One of our new visitors, Carlton Reynolds, has added a line about not liking people using aliases in several of his postings.

To be clear: While we encourage and prefer people to use real names, we also understand many persons opt to use an alias for a variety of reasons. We're OK with that.

And to rehash an old argument, we don't accept negative postings pointed at someone or a group of people. One person's idea of humor can be offensive to another. One persons quip can be taken as an insult by another. What we attempt to do is make sure statements which have the potential to be offensive to others are not posted. Communicating online is different than in person; visual clues are not there to discern subtle humor/sarcasm, there is no chance to ask immediate follow up questions, etc.

Call it moderating a productive and peaceful online environment. Call it censorship if that's how you see it. But please understand that it's our policy and it is not going to change. We are not against you saying anything you want. We are against you saying anything you want on this site which we are responsible for and someone may be hurt by the comment.

To those who disagree with our policy, it seems you have a few options:
-Accept it as one of the "rules of the road" and abide by them.
-Switch to another website which allows a wider range of posts. There are several with a Jamaican theme.
-Start your own web site. There are various free tools out there to do it. We did it, so it can't be that hard. :-)

To close, we appreciate the vast majority of our visitors who share their experiences, photos, stories, and family events with us in a positive and respectful manner. You make it all worthwhile.

-TBNet
(Rebecca and Eric)

thank you for all you do for the TB community,and those of us who have adopted, and been adopted by the wonderful community. we admire your respectful and gracious stand. To the people of TB and TB.net...you all make it worthwhile

Re TB.net by Jenny Reynolds.Thanks so much for todays posting I so appreciate access to this web site. Having left over 50 years ago I have some diffculties figuring out names however the info. is fantastic.Could you inform me how site is financed. I would like to send a contribution to help mantain the site.I am not clear on this are you mantained by TB Foundation which I see is a 501 3C designation with an office in Virginia.Talk to me maybe there are others who would like to know THANKS again to all.good GOOD JOB.

Viva TB.net

Treasure Beach Foundation is not affiliated with TB.net--though we have worked together to raise funds for the Treasure Beach area after major hurricanes. Also, TB.net has been quite kind in publicizing the work we do, as well as our annual villa raffle.

TB.net is supported by advertising revenues, though the Webmasters also provide this service somewhat as "a labor of love." The amount of time they devote to this site is considerable.

Treasure Beach Foundation is supported entirely by donations. None of our Directors receives any financial benefit or salary. For more info, please see www.TreasureBeachFoundation.org.

well said Becca!!!

Jenny (and others), thanks for the vote of confidence.

As Karen stated, TBNet is sustained through advertising (and more than one V&T :-) For the record we charge US$15-$18 per month, hopefully inexpensive enough to let the both the little guys and the big guys promote their products.

If you decide to make a contribution to a group opererating in/for the TB region, we suggest you pick one of the non-profits working in the area and TB Foundation is certainly an excellent candidate.

-TBNet

TB.net the one and only

Jenny Reynolds responds THANKS Ms Kennedy and all who work so delligently to provide excellence to the community and reaching the farthest corners of the World Keep the FAITH. I was once told that life offers us oppurtunitues for service to others only when we open our eyes.TB.net is a service of LOVE and JOY Thanks a million.Jenny R

Rebecca and Eric, coming from a country with Ist Amendment rights, I find it ironic that you guys are so anti free speech. I can now appreciate the reason why people are reluctant to use their names!!You have not just told me what your policy is, you went a step further, and let me know what I can do if I don't like it. I think, as hosts you have been quite ungracious. You also implied that I have said negative and hurtful things about a group of people...anonymous people at that...I did not...I was only expressing an opinion and inviting feed-back. And to top it off,you used my name in your letter.
Negative and positive are two sides of the same coin,and a battery is no use without a negative pole!! I expect that you will post this and add an apology for having done to me the very things you say you don't want to happen!!

To close this topic, after re-reading our original posting we stand behind what we have already written.

Thank you so much Rebecca and Eric.. Point well said... You handle the situation perfectly...This is our site...

TBNet, where can one find these postings,about not liking people using aliases etc.

