The harm of rumour and speculation...

[Flipadelphia26]

That's the point. I would venture to guess the miserable attitude and negativity on the internet from the "Old Timers" is a turnoff for some of the younger people thinking about Jamaica.

Imagine if someone stumbled on to reject board (which will be remain nameless) first. They would probably not want to visit Jamaica.

Rob is doing his best to make sure Jamaica gets a proper reputation, to boost tourism, which helps the economy where he lives. A bunch of ass hats with nothing better to do, mucking up the waters here spouting nonsense about things they have no idea about, and picking fights with Rob does nothing to help or promote negril or Jamaica. Jamaica and Negril doesn't need anymore help getting a negative rep for tourists abroad. Most people already think it's very dangerous and they shouldnt step foot off the AI compound.

You guys might visit a week or 2 at a time, or a month at a time. Seems silly to pretend like an authority on what's going on somewhere thousands of miles away,while freezing your asses off.

[jamaicajeanne]

"Imagine if someone stumbled on to reject board which will be remain nameless first. They would probably not want to visit Jamaica."

filpadelphia,
I love and identify with the 2nd sentence of your post as I am one of those "someones". I still lurk there, but I am often confused about some of the threads...it is a great place to find interesting music and there are occasionally posts regarding parts of the Island that I have never visited, but the content of many of the other postings do not draw me to Jamaica. I posted something regarding it not being a very kind or welcoming place and that I wondered why so many negative/sarcastic things were being posted regarding this board....well, the responses were not very polite. I went on to ask why I see many of the same user names on other forums (including this one) and pointed out that possible newbies that stumble on to that board would not want to meet up or even visit Jamaica...I did get a few kinder responses and a couple of private emails.

I do appreciate the more documented information on this board and I definitely do not understand why so many want to participate here and then go back to the other board and post so many negative things about this board. If you don't like or appreciate this board, then you should not use it.

As with all things, we are each entitled to our own opinions and I appreciate that we are allowed to voice those opinions on both message boards, however, I do really appreciate the time, work and thoughtful consideration that appears to go into most of the content of this board...we do not have to agree on life situations or personal thoughts, but ultimately, we all love and appreciate Jamaica.