In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I am at a bit of a loss on this one Marc, Ronald had posted that GL should give his side of the story, LF reponded too, I had many PM's from her yesterday and had actually told her that she should leave it to the legal process, and that if she posted, I would edit should she break the forum rules, it was a tough call for you to make, you have my support.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I've had a chance to speak to Graham this morning and sent him the text of Lavender's posts (he didn't read them before they were deleted) If he wants them to be reinstated, and to have his right to reply, he will contact Ronald. If that were to happen, I think at the very least, the posts should be moved to a new thread.
I reminded Graham of two of the problems facing him; that it would be difficult to vindicate his company without breaking the rules of confidentiality under which good estate agents operate, and that, unlike newspapers and tv, stuff written on the Forum tends to lurk around for a long time, and get indexed by Google etc., so the damage to his business could be greater by leaving the posts than by deleting the whole issue.
Graham has said that his company is taking legal action against Lavender; part of his reason for wanting the threads reinstated is to provide evidence. It may also be that part of Lavender's reason for publicly declaring bankruptcy is to put La Porta Verde off sueing her. I think it would be better if the Forum didn't get involved in these manoevers at all.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Hi guys,
Haven't yet checked out the latest replies but was tempted to close it late last night.
We'll have to wait & see how GL wants to go about it now, I guess ...
I agree with you, Marc, that we shouldn't get into the line of fire between the two sides. Also, anything printed on here could be shown in Court, meaning Italy Mag could be unwittingly dragged into the whole affair.
Both have had their say & I think people can make up their own minds and question both if they're interested in doing business with GL.
Have had a couple of hellish days at work, so I'm ready to read some confrontational stuff now... :D
S
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Here's something I found on the Expats forum... not very nice, is it??!!! Stirring trouble unnecessarily...
Medici being Lavender of course...
Medici
Member
Posted 27 April 2006 13:26
You may find it interesting that I was told there was an interesting post on the Italy Mag Forum & despite being logged in, It locked me out. When I tried to complain on the Introduction thread, my message became hidden.
Why don't they want me to respond?
Karen
Posts: 15 | Location (City & State): Umbria | Registered: 23 March 2006
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
This is all extremely complicated - wish I was a research fellow back at Southampton Uni writing papers on artificial agent societies rather than trying to manage this forum one :-)
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
LOL Ronald!! :D
I think we could do with a psychiatry student ... there must be research students out there looking for projects??
Dirty laundry...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 05/01/2006 - 04:58In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well, there's some more background stuff here (if you got the time lol) ... I think this could be great for a novel... ;)
[url]http://expattalk.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/1210061972/m/3910072024/p/3[/url]
PS - Just saw Aliena's reply on the following page. She makes a good case I think...
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I really can't be bothered Steph. she will turn out to be as big a pain in the butt on there, eventually, she will not change, so far as Lavender Field and Co. are concerned, I have always believed that if you hear both sides, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle, but, the courts are the place for that one.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Agree about the courts, George!
It's just sad how someone can turn people against each other with just telling half a story - and stirring up trouble unnecessarily.
Hope it's getting calmer on here now again. Am getting fed up with those squabbles... :(
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You and me both Steph. I automatically start whistling the "Rocky" theme tune while logging on :D :D :D
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[QUOTE=GeorgeS]You and me both Steph. I automatically start whistling the "Rocky" theme tune while logging on :D :D :D[/QUOTE]
ROFL :D ... I was more thinking along the lines of Frankie GTH's 'Two Tribes'... imagine the video!!!
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I am unable to come up with a snappy response, you rule the thread Steph...:D :D
Marc...
[LEFT]
In an previous post (I think it was in one of my replies to LF's thread) I did say that in fairness the other party should be given the opportunity to respond.
I had a chance to speak to Graham Lane at Dolce Vita and he said that since they were already proceeding down the legal route they felt it would be inappropriate to participate in a war of words on a public forum. Fair comment!
It would appear that Graham has been dragged into this one and because of LF's desparate tones, the thread has escalated into what it is. The fact that you are aquainted with Graham could be seen as a conflict of interest, but I suppose anyone could argue the same about me since I've met him a couple of times.
I think it was time to close the thread! [/LEFT]