For nearly 23 years, I have been attached to a place called Soap Opera Network, a community where fans of daytime dramas come together to discuss their favorite shows, characters, writers, directors, actors and producers.

Over the years, it truly evolved into becoming what I deem to be a digital museum for the soap opera genre, housing long-forgotten news and information shared by passionate individuals looking to preserve all the life that the shows who've come and gone and remain, have given every one of us.

Unfortunately, in recent years, this place has become some sort of cesspool where certain individuals complain non-stop about one poster or the other, demanding this one or that one be banned for childish reasons, and posters responding to other posters in a nasty way just because they don't agree with or have a differing view on a particular topic or something someone said.

I am sick and tired of it.

I have long stated I am not anyone's parent, but I've recently come to realize that I was wrong.

My child is Soap Opera Network, and she's been abused for far too long.

Recently, I've been offered to sell this site. I declined their offer because no amount of money from some third party will make up for all the time, money, effort and headaches I've been through over the years just to cash out for a few bucks.

Therefore, to correct the wrong that has been infested into this place, I will no longer tolerate posters whose sole purpose is to control, demean, derail, or incite bad behavior where my child is Queen.

No longer will Toups or I interject ourselves upon an issue where we receive demands that a poster should stop responding to your posts just because you have them on ignore or have an issue with them.

While you have the right to ignore a poster, and that is your best option to avoid them, they do not have to stop responding to your posts. If you deem that to be stalking, get a court order and email it to me with a judge's signature and I will make sure that poster doesn't respond to your posts. Otherwise, don't bother me.

Don't respond to a poster whatsoever with ridiculous responses like "Are you on drugs?" just because you disagree with what they said. They can say the sky is black when it is blue, or God isn't real. I don't care. Don't like it, ignore them. Toups and I will deal with board issues. You will not.

I could say more, but I felt this was enough for me to get off my chest at the moment. I'll probably delete this later.

@Errol, I admire your dedication, your love and your care for this community. I can honestly say that SON is like a second home to me and... hearing you say "My child is Soap Opera Network, and she's been abused for far too long." brings tears to my eyes. It resonates so much.

I want to use this occasion to thank you and @Toups for all that you have done. And continue doing. I support your decision and completely respect it. This is your baby and you have the right to protect it. 

Let's all hope this will be a beginning of a new... more civilized tone and new horizons for SON.

Maxim

❤️

 

 

 

honestly? Drag us. lol 

i agree w/ you. I'm genuinely shocked a lot peeps on here are 2x, 3x older than me and behave like petulant children. Peeps making fun of Jacqueline MacInnes Wood because of her weight gain vs. tiny Rebecca Budig was honestly tew much for me, all because RB was cast as Taylor. Just a mess. I'm glad you were able to get this off your chest. 👍

@ErrolI'm just so sorry that this has caused you the angst & pain it obviously has. I find I don't have a lot of words to add but know that here is empathy. 

This title almost gave me a heart attack this morning!

This really is the best soap site on the internet. The posters here know more about the shows than production. A digital museum is the perfect way to put it.

 

Just... thank you thank you thank you for all you do. Please keep up the good fight. ❤️

Thank you Errol and Toups for creating and maintaining this wonderful soap portal.

3 hours ago, BoldRestless said:

This title almost gave me a heart attack this morning!

Agreed. Thank you @Errol & @Toups for all that you do and for continuing this great forum for us soap nerds

Errol, I've been there for 20 years and I have the most respect for what you've done here with Toups.

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This post was a long time coming, and I support you guys 100%.

I love and respect your decision. @Errol. This board has given me so much over the years and even though I lurk 85% of the time I truly appreciate the home that you build for us all. Thank you!💓