Dropping out?

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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.

I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.

I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.

Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

-SoulRiser

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Efs

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RE: Dropping out?

(10-18-2011 08:49 AM)Linki Wrote:
(10-17-2011 08:22 PM)Efs Wrote: Soul, thanks for the info on Australia, but some of the stuff is outdated. For example, it's not HSC anymore, it's VCE.
Linki I never knew you were from Australia, I am from there too and I'm curious of getting another form of education. Are you thinking of getting into uni? What year are you in?

I'm in Year 10. I would very much like to get into uni. I'm currently trying to find out about if I can find an Australian version of a GED. Do you know of any? What's your situation?

Yeah I'm in Year 10 too and I would also like to get into uni. But I hate school like everyone else here and for all I know THERE IS NO OTHER WAY of getting into Uni without VCE (highschool), mature age entry (25+) or unless you're some genius drop out.

If you know any other way PM me as I'd like to know. Have you picked your Year 11 subjects?