An Announcement.

[SM Kovalinsky]

Hi, Sisyphus: "B DeCicco" would be me, and I am simply ignoring the trolls over at Amazon, even though I have been attacked professionally there. I am a huge supporter of Peake, and obviously Amazon is aware that all the "allegations" against me are false and also silly and ridiculous.
So henceforth, "Ignore, ignore, ignore" will be my watchword.

Your suggestions of a page of rules and moderators who have the power to enforce them and to ban clear troublemakers are wonderful and are badly needed - I hope Tony will enact them! He likely should have long ago, but he is so busy and also so fair-minded and even-tempered, that he probably hoped it would not be necessary. The astral projection book is amazing, do get it.

[SM Kovalinsky]

Got to agree with the folks above. Why let a single troll with multiple accounts control your life? Many people have been targeted in this way in the past, and many more will be in the future.

If you want to shut the forum, then do so and thank you for hosting it as long as you have,
... but if you are doing it because of one nuts actions, or even the actions of half a dozen folk who want the forum shut down (or simply cause mischief), then your endeavors for the test of your life will meet similar ends.
It almost certainly won't end here whatever you do.

Regards whatever you choose to do
Derkein

addendum
LOL Freudian slip there which I will leave in place.

Well said, Derkein.

[rafromca]

Tony:

Whatever decisions you make about the forum, you have my support, love and respect. Thank you for everything you have provided us over the years-- interesting ideas, warm, happy and challenging discussions. I am very sad for those who could not engage in the party without getting nasty and silly. If you need a change in this forum, I totally understand. I hope there will be something in future, as I enjoy reading everyone who has an interest in these topics and can exchange ideas without hysterics, but again this is your decision to make.

[SM Kovalinsky]

I second that, Ra!

I am also very pleased to say that I am working with Amazon reps to repost my sincere 5 star review of Tony's "The Out of Body Experience", and have slammed back very hard at trolls who are accusing me of being Peake's Press Agent: I have documentation that Tony has never been billed/invoiced by my company, and that he was not paid one American penny to appear in New York City. Thus, there is NO conflict of interests, and that review will go back up, no matter how many Amazon agents I must work with to get it to do so. Sometimes we really MUST fight back against trouble makers, and stand up for truth, and for our rights.

[SM Kovalinsky]

i just now saw tony's proposal and am going to read...

[SM Kovalinsky]

I am happy to announce that Amazon has informed me that my 5 star review of Peake's work will stand, and that allegations made that Peake and I are working in collusion as press agent/client have been deemed false and defamatory. This was worth fighting, for both our professional sakes, Tony, and we have come out on top.

[Mr Erickson]

That is good to hear Susan people can and will lie for whatever reason but truth will always prevail in the end. You have been vindicated so rejoice in that and lets learn from this and move on.



``In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.''
George Orwell

[SM Kovalinsky]

I agree, thanks so much Mr. E! Love your Orwell quote! Very apt....

[SM Kovalinsky]

One last thing I wanted to say on Tony's behalf, in regard to what Morgan or some emailer has said of Tony---That Tony "phishes" for readers to tell him their stories, so he can use them in his books, and then just dump the people. This is so horrid and untrue I must address it:

I have noticed the opposite to be true: That many of his readers (myself included) press their personal stories onto him, and he must apologize for being unable to include them all in his books (as he cannot possibly include the hundreds of personal accounts given him by his readers - his publishers cannot allow it).

So that accusation against Tony is very unfair and completely untrue.

[Poppy]

Hello Anthony,
I have been reading with disgust these attacks on you and your motives. These pathetic individuals cannot gain any attention through their own merit so attack others far more successful and with far more integrity than they. You must make the decision that is in your (and your family's) best interests. It is easy for others to say "stay and fight" but how can you fight an army of organised invisible cowards/lunatics? Everybody making impossible demands on your time needs to stop and think how difficult it is to juggle a NORMAL job and family life without the added pressures that you have to deal with.
As to you ignoring emails, RUBBISH! I have emailed you on no less than three occasions and you have always responded with graciousness and understanding. I am only sorry that feeling the duty to respond to my emails added to your workload.
Whatever you decide, I am sure we have only seen the beginning and that you will be thoroughly vindicated in time.
Regards