first time poster on du spewing anti abortion shit, stands.

[IdaBriggs]

170. Again, JTFrog, I apologize.

Trust me when I say that when I am *trying* be obnoxious, I do a much better job at it!!!

a) There are some Very Sharp Tongued Posters in here - I stand by that!

b) There is confusion *to me* about what "protected groups" mean, and I am not just talking about HoF. I decline jury requests in the Israeli/Palestine group because I just don't have enough familiarity with the players to tell when someone is going off the rails or not (unless it is really blatant). I shared the response from "Ask the Admins", then was thinking about the "statement of purpose" and how the whole thing should be tying together.

c) I would pay extra for a "get out of jail" free icon/sigline like I was talking about, just like my husband would happily pay extra for a "free speeding privileges" license plate (available only in our imagination). I think it would be useful for some of our posters, but again, apparently I am suffering from "mush brain" and my communication skills are not up to par today. It was supposed to be humorous; obviously, FAIL.

I think I have addressed the rest of my thought process in the other posts. My intent was not to offend, and again, I am sorry for the miscommunication.

Fortunately, seabeyond was gracious enough to accept my apology for disrupting her thread. I have been here at DU for over ten years now, and can only hope you realize that, while I am *definitely* strongly opinionated, I do have a great deal of respect for my fellow DUers, even when we passionately disagree about different topics.

Peace?