Thank you for your kind message Edina. it is much appreciated. There is always room for more genuine kindness in this conflicted world! 
 I'm certain that YOU have considered my concerns, though I'm not sure some of the hotheads on the forum have! :lol: No problem--I suppose this whole process is quite necessary. I just get tired of male posturing very quickly, and there's been a lot of that going on. If it weren't for you and the other grounded women posting on the Q thread, I doubt I would be able to go there at all.
I am working 20 hours a week now, and it's not what I pictured for myself at age 70, but I'm grateful to be able to bring in some extra income, because Social Security just doesn't pay all the bills. But I don't have time to focus on all the news, and have to be selective. 
But I'm actually glad that the forum is covering the Q material because I do recognize it's importance, but politics has never been my strong suit, and I have been on Avalon for as long as I have because it deals with subjects that the mainstream usually ignores, such as ET & psychic phenomena, the Illuminati and the NWO, forbidden archeology, etc.-- subjects I have some personal experience with and interest in. I imagine there are other forums where Q and related political info is the ONLY subject matter being discussed. It does bother me that so much of Avalon is now devoted to it, but it will run its course in time, and I'm OK with that, so long as Avalon remains intact and available for ongoing conspiracy research on other topics, and retains its unique value. 
I know the recent ruckus was largely because of Dennis's posts. I don't have an opinion one way or the other as to who was right in that debate, but I appreciate anyone who tries to post an alternate view from the majority on the Q thread because of the  "winning team" mentality there, as though there was some kind of coup taking place on Avalon of Q supporters versus other, long standing Avalon members.
Similar problems have developed a few times before, such as when Atticus was the new big deal on the forum, and it got very ugly before it just all blew up in everyone's face. I avoided that thread, just as I did the ones about Corey Goode when he was on the forum. It happened again with the Simon Parkes threads, and I got in the middle of that one somehow, which is not an experience I care to repeat. There was a ruckus for awhile about channeled information that actually turned out very well, and I was happy to have been involved with that, for the most part. 
Some threads just accumulate a certain energy that is toxic for me, and it's not totally because of the information being presented itself, but the way in which it's being discussed. That has been the case for me with the Q thread as well. (Sometimes the problems arise on such threads due to hidden motivations that people have for the stances they take, and sometimes there are shills that sneak in to make things more difficult. It can get messy, so old members who have been through the forum wars can tend to get cautious.)  
There is still, thankfully, room on Avalon for other very fascinating subjects to be discussed, though less so since the Q thread began taking off. And it's not really that there's not room, it's that new members are going to be attracted here because of the general vibe of the forum overall, and old members will leave if they lose interest. If the main subject being discussed is political, it's not going to attract new people as much who have breaking info on other subjects of import.
 
That makes me sad, because Avalon has been very high on the list of conspiracy theory forums for a long time, and we've done some amazing work on a variety of very important issues other than mainly political ones. 
I guess that about covers it, and being another intuitive, I imagine you already understood what my concerns have been, but it felt good to express them anyway.
Finally, sending these same wishes that you sent to me back to you, with appreciation:  
"I just want to thank you again for sharing your thoughts and your concerns.
And wish you the very best on the path your heart, intuition and inner guidance takes you.
The work you do is important. Thank you for that, too."
Hopefully this will help promote understanding and dispel some  of the current friction on the forum. 
Best wishes, :hug:
Natalie
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onawah,  Thank you for sharing this.
Your concerns are valid, understandable and have actually been heard, and considered.
There are many benefits to following this thread, and a person doesn't have to support the Q movement to gain value from reading this thread.
Most notably, is that the posts track emerging current events ahead of other sources.  And offers resource links for people who are interested in following these current events to inform and educate themselves in a very time efficient way.  At least, this is how it's worked out for me.
If a person wants to debate the creditability of the whole Q movement, though.  Then, it's helpful if they have read the posts enough to have a constructive, intelligent and thoughtful conversation about it.
This thread has morphed over the months from one of debating and considering the validity of the Q posts to one of cooperation and harmonious sharing of information that emerges from the Q posts.  People can look at this information and decide what's valid and useful for them and what's not.
I don't think anyone was registering their complaints about people who find fault don't read the Q posts are directed at you.  To me, it's obvious you have tried to stayed informed.
It's just that your heart is in a different direction.  An equally important direction.  (As my heart guides me in this direction.)
What happens in other threads, I am not aware of, because I have limited time, so I prioritize my focus on where my heart guides me.
And as I said, this thread allows me to do this in a very time and energy efficient way.  
I just want to thank you again for sharing your thoughts and your concerns.
And wish you the very best on the path your heart, intuition and inner guidance takes you.
The work you do is important.  Thank you for that, too.  :heart: