Some of you are now aware that we are no longer allowed to post useful links in the main page. This is becasue a few have been posting malicious links. This has allowed the perpetrators to win and the majority have lost out on having this useful feature. As you are aware I can often post a link to any questions regarding english or post a link to start a topic for discussion.
Surely we can be treated as adults and a warning could have been posted on the home page. Also there is plenty of download and protect our computers from malaware.
The attitude of the moderator was very poor who did not offer any advice on how we could protest or offer advice of how English Club members to be able to still offer this service safely. For example allowing trusted members only to post links or the be able to post links in private only.
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Syubidupapap (this time I use the miracle of "copy and paste" )
Your name can be chopped into too many sounds
Syu
Syubi
Syubidu
papa
papap
wow... don't let me go on please :D :-P
Kenshin
tsk tsk tsk to your boss
Daylight
Oh goshhhh .... I will miss my Kittycat :( :D LOL
Syubidupapap (wow.. do you how long I tried to type your name fully? I command you to use shorter nick, please :-P)
I can laugh now, but it was hard at that time. :D hahahahahaha
Well, all my siblings have nicks totally different from their names :D and I even called my youngest sister with some unflattering nick which actually very flattering and affectionate for her :D
Thanks.... muahssssss to you too :-*
And today I was warned to use member's id only. So it seems I can't call "kiddo" for Narizawa, even though he knows it's him. I can't call "ahmed ali" as "wwf" even though he knows it's him. I can't call "Daylight" as "burnt light" even though he knows it's him. I can't call "Zeal Bigant" as "Big ant" even though he knows it's him.
So I guess I can't call anyone without typing their full names. I can't use their "pet names" anymore. LOL
And I was asked to stop annoying members when I typed their nick fully and I insisted for my nick to typed as "noaslpls"
Hmmm ... what's EC coming into. I wonder.
moderators're still discussing about this..
that's why they dont show up yet :p
Hi everyone. I would like to thank everyone for their comments whether in support or not now this matter has been clarified. I agree spammers are annoying and Taras comment regarding reporting the inappropriate actions of those concerned.
Now this matter has been put to bed so to speak I would like to say that I was amazed at the standard of English and how elquently you expressed yourself. They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but it also requires a good standard of English to express yourself clearly, besides which, at times I quite admire it.
I often read the Letters to the Editor page and delight in seeing how passionately people can write about something that annoys them so maybe I might post something controversial that could be debated on the blog. Someone in the mai page often says something that we do not agree with but our replies are short. In a blog we can express our thoughts more clearly. If you like the idea of this please reply.
Hi everyone,
The only rule about links in the chat room is no spamming the chat room. Spamming is when a person is only using this site to promote an external site. In most cases, spammers are posting links that have nothing to do with learning English. We are thankful for our spambusters!
Once in a while a private online teacher, school or site will join MyEC. We are happy to have these members! Here is the policy for commercial pages. This applies to schools, tutors, or other website owners. All we ask is that these teachers or website owners interact with members in some way or another. This may include responding to comments, providing tips, and writing blogs.
I'm sorry if there was some kind of misunderstanding in the chat room. You are more than welcome to share appropriate links in the chat room. I do every time I'm in there!
I'd also like to remind everyone not to attack our mods in blogs or comments. These are all English learners who are volunteering their time. If you have a concern about a specific member, please use the "Report Member" form.
Cheers,
Tara
Heaven I am protesting, which is a basic human right, against a rule that does not contribute to learning but is actually a barrier to learning and does not allow one person with the knowledge to pass that on to others. That is the whole crux of the matter.
A revolution is a successful attempt by a large group of people to change the political system of their country by force. Once again you put words in my mouth.
If we have media of any sort it will always be open to abuse but if the benefits of that media outweigh the negatives then that media should be allowed to continue. This also applies to any rule that prevents people learning. I fight very hard for my students at college to get the learning materials and equipment they deserve and teachers often clash with management because of it. If we all thought like yourself then the whole internet would be banned because someone objected to something someone did not approve of.
The whole concept of a site like this is to promote learning and maybe this is a concept that the administrators are losing sight of.
I've read all of the comments that have been posted to this point. I personally believe that Faraz makes the strongest argument for a common solution. Lord knows I may have inadvertently posted a few links in main chat at times that may have been inappropriate. Yet, I realize that we must (as advanced speakers) cater our material to the student's in main chat that are currently present. Some learn and respond to humor and music, others need the help of our dear friend T Mal regarding basic English. All of his postings are sent with the best of intentions. It's truly is a travesty in my opinion that this great ability has been removed from our efforts to help. World wide media is a great teaching tool. Sometimes, we must use it in main chat to get our point across. Heaven, I respect your position on the matter. Josef, I hope your reading. It would be a pleasure for formally meet you someday soon.
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