Skip,
I understand you wanting to close the other thread(s) down, seeing where it was going and all the drama... However, I think others points of view should be able to be heard. I was not involved in this run, but would like to make an open post as to how I feel about TEST and when these drama things come up. I am just cut and pasting what I put on another website, in response to the conversation being brought over there, from here. I hope you would let it go through, but understand if you delete it as a mod decision, and just want to say, "love all ya TESTERS and am glad we have the TEST Community."
As posted on Other Site:
Joyce, (Silly Bubbles), thank you for posting the voice of reason.
I do not know what happened during that run, except for what I have read... Actually, as that battle took place, we were in the playground, staring at our toes. (Note to self: need to polish nails). I know some of us were asked to go on that run, and actually, I am feeling a bit guilty now, for having said no... Feeling like this drama would have been avoided if I and one more would have gone... Probably would have all DIED, (considering my recent history in battles, lol), but atleast no drama.
I have never, (willingly), been involved in any TT drama, and even when others tell me of drama with past toons/people, I do not judge others for it, unless I was there first hand... And in all that time, there is only 1 person that I do not like, and that is because it was made personal against, what I felt, was me, my family and my country... Which has nothing to do with TT. I like who I like, period. This is not Junior High. I refuse to pick a "clique". I have refused to be a "clique person" all my life and will not change. I just really hate drama and people being mean to eachother... PERIOD.
I am an "okay" player in TT, but I am constantly making "oopses." Whether it be because the phone is ringing, a neighborhood kid at the door hurt, one of my 5 kids distracting me or just a brain-fart.... Good grief, SF's psssst'ing me is enough to throw me off on a gag choice. This is why, personally, I play late at night a lot... Less distractions and not wanting to upset others.
But then I see posts being made over a single run, pointing fingers and so angry, from both sides of the story, and I think, "YIKES! When am I gonna be written about on a forum?" It just makes me feel so uneasy in what is supposed to be FUN and a kids game, which I believe more adults play, BTW.
If there is a bad run and the 8 or less ppl feel it needs to be discussed, shouldn't it be done in PM's and not drug out for the entire TEST community? Making ppl feel like they need to get involved and take sides? Most ppls screen names on these forums aren't what their toons are, so I am clueless, like usual, to who was all involvled. Clueless, sometimes, is good. It just makes me feel sad when a small, close-knit community like on TT TEST, gets their panties in a bunch and feel the need to air it for all to see and to take sides.
I, personally, am quite thankful for the friends, and even ppl I am not sure who they are behind the toons, that have gone sad with me in 3 battles in the last 3 days, have not blamed me... Although I am feeling a bit like a jinx these days, lol.
I enjoy you all on TEST and just hope that it will be put in the past and move on. Love ya all and will help anybody at anytime... Just ask... I am very agressive in RL, but in TT, I usually follow the lead.
(((HUGS)))
Michele
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