While I agree that this website belongs to TBnet and I do appreciate their effort to keep this website and they are doing a great service that we all enjoy I think this was in poor taste to use someone's name in addressing a situation regarding their views on other people not using their real names. That is just someone's view. I have been a long time reader and contributer to this site and I have to say too that for other folks to refer to someone who has just recently started writing on this site as new comer, (may not be the exact words),but implying that someone is a new comer is being insensitive and disrespectful. After all, we were all new comers at some point and this site is open to whomsoever will. Another thing I have noticed in my years on this earth, is if you are honest and speak the truth, (even though you are not hurting anyone) you are ridiculed. TBnet you could have posted this same letter without using a name. I enjoy Mr. Reynolds's comments as I find them humourous and it does not seem that his intent was to hurt anyone. I have read some not too pleasant things written by other people and they were not handled in this way. Sure someone must know that if they do not like TBNet rules they can choose to go to another site, or start a site of their own. Maybe this will not get published, but that is ok too. However, I am only stating my views.
Regards.
Observer 2

" An open letter to our visitors," then no one name should be mentioned. For this reason, TBNet, i think you should apologise to Carlton.

I do not feel calling someone a newcomer is/was insensitive. Here is the definition of a newcomer:
World English Dictionary

— n
a person who has recently arrived or started to participate in something

well said tbnet you have nothing to apologise for. you know what i think you should do shut down this site for good.then all the poblems solve no one to complain.

Carlton I hope you will continue to post on the site even though I cringed when I read the 'open letter' and to my mind found that it was offensive at best. Your writings kept me coming back daily to the site and I believe you added value to many of the posts even if we did not always agree with you. Your intellectual style and wit are appreciated. I did not feel that you meant to offend anyone but that you wanted to keep a part of what is dear to so many of us alive. Please keep writing and show everyone the tall man that we all believe you to be. There are those of us who mistakenly think to apologise is to be weak, without recognising what this truly remarkable quality says about us.

I believe that TB.net has a right to write what they want and also to delete what they want. If there was an issue with Carlton's writing - why did you post it? That was his view that persons write their names, this does not mean that you should abide by it - it's your forum. Also the rules dictate otherwise, but to single his name out like that is offensive to me. I clearly remember others writing for writers to reveal their identity and no objections were made. I believe an apology would be in order, I too would be hurt and there are so many other names, if so that should be single out by the hosts with different issues that were offensive. I don't believe that the intent was intentional, but looking back it really seems offensive! All the best to this medium and let it continue please. In good faith I still believe an apology again would be in order.

Mista no name,
Thank you for the definition of a "Newcommer" as if I did not know. It certainly was not used in a way that was welcoming. That is all I was saying. I am intelligent enough to know when the word newcomer is used in a positive way and when it is used in a negative way. Enough said.
Thanks Dawn for your post. I share your views. Of course, again these are my views and we do not have to be ugly to disaggree with someon's views.
Regards,
Observer 2

Mista no name-the gentleman meant that the following inference could be drawn...who is this upstart who is creating this problem?
Sandy, if they shut down the site to whom would you direct your misguided opinion? I wasn't the one to start a complaint.
Observer,Observer2 and Dawn, thank you all for your understanding. I have nothing against TBNet, they have one perspective we have another, all I am really asking is to let ideas contend as long as no one is being malicious. The idea that people cannot deal with a little discomfort now and then is alien to human existence. I like to read entertaining comments and therefore I strive to make interesting ones.
I have a suggestion for TBNet...if we make this part of the site interesting, you could place pop-up ads, so that instead of the ads. being just a list which only cater to people definitely looking for a service,you could reach others who could be persuaded by these ads.as well.

[edited by TB.Net} And my dear friend Mr. Reynolds, pop up ads will never be part of this website.

Hi TB.NET and why not?

Can't we all get along!
What did we all do before the good service of TB.Net.
Thanks for Eric and Rebecca.

mista no name how can you be so sure...is you, name Eric? maybe pop-up ads is not what I mean...not those pesky things ..short videos when an access is made to a particular thread, in other words making the ads current. Lets say Jakes wants to promote an event,the persons using these threads will not necessarily know about it, a short ad. could be useful. Just trying to be helpful,but I am amazed that in responding to my silly suggestion,you had to be edited!!I can't imagine what you could have said!!WOW! Were you that harsh on your "dear friend"?

