VERY well said. Being owner/ moderator of this type of group is a lot
of work and one gets little thanks and no pay. So thank you for
putting up with all the BS to keep this group clean.



--- lbkittycat <lbkittycat@...> wrote:

> Dear Members,
>
> I have been receiving additional emails from a potential member named
>
> VARIAN asking about membership. I stated before that he's been
> trying to join this group for years and that he's "bizarre" but then
> after I explained why he won't be approved, I got two more emails
> from him today that says "Please let me join, I'm not bizarre". So,
> obviously someone feels compelled to communicate with this person
> even after I've already explained the reasons why he won't be
> approved. Continuing to communicate with him is up to the member(s)
> but since those actions are resulting in him sending *me* additional
> emails on a daily basis, then I'm asking that whoever is forwarding
> the messages from this group to him be more mindful of their actions.
>
>
> Just to give you all a glimpse in to the some of the messages that I
> get as the moderator, here are some of the messages that came along
> with membership requests for the last few weeks:
>
> -I love braces
>
> -I'm a cheerleader with braces that loves facials
>
> -Adults with braces are so nice!!!
>
> -Hi, My name is X. I am 29 years old and am getting braces next week.
>
> I have a lot of questions about braces. (this person has
> been "getting braces" for about three plus years now).
>
> So, I said all that to say that, as the owner/moderator, it's my job
> to keep this place free of people that "love braces" for all the
> wrong reasons. We've had a lot of problems with people trying to
> join this group in the past for subversive reasons and that is not
> the purpose of this group. There are plenty of other groups out
> there for people like that to join. So, if anyone contacts you
> regarding membership, just don't respond or you can email me or tell
> them to email the owner of the group.
>
> Thanks,
> Regina*
> Owner/Moderator
>
>




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