Moving Onward - and Hopefully UPward.

a public newpaper does not have any control over who reads it. an online paper like the Foop, unless they are willing to practice censorship, which I am not, has a similar lack of control over people's expression of opinion. the reason I don't censor is NOT to give people a license to go after each other, but to prevent the accusation - and very real possibility - that a slanted viewpoint is being presented. the only way to show all viewpoints is to ALLOW all viewpoints, whatever my own feelings about them. however, this does not mean that personal attacks and threats - from anyone - need to be tolerated any further. the fact that we provide an open forum for discussion as a public service does not mean it, or we, have to permit abuse.

I have set up two satellite blogs - a Rant page, and an Off-Topic page, both accessible top right. Off-topic will be public, Rants will be private. Comments made here that belong in one or the other instead will be copied and transferred complete with poster's name, date, time, etc. to whichever applies, and if a Comment is moved to Rants, whoever made it, and any who wish to subscribe, can get access by emailing me with the username of your choice (which i will use to list you as a member of that blog, with reading and comment privileges). People are also invited to post directly in Off-Topic at will, and enjoy that much as they do the Foop proper.

That said, I will continue to pursue the aftermath of the Gifting Glitch and its collateral damage privately, as this seems the most likely way to gain any kind of satisfactory resolution for all parties involved. among other things, i think everyone - members and management - will have to forego "apologies", public and/or private, in the interest of putting this mess to bed as equably as possible for all concerned, and ALL need to be willing to go on from here onsite with good manners, respect for one another, and a clear, stated policy for handling glitch abuse in place for the future. if you wish to be included in this effort, please email me (info top right) with a brief description of your situation and any concrete evidence you may have : i will assemble everything and try to do some good with it. obviously i cannot make any guarantees, but i will do my best and having it quietly and privately handled via a neutral party may help.

i thank all readers, and participants who comport themselves as interested and caring FooPet members rather than tantrummy children, and look forward to being able to return the Foop someday to its original purpose...a place to have fun and exchange information.