"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.