(Ok I realise that this is hours old now and most of you already know, but I'm posting anyway as it's taken me all morning to write thanks to a silly thing called work getting in the way ?)
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I am shaking with anger as I am typing this.
I have just been informed by Old Bear that she her account has been suspended 'Following reports from numerous forum members complaining about posts'.
We all know the heartbreaking time that OB has been through recently, and without the support of everyone on here I know for a fact that she would not be where she is today. She has been an absolute rock to me during the crap time I am having TTC as she has become one of my closest friends. To hear her so upset and actually in tears because of this ridiculous action against her is totally devastating. To take away the one place that she has to come to and offload with people who not only sympathise and listen to her but have also been in her shoes and can offer her advice is DISGUSTING.
OK, OB (amongst others, myself included) can be straight to the point and honest, which I can only see as a positive trait to have. If posters want to have a wishy washy 'that's totally gorge hun' forum then that is about as useful to future brides that are planning their wedding as a chocolate teapot! And if this is the direction that Darren and Co. want their forum to progress then I imagine that they will be losing a lot of traffic.
I have now been made aware that a few others have also suspended. How I have managed to slip the net I don't know. I suspect that I will not last much longer here after this post. I have never seen a malicious or spiteful remark from any of the posters that I know have been suspended.
I would like to say that since returning to Hitched last year I have made some absolutely amazing friends and I honestly believe that this place has helped me to get back from the awful state that I was in last year.
I hope that the pathetic little whinge bags that have nothing better to do than report posts because they do not like the constructive advice that they have been given are feeling very proud of yourselves now. Enjoy your *** forum, I am sure that without certain members it won't be very long until this place resembles a Cun.tfetti and is no longer the helpful and invaluable place that it once was.
May I also suggest to the mods that you take a closer look at the posters that you have allowed to remain on the forum as there are some users left who clearly don't meet your new criteria.
Apologies if my post is a bit of a rambled mess - it's been a funny old morning! I will probably be added to the block list now, which is sad as I really do love this place. But I can't just sit back on this one.
