If you are coming to Chicago this weekend....

[mamajoan]

Geez Louise.........


people.. people... people........

Breathe deeply.. ........


and enjoy the great weather!

 

[glo]

As someone who is a friend of Patrick's, and has experienced first hand his genorisity, and that of his wife, Ellen, I know the decision to cancel this meet was not easy. I also think that there was no reason to point this out, as in his original post about cancelling, Patrick suggested that someone may want to have it at their house. No one stepped up to the plate. If it really bothered anyone that people were loosing out money, they could have stepped forward, opened their home, paid for food, arranged for chairs, tables...etc.... Again no one did. I guess it is easy to talk about a cancelled meet when you have never opened your home to DISers....It is not easy. I hope this is a misunderstanding, because I do not see the sense in posting what was posted.

Crissup...and you didn't share the loot???? Geez, man...

 

[Pugdog007]

After reading this entire thread and re-reading the OP, and in consideration of Dan's impeccable character here on the boards, I believe some have taken this the wrong way and have blown it way out of proportion.

As I always stress at work... never make assumptions about what someone may have "meant" - go with the facts as they are and history as we know it to be. If some others here had made the very same statement, I may agree with the moderators. However, I believe Dan's long history of amiable, thought provoking and caring posts are going to override any inkling in my mind that there was any malicious intent.

I hope Dan isn't so upset by this thread that he isn't coming back

 

[Leota]

Lvstnk - there is ALOT more going on here than is being said. Certain groups seem to be annoyed (jealous?) by another person's kindnesss, generosity & popularity. It has seemed to me, in several threads, that these folks will do & say all kinds of delightful things to try & drive this person off the CB.
This person is my friend - someone I care very deeply about. This person welcomed me to the Boards & shared some special times in WDW with me & mine..... This person is also one of the few who kept in touch, via PM & e-mail when I was too ill to get on the boards much......this is the kind of empathetic & gentle soul he is. This thread is his reward for being kind.....

Delete is you must - It needs to be said - get this crud out in the open & stop pretending. Maybe even apologise & try not to do it again - Live by the Golden Rule........

 

[browneyes]

Leota, I can't tell if you're talking about Dan or Patrick with your post. If it's Dan, it's like Alex said:

Originally posted by WebmasterAlex
But like I have been saying, I am sure Dan will be happy to clear this up!

 

[Gail T AGAIN]

oh Brother, this thread is still going on. Will the moderator close this for patricks sake, not mine or anyone else. Geesh, I am sure he feels bad enough, now knock the **** off.

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

This post truly makes me sad. Dan is the nicest person, never hurt a soul.
I edited this part out-but putting it back with pm encouragement.
I am like Elaine in that I am scared to start a post as people often take things the wrong way and not as intended. IMHO, Dan was simply letting those know what the weather was like, no names were ever mentioned. Yet Dan was "attacked". I truly hope he is out enjoying the nice weather, there in no need for him to even respond to this, IMHO.
Have a nice day everyone.

 

[NancyIL]

I'll stick with my original opinion that Dan didn't intentionally mean to embarrass or hurt anyone. However, Patrick was hurt and embarrassed by Dan's post, so it's a situation that needs to be worked out between those two men.

 

[charlie,nj]

You people ALL make me sick! I use to enjoy logging onto the DIS CB looking for some fun. Now when I log on I get sick to my stomach as I scroll though the threads and read all of the posts of this once great CB.

People get a GRIP! You are arguing about something that was said about a DIS meet. You are ripping each other new ***holes for what? All because of a he said she said situation.

Don’t you think that there are FAR more important things to be concerned with? ONE of our brave soldiers over in Iraq seems to be getting killed every single day. (do I care about a freaking DIS meet?....NO!) Whole nations of the world are getting wiped out by famine, disease, and civil war. (do I care about a freaking DIS meet?....NO!) We lost way TOO many heroes in Afghanistan and Iraq. (do I care about a freaking DIS meet?....NO) We have right here on the DIS the mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandparents of brave men and women stationed around the world..worrying if they will ever see them again. (do I care about a freaking DIS meet?....NO!) WE lost 3016 innocent fellow Americans on September 11th, 2001. (do I care about a freaking DIS meet?....NO!)

What really pisses me off about YOU people is that none of you..not a one..posted on the I HATE smilies thread. Shame on you! You have computer time for this DIS meet controversy nonsense but you don’t have time for one of my brilliant threads. This stupid thread gets 46 replies and 1228 views in 10 hours…my masterpiece of a thread gets 40 replies and 600 views in 2 days. (and most of them were mercy posts) I even introduced corn into my thread..for what? 40 replies? To make matters worse ..a P Daddy one liner thread will get 100's of replies and views in minutes.

I think you people have a lot of growing up to do..why don’t you go ask your kids for advice. (I do all of the time..they see life as it should be….)


