Is it just me ...
Dec. 22nd, 2010 04:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scottishlass... or are dog owners and animal activist, especially FEMALE ones, just plain crazy?
Some of you know that I was a member of an animal activist message board for Southern dogs and that I left this board after the admin of said board embezzled money that was supposed for immediate medical care for other less fortunate dogs in Spain. Additionally, to prevent ppl from finding out, she cut off options from certain accounts, I'm sure some ppl thought we were back to good old Stasi times or current Chinese. She wanted to restrict contact between members of her board, PMs, Emails .. everything was cut off, going as far as kicking ppl (me included) out of her board.
Some friends (well I thought they were friends) and I got together and someone started a new forum, for which I provided the banner and came up with a name: Jeder Hund (any dog).
Unfortunately, the new admin got some delusions of grandeur. Personally, I never really warmed up to her and after a few little skirmishes over the past few months, I frankly didn't like her, neither virtually on the board, nor in person. But I kept mumm. I ignored her and her postings and every thing was oh-kay-ish.
Well, apparently my ignoring her and also vehemently refusing to apologize for drawing similarities to the old board and administration put a huge chip on her shoulder and she restricted my account. She sent me a message along the lines that she didn't like me emailing and phoning ppl ... Hello??? Are you God? Ruler of the Universe? Who made you and which country?
So I took the plunge and left. This is sooo idiotic. And Claudia, the co-admin of the whole board, knew about it. She knew I was on the black list and yet she never told me, never said a word. Stupid cow that I am (I thought she was a friend) I took in her dog last week for 6 days because she had to go to the hospital and neither her husband nor her daughter could take care of it. Now that I call some friendship. I'm good enough to dogsit but not good enough to be warned. Hey, thanks for nothing!
Oh well ... I never really fit into this whole thing and I'm glad I'm out of there, just sad that I got to know a couple of ppl I liked to read but now have no chance of contacting them.
Then again ... I have my flist here. That is enough. :)
Some of you know that I was a member of an animal activist message board for Southern dogs and that I left this board after the admin of said board embezzled money that was supposed for immediate medical care for other less fortunate dogs in Spain. Additionally, to prevent ppl from finding out, she cut off options from certain accounts, I'm sure some ppl thought we were back to good old Stasi times or current Chinese. She wanted to restrict contact between members of her board, PMs, Emails .. everything was cut off, going as far as kicking ppl (me included) out of her board.
Some friends (well I thought they were friends) and I got together and someone started a new forum, for which I provided the banner and came up with a name: Jeder Hund (any dog).
Unfortunately, the new admin got some delusions of grandeur. Personally, I never really warmed up to her and after a few little skirmishes over the past few months, I frankly didn't like her, neither virtually on the board, nor in person. But I kept mumm. I ignored her and her postings and every thing was oh-kay-ish.
Well, apparently my ignoring her and also vehemently refusing to apologize for drawing similarities to the old board and administration put a huge chip on her shoulder and she restricted my account. She sent me a message along the lines that she didn't like me emailing and phoning ppl ... Hello??? Are you God? Ruler of the Universe? Who made you and which country?
So I took the plunge and left. This is sooo idiotic. And Claudia, the co-admin of the whole board, knew about it. She knew I was on the black list and yet she never told me, never said a word. Stupid cow that I am (I thought she was a friend) I took in her dog last week for 6 days because she had to go to the hospital and neither her husband nor her daughter could take care of it. Now that I call some friendship. I'm good enough to dogsit but not good enough to be warned. Hey, thanks for nothing!
Oh well ... I never really fit into this whole thing and I'm glad I'm out of there, just sad that I got to know a couple of ppl I liked to read but now have no chance of contacting them.
Then again ... I have my flist here. That is enough. :)
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Date: 2010-12-22 03:57 pm (UTC)*hugs*
Keep warm and have a nice holiday!! ^^
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Date: 2010-12-22 04:08 pm (UTC)Anyway -I hope you will have a lovely christmas and a happy new year.
Alice
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Date: 2010-12-22 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-23 12:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-23 12:46 pm (UTC)Yes, the majority of these ppl are just ppl ... but there are a couple of peeps that I love to read and yet, no chance at all. Most don't have blogs of their own and only post in this particular message board. It's a pity.
Oh well.
Wishing you Happy Holidays and get well soon *hugs*
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Date: 2010-12-23 06:38 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2011-01-09 10:41 am (UTC)But strangely enough, I wasn't angry or anything, a wee bit pissed off because of the whole Benni thing (Benni IS exhausting), but all in all it didn't gobsmacked me utterly. And honestly, I don't miss the forum. Just a few ppl I discussed dog related issues with, but then again they know we have a homepage and if they want to, they can find me.