shocking!,probably had no driving licence or insurance either.
Once again you have missed the point. Please take time out to study the irony in English humour.
Travellingran: better not to react to this person, in computer terms it is called: 'Don't feed the troll' cause if you do he will just go on and on.....
Btw, I wonder if it's technically possible to block this site for certain IP adresses, would be great if it could be done cause it's very annoying to be confronted with such negativety and cynicism all the time.............
This is just a personal opinion, but the last Dimitri post seemed a reference to the Cretan independent spirit, which I think many of us find to be a major attraction of the island.
Do we really want to flame members or bar them just because they have different views to our own? Can we not put our counter views without making personal attacks?
Again, a personal view, but I cannot remember any posts from Dimitri which would put him into the troll category. I have experienced real trolls on other sites.
Mike
Of course you people are right, just acted emotionally, it's just that certain smell of sarcasm coming from his posts that I find annoying especially cause this forum has always such a
friendly, relaxed and helpful atmosphere......
Mike from Sussex is trying to excuse the disgraceful behavour of Dimitri with the defence 'he is an independant spirit.' Oh , is he really !.
It is interesting that the people most offended by his postings are female -whether in Forum postings or in private PM's .
The male members springing to his defence are almost as bad as him by re-inforcing his bullying tactics. The greatest problem Dimitri has is his inability to understand and write the English language. He does not understand humour or irony ,nor does he reply directly to postings but just fires off more self indulgent hatred and selfishness at will.
I will continue to be annoyed by him as I am one of the 'stupid people' to which he refers. The Forum should continue to be a ' friendly and relaxed place -' albeit without Dimitri and anyone else who dresses up insulting postings as humour , when in fact male chauvanism and bullying is their intent.
Travellingran.
Madam,
You deliberately misquote me and also try to turn the debate into a war of the sexes, for no apparent reason.
Since you are a lawyer, I find this most disappointing.
Whilst I do not know Dimitri and have no reason to defend him, I have found about 70% of his posts and the only personally targeted post was his latest addressed to you, which I do not condone, but can understand.
His posts in the Ali & Dave store thread were not personally insulting to them, though definitely insensitive.
If you do not like something which is posted, you can either ignore it or post a reasoned reply. Starting an escalating war of personal insults will destroy a friendly forum rather than preserve it.
Sir,
I made only one mention of Ali and Dave .This was in a private PM to another member. Why has it appeared on the public forum ?. Thus I am sending this to the public board and not as a PM.
Every reply I have made to Dimwitri has been very reasoned and controlled and your finding fault with this has re-inforced the problem you appear to be having with finding sexism to be the root of my objections. Leaving the real reason to go about his nasty work.
It is unfortunate that Dimwitri has been allowed to escalate his hateful comments - long before I first replied to his postings .
You find my reaction to all this 'disappointing' , given my profession. I would not expect anyone , whatever their persuasion , to sit back and enjoy others being subjected to such tirades of abuse which have been aimed at everyone , whether men or women.
As you do not condone personal attacks I am left wondering why you think fit to do same to me , unprovoked.
That is the very last posting from me on this subject if you wish . I sincerely hope my other private PMs will not appear here.
