Is it a problem if one person holds an opinion different from anothers opinion?

Here's the deal. Sue answers a lot of questions here. So do I. I believe that we both have very different approaches. So, when I have a different opinion than what Sue has to offer, then is it wrong to post it?

I know, this is only based on 2 posts directed at me this week, but apparently there are those who think that just because I don't always agree with Sue, that I am bashing her and following her around on the forums.

I hope that this isn't what the rest of you think.

IMO,there is nothing wrong with having a forum of "armchair" experts. Most other forums have multiple people who chime in with their 2 cents worth, and there are differences of opinion.

Basically, we are all just regular people who have an interest in sharing our tidbits of the Zone. I happen to work in the health care industry, and I have always been drawn to "helping". That is my only intention, to be there, to help. If anyone wants to disagree with me on a topic, I really don't have a problem with that. I just don't appreciate being criticized for causing discort only because I disagreed with Sue.

Oh CC..
I am sorry that this is happening...I hope this doesn't disocurage you from posting... I happen to enjoy seeing the differencing of opinions..it makes one think more and come up with their own decisions..and makes one understand that what is good for one may not be necessarily good for another.

I have thoroughly enjoyed your replies over the last week..it has given me much encouragement, and insight as you have taken quite a bit of time helping me to figure things out..and Sue has done th<img src='desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/w00t.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='w00t' align='absmiddle'>e same as well as others...

I hope that the criticism stops .....
Have a great day
~Deb

Thanks, DD!

I feel like I am whining, but stuff like that does bug me.

I hope that my replies are recognized for what they are intended... as another insight/opinion.

I have enjoyed chatting with you over the past few days, as well! I like a challenge here and there! LOL!

I think I saw the thread that you were talking about.

I just wanted to say that I do appreciate all that you do for the forums, too. It is good to have a difference of opinion.

Cranberrycat, I just came across this post. I, too, believe I know what you are talking about. I believe one REALLY cut you ... said you were putting words into Sue's mouth. Not everyone interprets what someone says the same way. This is what is so GREAT and interesting about forums. We NEED different insights. I don't always understand everything (I have what they call chemo brain) and sometimes I need a different approach to the answer. I appreciate ALL answers, suggestions, ideas, etc. They are helping me soooo much.

So, Cranberrycat, what I am trying to say is that YOU are IMPORTANT to this forum. You made me laugh when you stated you knew exactly what happened with my GF diet ... I added all the GF baked goods and stopped eating just natural, healthy foods. Please, please continue posting in this forum.

Happy Zoning!
Karen

Karen, thanks for the vote of confidence!

I totally agree, and we may not always see eye to eye, but I do hope that it is seen as what it is intended, as a different point of view.

LOL about the GF foods! But, it has happened to me so many times in other diets in the past. I recall doing it on WW fat & fiber diet. Does anyone remember that one? The idea was that you could eat all you wanted, as long as you ate at least 20 grams of fiber per day and limited your fat intake to 20 grams (or whatever it was, I can't remember anymore). Obviously, the idea was that you could eat all the veggies you wanted, but it turned into a feast of high density carbs, all kinds of sugary treats (because they were lowfat and I could get another gram of fiber out of them), rather than filling up on veggies.

And, I am sure it happens on other diets, as well. We all find our "cheats". Even here, I would consider the Zone pasta to be a "cheat". No one from the Zone is telling anyone that this is an unfavorable carb and should be moderated. So, some may be led to believe that they can eat all that they want, just because it has the Zone name on it.

OOPs, getting off topic there! I will step down off my soap box (again)!

LOL, Cranberrycat! No, I haven't tried WW. GF was my first diet, and you know where that got me - right here to the Zone! Ha! Ha! And I actually ignore the pasta scene since I can't have any whatsoever. However, I did see a recipe with spaghetti squash ... I've never tried it before, but it looked good. Don't know if it's even available. I tried finding fresh acorn squash a couple of times ... no luck. Everything is limited in a small town, and I don't travel well. The only time I travel is to my doctor's office.

Oops, guess I got off subject, too! Anyway, I'm glad we agree on it's good to have a different point of view, etc. It's all good!

