Has anyone heard from April/Europe, Cheyenne, or Jamilia?

[Darkhorse]

I didn't know them but I enjoyed reading thier posts. I was and still are very curious about them, where they lived, nationalities, were they indian?
It's a shame small minded people had to give them a hard time but it's hard to do anything about that by yourself. On another forum we handle it by literally ganging up on the troublemakers (trolls), it makes the aggreived feel better and moves the unwanted on a little faster.
It's happened to me also on this forum. Gave me pause about posting here anymore and now I only post a little very rarely, it just don't seem right anymore.

 

[Joec7651]

The last communication I had with April, she was quite ill and indicated that she wouldn't be posting any longer. Jamila indicated some harsh pushback from some who posted here, which gave her pause about posting. These ladies had been incredibly generous toward some on this forum, sending components that were difficult to find. They had been very generous toward some close friends, and when that became known there was complaining from some people who wanted "free guns" or "free components." Despite the contributions these ladies made, and despite their obvious knowledge, there were some men who were beating their chests as though no woman could do what they did, and that created some problems as the ladies were not keen to get in a spitting match. Cheyenne was recipient of some direct attack from some who posted on this forum. They had gone so far as to write to the federal government, who happens to write Cheyenne's pay cheque for the work she does on behalf of the government. She survived the investigation, but it created such a sour taste that her husband insisted that she shouldn't post here any longer. All it takes are a few old curmudgeons who insist that only those who pee standing up can know anything about guns and/or hunting. The thing that kept the ladies posting as long as they did were the moderators acting with dispatch when they became aware of problems and the unreserved support from many men who do post here. Still, they were not eager to expose themselves to the hostility of a few, most of whom no longer post here in any case.

Disgraceful. I wasn’t aware of that behavior. Why is it so difficult for some to simply be kind?

 

[6mm Remington]

Good people who were very bright and extremely kind. I miss them as well.

David