(12-15-2011, 10:34 AM)Ruth Wrote: I had to come back to look at this thread again because I started thinking that I was the first one to bring in the other thread. But it was Monica who posted a link to it as the first response to Whitefeather's post.
I only wish now that Whitefeather and I had not taken time to make a response to Monica's post, but simply continued with our discussion of plant life/awareness and relative research. The you said/I said posts are so very tiresome for me.
Ruth, you seem to be implying that it was I who started a "you said/I said" exchange in this thread simply by posting a link, as though that were somehow wrong or inflammatory. If I'm understanding you correctly, I don't think that's a fair implication.
I routinely link related threads to each other. There is a tremendous amount of discussion about plants in the other thread, including discussion about this very research, so it was appropriate to link to it. My post was neutral. The 'bashing' of the other thread came later and, in all fairness, deserved a response.
We encourage our community to express any unresolved issues. But that's what the Cognitive Distortions thread is for. We created that thread so that other threads don't get off-topic.
No response was necessary to my neutral link. That link was for the benefit of other members who might stumble upon this thread and are genuinely interested in the topic, and might actually be interested in exploring the many dozens of thoughtful posts about plants in the other discussion.
You will see such 'related thread' links scattered throughout this forum. It's just routine housekeeping, for the benefit of our members. It was in no way any sort of invitation to bring up any perceived grievances from that other thread. I wasn't the one who did that.
If anyone wishes to discuss the 'brutality' in the other thread any further, I can split this thread so that it doesn't taint the plants discussion. I'd be happy to do that so this thread can get back on course.