Not comfortable with this
Not sure on how to do this since it's not a note I'm submitting for review/help. This is something I need to say since it's been bothering me since I joined.
I think I'm closing my account here. There is a subject to be addressed here. The site either needs their own messenger that's either just voice message or voice/video.
From the moment I joined, I felt happy to have people trying to help me by sending me requests, but just in these past two days, I've received at least 10 messages that say something like "Hello, give me your Skype". I find this not only annoying, but intrusive and in some instances, aggressive. I just had a guy that told me to go... Well, you know just because I wouldn't give him my Skype username.
Yes, we come from different cultures and I've tried to be as patient and understanding as possible, but I can't help feeling many users are treating the site as their own free Match.com and I can't speak about the rest, but that's not what I had in mind when I signed up.
So I would describe my experience as a great fiasco. I hope the rest have found a way to find people that are serious about trying to help. But for me, it just doesn't work.
Hope it works for you and best of lucks,
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Thanks, everyone. I mean it, you guys give me that "Ah! Finally!! REAL PEOPLE!" Feeling. I can't tell you how good it feels. I need to check what each one of you are here for, but if I take a wild guess.. Spanish? I was born and raised in DC and Maryland. I'm currently living in Richmond, Va but I'm constantly traveling to Chile, South America to come visit my parents and run as far as possible from the winter. Now it's time for me to head back home, it's getting cold in here!
Anyways, I'm fluent as can be in Spanish, and I can also speak enough Brazilian Portuguese to survive. So if you need anything and believe I can help, please let me know, I'll be more than happy to help :)
It's officially Friday! Have a great weekend!
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Hi Farrah. You might also want to change your privacy settings to only allow people that you choose -- i.e., those that you follow -- to send messages to you (https://www.italki.com/settings/privacy). That should help keep the "bad apples" away. Take care.
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Farrah, I have not studied with you, but I agree with Leigh & Dennis (except the part where Leigh says "you know how males can be"). Anyway, I would encourage you to continue with your membership, because although we may encounter odd people on here, they do not normally last very long. As with many "free" social networking sites, there will be "trolls." I've had women pull the same stunt with me over Skype, so it's not just the men who do this. Just ignore it, and keep the people you follow to a minimum. There really are many good, sincere language partners to be met here. Good luck.
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Thanks, Leigh! See? There you are! You're the kind of people I'm looking for.
And they say us "oldies" are boring! (yes, I'm on my way to 40!) we're not boring! We were raised well.
Kindness and respect, it's so easy! Oh, and free! It's so hard to find something good for free these days, isn't it :)
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Dennis, you were and are a gentleman. Thank you for such kind words, they make me feel better.
I was just reading the little conversation we had and you were so kind, it's easy to tell you're looking to help and serious about the site. I wish I could find more people like you. I guess I could give it another try.
I guess it's the way we were raised. My dad is 82 and has always told me to be respectful and help whoever might need me. I'm sorry if I'm being too personal, but I think of your daughter and can't help but smile, she's got great parents. And a compassionate dad, which is something us girls need so much.
Ah, I'm such a sentimental one. You made me smile. I guess I can stick around a little longer.
Please send my regards to your lovely wife and daughter. :)
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