Fiona wrote:

Please note Kiltman that I was absolutely not criticising you. I know you are a very active mod. You are allowed a life outside ht . Might it not be an idea for any of the team to vet newbie posts for all forums rather than just their own? That would surely take pressure off. I just worry that long delays before newbies see their posts will be offputting and a bit confusing for the flow of the thread.

All of the mods can approve any of the new posts Fiona. Both Luci and were recently away on holiday at similar times however.

somewhere nice Glynis?

We both, funnily enough, were in Benidorm Fiona

I'm with you all the way SMa. I don't expect everybody who may have found my comments or advice helpful to thank me, but would appreciate it if the person who originally asked the question to which I responded to at least acknowledge it.

I've just noticed that Del is curious as to my name. It actually means "Hello" in Tunisian Arabic and I use it on a couple of forums, which obviously leads to some people greeting me with "Aslemma Aslemma".

It is actually a nice sounding "real" name, one which if I were still having babies (or more realistically, if my wife was) one which I would consider using.

I know but my godson's daughter is called Inshallah (his wife is Moslem) which as you will know Aslemma means 'God willing' and which can also cause a bit of confusion depending on the context of the conversation!

SM

Still but I must add a little rider. Some years ago I actually 'googled' Aslemma and was shocked to find that there were lots of links to my musings on HT and other forums. For some reason I had another look yesterday and now rather wish I hadn't. As well as more of the above there is a lady using the same name who is looking for a relationship. She is also a 'mature' lady with fair hair and blue eyes and living in Essex, but I do assure you that it certainly isn't me.

Inshallah is indeed pretty as a name but you have to be careful when you use 'words' as names. Wallah, which I suppose you could use for a boy, means something like "I swear" and is usually said by Tunisians when they are lying through their teeth,