CBers for Peace 

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CBers for Peace 

CBers for Peace 

I am an Inkwell dweller most of the time. I write, I RP, I deliberately ignore all the wars, all the drama that goes on elsewhere. But I do sometimes click through CaC, DtE, etc., and...well, what I've been seeing on DtE lately has not been good.

Call it a wake-up call, if you will. Call it a slap in the face, call it a bucket of ice water dumped over my head, but whatever you call it, all these CBers leaving at once has made me realize that this is getting serious. The CB is supposed to be a fun place, where people can write, chat, express opinions, play games, and fool around with the crazier parts of themselves in good conscience. If CBers start criticizing each other overmuch, if they lose their tempers and refuse to apologize afterward to anyone whose feelings they may have hurt, the CB starts to lose the spirit of mutual respect that makes it really the CB.

I'm not leaving in protest. THIS IS NOT A "GOODBYE" THREAD. Rather, it's a sort of petition: if you feel that the CB needs to change, or that it has already changed and needs to change back, post a comment below. This is a place for CBers to demonstrate to everyone that they want the drama to stop. Please, no pointing fingers, no posting a comment and then blaming someone in particular for everything that's happened. That just makes the fighting worse, which is the last thing I want this thread to do.

I am a CBer for Peace. Where do you stand?

~Curio 

submitted by A Curious Dragon
(June 30, 2016 - 11:48 am)

I agree completely. Curio said everything I wanted to say, but didn't know how. The preveiw button is there for a reason. So that you can look at what you just wrote and think to yourself 'Will this hurt anyone's feelings? If someone said that to me, how would I feel?' Use it. If you need to, revise what you wrote and try again. I love y'all like my own siblings, and it makes me sad to see y'all upset. 

I am a CBer for peace. 

submitted by Cockleburr
(June 30, 2016 - 1:12 pm)

Thank you, Curio. Yes, I get involved with drama. Do I like it?

No.

Do I blame people? In my head, yes. On here, no.

As a CBer for peace, I will try to keep my head over the water and stop venting, even (or especially) because I get angry easily.

I am a CBer for peace. 

submitted by Cho Chang
(July 1, 2016 - 10:40 am)

I am a CBer for Peace. That's really all I have to say.

submitted by St.Owl, age Recarnated, Everywhere
(July 1, 2016 - 1:50 pm)

Exactly, Curio. Ever since the first AE war in which I was active, I have promised myself to never be in a war again. Thus, I am roaming around the CB being like it isn't happening. Unfortunately, the ignoring method doesn't seem to be working in this case. This is serious, as you said. Listen up, guys. Make a new thread, and apologize to each other. Discuss your problems. Good luck.

I'm a CBer for Peace, and you should be, too. 

submitted by CaykeTheCook
(July 1, 2016 - 2:22 pm)

Thank you so much, Curio, for creating this thread. These arguments, while seem to be dying down a little, need to be gone forever. I agree with everything you said. CB has changed from what it used to be... which is sad, but it can be good if we chose to make it good. So yes, I full heartedly say

I am a CBer for Peace 

submitted by Ashlee G., age 15, The Future
(July 1, 2016 - 2:40 pm)

I agree. It makes me sad to see all these old CBers leaving, feelings being hurt, and AEs being pulled out. The CB has changed, and that's not necessarily a good thing. So,

I am a Chatterboxer for Peace 

submitted by Leafpool
(July 1, 2016 - 3:26 pm)

I am a CBer for peace.

submitted by Owlgirl
(July 1, 2016 - 4:24 pm)

A long time ago, though I did not think this expressly at the time, I decided I would never leave the CB out of anger.

Almost a year ago, maybe more, maybe less, I decided I wanted to leave. It was just too much. Everything was crazy; friends were leaving, things were changing, I was sad and depressed and felt like things weren't right. So I said I would leave; for a while a ton of people made a big fuss and then I ended up not leaving, because I felt bad so many people were sad. I felt like it might make things worse.

