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Originally Posted by mkgoetz

So true. Before I moved out here I read the forums and was a little worried about the move. After reading for a few months I learned not to listen to a few posters. I actually think one poster now is a negative poster from the past under another name.

Glad to see a new member. Welcome aboard. Congrats on your 6 posts. Hope to see many more.

[helenejen]

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Originally Posted by baltimore's best
Likewise, some of us have had very negative experiences and should be allowed to report on those without being asked for copies of police reports or accused of lying.

Originally Posted by baltimore's best

It's unfortunate that you are unable to understand the sentence. It really doesn't matter if it's one or more- it's just weird. Are posters who talk about what they pay for rent asked to post their cancelled checks? Are people who state they live a certain distance away asked to post their mileage records? I could go on and on. Point is, your request had only one purpose- to cast doubt on the posting. Simple as that. It was a cheap shot.

It doesn't make a difference if it is one or more persons who have been asked for documentation for stories that have changed multiple times? Of course, it does. Once, maybe even twice, would be isolated incidents. More than that, a trend, which would be very problematic, I agree. However, there was a rhetorical strategy on your part when you said 'I' instead of "some of us" and the strategy was meant to bolster your mischaracterization of the forum and to remove the focus from your ethos. Once again, be accurate in your postings, and you won't have a problem.