Maybe I'm an @#%$. I wasn't trying to be. I was only trying to be helpful, giving answers from my own experience when I felt the situation warranted. After all, I'm significantly older than a lot of people here, and I have had a lot of experiences in my life in a lot of different avenues.
All my life I've tried to be helpful. I've been involved in community organizing over 40 years (which will shock some people to know how old I really am) and currently organize two social groups and book interesting shows for a bar. I also do some citizens advisory board stuff with the Muni, etc.
I've always tried to be there for people, whether they be fellow musicians or just people who needed someone to listen, or maybe needed advice. And for the most part my efforts have been well-received. Until now.
A year ago I began putting up posters all over the island promoting the www.94130.net website because I felt it was underutilized as a source of bringing community together here. However, people here told me that people who live here don't want to get organized, and they are basically complainers. I was told by someone at the Villages not to bother because it would just bring out nasty people. I guess we've seen that here.
A year ago I also began trying to get people interested in a weekly games group here, similar to others I organize on the San Francisco mainland. The games group hit a stumbling block when I learned that if I used any official island buildings here it would have to be for the EXCLUSIVE use of island residents. I have never organized an exclusive group in the 2 dozen groups of different sorts I've organized. I believe in inclusion, not exclusion. More than that, though, the feelers I put among people I talked to showed me that generally people here didn't want to participate in such a thing.
So, I guess I've droppped the games idea.
Unfortunately, the organizers of the movie night have discovered this lack of interest as well. After many tries, the movie night went away, again due to lack of interest. (I thank them for booking "Bowling for Columbine", a most excellent movie.)
In my posts here in this forum I've always tried to be helpful to people. I guess I've failed at that, too.
People saw me as being a busybody or high-handed or something. And after the flame some weeks back, nobody came forward to indicate that I was at all welcome. So, I guess I've failed there, too. I guess I'm not welcome here.
As it stands, I'm pretty busy with a fairly full plate of work and community organizing activities elsewhere. So, I guess this is my last post here, as I pull back from participation on this message board and from the island community itself. It is also unlikely I'll be attending any community meetings in the future, either. Why bother when there are other things going on?
I guess people here just want to be left alone. So be it.
All my life I've tried to be helpful. I've been involved in community organizing over 40 years (which will shock some people to know how old I really am) and currently organize two social groups and book interesting shows for a bar. I also do some citizens advisory board stuff with the Muni, etc.
I've always tried to be there for people, whether they be fellow musicians or just people who needed someone to listen, or maybe needed advice. And for the most part my efforts have been well-received. Until now.
A year ago I began putting up posters all over the island promoting the www.94130.net website because I felt it was underutilized as a source of bringing community together here. However, people here told me that people who live here don't want to get organized, and they are basically complainers. I was told by someone at the Villages not to bother because it would just bring out nasty people. I guess we've seen that here.
A year ago I also began trying to get people interested in a weekly games group here, similar to others I organize on the San Francisco mainland. The games group hit a stumbling block when I learned that if I used any official island buildings here it would have to be for the EXCLUSIVE use of island residents. I have never organized an exclusive group in the 2 dozen groups of different sorts I've organized. I believe in inclusion, not exclusion. More than that, though, the feelers I put among people I talked to showed me that generally people here didn't want to participate in such a thing.
So, I guess I've droppped the games idea.
Unfortunately, the organizers of the movie night have discovered this lack of interest as well. After many tries, the movie night went away, again due to lack of interest. (I thank them for booking "Bowling for Columbine", a most excellent movie.)
In my posts here in this forum I've always tried to be helpful to people. I guess I've failed at that, too.
People saw me as being a busybody or high-handed or something. And after the flame some weeks back, nobody came forward to indicate that I was at all welcome. So, I guess I've failed there, too. I guess I'm not welcome here.
As it stands, I'm pretty busy with a fairly full plate of work and community organizing activities elsewhere. So, I guess this is my last post here, as I pull back from participation on this message board and from the island community itself. It is also unlikely I'll be attending any community meetings in the future, either. Why bother when there are other things going on?
I guess people here just want to be left alone. So be it.
