Livid ! Livid ! Livid ! Options

[andante]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Yes, maybe it's just those of us who have never been treated to any that are peeved! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Bagpuss hints that she has nuggets of wisdom. I think we can all understand that not everything can be said in public. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[MusicalNitWit]

I go away to slay an Ostrich and it kicks off on the forum! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Maybe we could make a pact that anyone who wants to publicise the fact that they have sent a PM must say a funny joke or something outrageous on the same post, otherwise we log on to view some pearls of wisdom to only be left miffed at a "You've been PM'd" post.

Actually I don't really care but it does make me feel UN (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) coz I wanted one too! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blush.gif)

[jod]

Why let somebody know publically that they have mail?
1) you want other people to know they are receiving support.

You've put it in mail rather than post as you want the OP to reply in mail as you feel you are asking for candid info or are passing on candid info. Or are going to pass on information that on a teacher thread cold be considered inflamatory towards non teachers.

There are lots of reasons why a teacher may wish to talk to a teacher about that group of individuals called Parents in a manner where they cannot read it, and that is best done in a PM.

Parents can be tricky, not pay, take teachers for granted. Recent threads have sailed close to the wind already
In my case I did not want to cause Iona any more blushes whilst feeling free talk straight without risking causing offence.

Now poor Bagpuss has done just that by hiding under a similar cover.

She couldn't win.

[andante]

I think we can all understand that not everything can be said in public. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Just not the need to post about a PM after all it's a PRIVATE message.

[jod]

I think we can all understand that not everything can be said in public. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Just not the need to post about a PM after all it's a PRIVATE message.

I think many of us felt that by stating we had posted mail were making it clear we were offering support, It was not a case of "and here is something we are not going to say to you" (or at least that was the case in my case)

The message was: Iona has my support but it is not appropriate to disclose the nature of this, but please rest assured that I have contacted her.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with Maggie, Barry, Bagpuss or Cyrilla doing that either.

[Czerny]

I think many of us felt that by stating we had posted mail were making it clear we were offering support, It was not a case of "and here is something we are not going to say to you" (or at least that was the case in my case)

The message was: Iona has my support but it is not appropriate to disclose the nature of this, but please rest assured that I have contacted her.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with Maggie, Barry, Bagpuss or Cyrilla doing that either.

But why "rest assured"? We can already see that plenty of people have offered support openly - why should certain people's support be considered more valuable and valid than others'?

Is it really likely than anyone is sitting around worrying whether forum member A, B or C has offered their "superior", private support? Anyone who's really concerned would offer their own advice or show their own concern. And who is this "us", anyway??

Sorry to protract this, but I really don't understand your point.

[jod]

I think many of us felt that by stating we had posted mail were making it clear we were offering support, It was not a case of "and here is something we are not going to say to you" (or at least that was the case in my case)

The message was: Iona has my support but it is not appropriate to disclose the nature of this, but please rest assured that I have contacted her.

Personally I don't see anything wrong with Maggie, Barry, Bagpuss or Cyrilla doing that either.

But why "rest assured"? We can already see that plenty of people have offered support openly - why should certain people's support be considered more valuable and valid than others'?

Is it really likely than anyone is sitting around worrying whether forum member A, B or C has offered their "superior", private support? Anyone who's really concerned would offer their own advice or show their own concern. And who is this "us", anyway??

Sorry to protract this, but I really don't understand your point.

It is not private support, it is that the nature of the information that is being disclosed is not appropriate for a public forum.

[Czerny]

It is not private support, it is that the nature of the information that is being disclosed is not appropriate for a public forum.

I'd say it is private support if none of the rest of us are party to it. Anyway, this only explains why the information is being delivered via PM, not why a post has to be made to announce that the support is being offered.

[jod]

But why "rest assured"? We can already see that plenty of people have offered support openly - why should certain people's support be considered more valuable and valid than others'?

Is it really likely than anyone is sitting around worrying whether forum member A, B or C has offered their "superior", private support?

Personally, I do sometimes find myself worrying about whether a poster has had advice from jod or not - after all, she is qualified in so many more ways than us lesser mortals (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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[Listener]

Calm down dears

EDIT I tried to PM Bagpuss but her mailbox was full. Errrm, maybe I shouldn't post that?

[Arundodonuts]

Calm down dears

Quite. It's amazing what some people allow themselves to get worked up over. Mind you, I suppose wars have started over less.

[Crotchetymum]

Just googled TNO

Acronym Definition
TNO Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen
TNO Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek
TNO Trans-Neptunian Object
TNO The New Order (paramilitary street gang)
TNO Tamarindo, Costa Rica (Airport code)
TNO Trust No One
TNO Thursday Night Out (party group in the Seattle, WA area)
TNO Theater Nuclear Option
TNO Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office (Toronto, Canada)
TNO Texas and New Orleans Railway (circa 1920)
TNO Temiscaming and Northern Ontario Railway (old name for Ontario Northland Railway; pre-1945)
TNO Target Natural Orbital
TNO Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma Coaches,


I'm none the wiser! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

I'll bog off now for a wee while and let you all find someone else to have a pop at.

I don't think anyone was trying to have a bagpop. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Andante, you need to get out more! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

And it's TeacherNumberOne!!!!

I was rather hoping for Trans-Neptunian Object (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) But then I find on Google that they're not quite as exciting as I thought, because I was thinking of the wrong Neptune (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[barry-clari]

Did anyone think about iona before posting some of the above?... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[Listener]

Bagpuss, on another thread you said you had a horrid week last week, I hope this one is better

[maledictis]

Did anyone think about iona before posting some of the above?... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Threads go off topic - such is the nature of an internet forum.
I don't suppose anyone was meaning to upset iona in any way. She has had, and will, I'm sure, continue to receive, plenty of good advice. I don't think a diversion is really that huge a problem.