No one manipulated you. If you were given the wrong impression before joining, that was not intentional and is no one's fault.
How the hell do you know? That's is a disingenous thing to say.
Much is made of "this is NOT anti-TORC, simply a MB of friends who wish to have a democratic place to talk"...yet I have heard more than one poster privately say that the anti-TORC sentiment is more pervasive, disappointing, and ubiquitous than was admitted to.
And as for...
If you decide you no longer wish to be associated with the board, explain your reasons to those that matter to you, and simply stop posting - you'll be disassociated from the board soon enough.
How far is this from if you don't like it, just go somewhere else? Don't tell me this is different! If this sentiment had been addressed to you elsewhere you'd be blowing your gasket again.
Look, I'm not as pissed off as the last two posts would imply. I'm pointing out that some of what I've been reading here and in response to Ethel (and wilko and Oldtoby) is pretty self-righteous, sanctimonious stuff.
Repeatedly I've seen that when the anti-TORC stuff gets really heated and someone without a TORC problem expresses their ambivalence there are loud, overwhelming smacks. You may not realise it, but really - you express and vent and blow steam but I'm not allowed to? I can't say I'm disappointed, frustrated, tired, annoyed by this persistent attitude?
And telling me that I'm being manipulative and have an ulterior motive when I say I disagree with this and don't want to be associated with it does not help!
I'm not a model B77 citizen? Okay. Neither the hell are the majority of those who've blown a gasket.