Hi ravonn, I'm personally sad and extremely 'pissed' that the present atmosphere in the community has driven an extremely valuable member of the community to take a 'vacation'.
However I do understand.

As far as I'm concerned, to me, this is 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' and your decision has forced me to look inwards and make some adjustments of my own.

If we continue in this manner we will only create further animosity leading to the destruction of a community that I value and I really want to see flourish well into the future.

I believe that everyone in the community, including those who are ultimately responsible, must see the logic and wisdom in coming together and recreating the cohesive and optimistic community we used to have.

How we go about that recreation is the major problem at this time.

I humbly ask the community, as a whole, to put their minds together and come up with a solution.

At present I personally must admit to being in a 'negative frame of mind' and I am unable to put together a formula for repairing the damage which has been done.

Up until recently I have always tried to keep from becoming too involved and taking sides by sticking to an ethical/moral standpoint. However I can no longer say that I'm unbiased.

Therefore I'm going to take 'a back seat' until I see a solution put together by the rest of the community.

I will no longer involve myself in any discussions or arguments initiated by anyone in any of our communication channels.

I will be there for me and me alone.