NINO & TAWNY'S MONTHLY EXTRAVAGANZA ~ SATURDAY 14 JULY 10am SLT

[Kikii Littlepaws]

I find myself saying this a lot lately:

I feel like all it takes to make a friend, to build something positive, is to have one little thing that you can relate to each other about. Just one little thing. However different all of us may be here within the KittyCatS community, we DO share at least the ONE thing. We all love Kitties.

Regarding the time slot:
I've never kept any secret about how I have felt, being the auctioneer who had been working the 10:30AM time slot for about a year, and I've spoken directly with Nino about it. I appreciate very much the consideration that several of you have expressed for Mirsoul and myself and CatTales, but please know that Nino and I came to, what I feel, was a very amicable arrangement, and I hope that Nino agrees! Nino wants to auction once per month, on a Saturday morning (SLT), and so, because Mirsoul has the time slot prior to that one, it gave Mirsoul and I an opportunity to, once per month, do something we think is fun and special, together.

Regarding the "exclusivity":
As an auctioneer, I know that when one of my regular, very supportive patrons can't get a panel in my auction (because they weren't there when the reservation board was reset, or what have you), I feel bad! They support me in my endeavors, so I feel it is only natural to want to be supportive of them in return. I am sure that all of you can understand that. I know Nino has expressed already that she feels similarly, and she's said that she wants to find a way to both support her known supportive patrons AND welcome newcomers. There's no right or wrong answer here, though, really ... because I've also learned that no matter how much any one person may WISH to, you can't please everyone all the time. Darned if you do, darned if you don't.

Bottom line, for me, though, is this: 1. We (myself included right now) are to some extent de-railing Nino's auction thread. 2. I feel a bit like Rodney King pleading "can't we all just get along", but, whether I agree with a person or not never changes whether I care about that person or not, so it pains me to see people that I like and respect upset with one another. 3. I believe in the idea of KittyCatS as not only a fantastic product, but a fantastic COMMUNITY, full of fantastic people who can, if not necessarily all be the best of friends, at least be kind and compassionate with one another.