Quietly slips into the thread. Hugs, Prim, Ath, Viv, Eru, Nin, Rodia, Frelga, Pips the snesible, Wampuscat, laureanna and (last but not least) Samaranth. Kisses Holby on both cheeks, just to annoy him. Gives Alatar, Ang, TED (and Guru) manly handshakes
I do want to clarify that I never said that I was leaving board77 or even this thread. That having been said, I did overreact to Guru's comment. I was (and to some extent still am) shocked by it both because of the language used and at the extent at which his interpretation of the discussion up to that point differed from my own. He has apologized and I have accepted the apology and that is the end of that.
But my initial reaction really had nothing to do with being personally offended by Guru's comment. My reaction was more like "do I really want to make such a significant contribution to a place at which this type of thing can happen." To a certain extent, the type of strong language that Guru used is encouraged here (or at least not actively discouraged as in other places). We do have some vague rules in place about being respectful to each other, and I do think that most people do treat each other respectfully, but the level of courtesy directed towards both members and non-members has sometimes fallen below that which I would hope for. Guru's post really brought that to the forefront of my mind, and made me wonder whether I had been precipitous in making the offer that I made.
And there is the fact that Lidless has still not responded to my suggestion. I must admit that is weighing heavily on my mind. Although I am holding on to the hope that he has gone out of town and doesn't have internet access, no one seems to have knowledge of him doing so. I fear I have greatly offended him by making this suggestion, and that saddens me greatly.
Finally, there are some issues that hopefully will be discussed in the committee that will likely effect whether I would be willing/able to make this committment. I should have thought of that when I made the flat out offer that I made. You'd think I would have thought that through first, but I did not. I apologize.
Here is how I would like to leave it. If Lidless agrees that he is willing to give up ownership of the board77.com site to a member-owned arrangement, and we are able to resolve all of the governance issues in the committee, I will be willing to go ahead with my promise to set up the non-profit corporation. Fair enough?[/i]