so called trolls dip in with a wooden spoon then duck out again.
I dont like to see this forum get slammed because it has been the most educational forum for me personally.
Bhuz is different, but that too has many threads which go something like
'bla bla bla ...RANT!!!! '
So I guess most forums have threads which are about letting off steam and having a gripe, moan or winge about something.
The difference is with this forum, is we have people who do speak arabic and do engage in very valuable and much needed discussions about an art form that comes from the Middle East.
It saddens me that this in itself seems to annoy people at times.
If the the ME people of this forum left tomorrow this would be a forum with a big almighty hole because it would be lacking input that some people never get and are unlikely to ever get.
It is an international forum which communicates in English language.
The 'English' are a small group of people who make up just one part of a tiny island... so what does that tell us about history?
Let people set up threads in any language they want and hope they still manage to be bothered to share their thoughts in English with everyone regardless of what it is they have to say.
This is an international forum so we might want to remember that when we express ourselves, regardless of who is wrong or right.
This forum is smacking of domination and alienation.
The language used and the terms which they are expressed have been unwisely chosen.
I think that in many ways A'isha kept this forum together as it seems to have decended into utter chaos and a free for all saloon fight since she left...
now what the hell is that all about?? :think:
I am off to Cairo now and I hope it has all calmed down by the time I get back and we have not had any more casualties.
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THANK YOU, Caroline! Enjoy and have a safe trip.