DG Site Updates: Update from Internet Brands , 3 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Thank you for your kind words. I\'m finding difficulties in some things today (wish the Posts You Have Made would get back to normal) but there are many rewards still to be found here.

This site can be viewed as an encyclopedia of sorts, or an historical novel.

When current things are slow, or disrupted - or just annoying to read - I\'ll often burrow back into the legacy of past posts. There, often, are threads that just stopped because what was discussed was asked/answered. However, the information is startlingly germane to entirely different participants in new discussions today. I\'ll drag these threads forward with a new post, and gardeners today can benefit.

Don\'t be surprised that many involve Viburnums...

These old threads can also be instructive in other ways - conversational tone being one. I can \"hear\" myself typing enthusiastically (and sometimes unwittingly) about a subject - mostly not plant-related - and realize that just because I believe a certain way doesn\'t mean I HAVE to bluntly say so. Terry, Melody, other admins, and owners at DG may not say so, but the PREVIEW POST button is a very good thing when whaling (sp.?) away at the keyboard in a rush to post. Discretion being the better part of valor, and so forth.

I remember vividly making jokes and mocking posts that had obvious misspellings (public vs the same word lacking an \"l\") - thinking that this is all in fun and among friends. THERE ARE THOSE WITH WHICH YOU DO NOT JEST! One fellow not wearing the bullseye even remarked that his screen name nuanced his recognized low intelligence, and was insulted by proximity. Others lurking on the threads thought it important enough to surreptitiously notify admins of massive trouble on the forum.

I\'m not sure there are enough emojis or emoticons in the world to satisfy those who will look for offense - but a little analysis of one\'s own contribution via preview is never bad.

I - for better or worse - wear the mantle of someone who at one time was banned from forums on DG due to my contributions and associations therein. I served my time on Elba, and like Lazarus came back to life here. Many were in a similar boat. Some came back, others never did. So be it, and life has moved on.

There\'s a bunch of metaphors and similes there that probably grate on some...

Anyway, the point of this post is that taking a deep breath and a detour is almost never a bad thing to do in so many situations. Stating your case is always OK. Beration and beating the horse that is already glue or dog food by now stretches credulity. I\'d like to think that we all want to remain credible.

A little imagery of how far I\'ve come while hanging around these parts - for grayer or worse...