Posted by Laticia (152.163.252.162 / ) on June 12, 2004 at 17:11:48:
In Reply to: In regard to Beatrice and Ronnie posted by Keri on June 12, 2004 at 09:31:21:
: I am not trying to rock the boat seeing as how I am fairly new here. But because I am the way i am i feel as if I have to say something. I am praying that this will not get me kicked or banned for life. But even though a majority of us do speak English as a main language. I feel as if it is not fair to ban it only to that. I think that if some of the girls found something else in common that it should not be a problem. Because I am imagining that not all of Diana's fans are only English speaking. And if this the website. I would think that we would want to join as her fans and be proud of her work not start petty fights with one another because someone was posting in Spanish. And to be honest with you. I was nosy and I went to ALTAVISTA.com and translated the message and there was nothing rude about it at all. In fact I thought it was a normal post if not a little cool seeing fans bond this way.
: Now if it is a rule not to post in other languages. I apoligize. Because I did not see that anywhere, but i am known to become passionite about a subject and feel as if it is my god given right to speak on it.( Just one of my own little flaws that I seem to have.) But I would think hope to think that Diana would be proud that her fans coming together as friends and finding things in common and that the reason some of these people are friends are because of the amazing things that she writes.
: Keri
I was not offended at all by what Trice had to say. She had a very valid point. I didn't even know that there were places on the web that I could translate. I don't think that you should get kicked off for expressing your opinion. Just like I know that I won't be for disagreeing with you. That's the cool thing about being on the DP BB. Trice is just asking that people respect the fact that dummies like me don't understand anything other than English and to take that into consideration. One thing that I like about Diana Palmer's books is that many of here charactors are bilingual or multilingual, in fact I believe that she may also be.(Confirm that for me Amy) However, I am not. I know enough spanish to get myself into trouble and not enough to get myself out. Two years of high school does not make me proficient. I was in Nepal for a missions trip about 10 years ago and the only Indian word that I can remember, and I learned quite a bit from the missionary kids that I worked with there, is how to say Hello. I hope you won't be offended by what I had to say. Laticia