Hey Mr. Reynolds!
First, I do not think that they will post pop ups based on comments made by TBnet over the years. I am under the impression that they actually despise them.
Do not assume that what I had edited is really something terrible. They do err on the side of caution here. As you can also see, they get more criticism for what they allow through than for what they don't! So I write things, sometimes they get edited, and sometimes they don't. No big deal. But I have been here long enough to know what WILL get edited, so I do not waste time on that. and I never post anything that would draw anyone to say WOW! I agree with your idea now that you made it more clear. But it would need to be limited to current events, as pretty soon those little ads would take up the whole space. I suggest going to the 'new website design' that has been 'coming soon" for 2 years or so (tongue in cheek of course). There they are accepting the ideas you are speaking of..
Have a great day Mr. Reynolds!

Hi Carlton be carefull, on this site there is now freedom of speach,keep them coming.

TB Native, this is such an unfair remark! Are we are or we not grateful for this site? By virtue of you being able to say this and it gets posted proves there is freedom of speech. Throw it away and you have no where to vent.

Grateful, you misunderstood TB Natives remark. He said there is NOW freedom of speech, the only thing wrong with that remark is that it is not quite there yet.You call what goes on here venting!!! Anyhow, this is a two-way street..this site needs you...who ever heard of a site with just ads.TBNet should realise that what they think is theirs is nothing without something to attract attention,us.We need each other!! This is a global village we are in, there is nothing to stop this site from blossoming,if we get rid of the parochial mentality.
Hi Mr. noname, my apologies, I really thought you were out to get me as well. I will now accept the my friend remark. Walk good my friend!
PS Can you imagine we start a thread to discuss Obama !!

Hi Behind the scenes!(kinda awkward,dont you think?) Sorry I did not acknowledge your contribution-you sir seem to be a thinking man.If you are a woman, I apologise,I am a chauvinist.
meex, no, we cant all get along..we are not children who are supposed to get along or mummy will spank us. What a dull world this would be if we all agreed on everything. Would you be happy in North Korea? Dont take away your marbles!(would be nice if I knew whether you are Mr or Ms.meex )

Hi Carlton your'e so funny.

Hi ungrateful please reread what I said.Everybody have an opinion since we all are equal.

Mr. Reynolds, it is I, one of your favorite debate friends. Me, Mista No Name.. You said:
1)"TBNet should realise that what they think is theirs is nothing without something to attract attention,us."
Looks to me like they did something to attract your attention, as it seems you write on these posts more than anyone. Which means you probably read it quite ofter, probably several times a day right? Come on Mr. Reynolds, it is not a sign of weakness to admit to your addictions!
2) This site has already blossomed! Where have you been? It is not always wise to re create the wheel. Can you imagine what this site would look like if they took the advice of everyones suggestions?
3) [edited by TBNet. Posts about politics, or politicians, are not allowed.]
4) Yes, we are cyberfriends, but do not let your guard down. I still like a good debate. I actually get a thrill out of getting under peoples skin. Drives the wife nuts.
Are you in Jamaica Mr. Reynolds? I will be there Friday and staying for 19 weeks. Can't tell you where I am from because that will expose my identity, your pet peeve I know. But I have your email address, and would like to meet you this winter. OK my friend?

