Sorry if I come across a little confused in this post but after reading "Cat's out of the bag", my head is spinning!!
I would have just posted under that particular thread but because I am considered a "newbie", I didn't want to ruffle any feathers and continue to hijack the thread although I see the gold and silver posters did just that!
I try hard to play by the rules, I do not ask questions unless I feel that the responses may help others (such as Viva vs Tangerine).
I try to offer insight only on what I have experienced while I was living in the DR (yes - I am a newbie who actually has experienced the DR and all its glory).
Bushbaby has threatened that if I ever leave this board he will hound me forever and considering that he has lived there for 11 years and that we used to work together - I take that as a great compliment. He has even sent people my way so that I may help them out.
So my first question is - does someone like me get blackballed from DR1 because I am not silver or gold or that I don't contribute very often (basically because a lot of the others have already coverd the points that I would have made and why have a lot of repeat answers) I could care less what my status is and don't just post to up my numbers and therefore get to a different level!
I have been using the DR1 website for years now - mainly before to catch up on the news and occasionally to read a message or two - only when I felt that I had the answer to a certain question did I feel compelled to add my two cents.
I agree wholeheartedly that some of the posters have nothing of any value to add, or they start a post to get attention, or that some just like to antangonize, but I read and take it all with a grain of salt. There are others that are just plain full of nonsense and to them I just shake my head and am glad I have a little more intellect than them - but at the same time feel that they are wasting peoples time.
So now my second question is how will you sort out the persons that you want to continue using DR1 - you mentioned a pay per use in US $ - (thank god the US dollar is low right now for us Canadians!) but will that really weed out persons - just because they are not good posters doesn't mean they don't have healthy bank accounts!
Please explain how the new rules will affect us so that I and probably many others can understand. There are plenty of other message boards out there pertaining to the DR but none that really compare to this one and I for one would still like to be involved.
Sorry for the long post !
Sincerely,
Marlie sitting here looking out the window at the foot of snow that fell upon us last night !!
I would have just posted under that particular thread but because I am considered a "newbie", I didn't want to ruffle any feathers and continue to hijack the thread although I see the gold and silver posters did just that!
I try hard to play by the rules, I do not ask questions unless I feel that the responses may help others (such as Viva vs Tangerine).
I try to offer insight only on what I have experienced while I was living in the DR (yes - I am a newbie who actually has experienced the DR and all its glory).
Bushbaby has threatened that if I ever leave this board he will hound me forever and considering that he has lived there for 11 years and that we used to work together - I take that as a great compliment. He has even sent people my way so that I may help them out.
So my first question is - does someone like me get blackballed from DR1 because I am not silver or gold or that I don't contribute very often (basically because a lot of the others have already coverd the points that I would have made and why have a lot of repeat answers) I could care less what my status is and don't just post to up my numbers and therefore get to a different level!
I have been using the DR1 website for years now - mainly before to catch up on the news and occasionally to read a message or two - only when I felt that I had the answer to a certain question did I feel compelled to add my two cents.
I agree wholeheartedly that some of the posters have nothing of any value to add, or they start a post to get attention, or that some just like to antangonize, but I read and take it all with a grain of salt. There are others that are just plain full of nonsense and to them I just shake my head and am glad I have a little more intellect than them - but at the same time feel that they are wasting peoples time.
So now my second question is how will you sort out the persons that you want to continue using DR1 - you mentioned a pay per use in US $ - (thank god the US dollar is low right now for us Canadians!) but will that really weed out persons - just because they are not good posters doesn't mean they don't have healthy bank accounts!
Please explain how the new rules will affect us so that I and probably many others can understand. There are plenty of other message boards out there pertaining to the DR but none that really compare to this one and I for one would still like to be involved.
Sorry for the long post !
Sincerely,
Marlie sitting here looking out the window at the foot of snow that fell upon us last night !!