In My Humble Opinion, I would like to ask you all not to boycott Epi. Although some of you are...
very upset with Epi, I would not have found you and the FK Recipe Forum if I hadn't stumbled upon Epi last April when I searched the Internet for menu ideas, and I received replies from two FK members. I was a novice at using the Internet for food ideas/recipes at that time, but I discovered very quickly that there were a bunch of very nice folks who wanted to share food and cooking ideas with each other on the Internet. Thanks to Epi, I met Nan and Ang, and learned not to bring bananas aboard a fishing vessel!
I can't remember exactly how they linked me up with them at FK, but when I read the FK Recipe Swap, I was hooked and quickly became a member. I've made wonderful friendships with so many of you since then, and have thoroughly enjoyed lurking and chatting.
I continue to check Epi, and try to answer questions if I can contribute, because someone was kind enough to do that for me. Hopefully, some of these folks will become new and cherished FK members, if we extend a helping hand to them.
As for the Epi posters who are rude and caustic, simply IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE!!! "They" aren't worth the effort of a response.
I'm sure the recipients of this venom recognize the difference between a polite, helpful reply and an ugly put-down. Let's show them that we've got a lot more class than the grouch, and that we are eager to help them and bring them into our fold.
If I recognize the source of a nasty post, I just don't open that poster's responses again. Epi isn't to blame for the meanness, the poster is. Please don't punish the innocent Epi inquirer for the sins of the "not so nice", or for the bad judgement of the Epi Editors, by avoiding this site.
'Nuff said. Thanks for listening, and a Happy New Year to All.
Marianne in Alabama
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