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I just became a member of Inforoo this past February when I bought tickets to my first ever Bonnaroo. I grew attached to the message boards very quickly, reading up on every last bit of info as I could. As I read I found a lot of other newbies on the site as well, and it was great to know I was not in this boat alone.
So in the afterglow of my first Roo I was so excited to hear how other first-timers' experiences were too. In my haste I chose a very unfortunate title for my thread, "I survived Roo, did you?". It wasn't until after I had posted it that I became aware of the tragic deaths of two people from Bonnaroo, one of whom from our very own community. I was utterly ashamed of my ill-chosed words, and really not sure how to handle it. I would hate it if people thought I had callously named the thread purposely relating to the recent deaths. I pretty much wanted to hide my head and walk away from the boards altogether. But I realized that would not make what I did better, and I would really miss this community.
I just want you all to know that I am deeply sorry for any insensitivity or negativity my thread title may have caused. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those whose lives were lost, and I look forward to contributing to ideas this community comes up with to help prevent other tragedies from occurring at future Bonnaroos.
MiROOnda, I don't think you should feel ashamed for what you did. I was one of the posters that may have been responsible for locking the thread but I knew all the time that you meant no disrespect or callousness in what you did. You were extremely excited about returning from your first Roo and everyone on this board has experienced the same thing and felt that amazing afterglow. I'm sorry that I didn't explain that in my post. It's especially amazing that you travelled so far to experience it. I apologize for causing you such angst.
MiROOnda, I did not think that at all when reading that thread. I knew what you were trying to say. You are all good in my book! Now come over here and let me hump that leg. *Scrog gets low and commences to hip thrusting into the air.*
It takes a big person to issue an apology on a message board where you don't technically owe anything to anyone and don't have to "face" others for comments you make. Although I have no doubt that you meant no malicious harm when posting your thread, you have acknowledged how those words could be hurtful to some people here. This is the type of attitude that helps inforoo feel like more of a community than your typical internet message board. We truly have something special here and I wholeheartedly respect the fact that you understand that notion. Thank you for standing up when you could have easily hid in the corner.
I never took offense. Just to let you know, you can change the name of a thread you start at any time. And if your not sure, just ask a mod. We can change anything ;D
Sorry I said something in that thread. You definitely didn't do anything wrong and it was a cool idea to discuss what worked for you at your first roo. Post roo blues and disbelief that we lost another rooster were just next to unbearable last week, but my feelings ended up being too directed at you rather than the situation and I am sorry for that. I hope you enjoy future roos and make it to the brunch.
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When people started to bash the title I was confused and even after knowing of the unfortunate events it didn't click immediately. I know and I'm sure many others knew you didn't mean it to be taken in that context.
No apology necessary imho....I didn't even make the connection. Just glad you had a successful first Roo experience and to let you know you show amazing compassion for people by even posting this. You truly are an Inforooster now!
It was very kind of you to post this apology, but I think your post was taken as it was intended by most of us. You're good, please don't stress over your choice of words. It could have been any of us.