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Ken posted that he did not understand why people were leaving the forum.

I told him with NO NAMES, and couched as a rumor, that a couple people had been sent a virus from one of the members. I am probably way out of line here, but I think that he needs to know for sure, and would like to ask the two people that told me this to contact him privately, or to send me an email that I can forward to him.

It HAS TO STOP!!! And, as long as it remains nothing more than rumor, nothing can be done.

I don't like a lot of things that have happened there recently. Especially since I wrote some incredibly inflamatory things that were NOT deleted, while other things that really do matter were.

Since none of these things happened to me, I don't feel I should post a whole new message about it, but will back up anybody who does. I might just do it anyway (promise, as above, no names will ever be mentioned) just because it would be a shame if we HAD to leave just to protect ourselves from the one or two bad apples there.

-- Sue Diederich (willow666@rocketmail.com), April 12, 2001

Answers

I have neither sent nor received a virus.

-- Green (ratdogs10@yahoo.com), April 12, 2001.

Sue, being as I am completely computer illiterate, I wonder if you could give us any clues of what to watch out for?

-- mary, texas (marylgarcia@aol.com), April 12, 2001.

I have never received nor sent a virus. I hardly even received any hate mail, which surprised me. The few I got, I just smiled and deleted them.

-- Doreen (bisquit@here.com), April 12, 2001.

I haven't received a virus, but I don't open anything I'm not sure of. But then censorship is a disease in itself.

-- Cindy (SE In) (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), April 13, 2001.

Ditto what Cindy said!

-- Wendy@GraceAcres (wjl7@hotmail.com), April 13, 2001.


I haven't had either experience, either. But, two folks told me that they had. I can't say who, because I promised not to name any names, but I hope they have contacted him.

You know, guys.... That forum is lonely without you!! I know some of you still go there, though -

I also have to say that I like this one a lot better, but, I'm just a glutton for punishment....

-- Sue Diederich (willow666@rocketmail.com), April 13, 2001.


An observation: It was mostly WOMEN who got the hate mails an viruses. What does that tell you?

-- anonymous (snailmail@aol.net), April 22, 2001.

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