Kim said:
 
>Amber,
>
>The topic only rose up on the FML when Ingrid brought it here.  She put
>me in a position where I had to answer and defend myself.  Yes?  Yes.  I
>am glad that you have not suffered the wrath of the pooflingers, but use
>caution.  I do not post there because I stay above that level of micro
>organisms that resided in the lowest level of the NJ scum swamp.  I will
>not involve myself with a group of people who give themselves nicknames
>with drug references, who sell soft porn to raise money (for any reason,
>even ferrets), who are in the business of rescue for profit, who trash
>people they don't even know, and lastly who post their crap, leave it on
>the board long enough to drag it through the mud and then delete it as
>if it never happened.  That's what happens there.  I KNOW the people of
>the FML are good folks so I stay here.  These are good, honest and
>decent people that go out of their way to help, to find money when they
>don't have enough themselves, who have a genuine love for ferrets AND
>people.  My best advice to you is to soar with eagles,... I will not
>stoop to disgracing the turkey.
 
My Reply:
 
Again, I will try not to make this into a battle Big..  anyone who has a
response to this is more than welcome to e-mail me and take this OFF of
the FML.  I can't let this go.
 
I HAVE suffered the wrath of the Pooflingers.  I'm the kind of person who
can let things roll off my back.  If they say something about you that
you don't like take it up with them.  Attacking them on the FML which
some of them do not subscribe to is nothing more than what you accuse
them of doing.
 
As for the nicknames with drug references in them, that is their right..
as it is your right to use whatever you want as a nickname..  once upon a
time I was dubbed Jezebel by my friends mom..  I thought it was a pretty
cool nickname, but tehre were others who hated it.  Who cares?  A
nickname is just that a nickname, a posting ID, somethnig to be called
other than your first and last name.
 
The soft porn thing?  It was used to raise funds for a shelter I believe.
The Pooflinger board is an ADULT board.  You obviously lurk there as I
do, you should know it says it is an adult board.  Being an adult board,
I wouldn't expect them to sell tonka trucks or barbie dolls as a
fundraiser.  Nobody was forced to buy, nobody was forced to look at any
pictures..  it was done with taste..  "This is what we are offering, if
you want any more details please e-mail me" type thing.
 
Rescue for profit?  I'm assuming you're talking about a certain ferret
shelter that posts there?!  From what I've seen they love their critters
and are just out to make sure that the ferrets in the shelter have a
great life.  For profit?  I'm not thinking so..  I don't run a shelter,
but I can imagine the bills that must pile up..  I'm sure since you run
one you know how much the bills pile up..  but maybe you won the lottery
and don't need any help from anyone else in paying the bills..  must be
nice!!
 
The posts on Pooflinger Kim (just to keep the Kims straight here!)
weren't erased to cover anything up..  she deleted a lot of them to make
space on her board.  I'm sure if you went there and posted your side of
the story, you might find that the people there are a bit more responsive
than you think.
 
By the way, your advice to soar with eagles is well taken..  maybe
you should look into soaring yourself..  you say you don't stoop to
disgracing turkeys..  yet you slam Pooflingers on the FML where they
aren't.
 
I agree, the FML people are good people.  I enjoy the FML and the people
here..  but I also KNOW that the Pooflinger people are good, and don't
deserve to be bashed the way you bash them..  if you have a problem with
someone take it up with them.
 
Once more..  I will try to make sure this is my LAST post on this topic.
I hate the fact that good people are being dragged through the mud.
[Posted in FML issue 3908]