OK, I was NOT going to respond again to this thread at all but I need to say this.
This thread has been Edited/Deleted/Messed with to the point where it doesnt read correctly in the context of what every response was done in. The message that started this thread is LONG gone at this point and at one point today half of it disappeared and then suddenly reappeared.
I will be the first to admit that my response to the post (after it had been deleted and edited) was somewhat harsh but was made in response to the "cant someone rant?" question and not to any comments made about the immigration process.
Inlandappl said:
I have to admit that I agree with Luca73. I think you misunderstood him\her
It is actually hard to know what the intent of the original post was because it was quickly deleted and now is only being spoken about in memory - so if Luca's intent was not to swear at the forum, well I, and Bobswife misunderstood that and thought it was a bash on the forum and I cant know what was the case as it is gone now.
My problem was the deleting and changing of the posts. I could very easily delete what I have written and pretend it never happened but I am not going to because I believe in what I said and am willing to admit if I reacted harder than I should have. My point in my "for shame" comment was that if you want to stir sh** up, have the courage and conviction to stand behind what you said.
In reading the edited post Luca makes some pretty interesting points. It is too bad that isnt what they said in the first place.
The rest of my posts were made in a comedic (or at least what I feel is comedic) way to try and lighten thing up, and I only got "school marm-ish" when I was accused of not allowing someone to "rant".
I also understand the frustration Luca is experiencing because I am experiencing it also - and I too have been through a lengthy and bureaucratic pile of crap in order to live legally in a country other than Canada.
I have great respect for someone who makes a point and then has the conviction to stand behind it - when you didnt, that is why I said "shame on you".
No one has to like me, care about me or listen to me, as I have that right to feel the same about anyone else. I am happy to leave this thread alone, but if my motives in regards to responses I have made are going to be questioned then it is only fair that it is said that the Original Post is no longer here and what is in its place makes some of the rest of it not make sense.