I have been working for a month or so to try to gather each persons story together in one spot to post on the main website under Hip Stories. I do that because it is much easier for new people to read one page about a person's story than go thru a lot of posts trying to piece it together. Most people have been very happy that I am doing that. Some people have sent me their own consolidations so I don't have to do it. I don't mind and it helps me remember some of the problem cases too. I have read thousands of stories and sometimes get them mixed up in my mind. Guess I need a mind transplant at this point.
I had a couple people upset because I did consolidate their posts since they felt they were out of context. I am not doing that on purpose. They felt I did not have permission to do so.
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So I felt it is OK to organize stories. If you feel you don't want me to do so with your personal story, just send me an email.
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Thanks.
Pat