Comments on: Do me a favor…. http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/ ...You know you want me... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lesa http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Lesa Thu, 29 May 2008 04:54:12 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-934 Toni, Sorry about the assumption, thus the "if" in my comment. I must have missed your posts about any other homeschool message board, so I assumed you meant TM. I have followed your comments there & here & always thought you should have the right to speak your mind w/o being put down. I'm not here to try to be your best friend, just thought I could speak my mind, too. I am coming to realize that you emphasize that opinion not of the norm should be embraced, but in all this you seemed to have lost the ability to have tolerance yourself. I think you like the controversy you stir up. So be it. Lesa Toni,
Sorry about the assumption, thus the “if” in my comment. I must have missed your posts about any other homeschool message board, so I assumed you meant TM. I have followed your comments there & here & always thought you should have the right to speak your mind w/o being put down. I’m not here to try to be your best friend, just thought I could speak my mind, too. I am coming to realize that you emphasize that opinion not of the norm should be embraced, but in all this you seemed to have lost the ability to have tolerance yourself. I think you like the controversy you stir up. So be it.
Lesa

]]> By: Rhonda http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Rhonda Thu, 29 May 2008 02:40:57 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-933 Of course Subway has every right to run their contest however they choose. And I have every right to spend my sandwich money elsewhere. Most companies appreciate knowing why they've lost customers, so they can improve their business in the future. I've always enjoyed Blimpies better anyway. Of course Subway has every right to run their contest however they choose. And I have every right to spend my sandwich money elsewhere. Most companies appreciate knowing why they’ve lost customers, so they can improve their business in the future. I’ve always enjoyed Blimpies better anyway.

]]> By: electricbarbarella http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-932 electricbarbarella Wed, 28 May 2008 13:37:08 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-932 Don't think so highly of yourself and TM lesa.. I am not speaking about TM and they never crossed my mind. There are other website besides TM on the internet. They aren't the only morons in existence... It would help you much better if you actually did your homework and read the rest of my posts instead of just assuming I'm speaking about your precious TM. I'm not so get over yourself. toni Don’t think so highly of yourself and TM lesa.. I am not speaking about TM and they never crossed my mind. There are other website besides TM on the internet. They aren’t the only morons in existence…

It would help you much better if you actually did your homework and read the rest of my posts instead of just assuming I’m speaking about your precious TM.

I’m not so get over yourself.

toni

]]> By: Lesa http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Lesa Wed, 28 May 2008 03:47:49 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-931 Toni, I respect your opinions & I happen to agree with you on the Subway thing. But to be fair, if you are speaking of the TM website, only one poster asked about boycotting Subway, the responses to her post said that they thought Subway should be able to do anything they wanted. The website that had the most pro-boycotting posts was the one you help moderate, free homeschool. So, while I understand your being upset at the homeschoolers who are having this "entitled" view & your anger at TM for banning you, accuracy in blaming folks leads to better credibility. All this said seriously & hopefully helpfully, Lesa Toni,
I respect your opinions & I happen to agree with you on the Subway thing. But to be fair, if you are speaking of the TM website, only one poster asked about boycotting Subway, the responses to her post said that they thought Subway should be able to do anything they wanted. The website that had the most pro-boycotting posts was the one you help moderate, free homeschool.
So, while I understand your being upset at the homeschoolers who are having this “entitled” view & your anger at TM for banning you, accuracy in blaming folks leads to better credibility.
All this said seriously & hopefully helpfully,
Lesa

]]> By: electricbarbarella http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-930 electricbarbarella Tue, 27 May 2008 15:47:27 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-930 Hey guess what Karen, I don't care about your grammar nazi post. :) My letter to the was not the most disgusting thing they've seen considering how some of you righteous morons felt it necessary to be included in this. You call yourself Christians? Some of the letters I've read were NOT Christian in nature. Go Away. Toni Hey guess what Karen, I don’t care about your grammar nazi post. :) My letter to the was not the most disgusting thing they’ve seen considering how some of you righteous morons felt it necessary to be included in this. You call yourself Christians? Some of the letters I’ve read were NOT Christian in nature.

Go Away.

Toni

]]> By: Karen http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Karen Tue, 27 May 2008 15:35:44 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-929 Toni, you have every right to your opinion about these...thanks for taking a side in the debate. Being a homeschooler, however, I feel it important that all kids be included in contests like this, but I digress. My biggest comment about the letter you wrote to Subway....your grammar is poor and you used words that don't even exist (i.e. "disinclude"). Your first sentence should say "regard" not "regards" and we were "excluded" from the contest, not "disincluded". What really gets me angry is when homeschoolers write things that are not written well.....especially when writing letters of support or criticism to companies....you just showed that some moms don't have the education necessary to homeschool their children. Oh, and homeschool is either one word or two but not hyphenated..... At lest you didn't say "irregardless" but somehow I have a feeling that word is in your vocabulary, too! Oh yeah, I spelled checked this before I posted it..."disinclud" is NOT a word! Toni, you have every right to your opinion about these…thanks for taking a side in the debate. Being a homeschooler, however, I feel it important that all kids be included in contests like this, but I digress.

