<p>Congratulations to those whose children have already received good news!
To avoid cluttering the board with threads about individual acceptances, we have started an ongoing thread where parents can list their children's news (both good and disappointing). You will find it at the top of the page. Please post all individual news there, so we can keep the main boards open for more general discussions. Thank you --- and good luck to all your children!
Moderator Skyhawk</p>
<p>Surely we will not deny people the joy of posting, "She's in!" in their own thread....</p>
<p>Will we?</p>
<p>Agree with Alumother. Hey, this is what we are all about!</p>
<p>I would really miss those special threads for kids we have been following. Any chance for another look at this, mods?</p>
<p>But we can check the "celebration" thread and congratulation there. I think we can try it - there are two "master" threads - one to stay neat and clean and Just the Facts, Ma'am and one we can "clutter up."</p>
<p>As Skyhawk wrote, we have created two new threads: one for the listing of acceptances and the other for posting announcements and congratulations. There are no restrictions imposed on the congratulations' thread, and we feel that consolidating the threads will eliminate redundancies.</p>
<p>We have had discussions about creating a special subforum to accommodate this type of individual threads, but at this time we will have to consolidate all acceptance threads into one of the two newly created threads and keep the main forum uncluttered.</p>
<p>Meanies:)....</p>
<p>I don't think they're meanies. I think they're trying to help us all be inclusive and also reducing clutter. I think it might work much better this way than it did last year.</p>
<p>I'm a little disappointed- I was really looking forward to it, but I guess this way is better.</p>
<p>I think the moderators are also trying to avoid the annual "April meltdown" that seems to occur like clockwork on the parents board. Every year it seems like there is someone who feels their child hasn't gotten the same attention as someone else's child or that another poster has said something hurtful and the hurt feelings errupt into a big to-do. It's probably best to keep things in one central area so no one (hopefully) gets caught up in the emotional moment.</p>
<p>I can see the point you and the mods are making, Carolyn. Guess we can all celebrate in one spot!</p>
<p>I guess anyone who falls off the wagon can come to Sinner's Alley to do so.</p>