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Last I saw her, she had a different screenname.Anybody know what happened to @Catherine1? Haven't seen here since late January...
https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/i-have-2-alerts-in-my-alert-box-and.438606/#post-3517112Anybody know what happened to @Catherine1? Haven't seen here since late January...
Clicking on that avatar doesn't go anywhere...
I "think" this is her latest screen name unless I have this one mixed up with herClicking on that avatar doesn't go anywhere...
Why do you do this to me?
Different people.I "think" this is her latest screen name unless I have this one mixed up with her
OldBroad44
Anybody know what happened to @Catherine1? Haven't seen here since late January...
Last I saw her, she had a different screenname.
@bbbass may know, he seems to know her from other forums. He might have her new screen name, since I can't think of it
https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/i-have-2-alerts-in-my-alert-box-and.438606/#post-3517112
Member 52301...I've seen this type of avatar for a few different members. Don't know what it means.
Not OldBroad44, still Catherine1I "think" this is her latest screen name unless I have this one mixed up with her
OldBroad44
Good to know she is fine. As for the rest, the net is just not for everyone.Not OldBroad44, still Catherine1
She also mentioned being disheartened by some of the infighting here, as well as some rather rude criticism from a member or two, as well as the obvious political bent of some of the leadership here.
As such, she decided to spend less time here.
If you miss her, you might reach out and invite her back.
PS, she still makes really long posts on another forum that we share an interest in... PM me if you want to know.
bb
Yah, I agree. Personally, I have a bunch of people on ignore, not beccause I cant stand to read things I don't like, but because I have a tendency to fight folks that say crap I don't like.Good to know she is fine. As for the rest, the net is just not for everyone.
A site like this is SUPER easy to deal with for anyone who can't handle what they are reading. Just don't read it. Any member they find they can't handle can just be ignored and they will never see anything they post again. Many seem to want to only read things they like or agree with. If that's what they want simple. Ignore everyone who they don't like and they can be happy campers.
This is one of those everyone has a different "take on". I personally do not have anyone on ignore. Some do seem to have me on it, so great for them.Yah, I agree. Personally, I have a bunch of people on ignore, not beccause I cant stand to read things I don't like, but because I have a tendency to fight folks that say crap I don't like.
I think for Cate it was just all the things adding up at the same time frame. That bit of rudeness hit her hard, and ignoring the person that posted it does not make one "unsee" the bad intent that was posted. It was hurtful.
And the security concerns had her wondering if she'd been hacked... it was very disturbing to her.
As for reading things we don't like, well, you have to read them to know you don't like them, yes? After a long enough time, some folks drop out because of the prevalence of things they don't like. Why continue if the general tone is upsetting? Same reason I don't watch Cable news.
Cate is doing fine on the other gun forum and so far hasn't suffered or become disgusted the way she did here.
I'm also a veteran of the "flame wars" of the unmoderated usenet. Those were the days. I still have a tendency to deal with forum members in that way, old habits dying hard. So it may be "quite mild" but it is also frustrating to not be able to cut loose on some jerk due to the mod factor. Therefore, rather than risk getting banned, the ignore feature is used. That is why it is there. So, some people have more self control than others, the rest of us know ourselves and practice avoidance. It's all good. You win every gunfight you don't participate in.This is one of those everyone has a different "take on". I personally do not have anyone on ignore. Some do seem to have me on it, so great for them.
There are some trolls here I tend to rarely bother to read just skip over them. I do read "news" from a wide variety of sources. Reason being I love the access we have now and do not fully trust ANY of them. So I have fun reading the VERY left sites to see both how they report things and what things they pretend never happened. The best part of all the choices is those who do not want to see it can just not read or watch. I cut my teeth on the old Usenet groups that were totally open and anything could be said. So I guess moderated groups like this seem quite mild to me.
Is that how it works now? If I haven't posted or signed on for some period of time, my avatar gets turned into a "member number"? (and does that make my old member name up for grabs?)@bbbass Thank you for the info on Cate and her situation. I appreciate knowing that she's still out there, alive and kicking. I had feared the worst.
I do wish she would come back, since I appreciated reading her (somewhat long-ish) posts and the real world experience she shared. The same way I like reading OldBroad44's posts. And a lot of the posts from other folks that seemed to have disappeared and had their avatars "turned into member numbers".
I guess things just change...
Cate is doing fine on the other gun forum and so far hasn't suffered or become disgusted the way she did here.