Pescara

Dtee · #1 (**permalink**) 24th October 2011, 10:32 PM

Hi...... I am living in town close to Pescara in Abruzzo, are there any english speaking persons living nearby wanting to make contact, it would be great to be able to share a coffee and chat.

sheilamarsco · #2 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 04:11 AM

there are other forums which relate just to abruzzo and you will plenty of social contacts there pm me if you would like the addresses.

Dtee · #3 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 06:23 AM

Thanks so much for response ......... I am new to this forum and am unable to private meesage until I have made five posts therefore access to reply has been denied. I will google it and hopefully find it........
Otherwise maybe you can try to private message me.

sheilamarsco · #4 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 08:17 AM

no sorry i can't pm you either so i'll wait until you have posted enough and then contact you i don't know what the policy is on this forum about giving out the website addresses of other forums but i'll post this and hope you can access them. /SNIP/

Dtee · #5 (**permalink**) 26th October 2011, 10:23 PM

Thank you.....

Dtee · #6 (**permalink**) 24th November 2011, 08:03 PM

drdibenedettodc, unfortunately I am unable to respond to your post as it was deleted before I was able to read it.

jojo · #7 (**permalink**) 25th November 2011, 08:52 AM

The forum rules are clear, the reason we dont allow adverts for organised meetings, events etc is simply because, the amount we receive on here would mean that if we didnt delete them we'd be totally inundated and you never really know if someone new is only coming on to try to recruit people for a meet up to sell something or similar??? The reason why we request five or more posts before the PM facility is activated is because we also get alot of spammers visiting the site and they woulld be able to spam everyone by pm immediately and drive us all nuts!!

The way things tend to happen on other countries forums here (and it works well) is that posters form friendships with other posters on the forum during conversations and then progress on to PMing and meeting one another and even organising group get togethers. I've made several really good friends on the forum, and meet up regularly, in fact a couple live just round the corner and we are now very close friends. So the forum can be used not only for advise but also informal social networking, which when you're new to a foreign country is invaluable.

So thats why we do what we do and I hope I've cleared up any misconceptions. The mods on here are only making sure that the rules are carried out. We're not "the bad guys", we're posters just like everyone else. This is a really good forum and works well. I'm a mod simply cos I'm always on here and they didnt know what else to do with me lol!!!!

Jo xxx

Dtee · #8 (**permalink**) 26th November 2011, 03:55 AM

Jo......

Arranging informal meetings would be great....... if only you would allow them to be arranged.

xabiachica · #9 (**permalink**) 26th November 2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dtee

Jo......

Arranging informal meetings would be great....... if only you would allow them to be arranged.

no one is stopping you

simply use the Private Message facility to arrange them - it's easy & safe, & both you & sheila have access to it

jojo · #10 (**permalink**) 26th November 2011, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dtee

Jo......

Arranging informal meetings would be great....... if only you would allow them to be arranged.

I guess all countries forum pages work differently. Our Dubai page has lots of regulars who meet up alot and newbies often ask to go along and do. If you take a look there, very often someone will announce a meeting in a bar and they all go along. But it is done in an informal way, by a regular without any hidden agenda. Spain we dont tend to do that as we're all quite a distance from one another altho those who are local may meet every now and again and it may be arranged by PM. Its always done by regulars and its done because we've got friendly on the forum. There are many who I'd dearly love to meet, we are friends on "facebook" now and chat behind the scenes as well as on the forum

Funnily enough, my children used to tell me off for arranging to meet people from the internet - something I'm always telling them NOT to do!!!!

Of course, the forum isnt primarily here to help people to meet each other, its a by-product of wanting to socialise, The forums are for expats who have queries and questions, but as people develop "friendships" then its natual for them to want to meet, especially if they live close by. As I pointed out previously, I've made some good friends from the forum, my daughter baby even got a regular babysitting job out of it !

So no, the forum doesnt prevent such meetings. But advertising formal groups, clubs and events isnt the same and its against forum rules. Altho we have toyed with the idea of an events page, but it could be open to abuse. For example, imagine going along to meet folk and finding out its a hard sell timeshare operation!!!!????

Talking about other forums on here is against the rules simply because it would be a bit like going into Tescos and seeing a sign suggesting customers pop along to Sainsburys LOL!!

Heres an example from Dubai, started by a regular (I hope this thread hasnt deteriorated into anarchy - I havent read it tho lol!!) Coffee Morning 2 - Sat 24th Sept @ Costa, Dubai Marina

Or for use the PM facility if you dont want it to be too "open" to everyone"

Jo xxx