Posted: 2012-01-22 02:53:11
Hello,
I managed to upset a few people with my recent posts on this forum and I feel bad that this happened. I did not mean to hurt anybody.
I wanted to express an opinion with which other members may agree or not. I may have been entitled to be angry or not. That was not the main problem. The problem was that my approach and timing were not adequate. I could have done it in a less aggressive, more constructive way (and shorter) and I could achieved more.
But that is what I thought it was right to say with the information that I had at the time. There are things that I can fix and things that I can only fix partially or not at all.
I was not born nor schooled in South Africa. One can see that from the way I build sentences and by my imperfect use of English, which is not my native language (although I have seen worse from a few native speakers). In my country of birth, people are generally very temperamental, which can also be noticed… There, some of the things are conducted more strictly than here and this gets into the mindset of a person. There are advantages and also drawbacks. I am not trying to hide behind this excuse, but it is a fact.
This is your forum: mansup, bigA, MassageAddiction, rocco20, davistar, montaki, MYK99, "myself" and the other members who often post useful comments. You fit here and you are the ones who must be happy with what you read here. People join this forum for exchanging short, precise and objective feedback. I am the odd one on this forum. I tend to over-elaborate and I get too expansive at times. I loose my temper in an instant for small things (not in a violent manner) and then I am over it as quickly as it started; this is my personality. This does not fit here. It does not add much value. It starts useless disputes. I shall refrain from interfering in future. And Deon1981 must also do the same, albeit because of other reasons.
With these amends, I cannot think of anything else useful that I may add now to this subject. I believe that the need for further replies to my recent posts will now diminish and this forum topic will return to the amiable atmosphere that existed before I stirred the spirits. Alice will return after she sorts out her personal matters, as her profile is only suspended, not closed and she will be pleased with the support expressed on this forum during her absence.
Thank you for your comments, gentlemen!
All the best,
Raul