SusieQQQ
Well-Known Member
Dear all,
I have not been on the forum very long, but I hope I have generally made a positive contribution and helped people here. As someone who has successfully gone through the DV process, most of my posts here have been helping answer people's questions about both the application and the interview processes. We had a couple of hiccups along the way which turned out to be minor and inconsequential by the end of it, but which caused some stress at the time, and when I see other people stressing about similar things I have also tried to help reassure them. I hope and think that my contribution has been a positive one.
Unfortunately, what I did not realize when I joined was that it was a "sweet spot" for the forum, during the time Raevsky was banned. The forum has, for me, gone from a pleasant place to share experiences to one that is highly frustrating to spend time on. I guess I could just ignore his posts, but I am not the type to allow others to give misleading information. This has come to a head over the last day when not content to spout a conspiracy theory (I use this term because his theory relies upon what he says are false statements by the US DoS) he is now outright lying about what I have said. I neither want to waste time and energy continually trying to rectify his lies, but if i stay active on the forum without doing so then I let him impugn my integrity. I cannot do this either, so the only option to me is to leave the forum.
I wish you all good luck with whatever stage of the process you are in, but especial good luck to those stuck in AP - I hope you do not have to wait much longer before you get your visas. And of course, best of luck to everyone in starting their new lives in the US. An especial sad goodbye to Momo and britsimon - I have enjoyed our interactions.
Signing out,
Bye,
SusieQQQ
I have not been on the forum very long, but I hope I have generally made a positive contribution and helped people here. As someone who has successfully gone through the DV process, most of my posts here have been helping answer people's questions about both the application and the interview processes. We had a couple of hiccups along the way which turned out to be minor and inconsequential by the end of it, but which caused some stress at the time, and when I see other people stressing about similar things I have also tried to help reassure them. I hope and think that my contribution has been a positive one.
Unfortunately, what I did not realize when I joined was that it was a "sweet spot" for the forum, during the time Raevsky was banned. The forum has, for me, gone from a pleasant place to share experiences to one that is highly frustrating to spend time on. I guess I could just ignore his posts, but I am not the type to allow others to give misleading information. This has come to a head over the last day when not content to spout a conspiracy theory (I use this term because his theory relies upon what he says are false statements by the US DoS) he is now outright lying about what I have said. I neither want to waste time and energy continually trying to rectify his lies, but if i stay active on the forum without doing so then I let him impugn my integrity. I cannot do this either, so the only option to me is to leave the forum.
I wish you all good luck with whatever stage of the process you are in, but especial good luck to those stuck in AP - I hope you do not have to wait much longer before you get your visas. And of course, best of luck to everyone in starting their new lives in the US. An especial sad goodbye to Momo and britsimon - I have enjoyed our interactions.
Signing out,
Bye,
SusieQQQ