A Story That Has To Be Told

[Donnyboy]

This week's Chiangmai Mail ( Tuesday, 15th January ) shoud be carrying a story or possibly a letter entitled "A Story That Has To Be Told".

Check it out - if you wan't a slant on this City and its inhabitants. The contents "wowed" me and I'm sure you will also find it an eye-opener.

This is, by the way, NOT an attempt to increase the circulation of that news-paper ( no smart references in that regard, please).

Cheers.

C'mon guys !

Be fair !!!!!!

Look at my posting.

Who took it downhill from there ? ( That's a rhetorical question ! )

In all fairness to the Chiangmai Mail, with whom I have absolutely no assosciation whatsoever - how about a sense of balance and less hysteria ?

There was no deception by the Chiangmai Mail.

I can take the castigation and menacing, but a little decency is all it takes to make the world go around.

Chiang Mai IS a great place.

Cheers

You have been found guilty by a jury of your peers, after due deliberation, of the most heinous crime of boring posting while compounding the offence with a reprehensible fraudulent bait and switch. While the charge of misrepresentation of a commercial interest has not been proven beyond the degree of reasonable doubt necessary for a conviction, the evidence presented was sufficiently compelling that it shall weigh on the final sentencing.

Furthermore, to this day you seem to have no understanding of the gravity of your crimes and have shown neither regret nor remorse nor have you offered any apology to your many victims, who will no doubt carry the memories of the suffering inflicted on them by your posts long after the posts themselves have retired to the Google archive. Various representations have been made to the court that you are a habitual boring poster who sees flames as merely an occupational hazard.

This court of public opinion has no option, and indeed has the pleasure, to sentence you to the full penalty of the law.

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I obviously do not know the identity of the person who wrote the above post , mainly ,I suspect as I don't hang about in bars with the lowlife! The "story" was sent to me as an email by a friend, who just happens to be one of the best and most caring people I have ever met, and just wanted me to know that a good thing had happened. I thought that it was so good to read something so positive, that I sent it to the CM Mail, who agreed with me and published it. I have just received an email from the same friend, who is broken hearted that his wish to alert people to something good has brought so many unpleasant people out of the woodwork. There was no "bait or swtich", just the actions of two people trying to accentuate the positive.

You people are so sad.. You misunderstand, accuse, suspect and rubbish without even thinking of the hurt you will cause to decent people whom you don't even know. Or maybe, the fact that you don't know them makes it easy to do.

The rest of this forum is a waste of space -- I do know, through another friend, that the CM Mail is making a real effort to give people what they want to read, and I also know that such changes take time and effort.

Finally, as I left my home country to get away from people who behave in this manner, I am disgusted to find that there seem to be so many of them scattered around CM amongst the numerous expats who give their time and often their money as well to help so many charities and causes. To those who have been so hurtful, don't bother to give this reply the same treatment, as I shan't bother to read what you write. Instead, get a life!

Petra.

what doesnt kill you makes you stronger,

best wishes,

happy new year.

now, back to my low life

[Theyreallrubbish]

This week's Chiangmai Mail ( Tuesday, 15th January ) shoud be carrying a story or possibly a letter entitled "A Story That Has To Be Told".

Check it out - if you wan't a slant on this City and its inhabitants. The contents "wowed" me and I'm sure you will also find it an eye-opener.

This is, by the way, NOT an attempt to increase the circulation of that news-paper ( no smart references in that regard, please).

Cheers.

C'mon guys !

Be fair !!!!!!

Look at my posting.

Who took it downhill from there ? ( That's a rhetorical question ! )

In all fairness to the Chiangmai Mail, with whom I have absolutely no assosciation whatsoever - how about a sense of balance and less hysteria ?

There was no deception by the Chiangmai Mail.

I can take the castigation and menacing, but a little decency is all it takes to make the world go around.

Chiang Mai IS a great place.

Cheers

You have been found guilty by a jury of your peers, after due deliberation, of the most heinous crime of boring posting while compounding the offence with a reprehensible fraudulent bait and switch. While the charge of misrepresentation of a commercial interest has not been proven beyond the degree of reasonable doubt necessary for a conviction, the evidence presented was sufficiently compelling that it shall weigh on the final sentencing.

Furthermore, to this day you seem to have no understanding of the gravity of your crimes and have shown neither regret nor remorse nor have you offered any apology to your many victims, who will no doubt carry the memories of the suffering inflicted on them by your posts long after the posts themselves have retired to the Google archive. Various representations have been made to the court that you are a habitual boring poster who sees flames as merely an occupational hazard.

This court of public opinion has no option, and indeed has the pleasure, to sentence you to the full penalty of the law.

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I obviously do not know the identity of the person who wrote the above post , mainly ,I suspect as I don't hang about in bars with the lowlife! The "story" was sent to me as an email by a friend, who just happens to be one of the best and most caring people I have ever met, and just wanted me to know that a good thing had happened. I thought that it was so good to read something so positive, that I sent it to the CM Mail, who agreed with me and published it. I have just received an email from the same friend, who is broken hearted that his wish to alert people to something good has brought so many unpleasant people out of the woodwork. There was no "bait or swtich", just the actions of two people trying to accentuate the positive.

You people are so sad.. You misunderstand, accuse, suspect and rubbish without even thinking of the hurt you will cause to decent people whom you don't even know. Or maybe, the fact that you don't know them makes it easy to do.

The rest of this forum is a waste of space -- I do know, through another friend, that the CM Mail is making a real effort to give people what they want to read, and I also know that such changes take time and effort.

Finally, as I left my home country to get away from people who behave in this manner, I am disgusted to find that there seem to be so many of them scattered around CM amongst the numerous expats who give their time and often their money as well to help so many charities and causes. To those who have been so hurtful, don't bother to give this reply the same treatment, as I shan't bother to read what you write. Instead, get a life!

Petra.

If you're referring to my post you have misunderstood it by exactly 180 degrees. SwaziBird understood it, perhaps you should look at his reply to get a hint as to its meaning.

[ollylama]

In the immortal words of Lodney King: "Can't we all just get a lao dong?"

[p1p]

I fear its time to put this to bed - Closed