It's almost a year later now, and maybe a quarter dozen times I've thought of leaving. Maybe I saw an arguement, maybe I just wondered why I was still holding on. It's been two years. The people who seemed young to me, are now the "old" ones. The ones who will forever seem old to me, are mostly gone.  I miss my friends, the ones who were older than me and the ones who joined at the same time. But I made new friends; new people who I think are awesome and love just as much as the old ones. And this taught me something. Maybe, overall, things are a bit worse. Maybe there are more arguements. That doesn't mean I should throw everything away. 

I do get pretty annoyed sometimes, sometimes at people who I have a bit of a history of being annoyed at. I used to get annoyed at Brookeira (then Brooke E.) sometimes when we would RP together. This doesn't mean I hate her. In fact, within the past couple of weeks as this whole drama explodes all over the place, I've grown to respect her a lot. Some of the people who I'm closest with annoy me a lot sometimes. BHR is one of my most respected role models (despite the fact she insists this will land me in jail or something) and sometimes her stubbornly right wing view point irrates me, especially considering my everyone-is-stupid-let's-find-who's-being-the-least-stupid-currently view of politics. 

This doesn't mean I'm evil or you're evil or something is wrong. It means we're human. The best type of friends are the type who can argue and debate and have their quarrels but not give up because of it. I want us to be those kind of friends. 

I can't change anyone's minds, but I can stand for who I do, and I stand as a CBer for Peace.  

submitted by Indigo
(July 1, 2016 - 5:05 pm)

I

I am

I am a

I am a CBer

I am a CBer for

I am a CBer for Peace.

That is all that needs to be said. 

submitted by Over the Rainbow
(July 1, 2016 - 6:50 pm)

I agree. When I came to the CB, it was shortly after the first AE war, and I saw how lovely the CB was. Since then, we've had a few misunderstandings and arguments, but overall I saw how wonderful and great the CB was. I wanted to be a part of it. Now that there's this "2nd AE war" and many CBers are leaving, I see that the CB is crumbling. Imagine this: There is a huge bridge. Every single time a brick was added, the bridge grew stronger. But, every time a brick was removed, the bridge weakened and started to crumble. We, as the CBers represent the bricks. We build this whole bridge, the CB, the home which we love. That bridge we created is breaking apart and crumbling. We are the backbone of this CB. Please, I'm begging you, stop the fighting and move on. Stop the crumbling. Stop the breaking. Make up for your mistakes, and make PEACE. 

I am a CBer for peace, and I hope you are one too.  

submitted by Joan B. of Arc, age 14, Camelot
(July 1, 2016 - 7:06 pm)

I totally agree. I've only been here since September, but I have noticed a sudden drop in goodwill, kindness, respect for others.... If we could just take a few deep breaths, maybe go somewhere else before posting an angry retort.....I'm not saying that that would fix everything, but I have a feeling that it would help a lot. 

~I am a CBer for peace~ 

submitted by Shadowmoon
(July 1, 2016 - 8:21 pm)

I am a CBer for peace. There is nothing more to state.

submitted by Abigail S., age 11, Nose in a Book
(July 1, 2016 - 8:43 pm)

Well, I've not been on the CB for long, but I've been here long enough to know that many, many people are leaving. I totally agree with Curio. I guess if the CB wants to be a good, fun place, we all have to communicate well with each other. So,

I am a CBer for peace. 

submitted by name, age 12, location
(July 2, 2016 - 1:17 am)

I have no idea what drama everyone is talking about, and I generally dislike professing a connection to something one doesn't know anything about-- but if "CBer for Peace" means discontinuing the drama-- I'm all for it! I. AM. A. CBER. FOR. PEACE.   (That sounds like a film-quote) ;D

submitted by Esthelle (Es-thel-ay, age Anonymous, Rivendell (I wish) ;)
(July 2, 2016 - 10:58 am)

I am a CBer for Peace.

submitted by Young Writer
(July 2, 2016 - 10:27 am)