Fair Trade

[Nocshadue Balbozar]

I too am a bit sad the OP chose to delete the Protocol thread. It had kind of taken on a life of it's own. We as a community NEED to be able to freely discuss issues that arise, air greivances, ask questions and just bitch in general now and then. Because there are still many taboos involving what is safe to discuss and what is not, we form cliques within the community at large. As I've been told, its not what you say, its who you say it to. This only further divides us and tends to degrade at times into an "us and them" mentality. There IS a difference, albeit subtle, between choosing to hang with close friends, and being cliquish and I think it's all in how you perceive others. Are they someone you just don't know very well yet, or are they the dreaded THEM? No one is going to truely like or get along with everyone. But we can SEE everyone as a member of our community entitled to courtesy and respect.

I don't like anyone blowing sunshine up my ...skirt. We need to be able to see things for what they really are if we hope to encourage positive change in any situation. With that in mind, I'd like to thank those that are continuing to post in this thread. I have no intention of deleting it.