Perhaps I should just chalk it up to my initiation phase and you're the hazing IC.
God help any under-the-radar Scientologist who lands on ESMB looking for answers.
@AryaZ this is a good point. I've been mostly quietly watching the events of the past weeks and that has been on my mind.
I first landed on this board, as it seemed safe (If you don't understand what I mean by this, don't suppose or accuse me) compared to others. And what I mean by this, it seemed that newly out people were welcomed and treated well, there was a very wide range of topics for digestion, things made sense and contributed to furthering my journey being newly out. It has been a great help.
I have an opinion about the recent ramblings, and it's good to see it properly articulated by others much smarter and much more eloquently stated than I ever could. I got that idea several years ago when "shopping" for real data on the interwebs.
But, what this must look like to anyone newly out. Would it be as inviting? Anyone shopping would stop here now?
I know that I looked over the Someone's Got to be... blog*, and did not stick around because of this avenue of belief. It was not right for me. No confusions on this.
Statistics. I wonder whether traffic as been any different here. Less new people more? Other traffic patterns? What is going on in the background ere? Anything or business as usual?
I have also reflected on a few things. I don't like the ad hom. That isn't me, and I have been guilty of that. I have justified it by reducing myself to the seriousness, veracity, respect that I have viewed those that I have attacked deserve. Oops. My bad.
Kudos to those that have intelligently sifted through the crap, and have shown it for what it is.
BUT, it is a good thing to have a thorough open discussion about important topics associated with what we all went through.
People will be people. They have all the things going on that can be going on with people. Makes like interesting!!
Like the delusional street person proselytizing on the street corner (An analogy only), you don't have to stop and listen if you want.
* Edit "Answerer of Questions Posed..."