollection of your PMs. If you have any issues whatsoever, please let me know and I'll do my best to deal with them.

I'd love to hear from you (via PM please) any issues that are currently going on that would hinder you or other members from providing SUPPORT to other members.

I want a real job - revive rho I can do - I teach CPR!

I can revive, too...you just beat the hell out of the chest area, right? Until they wake up and yell "get off!"

That's how I'm used to doing it...

well HELL , she's at a nursing convention when i pick her up - i expect the good stuff:)

that rehydration thingy.....

funny - will check on iv supplies

ironic - convention is re: organ donation and transplantation

I can revive, too...you just beat the hell out of the chest area, right? Until they wake up and yell "get off!"

That's how I'm used to doing it...

we'll do a special class when I'm down there

This lil southern girl has a thang or 2 to say. I have a few blogs that have quite a few hits. Theres a few people that might be on them tomorrow maybe from here... Maybe not.

I am ticked about now over all of this and I want someone to answer my last question.

SUSAN YEP USED A NAME went on facebook and said shit about one of my friends and I refuse to stand for it. If they wanna unfriend me thats ok.

I want to make sure that my facebook is now mine again. She wasnt banned for what she said and I want to speak freely again on mine. I have cleaned out the clutter on my FB. Unless LBT And FB are linked someway I wanna know.

I have a freedom of speech and I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Feel it comin on.

I'd like to talk with any individuals involved that have gripes or issues with LBT, our moderators etc. Please PM me and I will try to assist or intervene when necessary.

I don't know the exact details about what was posted by Susan. I'd love for you to explain to me how and what was posted and why it was so terrible ?

Please do so via PM.

There's no need to continue to bicker publicly about such matters.

Well...if it's tonight and I'm documenting...you're gonna see a lot more of Bevo than you see on FB....

I'm ok w/ that. :biggrin::biggrin::frown:

Since I am not totally sure how to approach a mod on here that will give me an honest answer I want to ask this PUBLICLY and I want it to be answered that way:

If I post something on my FACEBOOK and I am a member talking about another member I cannot be punished on here because they are not linked right?

Well ya know I try to never give honest answers on here (per your implication), but I'll make an exception just this once. The two sites aren't linked. Unless you're "friends" on fb then nobody will know here what you say there. As for punishment, I guess the only standards are libel & slander (I can never remember which is spoken, and which is written)?

I'd like to talk with any individuals involved that have gripes or issues with LBT, our moderators etc. Please PM me and I will try to assist or intervene when necessary.

I don't know the exact details about what was posted by Susan. I'd love for you to explain to me how and what was posted and why it was so terrible ?

Please do so via PM.

There's no need to continue to bicker publicly about such matters.

Oh no it's already public... Most of us are friends on FB Anyway..

Susan went on FB and made Fun of Gloucester and said that she should shut her mouth and go have another glass of wine.

Oh btw then she proceeded to DELETE Posts of Gloucester on FB that called her out

SNT - TYVM!!!

I seriously do not know what came over me! I think the only reason I was able to say it all - is cause a lot of it I planned out - It seriously went on for that long (her tirade - my tortuous trying on of dresses)

Had it been more of the spur of the moment - I might have chickened out - or stumbled over my words - but no I had about 3/4 of it already in my head)

I didnt even go into all of it - some of it reminded me of stories you hear about sororities hazing pledges w/ permanent markers - lets just say there was definite pointing out of every flaw!

Ooohhhhh gets me hot again just rethinking it all!

Oh, you are amazing! Hopefully that woman will change how she speaks to her daughter. If not, at least the daughter will NEVER forget the stranger who took up for her! YOU ROCK!:biggrin:

I'm not understanding the need to take anything to PM instead of leaving public where it all started.

This is a public site - correct? A group of people having had the same procedure (oh wait - not everyone has - make that having had, thinking about or having been revised from same procedure) talking to each other about whatever they want.

Within said public site, this is a thread with the description of posting just to post which seems identical in meaning to the forum in which it belongs - in case anyone has forgotten here is the forum's description:

Forum for general conversation, share interests, have a laugh or discuss anything not specifically related to banding or the LAP-BAND®.

That's all I've witnessed here save the unprofessionalism of those (one in particular) supposedly moderating us.

I will not take something to private that was brought out publicly - who are you to suggest I do otherwise- you have had no interaction with me ever - why start now.

I am now embarrassed that I have sent more than 15 people here from my private life within the last 6 months due to their having or contemplating lap-band - no I did not do it through a link so as to get credit or have it logged somewhere. It was because I used to think this was an amazing place to come, get support, give support and enjoy a shared kinship w/ others across the country - world actually.

You should be ashamed of yourself and the way this site has changed.

Please inform your mod's that I am no f'ing follower - a friend - one that you will probably never have the joy of knowing - your loss!