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Sorry for being grumpy today but I am a little upset. I wish to repeat a request. Two weeks ago I left the Cafe having stated my reasons for doing so. I asked then that my name be removed from the "official" greetings list there. Out of curiosity I went there this morning to see if my request had been respected and I was more than surprised to find that my name was still there. Now, can I ask again, �if the few members who do not respect Victor �s wish (for whatever reason) to keep greetings etc. in the Cafe (not on the Message Board) could kindly delete my name from their lists. �I know that this may sound very trivial to you but to me it is a matter of principle. If per chance that the name refers to another Caroline then I sincerely apologise.
Please, please, note that I am only referring to those very few people who �keep breaking the rules. And it �s not that I dislike you at all. It �s the rule breaking that I get upset by.�
On a more humourous note, I wonder if Victor could add another "section" to the list of rooms. It could be called "Having a Go Room!". A place in which we could "offically" have all our "catty" arguments .� Bet it could be great fun as we �"let off steam"!! Could even be a healthy exercise too maybe. Or maybe we could call it �it "Get Yer "Dukes" Up Baby!" . Any suggestions?
What a request???? The girls there are keeping your name in hope that u come back one day. You surprised me. Look, it �s good that we stick to our principles , but does this very thing need to be taken this way???? Oh, Caroline, why?? They have always welcomed u there, and you even played together. They searched wonderful funny squirrels just for you. Would you please reconsider it and ask urself why they did all that ..? It �s a very simple answer: They love you and want you among them.
I can say nothing more. It � �s up to u to take any decision. But, remember, those people there on the other side of this site are such a wonderful and lovely family. Hope one day you become part of it and feel the same warmth I do feel.
I �m really sorry for your request, but...even when you are "upset" you teach me something! What does "Get Yer "Dukes" Up Baby!" mean? I´ve never heard this expression. Thank you and I hope you don´t go!
I just PMd you Silke. Thats exactly what I would like to see...that the forum be used for teaching -related issues. But when some people keep using it in another way then I feel I do have the right to be as public as they are. If that seems like a contradiction then so be it but I cannot be expected to take the time to PM colleagues who will disagree with me anyway �I do not think my request was out of order and I did try to show that I do not dislike anyone at all. Just their ways.
Caroline.
@ marianna. Ha ha "Get your dukes up" was an old saying when two people (usually men) were going to have a boxing match. The dukes referred to their fists. In other words it means �"Get your fists up and be on guard because we are going to have a battle" �Haha.
There may be a misunderstanding. When your name was included in the list, it was "Caroline565" but I can �t see it now in the list. I remember that when you requested your name to be removed, most people did it. But I know that there is another girl called Caroline who came up into the forum some days ago and then her name was added to the list. I don �t think that "Caroline" you see there and you are the same person.
I �m one of the people who have made a mosaic with names, and can change it whenever I need, but I don �t think that it �s fair to remove the name of that girl just because you don �t want your name to be there. Remember, for us, your name is "Caroline565".
If my memory doesn �t fail me, i think that when your and my names were added there, it stood just Caroline. And it stood in the very same place where it is now. I may be wrong, but i don �t think so ...
I thought I �ll use this post to write about this and not start a new one. I would like to know something:
A few days ago I recieved several pms from members asking me weird things and also some sent spooky messages. As well as some person from the middle east (Abo
Mohammed (or Abo_mohammed) don´t know what country this person is from.) asking me please to help him move to Italy!!!.. :
Now, since yesterday when I posted about this same topic above, I �ve recieved messages from many people, and some were very nasty. This morning I logged in to find another nasty message from the member Goodnessess..(2nd time) to whom I do not want to answer because I don �t want to have those sort of conversations and messages in private as it �s more scary actually. I don �t think I �ve done any crime to deserve these attitudes from members.
I apologized yesterday on the forum for reporting worksheets, I thought I was doing the right
thing and I was accused of jealous and threaten to be reported and removed from the site just because I �m giving my opinions??? Anyway, can someone tell me what to do with those spooky PMs?
Bella, those messages are not frequent but once in a while, we get one. Just follow ladybird �s advice.
Caroline, I �ve read some participations in your post, and I can tell you for sure, that your name was removed and then another Caroline came up because I was on line that day. It �s a pity that I don �t remember her nickname because I �m not good at remembering names.
Before making the mosaic, I revised everything and made sure not to include some names, yours inclusive because I knew that you didn �t want it. But I kept the name "Caroline" because of the other girl.
I can joke with many things but with this issue, I �m serious. Anyways, I �ll remove the name "Caroline" to keep everything in peace. If the other girl happens to appear, she will ask for the inclusion.
. A place in which we could "offically" have all our "catty" arguments .�
Bet it could be great fun as we �"let off steam"!! Could even be a healthy exercise too maybe
. Or maybe we could call it �it "Get Yer "Dukes" Up Baby!" 
. Any suggestions?
