About my post to bring back KP

some have written me saying that they've tried to change the mind of moderators at OH before and it's hopeless. To that i've two things to say, 1. I've done it. Though they seem unreasonable to me at times, Amy in particular has always been fair with me and listened to what i have to say and considered it when i've written her and been polite and respectful. I may not agree with some of the rules here but on a one to one basis she's always heard me out and been fair. 2. So what? If you don't think they'll let him back, at least let them know what they're taking away from YOU. I don't know about you, but i feel robbed. I want them to know exactly how much it means to me. I'm grateful to OH for making Kevin available to me, and resentful that now they've taken him away. It's gratitude and resentment. Let them know both sides. Remember without OH chances are most of you would never have known KP. Just PLEASE be respectful. It won't do any good to be nasty.

I do not know what the cir****tances were regarding KP and OH. I have seen various sides of KP (here on OH and in person) and know when he's kidding and know when he's serious. He can be blunt, honest and funny. These are the things that make KP. Losing KP would be a great loss not only to us, but to OH as well. He is what makes the Michigan board the best! I for one would like to have KP back!!

Like Rhonda I don't know everything that went on between oh & kp.But what she said is so true . Kp can be all them things but that main thing is how many people has he helped no matter if your just going into surgery tomorrow or have been 1-2-3-years out ! He is are friend and do you just toss out a friend because you see something differently!!!!! I think you have to think this over . God Bless Sue

Hey, i'm not the one tossing him out!!! Tell O.H. Like i said in my other post, tell them what KP means to you. Tell them RESPECTFULLY and maybe they'll listen. On their contact us page (link at bottom of this page) there's an option to write to member services.

Ya know the old saying, If you can't beat'em, join'em! Well it is a big WWW out there and it is very simple to start your own group. Maybe that would be his best bet then he wouldn't have to be worried out Mediation, he could be his own.

the point is a.) HE's not worried about it, WE are because this is the site WE'RE on and it's where WE found him and it's where WE got the majority of our support from HIM. and b.) he's already on another site and i'm told that anyone who mentions it here is banned. I can't say for sure that's true but i do see them dropping like flies. When i was first preparing for surgery and in the time immediately after this site was instrumental to my well being. Kevin Phillips had a LOT to do with that. I hate to see other newbies who come to this site be denied that resource because Kevin made the mistake of being honest about how he felt when he saw a person being needlessly scared by a misinformed posting. I was saying people who want him back should speak up, i guess if you don't want him back you should speak up too.

I am sorry if that is the way it sounded. That isn't what I ment! What I ment was that I would not let ANYONE tell me what I could or couldn't say or do. So if I don't like something or someplace I change it or go elsewhere where I can be happy and do what I believe is important.

Just a bit of an "add-on" to what I said earlier..... I am a frequent visitor to another board, which has NOTHING to do with Obesity. They have an area that is referred to as "The Lounge," where a person can post whatever they want. I have ranted, raved, praised and whatever on that board, including voicing my OWN OPINIONS. It seems that someone read a post of mine where I was bluntly honest about my ex-brother in law. It got back to the family, then my family. I was bashed for a good week from them, and still hear about it even though almost a month has gone by. I can no longer post on there out of fear I might say something wrong. I had to ask the administrators to remove various posts and replies I made.... Granted, the administrators did not ban or punish me, but my family has, so in many ways I can see how KP feels. I don't feel that I've done anything wrong - I was honest and gave my personal opinion about something. I enjoyed adding to the various conservations that went on, and I'm certain that there are some people who are probably wondering where I'm at. I would love to tell them the reasons why, but unfortunately, BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTER, BIG MOM and BIG DAD are watching every word that goes on that board from me. KP gives this board a personality. I'm sure that there are many people who truly miss what KP has to offer. He has gone out of his way many times, and for that I'm glad to know him. I'm positive that if I needed him for something, KP would do his best to help, or steer me in the right direction to find it. I hope that the staff of OH is monitoring these posts about Kevin and will reconsider their position.

After being away for awhile to discover this is really disturbing to me. Jackie