:furious:Wow--a place to stand on my soapbox. Yeah!!
This is directed to *some* newbies, not all of you! I myself, am a semi-newbie, but I have been here long enough to know which end is up.
I want to rant about the general attitude of some posters toward others on this topic of Caylee/Casey/Anthonys etc. In particular, I am referring to the possible sighting of Caylee in TX thread.
Barb (Peacedawg) has been a dedicated member of Websleuths for awhile now. Tricia is our faithful leader. While I realize that it is ok to disagree with others here, and is a healthy form of discussion on a topic to disagree and consider all angles, I think it is extremely OUT OF LINE the way some people have "talked" to Barb and Trish. One poster pretty much called Barb a liar, when Barb very clearly stated that she had talked to Tim directly herself. I have seen similar attitude on other threads here, including toward a moderator a few weeks ago(Christine). That is rude, disrepectful, and is not the climate in which Websleuths has thrived. Perhaps I am alittle protective because many of the people being attacked are veterans, people who have put hours, monthes, years into dedicating their free time to find missing and unidentified people. People who have earned their stripes here, and have earned the respect to not be second-guessed, called (indirectly) liars, and talked rudely to. I know you don't know Barb/Trish/Christine et al but have alittle more respect, if you want to earn that respect in return. Take the time to look at other cases, not just Caylees, find out how many other deserving people need our help. Meet some of the REAL families who are missing children, family members, loved ones. Learn more about the regulars here who have put in a tremendous amount of time and heart into finding answers. You will gain some respect for the people who are here, working not just Caylees case, but the many other deserving cases here. Learn who Tim (EQ) is, how his own tragedy propelled him to help others, and how wonderful he has been on so many cases. Understand that this is not a gossip site, a fly-by-night group. We are here not just for this case, but for the many that have come before and will come after this case. If you want to be a part of this, learn to get along with others and have a healthy discussion, not attack others. You know that old saying, "think before you speak"? In this case, "think before you type." :blowkiss: