I wrote this a couple of weeks ago for the folks down in San Antonio.
It is actually appropriate board wide.
Enjoy...
It is within the power of all good people of San Antonio/Austin to take their board back. It's pretty simple really.
There are those who would have you believe they think the most important thing is "the free flow of information". However, they are known to be liars and purveyors of baseless rumors. Believe me. I know only too well. That being said, just how reliable can this" free flowing information" be? How can you be sure what is truth and what is not?
Rely on your own trusted sources for information and advice... For they are legion! You know who they are. They've been here for years. Your friends. Your mentors. Your confidants.
Every one of you have an "ignore" function in your settings. Use it generously. Let them have their side of the board. You take back yours!
When it comes to trolls (and that's really all they are) ostracism is the key. Do not engage or otherwise "feed" the trolls. That is what they thrive on. Ignore, ignore, ignore. Resist, resist, resist. It'll piss'em off! Eventually they will only have their own little corner of the board to throw their vileness around... at each other!
You have to decide where your own happiness resides. Don't allow them to make that decision for you. Only you have the power for that.
Take it back!