From the periphery, HLA's threads( Ridge Creek), were moderated by a dedicated, professional 'adult' named Deborah. The site ran smoothly and fairly. Then it was allowed to be hijacked in 2007, a huge mistake in this writer's mind. Instead of backing up a dedicated professional, exuding knowledge, character, and sanity, and just adding technical support - well, one reaps what they sow and now these imbeciles run rampant, allowed to derail anything that has merit.
At one time, industry people (owners, Ed Cons ,and the like) swallowed, fretted, and paled because we all were dedicated to getting the truth out in hopes of saving lives. They read Fornits daily; they couldn't get enough of the salacious material their despicable behavior provided.
With reference to HLA's thread, Miller's staff were reading daily, GAO agents were reading, Georgia agency heads were reading, Georgia's Governor's office was reading, attorneys were reading, the press were reading, parents, survivors, staff and former staff of these gulags were reading. Fornits had credibility. All contributed, Deborah worked selflessly, tirelessly, along with many others to help build an informative, important avenue to combat this deplorable industry. We sought out the truth, checked, double checked our references, backed them up to the best of our ability.
We tried to keep our posts as factual as we could and yes, at times, our frustration and anger boiled over. But now I see on both the industry and non-industry sides, liberties are taken that cannot be backed up such as John Reuben trolling as Whooter, The Who, or whomever. Does John Reuben really take his computer while training on his runs for the NY Marathon and visiting Curacao on a weeks vacation with his love? Was Holloway feeding him info? Where's the beef? Then using pg54 's (another highly probable nutcase troll) statements re: teabagging at HLA, citing ORS report in 2003 (ORS reports began on HLA after their licensing was required in 2007, did they not?). What we do have are parent complaints, letters and emails to the ORS, regarding HLA, stemming back from it's inception in the mid-90's. It could have been Ridge Creek Wilderness, which was licensed by the ORS earlier in 2000, thanks to Deborah's perseverance and fight).
Was SCROFT another set-up?
Whooter and his various aliases, derails because he has been allowed to derail. Staying on topic is not silencing freedom of speech. Dah. How many threads have been an off-shoot of an original post to stay on topic, which were ORS reports on HLA/RC? That is viable information, yet it was allowed to be derailed because of freedom of speech?
What about truth and getting the information out to families? It appeared to work well when Deborah was moderating this forum and I was never told those years that it "lacked credibility." Glancing above, one notices it is all about "whooter" again, awfully enabling of narcissistic behavior.