Well Emma, if you have been reading any past posts of mine regarding my viewpoints on the free zone, then you may possibly have already come to the conclusion that I am not happy about the way in which they communicate. I agree with Alanzo in that everyone has a right to an opinion and indeed a belief, however, in my own experience, and in my own short time on this board, I have found that the freezone is openly and blatently shoved down the throats of others, particularly the newbies. Not too many people coming to a form like this are happy to be in any way shape or form reminded of the cult, and the perpetual advertising for it is just yet another sickener.
I have had several run ins with one freezoner in particular as you may also be aware, and I have found this persons responses to me more than insidious, non sequeter, rude in the extreme, irresponsible and have experienced coninuous smarmy and sarcastic remarks along with snide undertones.
If a freezoner is indeed what he maintains he is, then one would presume that they would act in a more professional manner, in fact I was on the board only two days when I was attacked by a freezoner, this left me wanting to leave the board there and then and it left me in a state of tears and trauma for almost a week. Had it not been for another board member (Lionheart) jumping to my defence, it's a very strong possibility I would not be here now.
It took me personally seven months to post on this board from the first day of my registration, not everyone is on a balanced level when they first arrive here, and being shot down and accused of something that didn't even make any sense, and apologies demanded in such arrogant tones, is in my mind disgusting. If this was just a 'personality clash' then I would say nothing about it, but I do sincerely believe and feel that the freezoners on this board are indeed using it as a recruiting pool. The know it all attitude is never too far from the equation either which naturally reminds one of where they have just come from and are struggling hard to get out of mind wise.
And just to state the very obvious here, the 'freezone' does use $cilon tech, and that is that, so what the freezone is doing here in the first place is beyond me, for me, going into the freezone is the same as moving out from the frying pan into the fire, it's still the most introverting thing a person can do to themselves and solves nothing in the long term.
If the freezone are to stay on this board, I feel there ought to be certain 'rules' that they would have to abide by for the sake of other's sanity, and these rules would have to be enforced, either that, as I have said before, they get their own site, and if indeed anyone does wish to use their services, then they can do so at their own peril, and not perhaps mix up the purpose of ESMB as another 'link' back into the madness that is the $cilon 'tech'. This is an EX scientologist message board, and for me personaly, the 'freezone' are indeed, on some level, still very much 'scientologists'.
This is my opinion, and I have kept it as unhysterical as I could muster. I hope that this helps.