My biggest comment about the letter you wrote to Subway….your grammar is poor and you used words that don’t even exist (i.e. “disinclude”). Your first sentence should say “regard” not “regards” and we were “excluded” from the contest, not “disincluded”.

What really gets me angry is when homeschoolers write things that are not written well…..especially when writing letters of support or criticism to companies….you just showed that some moms don’t have the education necessary to homeschool their children. Oh, and homeschool is either one word or two but not hyphenated….. At lest you didn’t say “irregardless” but somehow I have a feeling that word is in your vocabulary, too!

Oh yeah, I spelled checked this before I posted it…”disinclud” is NOT a word!

]]> By: electricbarbarella http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-927 electricbarbarella Mon, 26 May 2008 20:19:10 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-927 Hey all, we've got a cowardly anonymous poster who thinks they are entitled to the prize, surprise on me!! You don't deserve 5k worth of equipment that's why. The public schools do. And obviously you've not been reading, or else you'd know the big deal. Does Subway make "Anon Foot longs"? hehe toni Hey all, we’ve got a cowardly anonymous poster who thinks they are entitled to the prize, surprise on me!!

You don’t deserve 5k worth of equipment that’s why. The public schools do. And obviously you’ve not been reading, or else you’d know the big deal.

Does Subway make “Anon Foot longs”?

hehe
toni

]]> By: anonymous http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-926 anonymous Mon, 26 May 2008 20:08:32 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-926 Why are you and everyone else so worked up about this? All the homeschool family would have to do is pick a local public or private school to sponsor/donate the equipment to! What's the big deal? Besides, if, (and that's a mighty big if), if my kids were to actually have access to 5k worth of play equipment, it would be shared with all the neighborhood kids anyways. Why are you and everyone else so worked up about this? All the homeschool family would have to do is pick a local public or private school to sponsor/donate the equipment to! What’s the big deal?

Besides, if, (and that’s a mighty big if), if my kids were to actually have access to 5k worth of play equipment, it would be shared with all the neighborhood kids anyways.

]]> By: electricbarbarella http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-921 electricbarbarella Sun, 25 May 2008 20:37:35 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-921 And it is stupid to think it discrimination. You are certainly entitled to your unjustified opinion, but this is getting ridiculous. I am sick of seeing boycott emails all over the place over this. Get over yourselves. We are not entitled to ANYthing let alone a "right" in a stupid contest. This is giving homeschoolers a bad name. It really is. And I hate that more. Toni And it is stupid to think it discrimination. You are certainly entitled to your unjustified opinion, but this is getting ridiculous. I am sick of seeing boycott emails all over the place over this.

Get over yourselves. We are not entitled to ANYthing let alone a “right” in a stupid contest.

This is giving homeschoolers a bad name. It really is. And I hate that more.

Toni

]]> By: Shelly M http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Shelly M Sun, 25 May 2008 16:40:58 +0000 http://electricbarbarella.homeschooljournal.net/2008/05/21/do-me-a-favor/#comment-920 I could not disagree with you more. If we allow them to block us from contests because "the prize is too big", then their prizes will ALWAYS be too big. They can use that excuse to keep us out f every contest they have! Homeschooling families could use every single prize on that list. We have homeschool sports organizations that could use the equipment. Even if one family did win and keep the equipment, that is the way the cookie crumbles. Scholastic needs to get with the times and realize that we all are a legitimate part of the American community. We need support just like the public and private schools need support. It is discrimination! You may accept being discriminated against because of a prize that they decided to offer, but I do not accept it. I will not roll over and allow them to write us out of contests by offering things they think we "cannot use." THAT is one standard I will not allow to be established because I will NOT accept it. I could not disagree with you more. If we allow them to block us from contests because “the prize is too big”, then their prizes will ALWAYS be too big. They can use that excuse to keep us out f every contest they have!

Homeschooling families could use every single prize on that list. We have homeschool sports organizations that could use the equipment. Even if one family did win and keep the equipment, that is the way the cookie crumbles. Scholastic needs to get with the times and realize that we all are a legitimate part of the American community. We need support just like the public and private schools need support.

It is discrimination! You may accept being discriminated against because of a prize that they decided to offer, but I do not accept it. I will not roll over and allow them to write us out of contests by offering things they think we “cannot use.” THAT is one standard I will not allow to be established because I will NOT accept it.

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