Apologia

[Salsero]

For those of you who do not follow TeaDay but whom I have nonetheless managed to offend:
I would like to apologize to all my friends on TeaChat for

• Posting too frequently
  Posting too frivolously
  And especially for posting off topic in TeaDay

I really didn’t realize what an insufferable boor I had become until a brave and thoughtful friend took the time to point out to me that I had made TeaChat my own personal playground and that there have been numerous complaints about me over the past weeks.

If I do continue to participate in some capacity, I will certainly try to be a better forum citizen. For now my cheeks are red with shame.

[Mary R]

WTF, mate? Isn't TeaDay *the* place to post off topic? It's just chitchat, really...go where the convo leads you.

Am I missing something?

[Proinsias]

Absolutely beyond me.

But then again I'm unlikely to be offended if some I see as a top class poster and a top notch photographer posts often on teachat.

Teaday consists of a poll via Chip and a photograph courtesy of Sal plus some other posts, no?

[chamekke]

I love your postings, Salsero! They are always informative, funny, and/or (in the case of your tea still-life compositions) utterly beautiful.

I don't think you post too often. Actually, you don't post often enough.

[Ed]

Whoever told you that is full of shit, Tom. Your posts have always been top-notch.

[joelbct]

That's crazy! What complaints? I hereby lodge a complaint against the complainers for being out of their minds...

[Chip]

I have always expressed my appreciation and encouragement to Sal for his daily photos and his participation on TD and TC. Off topic discussion on TD is almost as much a part of TD as the topic. I always enjoy the discussions. Yes, there is a topic and the theme is "what is in your cup today." But in life, there is often more than tea in our cups.

[brandon]

This sounds something like I might say, but the fact is that I quite enjoy Sal's "bouquet" of daily photography. Keep it up!

[Space Samurai]

Yeah, wtf man? You tell me who pulled you aside, and I'll pull them aside. TeaDay is a place for all to gather and share their thoughts, and I know for a fact that many people look forward to Sal's posts/pics every day.

I for one am sick of this shit. TeaChat is big enough for everyone. Who cares if TeaDay is frivolous; people are having fun. Its just one thread, not your thing, skip it. How many pu threads we got going right now? Do I email the mods and whine, "Why do we always have to talk about dirt tea?" No, I just skip it and read something else more to my liking.

People need to grow the *freak* up and stop *BOO* every time TeaChat isn't a 100% to their liking.

Sorry, was that too agressive?

[Proinsias]

not aggressive, just some intense tea discussion.

[Space Samurai]

That's crazy! What complaints? I hereby lodge a complaint against the complainers for being out of their minds...

I hereby lodge my foot up his ass.

[Geekgirl]

What the hell is going on around here? I'm gone all day and come back to discover that somebody is trying to kick dirt on our daily teaparty?

Seriously this pisses me off. First thing I do every morning is hit the computer and check teaday to see what people are doing, drinking and photographing.

I'd like to second the complaint against the complainers and add my size nines to the foot up the wazoo.

[Sydney]

Where there's people, there's people *BOO*.

[Salsero]

Where there's people, there's people *BOO*.

As always, Padre, your wisdom in simple words is atonishing. If I could just figure it out for myself.

This is the only forum I have participated in, so maybe I just need to grow a thicker skin. All your well wishes are the only reason I came back. I was so ashamed, I thought everyone hated me ... apparently some still do, but there's enough friends that I don't care. I will try to be a better forum citizen ... maybe even get a tattoo. If anyone has a criticism of my misbehaviors, please PM me. I listen to advice and I do try to change. I aim to please.

I really expected silence in response to my post. I just didn't want people to worry that I had died or something. It was only when I got a lot of emails and PMs that I learned that still more friends were posting these sweet sentiments here and in TeaDay.

It was almost worth the desperation I felt all day to receive such a harvest of kind thoughts ... well, in the case of Space it would be foul language, but it means the same thing. Thank you so much.

[Space Samurai]

Welcome back, Sal, though I'm sorry you had a hard day over this. You are an integral and much loved part of this forum. I know your thoughts and encouragement has kept me going at times.