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I think this point is worth re-iterating. Every day we are faced with choices. We can choose to be kind to others, to be respectful to others, to help others, to educate others and to inspire others.  Or we can choose to be unkind, disrespectful, critical, negative and unhelpful. Those choices affect others in a very real way. The consequences of those decisions linger and leave either positive or negative ripples in people's lives. In the case of this community, it affects the mood and sets the tone and makes ASF either a pleasant or unpleasant place to be.

I think what we can all take from this thread is that there is no limit on our potential to give to others and to leave positivity in our wake. Our posts live on after us and they reflect how we chose to contribute to this community and relate to those in it. I have witnessed constructive, positive eras here at ASF and more divided, negative ones. The negative ones have only led to more negativity and it was not until that negativity was removed that the community could return to a more positive place. I feel we are back there now and this thread in particular has helped contribute to that in a very real way. I would like to see it continue and I hope this thread inspires others to carry on and perpetuate that constructive, positive ethos. I think the results speak for themselves.