I have met both A and Baziron on both the meetings and will definitely confirm they are not one and the same! Not only do they both have different, er, assets, but also both have different styles of photography as well! Also, I think A has nothing to apologize for and no-one has done anything wrong. Seems like one of those characteristic cases where, on all sides, people have been taking online communications a mite too seriously. This is not reality. If all these comments had been made between the people concerned in real-life, there would have been no problem at all.

In that case I will. I find it strange that, while discussions on this board are often characterised by a certain cut-and-thrust quality which often edges over the border towards acrimony, after which usually calm is restored without the perceived need for public apologies or public shows of support etc., this generally self-regulating situation pertains in everyone's case except, it seems, that of trained-pianist. And it was hardly as if she had been rounded on in the way that others sometimes are. As I said in my previous post on the subject, it's not the broken English that's the problem. I don't think A has anything to apologise for, in fact I think there are a few people around who should apologise to A for being so one-sided in their responses. I certainly think it's shameful if A has been threatened with suspension over this.

When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), sleep, eating and swilling, buttoning and unbuttoning - how much remains of downright existence? The summer of a dormouse.
Lord Byron


Therefore, one should spend more time reading and listening to radio 3 ?

To be exact, Baz is also being threatened with termination. Well, as the opening words of The Lion King stated, "Life's not fair". (It might as well be repeated on the "Grumpy" thread as anywhere else.)

Baz 

Baz, why are you being sent to the naughty corner?

Tommo

A,

I did not ask you to apologise for saying erm....? to t-p. I suggested you ask t-p a polite question to explain her posting.


The use of the Strangeways login and the postings were a form of impersonation, and a clear attempt to intimidate another poster (t-p).


Thank you.


Thank you.

To A and all on the forum.

It seems that the recent postings by member Strangeways were posted by A.

Baziron was also threatened with suspension because his member name was used in exchanges with Strangeways, either Baziron was knowingly part of the intimidation or A was also posting using Baz's login. Which was it A?

If Baziron is blameless in all this then I do not want to suspend the IP address which A and Baz share, so therefore I requested the apology and did not suspend A.

I should add that Michael has not responded to a PM on this issue, a final decision will be made once Michael responds.

John W

Dear Members of the Board, Lady (or is it Ladies?) and Gentlemen,

Can we please move on from this particular episod.

On my part, I am not the easiest person to get alone.
1. I have bad nerves and overreact
2. I am perplexed and confused with many issues and need help (this is why I am on the board)
3. I admire all of you. You have such a class and good breeding.
4. I admire A very much. She has so much humour in her posts, I am so sorry she doesn't like me
(I think everybody should like me, another idiotic idea)
5. I admire everybody, but if I restrict myself to ladies, I like them all. I ammire Mary Chamber for her poise and good balanced approach. I could benefit from this and I dearly love to have some small portion of that, and I love Morticiaa, and I love Kitty. In short I love everybody.

Please forgive me again, but you are good teachers (as a group and individually).

I have to come on this board some times to read messages because it is very helpful professionally to read and ask questions. I have many unanswered questions from days of my training and I am very isolated here with regard to contacts with musicians (pianists in particularly).
Also I find myself in an strange situation for myself with regard to relations in town. I was never on any Board of anything. I was private piano teacher struggling to teach in difficult situations usually and difficult students too.

It is all my fault I am afraid. So A and others (Baziron perhaps, I don't know who else? Kitty? Morticia?).
Lets all forget it. We are all friends here and we are trying to help each other. Ocasionally there are misunderstandings. Don't take it all so seriously. Everything is all right really.
I am very sorry that I am the cause of so much discussion. Please, please, please, if it is all possible forget it.

I will try to shape up. If I do something wrong please remind me. I am very far from being an angel (though I think in mind that I am often, but it always turns out that I am not).

Even after reading John W post I still can tell you all honestly, that I understand A and all of you. I know how foreigners sound in my own language and I understand that I can be very irritating as a person.
Please A and others, don't let this episod spoil anything. But it was a good lesson for me (may be for others as well).
As I said before, I am used to it after 30 + life in "the West" and I understand. Please A and others come here and don't let this episod spoil good time.

I liked Richard's suggestion that I should post less. I will restrict myself to professional matters (if you don't mind)
I am very ashamed of myself really. Lets not start it all again.

There is a Russian saying: Who every will remember the past will lose (is it right?) his/her eye. This is an awful proverb. I have to run and can not check my spelling. My student (67 years old) will be here any minut.

OK,

Thanks t-p, A and Baziron.

If you 3 are happy to continue then that's fine.

Just remember the rules in future 

John W