Dear members of the forum, I'd like to inform you about a decision growing within myself since 2nd Jan. 2004:
I spent a lot of my scarce leisure time here - and loved it when I felt happy/content, saw it as a constructive and educational way on a voluntary free basis - my gain was energy for my job and learning.
It has changed now. Spam and ups/downs in this virtual social atmosphere seem to belong together like 2 sides of the coin. I observed them as floods - and I have been involved in one too many now. Each high tide left me back a bit more worn out, aggravated, fed up and disgusted. So, I started to ask myself the following questions:
Is this a phenomenon, regardless of individual, gender, age, nationality? => yes
Do I accept its inevitable existance? => yes
Do I like it? => nope
Can I change it or at least my attitude towards it? => nope
Can I control the destructive impact it has on myself (emotional hygiene)? => nope
Can I ignore it and simply concentrate on the positive sides? => nope
Conclusion => I choose to spend my future free time with things I feel happy with - in a peaceful, spamless, silent atmosphere, in my own way.
I thank those who provided me with fun, contact, friendliness, warmth and laughter.
Farewell and take care <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif" alt="" />
Kiya
PS: Please, leave this post uncommented, if you can - I do NOT intend to open another futile debate about spam, I merely wish to inform you - thanks in advance for respecting this.
I have no more tolerance, patience and humour to offer - only my honesty and my self-honesty. My decision does not involve no more engagement for <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beyond.gif" alt="" /> or <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/div.gif" alt="" /> - so, Goldy, you'll get further new screenies <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