Well Mr.No Name,I prefer this version of your name.
Only thing, if you were like James Bond, you couldn't introduce yourself by saying " the name is Name, No Name" you see what I mean!
Actually, my sister told me about this site,and felt it would be a good place to start re-connecting with my roots. I was taken aback when I realised that mostly everyone was using aliases.It presented a problem to my quest to make contact with childhood friends and acquaintances. Anyway TBNet has put paid to my wish. Like you I enjoy the back and forth and also a good debate, but it seems that that will not happen here. I like to play with words, but 'political correctness' doesn't allow much scope for that sort of thing.While I applaud the service provided by the site, it is mostly dull..it needs sparking my boy!! I ADMIT I AM ADDICTED,but it is not to the site per se it is to its possibilities.
I was thinking that if serious debate and opining was allowed, a wider audience would participate, maybe I am naive, but I am always thinking, what if? I see you managed to get nuts in and TBNative described me as funny, I object! I sir, am comical!!Some people are, not me!
Yes sir, I am in Stony Hill. I want to relocate to TB as soon as I can, I hope you will, in due course. I am looking forward to meeting you too and your long-suffering wife. I am going to guess that you are from......Great Bay? Have a safe trip.Bless.
TBNet please forgive my verbosity.

You really like to stir it dont you Carlton!

"I am going to guess that you are from ..... Great Bay?"

Cant wait!

Oh and dont say you dont know what I mean!

Why would you guess that I am from Great Bay?

Excuse me, but there is an imposter among us! I DID NOT write the post above which states 'Why would you guess that I am from Great Bay?' I, Mista no name did not write that! I promise. Besides, they forgot the 'No' in Mista No Name. But anywho Carlton, I am from a foreign. Lets just say the frozen tundra.
Anyway I was having a rough day, just sat down eating my last New York Strip before I head down to JA on Friday. (Hard to find a cheap steak there). I read your James Bond comment and almost lost the the steak I was laughing so hard. I will send you an email before I leave. Keep the info in confidence for me though please.

Mista Name???You cant keep track of your aliases!!I didn't have many choices, I just picked the one that popped up. Was I correct? I notice that when I am right you just ignore what I say? Am I right about that?
Hey Jean, I like to push it,if you know what I mean, but then that depends on what it is...fire maybe or what is in the fire,if you know what I mean eh Jean? Well, Jean sounds like a real name,but I can't remember any Jean from my childhood,so I hope Jean is Jean and not John, if you know what I mean ,eh Jean?
You know Jean, I am not sure I know what you mean,'cant wait', you are getting me excited! I anticipate!Oh Jean, what you gonna do, I am sick and tired foolin round with you! So goodnight!Sleep tight,and don't let dem little fellas bite!!If you know what I mean,eh Jean?

Mr Reynolds what give you the indication that Mista no name is from great bay,are you saying that the people of great bay are distinguish in comparison to the rest of treasure beach,is this the real Carlton surfacing.

jenny Reynolds ha ha ha CONGRATS JAKES GOOD MORNING AMERIC. just listed you on the morning show as one of the 10 picks for great reasonable vacations.WAY to go JASON they also refrenced your fathers movie THE HARDER THEY CCOME.

Mr. Reynolds, when I ignore you it is because I know what I was to say will get heavily edited, so why bother?? Remember, I shake my head at you alot...As I said, I did not write the post from Mista Name. You are a very assumptious person
And 'Great Bay' are you saying that I, Mista no name am a distinguished person? I am blushing....
And I from foreign. I am as white as Casper and have goose down warmm jackets and sometimes build snowmen.And I too am very very close to the land where the people say 'eh'

Hey Mr NAme! Who are you? Mr No Name says you are an imposter!
Hey Great Bay, no sir,I am saying no such thing. Au contraire, there is a story told by some people in/from Great Bay that lead me to wonder! But seriously we are just one,(except for a certain prominent one). What do you mean, the real Carlton? I am as real as they come,but I know you are not the real Gt.Bay. You could be my cuz.

I am flabbergasted at how a person can so diminish whatever goodwill that might have existed towards them over such a short period of time. I am from Great Bay and I know of this family as a boy, respectful things, but gosh man.. [edited by TB.Net]

when I grow up I want to be just like Mr Carlton Reynolds.

