Aa
This board is a mess, too much spam, not enough room to breath
This will get me in much trouble, but this board has become unusable for me anyway, so I think a bit of truth as I see it is a good parting gift.
We have been flooded with spammers, it is a common tactic on any message board and especially effective on this board because if we try to question a post, we get rebuked for being unkind to a "newbie". Now there are some newbies here and I still recognize the old timers, but mixed in with them, are so many folks, masquerading as Hep C sufferers and spamming our board.
I wouldn't even venture a guess as to whether it is Vertex, wanting to stop the sharing of info or to folks in the investment community, wanting to stop the sharing of info, but it is still a fact that THIS BOARD IS UNREADABLE, and full of new people and posts that are sometimes ridiculous, they waste our time and then they are gone.
Man, I love jmjm for his "librarian" take and I love "bug" cuz I know she's gotta be that cute, and I admire nygirl for her warrior soul. Kalio, Grand oak, Forseegood, you all know who you are, you all are the greatest. But I hate spam, I'm not Hawaiian and we cannot have a conversation here without being dumped on, too much to sort out and too much stimuli. That is the way spammers work. I am so sad, beyond anything I could put in words, that all this has happened to us.
I am old, but not resistant to change, I will find another place to post. I have to give a bittersweet salute to whomever decided to trash this place, but that is what it is like now, a beautiful place, all littered up by fools, ruining it for the people who need it most. What a ****** up way to make a living.
Willow
We have been flooded with spammers, it is a common tactic on any message board and especially effective on this board because if we try to question a post, we get rebuked for being unkind to a "newbie". Now there are some newbies here and I still recognize the old timers, but mixed in with them, are so many folks, masquerading as Hep C sufferers and spamming our board.
I wouldn't even venture a guess as to whether it is Vertex, wanting to stop the sharing of info or to folks in the investment community, wanting to stop the sharing of info, but it is still a fact that THIS BOARD IS UNREADABLE, and full of new people and posts that are sometimes ridiculous, they waste our time and then they are gone.
Man, I love jmjm for his "librarian" take and I love "bug" cuz I know she's gotta be that cute, and I admire nygirl for her warrior soul. Kalio, Grand oak, Forseegood, you all know who you are, you all are the greatest. But I hate spam, I'm not Hawaiian and we cannot have a conversation here without being dumped on, too much to sort out and too much stimuli. That is the way spammers work. I am so sad, beyond anything I could put in words, that all this has happened to us.
I am old, but not resistant to change, I will find another place to post. I have to give a bittersweet salute to whomever decided to trash this place, but that is what it is like now, a beautiful place, all littered up by fools, ruining it for the people who need it most. What a ****** up way to make a living.
Willow
I haven't been here in ages Rev. Not because of spam either. My mum liked it too. ; ] NyG is right though, there are just too many posts. It's kinda like going to one of the big supermarkets and looking for the cereal isle. You find it then you're so overwhelmed with all the choices you just wanna leave the store. All I was looking for was a box of Honey Nut Cheerios for Pete's sake. ; ] I'm the one who did the 73 weeks of daily infergen. Six months in January this year I was still clear. I never posted. I'm the cynical type and kinda want to wait for a year which will be sometime in late July. I think you're a brat too Rev, but I was really happy to see your name. I think you were gone for a while but didn't realize you were banned. Don't think I've been here in months and months. Anyway, it took me a very long time to find this site. I was at the end of my 73 weeks then and my brain was half baked. Not too baked to recognized your very off beat sense of humor which saved me from total insanity. Thank you. You have a sister in law, as I remember, who was very ill with hep c and almost died. Think her name was Margaret. How is she?
Love and Peace,
LoneStar
Obsessing a little perhaps? The guiding light you definitely aren't and people will form their own opinions of him and of you - even the new members. Give your fellow members credit for having just a modicum of judgment. We don't need your help. Mike
I can't even barely stand coming here any longer.
It seems to me people just post post post away - asking redundant questions that if they just SCROLLED down a bit they could see the question already asked ten more time.
I can't separate out even FINDING people like you who I know and who would be asking legitimate questions or making legitimate comments anymore
It was MUCH better in the beginning when I joinned when we ALL thought we were only allowed to post TWO QUESTIONS in a six month period. It REALLY cut down the repetitive junk.
And at that time we only had ONE forum!!!!!!!!!!
I really want to keep coming and offering advice and encouragement and knowledge but..........................it just gets exasperating after a while, you know?
Just want to give you my encouragement - you hang in there. Things come in cycles and school just got out...so give it some time and it should slow right back down again when the kiddies get bored playing with the old people ;)
Debby
It seems to me people just post post post away - asking redundant questions that if they just SCROLLED down a bit they could see the question already asked ten more time.
I can't separate out even FINDING people like you who I know and who would be asking legitimate questions or making legitimate comments anymore
It was MUCH better in the beginning when I joinned when we ALL thought we were only allowed to post TWO QUESTIONS in a six month period. It REALLY cut down the repetitive junk.
And at that time we only had ONE forum!!!!!!!!!!
I really want to keep coming and offering advice and encouragement and knowledge but..........................it just gets exasperating after a while, you know?
Just want to give you my encouragement - you hang in there. Things come in cycles and school just got out...so give it some time and it should slow right back down again when the kiddies get bored playing with the old people ;)
Debby
As usual, sticking up for your pal regardless of the fact that he has been chronically abusive and banned.
Says a lot.
I could care less what your opinion is considering the company you keep.
New visitors, particularly women, should be made aware of his banned status and his previous abuse and sexual harrassment of women. This is a chronic problem for women online where wimps hide and use their anonimity to abuse women.
He's abused at least 3 women that I can think of of the top of my head and one blatantly sexual harrassed which is what finally got him banned.
Who is "we?" got a mouse in your pocket or are you just unable to defend your opinion alone?
you speak for only yourself like we all do. geez
It is not OK to use the internet as a tool for abuse, particularly sexual abuse.
I don't even visit here on a regular basis, but I check in and view a few questions if I can and I saw he is YET AGAIN violating the rules.
I will continue to warn women to protect the women that are new here as his MO is always to act like a decent human being AT FIRST and then go in for the kill.
Says a lot.
I could care less what your opinion is considering the company you keep.
New visitors, particularly women, should be made aware of his banned status and his previous abuse and sexual harrassment of women. This is a chronic problem for women online where wimps hide and use their anonimity to abuse women.
He's abused at least 3 women that I can think of of the top of my head and one blatantly sexual harrassed which is what finally got him banned.
Who is "we?" got a mouse in your pocket or are you just unable to defend your opinion alone?
you speak for only yourself like we all do. geez
It is not OK to use the internet as a tool for abuse, particularly sexual abuse.
I don't even visit here on a regular basis, but I check in and view a few questions if I can and I saw he is YET AGAIN violating the rules.
I will continue to warn women to protect the women that are new here as his MO is always to act like a decent human being AT FIRST and then go in for the kill.
Truly admire you warriors on your 2nd tx... FullOfHope starts her 3rd tx this wk. This is powerful meds and can make us pretty emotional and teary... and thinking of her and you guys... just hoping the best possible results of SVR for you... odd... I came on 2 wks ago wanting to quit, couldn't understand why I couldn't 'cause showing un-detect; and wyntree explained why I couldn't... and now what a turnaround after my 11th shot, want to talk to doc about extending... 'cause I want to beat this and go once and it scares the bahgeezus out of me being a stage 2 scarring. bless you both and the very... very best ... be well...
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