Bye!

[Dclapp]

I can tell you that i have been on this forum in different forms since it started many years ago. I have seen it become negative and then positive and cycle back and fourth. Give it some time. It will come back to bringing you warm feelings. I don't post a lot, but I can tell you i have appreciated all of your posts and input. The regulars on this site(with positive posts) make this site what it is.

Stick around. it will get better.

Plus we need more representation from the left coast!!

Kindest regards,

Dave C

[Patty]

Ditto to Dclapp's post. I too have been a follower of this forum for many years....not much of a poster because people like you always give such good info. The same thing happened to this forum several years back and we lost some really humorous and interesting folks. This forum allows us to escape to STJ when we can't be there. Don't let the jerks ruin it!

[PA Girl]

Please give take some time to reconsider. Don't let the bullies drive you away!

[piscesgirl0314]

Maybe we've all lost sight of what the VIOL is meant to be..It's not a place for political statements (there are other forums for those). It's a place for information and sharing memories of the place in the world that we love most.. We want outsiders to come to the forum and feel unafraid to ask questions about the V.I. That's the reason the forum was established in the first place..not for our own agendas or vendettas. Let's get back to what this is suppose to be for. Sharing information. Leave your personality quirks at the dock (Cruz Bay) and have fun...COME ON FOLKS! We're adults here...Let's not forget that, please....

DITTO! I NEVER read "off topic" stuff...not interested...I always enjoy your posts and not sure why anyone is sending you nasty Pm's...ridiculous!!!

[mindehankins]

I'm just a newbie, but I've enjoyed your posts very much and have learned from them. I hope you'll reconsider!
Twice, I've said some dumb things and gotten into spats on message boards that I was really passionate about, and I regretted that, and re-joined. I wouldn't go through that again. Please try to put things in perspective and don't let anyone push you away from a place you enjoy being.
(((CG)))
(((VIOL)))

[Boston Mike]

CG you should not let people run you off this forum. There are far more good people on here than the people who thrive to push buttons to get attention. Go back and read past trip reports and discussions such as your Beach Bar gatherings, the pole dances, and other good times on the rock as described in those threads. Read the ones where you helped individuals out. Do it all and realize this is why you are here, and this is what makes this forum a pretty unique place to hang out.

I was also a victim of a PM asking why I was posting so much in such a short period of time and asked me to slow it down a bit. I simply responded with an inserted picture I took near Coral Bay last year of a donkey and kindly asked that person to kiss my A55.

CG, you go they win. You stay and your sending the message that they need to check their problems at the door.

[Barb Y]

Margo, you have been one of the people that is always kind and extends yourself in a very positive way to others. You were the first to welcome me and make me feel welcome in a room full of strangers. You have been given lots of great advice and encouragement here and I really hope you take the kindness to heart. I must have missed something that led to this point. I truly hope you focus on the love and good wishes that your "friends" have extended and find a way to ignore and not respond to whatever or whomever has been hurtful to you. As someone else said you should never give someone else power over your emotions. Please don't leave.

[jaytee]

CG,

I do not post much to the forum but am an avid reader. I have always enjoyed reading your posts and your awesome pictures. If somebody has a problem with what you are posting or the frequency of it, that is their problem - not yours! Life is too short to worry about crap like that. Do what you enjoy and continue to bring your perspective to the forum.

[flip-flop]

I was also a victim of a PM asking why I was posting so much in such a short period of time and asked me to slow it down a bit. I simply responded with an inserted picture I took near Coral Bay last year of a donkey and kindly asked that person to kiss my A55.

Perfect response.

I can't believe someone really PM'd you concerned about your post rate. Wow. That is hilarious! Whoever it was clearly needs to be deputized as a member of the forum police force. Anthony, we are gonna need another badge!

[Bob & Anita]

CG,

The great thing about this forum is all the wonderful personalities, much like a family. Yours will certainly be missed a lot if you go.

It is hard to fathom the attacks you are experiencing and why anyone would do that; it certainly must be difficult to bear. Maybe you or Anthony can just turn off the PM function?

Please stay,
Bob & Anita

[stjdeb]

I, too am not a frequent poster, more of an obsessive reader. Although I realize that I don't have the power to change your mind, I would like to say something before you leave. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your trips and your good times with the rest of the forum. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience and love of the rock. I can only speak for myself, but this information has been invaluable for my own vacations, which have been enhanced because of your help.

We will miss you if you leave and alot of posters will never get this information (especially if all your stuff is deleted). But go knowing this - you were a positive force on this forum and you will be missed, but you take my gratitude with you. Thank you

[Carolyn]

Margo...

I hope you have had the time to reconsider this decision and will be sticking around. You are a valuable member of this community and would be sorely missed.

It's all very silly all this infighting, I don't get it. If you quit, you are giving in, and you don't seem to be a quitter! Please stay!

[Lulu76]

Margo, my dear friend,

Don't you even think about leaving. The fact that anyone would insinuate you do so is not only not fair to you, but to all of us. Don't let the whiners and complainers win, because if all the good people leave because of them, then that's not fair to Anthony. I don't want to see this board shrivel up and die because of a few people who can't act like grown-ups. And, you are not one of those people. You are a kind, wonderful friend who would do anything for anyone here. You bring so much to this forum, as evident by your number of posts. Anyone who has a problem with that is probably just jealous that are not as loved and respected here, even though it is probably of their own doing.

I am sure there are more posts telling you to stay (and please, for the love of God, don't let Anthony delete all your posts!) than there were PMs telling you to leave.

I don't know what the problem is. I am not sure I care anymore. I come here to talk about beaches and rum drinks and ferry schedules. I don't mind prayer requests and recipes, but maybe everyone here should think long and hard about what and why they are are posting. And for those of you who send rude PMs, shame on you.

I encourage each and every member here to just ignore any PM about the content of their posts, number of posts, etc. that you receive from anyone who is not Anthomy. He is the sheriff around here, and no one else's critiques of what you have to say really matter.

I'm getting off my soapbox now. Margo, if you leave I will cry. Then I will come to California and kick your butt.

Just saying, that's all...

[brenda]

I agree with what most everyone else said. You leave, they win. Don't let a few riff raff scare you off. I know some things have been hurtful for you, but the vast majority of us on this forum love you. Please don't go...

[Pickle]

Margo, it must be hard to just ignore something that hurts your feelings or makes you feel so bad... If you need a break from the forum, take it for a while and think about this again, please.

You are a vital and valuable member of this forum. More personally, I enjoy your presence immensely and don't wish you to be gone.