2.5 weeks to go

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OK since we've been invited to lay our cards on the table, I will.

This site up till recently has been very small, laid back and so peaceful we didn't need a moderator. We're all conservative, most are older, we're extremely respectful of each other, and have formed very tight friendships between us all.
We don't necessarily agree on everything, but we make sure that if we don't, we agree to disagree.

Enter all the newbies.
We tried to welcome you all and hoped that having so many new people at one time wouldn't make us all unwelcome in our own territory. We realize we're different from your usual site, and quite frankly, that's the way we prefer it to stay.

Within days we have had our religion ridiculed, have been told we need to be "educated" that we're rude, unwelcoming and need to change. Sorry folks, but this is OUR community and if you don't like it, then maybe you need to look elsewhere. There are plenty of sites where you can land that won't think anything of the things that have offended us. I fail to see why we should have to change what we have built for ourselves and maintained for 2 yrs just so that people who don't believe as we do or want to interact as we do can settle in.

How would you react if a group of rowdy teens moved into your front yard and told you how to run your household and that you'd just have to adjust? That pretty well explains how this feels for me.

I have nothing against any or all of your staying if you truly want to be part of a community like ours. However I do feel strongly that if you expect us to change to accommodate you, then you've come to the wrong place.