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Post by texasrockhound on Mar 22, 2006 11:16:39 GMT -5
Just want to say thanks to all the kind folks here for the good advice and generosity.
I'm going to delete my account on the message board...for several reasons....all personal...let's just say that I think it's best if I split.
This is the first message board I've ever joined so my message board etiquete is somewhat lacking and I've let my personal problems 'leak' into my posts...it was a hard year for me last year and I've been a little angry I guess. I think I've been lashing out a bit and am truly sorry for that. I don't want to 'ruin' this board so I thnk it's best for me to go.
Keep on rocking!
Dan
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 22, 2006 11:56:27 GMT -5
dan, i hope you will reconsider that. you and your opinion are valued.
kim
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Post by Cher on Mar 22, 2006 12:13:24 GMT -5
Oh Dan please come back. Everyone has times when they need to vent or let personal things get in the way .... it's perfectly normal and we all do it. Please please reconsider and join us again, you're one of us ... you can't go away. Dang it all, I can't even pm you so I'm going to say it here.
I totally understand your reasoning behind the recent post and want to add it takes a big man to say he's sorry. I would have been having the exact same reaction as you if my emails were not answered. I was thinking of ordering but saw the differences in the postage and changed my mind ... again having the same reaction of "What's the deal with this?" It was enough to make me back away from ordering.
Please please please don't let this drive you away from our group! I am so pissed over this whole thing right now I could spit tacks but that's a whole new thread. Although right now, I don't think I can contain myself and post a decent message.
Dan, please reconsider.
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beechcomber
spending too much on rocks
Summertime!
Member since March 2006
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Post by beechcomber on Mar 22, 2006 13:38:51 GMT -5
Don't go! I can't imagine something so bad that you would want to leave the forum! I guess I'll have to go back to looking thru the posts, but gesh...if two huge members are asking you to reconsider, you should!
Hey, I got personal in a post too, but I feel that this site is almost like family, and you need to talk things out to people. As long as you didn't steal, call names, and diss anyone personally, I think you should reconsider too.
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textiger
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2005
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Post by textiger on Mar 22, 2006 13:52:00 GMT -5
Dan, you have to come back so we can make plans to head up to Lake Livingston soon, before they fix the dam. My wife is getting tired of hearing me talk about rocks. Save her.
matt
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Post by xenaswolf on Mar 22, 2006 14:35:40 GMT -5
Dan, you can't go! Just consider this...you were here first, you wanted to warn others about an "Iffy" vendor and hell, if nothing else ya gotta come back cuz I said so  Besides you still haven't sent me that tea recipe. Please don't go Dan! |
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chassroc
Cave Dweller 
Rocks are abundant when you have rocktumblinghobby pals
Member since January 2005
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Post by chassroc on Mar 22, 2006 15:05:47 GMT -5
Dan,
Etiquette is in the eyes of the beholder (you say potato and I say po ta toe and Dan Quayle says...) If you can hold onto some control don't worry about being out of line too often...I'm sure others will clue you in if you go over the line,
csroc
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offbeat
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Post by offbeat on Mar 22, 2006 15:09:40 GMT -5
Hey Dan! I was "following" the thread that you are referring to. Neither one of you said anything that either of you should leave the board. You guys didn't see eye to eye and that happens to us all.
We need all the rockhounds that we can have here. Rock clubs all over are having a hard time keeping their numbers up. This community is a great one, the more of us the better.
Consider coming back and hanging out with us. If you don't the "electricals" and the rocks calling to you in the night will make it very hard to sleep!! Bill
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Post by gaetzchamp on Mar 22, 2006 15:44:34 GMT -5
Dan-
I hate to see you leave in this manner. Please reconsider and come back. Unless I missed something in the recent threads, you should not be hanging your head low. Step back if you must and take a breather, but come back soon!!
