I agree. And wish to add that the BC PM system is far from fault free. I have recurring problems with it and have gone so far as to post a note about it on my bookshelf. I've had people I've chatted with frequently think that I've dropped off the face of the earth because I haven't responded, only to find out that their messages didn't get through. And the same happens with outgoing PMs. It's gotten to the point that I've considered even putting my yahoo mail address on my bookshelf as an alternate contact source. (May pop over and do it now in fact!)
As for stalled bookrings/rays... I don't mind a personal nudge in the ribs if someone thinks I've had a book too long. I confess that one book got here and I didn't realize it was a ring (entirely my fault) and if I hadn't been nicely reminded it might still be here! But as far as posting someone's name somewhere, I don't think so. You can't ever know for sure what is going on in someone else's life and sometimes you just have to accept that things don't always work out the way you want. Have a great day and thanks for letting me weigh in! Denise Tomsmama (BC) --- Jen in NE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh boy..my advice. Do a general ISO in the > bookring/ray forum and casually say "Im looking for > so > and so..I've sent you numberous pms that seem to > have > gotten lost in cyber space because I haven't receive > a > response, you have x number of rings of mine that > are > stalled with you and Im wondering how they are > progressing." This way you'll be generally asking > how > the books are going (which you are wondering) and > casually making a comment that there could be a > problem to everyone else, without being judgemental. > > Past experiences have proven time and time again > that > the LAST thing you should do in the bc forum when > you > have a problem with someone is to point fingers and > start blaming. You'll get flamed every single time. > > Things happen, life gets in the way. The person you > are refering to could be an honest bcer who just > lost > track of time regarding your rings. Last but not > least..good luck!! > > --- Freya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have sent a couple books to Spain, and both were > > registered. Ditto > > the book I sent to Bulgaria, and the one I sent to > > Hungary. I think > > individuals more than countries are "book black > > holes." > > > > While I am on this subject, allow me to go off on > a > > tangent and ask > > if there is a central place to mention problem > > BCers. I have one > > person who has held up three of my rings/rays and > > does not respond to my PMs. > > > > > > - Fearless Freya of Arty Atlanta > > > > See the books I have set free! > > http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/Cyberkedi > > > > > > > Jen in NE > CR: "Jemima J" by Jane Green > JF: "Five Quarters of the Orange" by Joanne Harris > My bibliophil.org webpage: http://tinyurl.com/a8858 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Have you told a friend today? http://bookcrossing.com/tellafriend Archives and email list settings: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossing/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
