Alright guys... here's the thing. We have gotten one member that will not be named complaining that our 'Public Warnings' aren't fair and are 'petty'. While it is true that it may have been ignored the first time it was mostly because at least I personally thought it was obvious as to WHY the posts were made publicly here instead of contacting you through Skype.
Yes. We ask for your Skype if you have it. Yes pretty much all of us HAVE all the members' Skype. You know what that is for? That is so that you can be added to the group chat if you wish to. THAT IS ALL. It is a TUMBLR group. Not a Tumblr group that meets on Skype for all our meetings and that. Anything important that we need to say to you WILL BE POSTED ON TUMBLR! Get it? The reason why it's made public is so that other members will know what's going on.
I've been in a group that used Skype for all the public announcements and that and honestly I thought it was horrible. I was never added into the group chat that they had even though they did have my Skype so I was completely out of the loop. I don't find that fair at all which is why all our announcements are here on Tumblr. For those members who really don't like the public warnings on Tumblr about you being inactive, the best thing to do is to actually be active. I know I need to work on that a bit myself. One post a week isn't hard to ask for even if you just make an open post now and then. There are some groups that ask for twice a week or even one that I know of that asks for once every 5 days.
We also have given you a warning instead of kicking you out immediately, something that I don't know if all groups do. We're pretty lenient as far as groups go I think so I will admit this message kind of annoyed me because I did think it was obvious that it would be publicly announced instead of done privately where it could be much easier brushed off.
Also, I understand that some members have been commenting or complaining that they get ignored in the group chat. For this, I apologize. I've had it happen to me before in group chats as well but let me tell you something. It's nothing personal. It's just how a group chat goes. Sometimes a group chat on Skype goes by so fast that you don't see or don't have a chance to make sure to respond to EVERY PERSON in a group chat. It's not like we were specifically trying to exclude any one specific person. If you feel you're getting ignored in a group chat, try and involve yourself. Try perhaps singling out a member in the chat and specifically asking them a question. I know this doesn't always work and I apologize for that but I'm not sure what else I can suggest for that kind of thing. Perhaps even mention that you're feeling a little left out? However... sadly that is sometimes what happens in a group chat. I don't know the details about that though as I'm not always paying attention to the group chat myself though I know I try and include every member.
I apologize to the member that has felt they were being ignored in the group chat and was hoping to make friends but doesn't feel like they will be able to now. It is a sad fact of something that happens and I hope that perhaps you will have better luck in future if you find another group that you decide to try.
