[teenyelliott]

Don't leave. I think most are on your side. But many have chosen to stay silent lately, to avoid all the nastiness. Try the smoky backroom!!

[Chad Fairbanks]

But many have chosen to stay silent lately, to avoid all the nastiness. Try the smoky backroom!!

And therein lies the problem - when you have to go to the Smokey Backroom to avoid the nastiness...

[arasina]

Don't leave. I think most are on your side. But many have chosen to stay silent lately, to avoid all the nastiness. Try the smoky backroom!!

You're right, teenyelliott. I'm one of those who doesn't try to argue with madness and I stay away from the volatile threads. I've noticed that even the Smoky Backroom's sanity thread suffers from an infestation. I'm confident, however, that FR will soon regain its equilibrium and the negative atmosphere will clear.

[mombonn]

But many have chosen to stay silent lately, to avoid all the nastiness

Amen! The ugliness of the Terri trauma caused me to nearly vacate as well.

Staying silent and vacant helped me weigh the advantages and disadvantages of FR. For me, the advantages win as long as a hiatus brings perspective.

Come on back, hchutch, we need ya!