PS – I still think the smilies are behind the CB problems..sit back and remember the good times before the smilies arrived on the DIS. I think the one who should get ripped a new ***hole is the person who introduced them to the DIS.

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND …(no smilie needed to emphasize it)

PEACE!


Hey on a more serious note click on the 3016 (or the never forget in my sig) and take a “timeout” and read about those that were lost…sad.

 

[Tinkbell]

When I read Dan's post, it never occured to me that he was trying to make Patrick feel guilty or bad. I just took it as a weather report for those who would still be coming to Chicago.

Patrick, I think it's great how you and other Disers have opened thier homes to everyone. That is one of the things I find so touching and wonderful about this board.

I do feel that some of the posts here are trying to make Dan feel bad for not hosting the party at his house. That wouldn't be very nice either. Maybe I'm wrong in assuming that.

 

[Serena]

Wow, remind me never to hurt a mods feelings, intentional or not.


normally this kind of thread would be locked by now. why isn't it?

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by charlie,nj
What really pisses me off about YOU people is that none of you..not a one..posted on the “I hate smilie” thread. Shame on you!

I think you people have a lot of growing up to do..why don’t you go ask your kids for advice. (I do all of the time..they see life as it should be….)

2 Things Charlie:
1. Let me find your smilies thread again. I might need to post on it.

2. When you asked my kids for advice, did they give you attitude like they give me?

 

[LvsTnk]

If I was Dan I would stay far far away from this thread. It doesn't seem like his style anyway.

 

[mhopset]

I agree with Charlie!

 

[always quiet]

It seems apparent to me that the only ones who found any issue with what Dan said were the same group who have, in recent past, have pretty much blasted anything he has said on the boards. It would make more sense to me that IF you had a problem with something that was said and you THOUGHT it was a personal attack against you, it would be better to PM the person who started the thread. That way, it would be settled instantly. By responding to the OP on the boards, it is obvious that this group still has ill feelings towards Dan. They are out to do their darndest to try and drive Dan away from the boards. I do think all of us can see that.

With that said, I am truly sorry for:

1. That anyone suffered financially because of the cancelled meet.
2. That anything came up in Patrick's life that cause the meet to be cancelled (hope it was nothing bad)
3. That personal attacks have been made against Dan.
4. That ANYONE could possibly have negative feelings against Dan. He is THE most loved DISer on the boards!!

Now can this please be dropped before any more damage can be done?

 

[JohnTBap]

You sure know alot about the DIS for only having 100 posts!

Gotta agree with Alex. Dan could have put this debate to rest a LONG time ago with one simple post......

 

[always quiet]

.....that MAYBE he has better things to do than listen to this nonsense? If there were so many negative vibes being directed at me, I think I might stay away from it as well. Besides, I think Dan could even testify on a mountain of bibles, it wouldn't matter. People here have their minds made up on what they THOUGHT he was saying. They wouldn't believe him. They'll believe the worst and nothing anyone can post here will change their minds.

 

[Serena]

This is not a debate. And I wouldn't respond to this either if I were him.

If the original poster did hurt someone's feelings it should have been dealt with privately.
Instead, the very people that should know better have jumped on it and have made it worse. They are human and are allowed to make mistakes too, but this thread should be locked. It's doing no one any good.

 

[helenabear]

Charlie, I must say I am personally hurt by your words. I am so sorry I didn't get a chance to post on your thread when the power was out in my house. I had limited time on the boards at work and your thread was not one, by the time I saw it, was one I felt I could add much too. That should have nothing to do with anything with who posted here or not. It did make me laugh and that was nice, so I thank you for that.

I do have other things to be concerned with... I am concerned with buying some food to replace some that we lost over the last several days, concerned with the failing health of my grandmother who will be 92 on Monday, concerned with bigger things revolving around my life and concerned with major issues going on in the world... some mentioned here on the DIS and some not.

In my whole list of things concerned, I am concerned that someone tried to wish some people who were going to HIS hometown a good time and tell them that they will have nice weather. That this person was put down for his words. I have spoken with him and they were not his intentions. He could reply but what would the point be??? So why do you keep asking him to reply?? I wouldn't if I were him. I would be absolutely crushed to tears by the replies here. I am sorry Patrick feels guilt for canceling a meet WELL in advance. He should have no guilt but if he does, then I am sorry, he shouldn't though. I am sure for those with any significant amount money tied into a trip they would go anyway, and I am sure they did. And as I said, if a meet was wanted we woudl have had one, but no one seemed to want a meet at that point so who can I blame there??? No one! It never ONCE occured to me to be upset with anyone nor did it occur to me that anyone would have guilt for canceling a meet that could have easily been moved elsewehre.

I am honestly truly upset that so few people out there can do an excellent job of driving people away. The CB isn't the place it was and if someone who has a reputation for being a nice person has to justify themselves then this place isn't what I thought it once was.

 

[JohnTBap]

Well I, for one, am glad to see that the editing function is alive and well on this thread.

Now if I could just get that darn search to work when I need it.....