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I am contemplating my further involvment on this site and forums, I have been on here for a good few years now but what of the future??
I have noticed the last few months a lot nasty comments creeping in, when I contribute to forums some seem to have a go at every thing I say and do, criticising for the sake of criticisng. You know who you are and why you do it, I have been guilty of arguing back in the past and having digs at those concerned, sometimes fairly on my behalf, over times I am guilty of going over the top I admit.
I have made a good number of friends on here at home and abroad, from California to Brazil, to South Africa, from wales to the north East, but at the same time I seem to attract a small but vicious number of enemies.
Whould I be missed if I went from here??, I would like to think that I would, but who knows, maybe I am deluding myself as I do in many things ?
Quote: ...but at the same time I seem to attract a small but vicious number of enemies.
Number One Paul. Ignore them.
Number Two... Take a break. Clear out your PF to one level or another - and take break. Leave it for a while, do something else and after a while - see how you feel.
Quote: Whould I be missed if I went from here??,
Undoubtedly by those who really know and value your friendship.
My two cents here...
Good Luck.
Mike
It would be a shame to see a fellow biker ride off into the sunset. 
Kris.
Quote: Whould I be missed if I went from here??, I would like to think that I would, but who knows
If you want an honest opinion Paul, I think with 4000 active members on EPZ the loss of any individual - however active - has a relatively small impact.
Occasionally people may wonder "Where is X" - haven't seem him/her on here in a while. But mostly it will rarely impinge on people's consciousness.
If you have made enemies, you have to ask yourself why this is so... unless you are someone who easily makes enemies in the real world as well as the virtual world, in which case the question is otiose! Lol!
This is the kind of thread that moderators do not want to see. We want to be able to deal with abuse as soon as it occurs so that it doesn't turn into a lingering problem.
Paul, I for one, would not like to see your portfolio cleared out and I even thank you that you haven't just stormed off in a huff as is a common reaction for a lot of people. I'll PM you about people having a go at you.
If any member feels they or someone else is being unfairly treated, please press that red link that exists at the bottom of every page.
Paul there are ways to deal with isses such as this, if we can help we will. I can't abide bullying, abuse, lies, gossip and any other low life antics but if you leave 'they' have won, don't ever give people this satisfaction. "Will you be missed", YES!
Hi Paul.
It would be a shame if you decided to leave the site as your photos are excellent.
Look at it this way.
I don't know why you are suffering abuse, but one thing is for sure.
They are trying to make you feel uncomfortable and drive you away.
Very much how terrorists operate.
Are you going to let them succeed?
I wouldn't give them the pleasure.
Doug ;o)
Well I'll miss you - I often marvel at your surfing photo's in the gallery.
you are probally right Doug, but it still hurts on a personal level when people on a friendly site have a go in such a way the perp had a go on my website.
At first I thought it was a spambot as the email address took me to a porn site, then a week later another email same address then a new name at the bottom of the page which has been mentioned in a locked thread on here, then find I am could to be threatend with libel for speaking my mind on here.
Quote: Is this a small flounce or a big, slamming of doors type flounce??
(This from Westers on another thread made me chuckle - hope he doesn't mind me quoting it here!)
Come on, if you are going to flounce, do it with a bit more oomph! It's Friday night, I want a big, stormin' flounce so I can procrastinate the experimentation with flash portraiture I've got planned for tonight!
(Seriously: Don't flounce - ignore it. But I would like to see more bare torsos in your pf rather than all that lycra covering it up...)
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