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So here's the deal . . .
This group is awesome. I can see how someone just checking us out would want to belong . . . we rock. We have been with each other through being newly engaged (most of us), planning our weddings, honeymoons, pregnancies, health scares, family issues, relationship problems, fertility issues, etc. We have become a virtual cyber family. Many of us attended a get-together in Vegas last fall, and there is a second GTG in the works. Those of us lucky enough to live close to other girls on this board have been to each others homes, met some of our babies . . . in fact, we have even had one Novembie babysit for another Novembie. There is a lot of love on this board.
If someone wants to belong to this group, all they have to do is participate in a positive way. Bring something good to the board. Although this is a public forum, respect our privacy. DO NOT REPOST ANYTHING FROM THIS BOARD WITHOUT FIRST POSTING TO GIVE US ALL A HEADS UP, ASK PERMISSION, ETC.
Seriously, thats basically common sense to me . . . especially since your new on this board.
As I have already said, there is a lot of love on this board. There is plenty to go around, and we welcome anyone who would like to join our group. We are all proud of the positive environment we have managed to foster on this board and as such we are fiercely protective of our members. Please be respectful of the other ladies on this board.
Your first impression wasn't too stellar . . . let's give it another try, k?
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I posted on the other thread that's going on.
Honest and truly, I was just looking for somewhere else to hang out with other people that I have things in common with. You can search yesterday's posts and someone on BNOTB posted that she frequents her anniversary site, but it's very baby-talk dominated. I posted the poll to get true data, not to make a mockery out of it (it's up to you to believe that or not). Once I got results, I was like hmmm....<Nestie who posted about anniversary site> was right and I posted the data on my home board. That in turn cascased into a similar poll on BNOTB - we are NOT baby haters. Some ladies there have kids, or are PG, most of us want kids, just not right now.
I didn't know about the knot when i was engaged, so I know many of you transitioned from there and yoru relationships run deep. So do mine with my BNOTB girls. I can relate and understand.
And except for the poll, which you all turned into a negative - since I didn't realize it was so taboo to repost, I have participated pretty positively in the other 3 threads I posted on.
I would be glad to have a "do-over" if you all deem it necessary. But seriously, the repost poll was blown WAAAAAAY out of proportion.
eta: I am an honest person, if I weren't honest and just gathering info and being a snoop, as you ladies think I am, I wouldn't have owned up to it. Hence, the apology. As far as the Bat Cave - it's what we call Facebook. We just like to liven it up by calling it the batcave.
I can appreciate you wanting to explore other boards and get an idea of what we are about. However, I agree with others that if you were doing it mostly for information you should have stated. I also agree that its a public forum and no one forced any of us to participate in your poll.
My only position is that we are a close-knit group that shares a lot with each other. Quite a few ladies here would like their posts to stay private between the members of this board. Yes, its a public forum. No, we are not "kicking you out."
All I am asking is that you respect the ladies of this board and please keep our information private. If you want to share something with another board, just give us a heads up. Its no different than I would do IRL if I wanted to share something that was not my own original information. Its just nice to be courteous.
Give it another try . . . I'm sure we will warm up to you.
Thanks Katie. Very well said.
Please don't think of them as rules . . . just common courtesy.
I wouldn't share something my aunt-in-law tells me with my mom unless I had cleared it with AIL first . . . just to be nice. Of course if AIL tells me about a good sale at Macy's thats not an issue . . . but if AIL shared fertility information with me that would be something to get an ok before talking to others. Thats all.