Originally posted by chloeandj@Aug 7 2005, 11:28 AM
Why does anyone feel like they need to be policing her? If she lied, it's sad that she didn't feel comfortable enough to talk about it here truthfully for fear of exactly how she WAS treated by some. If she is telling the truth it is sad that she would be doubted. She should not have to prove herself about ANYTHING!
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Gosh, that is exactly what I was thinking!
I'm really not sure why some are so interested in whether this organization has a web site, how its phone number is listed, or if it is on a certain list, etc. Maybe there are some who are trying to insinuate that luvnpaws doesn't exist.
When this topic was started, I knew it was a "hot-button" issue and was afraid that this thread was likely to go downhill. Sometimes it is just best to handle questions regarding hot-button issues via PMs and to let "sleeping dogs lie"... no pun intended!
The web site info I posted a while back on the psychology of web bulletin board communities says this:
"Flame Bait is a subject that people feel strongly about and which almost always causes sharp divisions in viewpoint. ...... When flame war veterans see one of these topics come up, they often restrict their reply to something like, 'This is flame bait; I'm not touching this topic.' Inexperienced users, on the other hand, blithely charge in, and the same tired arguments are trotted out for the millionth time. Nobody changes their position and everybody gets irritated."