Happy Zoning!
Karen

My 2 cents in order to set the record straight here. In regard to the issue presented in the first post in this thread, I read all the related material in it's entirety prior to the author's edits/deletions, and it was quite extensive. The forum member (Linda), who's comment is referred to in the first post of this thread, did not criticize Cranberrycat's difference of opinion. The Linda expressed dismay in regard to what she and many other forum members viewed as inappropriate posting behavior being consistently directed at me. Linda is not the first forum member to have noticed this untoward behavior and to have spoken up about it in a post.

Thanks Sue for sticking up for me and clarifying the problem.

Another thing that causes problems and people not understanding why members sometimes like me get so upset is the fact that things are posted by memebers, then deleted or edited to make themselves look like the golden child which changes the whole context of the responders posts (such as mine). My post comes off harsh and misunderstood unless you had read the post that Cranberry had originally posted and then edited to make her look faultless. I am not here to play games and will not play games, so this will be my last statement about the matter.

I am really sorry that you both feel that way.

Linda, I know you said you were "over and out" on this issue. I am sorry if I made you look bad by taking out that part of the statement. I did not deny that I said it, but I felt that it was taken the wrong way. It wasn't the point that I was trying to make in that thread. When you pointed it out to me, I thought that you were concerned about it sounding bad and very critical of Sears' business practices. So, I felt that it was more important to maintain the integrity of the thread and of the question that was asked, rather than to detract from the question and focus on another issue. Oh, and BTW, I am also frustrated about posts and threads that disappear. You might want to check out my old thread on "forum etiquette". It is about threads and posts that disappear, and how extremely frustrating it is for me to have spent time responding to threads, only to see them disappear altogether. I totally agree with you on that point.

Sue, perhaps, if you feel that I have behaved in an inappropriate manner, then you should report it to the forum moderators (if there is such a thing here). I would rather hear it from someone who has looked at the entire thing objectively. I don't think that either one of us can maintain objectivity here.

<div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Linda on 12/09/2008 8:54 AM

Thanks Sue for sticking up for me and clarifying the problem.

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My pleasure Linda, and same to you!

My thanks to Cici also, who has brough this very same issue to our attention in past posts.

Is it possible for Sue and I to exist here in these forums without one of us getting in the way of the other?

Geez!

I love being here and posting, helping others. That is all. I have no hidden agenda. I am not here to bash anyone or chase anyone around on the forums. I have much better things to do with my life than to spend it sitting in front of the computer all day!

<div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Sue on 12/09/2008 11:12 AM

<div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Linda on 12/09/2008 8:54 AM

Thanks Sue for sticking up for me and clarifying the problem.

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My pleasure Linda, and same to you!

My thanks to Cici also, who has brough this very same issue to our attention in past posts.

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I don't get around here very much, but I think I was just starting on the forum around the time that there were accusations made regarding Cran's behavior. I, however, am of the opinion that Cran was doing nothing more than posting information. This was around the time that there were posts and threads mysteriously disappearing, which Crancat brought up with concern on a couple of different threads.

The 2 forum members (which Sue listed in her post that I have just quoted above) are the only ones that have voiced a negative opinion about Cran's behavior, and it only seems to happen when there is a difference of opinion.

To me, this should be a non-issue. Post away, Cranberrycat!

when posting in cyberspace, tone does not come across.....nuance is nil, many misunderstandings occur, it reminds me of a story a friend told me about a silent retreat where you meditate, walk in silecce, eat in silence, but the mind still spins, and soon you feel that someone is looking at you funny, so you keep checking and sure enough he is darting looks at you and soon you have a fullblown "vippassanna vendetta"!!!! I think we can have cyber-vendettas, too......so courtesy and humility may be the antidote.

Janet, I agree. Wouldn't it be nice if those smileys actually worked? LOL!

LOL! i agree too with Janet, and about the smileys ... here's one

Wow, you got them to work! I think it must have something to do with one's operating system. They don't work for me, but they seem to be working for some..



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I noticed that if you go back to edit a message, they don't work anymore !

I see that you added a pic to your avatar--did you take that picture? Is that your cat?

Yes I took that picture and she was my cat. I had to give her away because I am very allergic and I got very sick

I love animals. How ironic is that....

Oh, I am so sorry that you had to give her up!