If everyone is done slamming Angie. . . .
I have to step up and back up(somewhat) what Angie had to say in her
post before she unsubscribed. I’ve talked to several people outside
of the message board from this group who feel the same way. I know
I’ve posted several questions in the past and it was as though my
posts dropped into a black hole. Yes, this happens in most message
boards. . you get a small group of people who are the primary posters
and end up with a lot of other peripheral people. However, if this
group is going to tout being an Atkins diet induction support board,
I think EVERYONE needs to step back and do a couple of things. 1.
Try and keep posts somewhat on topic. I, as mandanull put it, have a
life too and don’t spend all of my time at the computer so when I log
into this board with 10 or 15 minutes to find informaiton that might
be helpful, it’s difficult to filter through dozens of posts about
everyone’s personal lives. 2. I think everyone needs to make a
sound decision to not only look for help on here, but for every
question or post asking for help, post something to support someone
else. There are people on here who are doing a GREAT job and there
are people who are struggling. Personally, I tend to send supportive
emails to people directly instead of putting them on the board.
That’s a mistake because I see now that it doesn’t give the person
the public recognition they deserve. I have gotten some GREAT tips,
recipes and inspirations from here. However, at the same time, I
stopped trying to actively participate because I was being ignored.
My genuine Atkins questions were being overrun with conversations
about people’s personal lives. Let’s face it, these are best kept to
personal email or chat since it feels like being at another family’s
thanksgiving dinner. All you can do is smile and nod because you
have no idea what they’re talking about. I’ve gone so far as to
email people directly with questions about something they may have
said, and have gotten no replies. But, at the same time, we all also
have to realize that sometimes it takes some time for people to
respond. Now when I post on here, it’s with the expectation that
nobody will read my post or reply but that I have done my part in
putting the recipe, tip, information I’ve found useful out there for
someone else IF they want it.
We have to remember that we’re all going through many of the same
struggles!!! Most of us have been on diets of one sort or another
our whole lives. Finally, we’re on one that seems to be working for
the majority of us and we’re turning on eachother!!!
Just my 2 cents worth.
-Amanda
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