Gaetz
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Post by deb193 on Mar 22, 2006 15:52:17 GMT -5
Dan, if personal life things are making a few of your board postings harsh or hasty, work on life and just lurk on the board a bit - no need to leave. I felt your sting, and I will be honest, it hurt - likely much more than you intended because you hit me in some sensitive areas. But I think the friendly atmosphere of this place leaves room for you to say, "that came out harsher than I meant" or "Sorry, I projected anger from another part of my life". - And then we move on together. I understand anger and how it leaks out in unwanted places. I've been sick or stressed or angry for most of my doctoral program and have had some regrettable leaks myself. RTH is one of my quiet healing places.
Why not stay and draw a little support, enjoyment, and distraction from RTH while you fix whatever else is going on?
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Post by sandsman1 on Mar 22, 2006 16:29:25 GMT -5
hey dan sh-t happens and im sure everyone is big enuff to see that --so just stick around we need all us rockheads to stick together even if we dont agree sometime's----- hahaha
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since July 2009
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Post by rollingstone on Mar 22, 2006 18:48:20 GMT -5
Dan, people fight all the time on Internet boards, it's the nature of the beast. This group is remarkably free of that, but there are a few spats here too. I've had a couple myself and I'm still here. I don't think anyone really takes them to heart, or if they do, they shouldn't. Forget about it. Rejoin.
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 22, 2006 18:53:52 GMT -5
come back, Dan.
KD
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earthdog
Cave Dweller
Don't eat yellow snow
Member since June 2006
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Post by earthdog on Mar 23, 2006 0:17:33 GMT -5
Dan, I value our friendship, and the PM's we exchanged. Don't leave. You give great input to this forum. No one is pissed, upset, or anything else. Come on man, we all want you around, so get your ass back in here, I'll send ya some junk....
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Mar 23, 2006 0:42:51 GMT -5
Dan,
Come back!!! I am sure this is pretty much my fault and I don't blame you one bit for being upset. I know when I buy things online I am like a big kid and I just can't wait. and when A seller will not respond the anxiety builds up.
Please come back to the board.. You were here first and for a great amount of time. You have tons of great friends here who care very much about you and I would like to be one of them.
Please come back....
NMONYX
ACM2177
Jason
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Terry664
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2005
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Post by Terry664 on Mar 23, 2006 7:41:04 GMT -5
Well I thought I left a post yesterday, but obviously I wrote it and forgot to post, oh well typical for an old fart. Any way Dan, you and I have sent PM's to each other, and you seem like a very good person. I would hate to see you leave, we all have our differences, but like family we seem to get through them. A lot of people want to see you back.
Terry
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textiger
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2005
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Post by textiger on Mar 23, 2006 13:18:18 GMT -5
Careful edog. You'll have everyone temporarily quitting the board.
matt
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stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Mar 23, 2006 13:23:12 GMT -5
What the hell just happened?  ? Dan? ? SOme one PM me with the details- |
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drupe
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2005
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Post by drupe on Mar 24, 2006 9:30:08 GMT -5
Dan
It is quite obvious that rocks and RTH are a significant part of your life, for that reason alone you should not leave the forum. However all is not as easily forgotten as some would believe and you must have the mental hardness to extend your forgiveness as well as receive it. No one appears to be angry with you and while a disagreement did occur it is of relatively minor consequence in the grand scheme of things. Your friends on the board have extended the helping hand of friendship reach out and grasp it. Do not let a small amount of adversity effect your ability to enjoy that which you truly enjoy.
DON'T GO.
Pete
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Post by Cher on Mar 25, 2006 14:22:19 GMT -5
Dan, Come back!!! I am sure this is pretty much my fault and I don't blame you one bit for being upset. I know when I buy things online I am like a big kid and I just can't wait. and when A seller will not respond the anxiety builds up. Please come back to the board.. You were here first and for a great amount of time. You have tons of great friends here who care very much about you and I would like to be one of them. Please come back.... NMONYX ACM2177 Jason Really too bad you couldn't have been this honest up front instead of calling names. Maybe Dan will see this and accept your apology. I sure hope so ...... |
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Besides you still haven't sent me that tea recipe. Please don't go Dan!
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