I hope you will all read this for all of our sakes . . .

It is very hard to show emotion over a computer. I think this is a major cause of the tension most of the time. I think that the reason for this board is forgotten at times because many things that are said are misconstrued (spelling?).

I know I have not been a member of this board for very long, but one thing I know is that this is a place for fellow brides and brides to be to come to for advice, opinions, to vent and most importantly, for support.

This board is supposed to be a positive place to come to in order to interact with people who have things in common, specifically, planning a very important step toward a meaningful phase of our lives. I know that I can come to this board and receive great advice, honest opinions, and even a couple of laughs.

The last emotions I want to experience here are anger and discomfort.

We all need to take into account two important factors when it comes to taking part in an internet community:
1) Be careful of how opinions are presented- since we are relying on words alone, emotion is lost and many comments are taken the wrong way.

2)Due to the above, remember not to take words too much to heart. We are all good people and trying to help, and odds are, nobody purposely tries to hurt or insult anyone.

I know this is long, and has been said before, but as a very appreciative (newer) member of this board, I just wanted to try and bring everybody back to the true meaning of what we are here for.