Robert, I take the liberty of calling you thus.The cynic in me says you are being sarcastic, but being a plain outspoken man such as I am (I hate the very hint of hypocrisy),and seeing that you are using your real name, I am going to take your words at face-value.I am honoured, but based on your limited knowledge of me,that could be dangerous. I strive to be honest and upright in all my dealings, I say what I mean and mean what I say. I don't have many friends to show for it, and many times I am hated for it,but I'd rather be hated and friendless for the truth, than be the most prosperous and popular guy.
To round it off, I try to bring a little humour,to people whenever I can. So I make some people who otherwise would hate me laugh, and those who just love to hate, hate me anyway.I am also a Christian,which is what keeps me honest, but a don't go around being the holier than thou type. So if you still want to be like me ,I am flattered,but its not easy being me. I am the funny kinda guy who people love to hate!
Bless

@ Carlton: Def not a John and yes Jean is my real name! Not sure exactly where you grew up in TB but I know of several Jean's!

Carlton, I am not from Jamaica, just a visitor.

I have read your posts for the past few months and I like that you have gone through old posts and given them new life. There have been many converstaions started here that, I guess, people just forgot about. You posted some things and got them rolling again and for that, I thank you. In many of these posts we are learning about the history of the area. Something that shouldn't be forgotten.

I also like your sense of humor. I think the biggest problem is when we try to be sarcastic in our writings, is it comes across the wrong way. When I read a post, yours or anyone else's, I try to keep an open mind and look at it from a serious standpoint. If that doesn't make sense or seems rude I look at it from a different point of view then it all comes together and makes sense.

I applaud you in sticking around. Many people who post on message boards feel attacked if something negative is directed at them. You have taken the heat and stuck with it. I like your last post about just being honest and people liking (or not liking) you for being who you are and what you say. I think that in time your haters will learn to love you. I know I have.

And I'm not posting my real name on this because no one knows me anyway and I sometimes like it to stay that way.

Hi Jean, grew up next-door to the Hamiltons(my cousins) who live in front of Jakes. I l left at an early age, so maybe that's why I don't know any Jeans,just some old Tshirts?(corny, eh Jean)! I hope you didn't mind my kidding around-I think someone completely misunderstood what I wrote. I hope that I will eventually meet everyone with whom I have interacted on this site.

Secret admirer, you made my day! I sure hope I will be able to meet you one day. I hope to relocate to TB. In your case it probably makes sense to be in cognito.I hope you enjoy Jamaica,and keep coming back.
Have a pleasant night both of you.

Hi Jenny this is awasome to see the James the Reynolds on this site.Carlton you should run for the next president of the United State of America
we all love you on this site, see you in TB some day god bless you all.

Hey tired guy,explain yourself, have I done something to hurt someone? If I have I apologise, but I believe the loss you refer to is all in your mind...I am sure you don't understand a word of what I said in the post that I think got your goat! This personal reference is exactly what TBNet should not have allowed, but you are entitled to your opinion, its a good thing you don't express it too often,you know what I mean,eh.

Hi Tired of this guy and Great Bay,
Some people cannot recognize or appreciate a little humour and a little spice on this site.
Let your hair down and enjoy some humour for God's sake and stop being so angry.

It does not seem Mr. Reynolds is writing to upset anyone, but some of you are so up in arms about his writing.
Come on, the man just has a different writing skill,(which other folks and I find very interesting) and his own views. He is not cussing out anyone.

I appreciate this site and Eric and Rebecca, but you know what, I was living without it before and I can live without it again, so maybe Mr Reynolds can live without it too.

If I were Mr. Reynolds I would use alias too and join the rest of us who do. Then he could sit back and have some a good laugh when he sees his post.
Nuff said.
Observer 2

Well for someone who knows Carlton - that's the way he is - full of humour and fun (no harm intended). I am however just being introduced to his writings, and find them humorous too, controversial (which is fine), unique, and it always makes an interesting read. I also know his bro who used to write in the Jamaican papers and was a well recognized journalist (forgot name). This is a different level of writing - which if you can't appreciate it then you will find it offensive.
Let us try to read with an open mind as Secret Admirer expressed, then you won't have a problem.

Hey TB Native, how about Mayor of TB, I think I could handle that! I am going to need a Deputy,the job is yours for the taking...only thing,no pay no limo no nothin!

Around the 3rd of 4th of November I made a post and it was never published, I don't know if it gOt lost in cyber space or the TB ghost deleted it. I doubt the Admins never published it because it was a squeaky clean post.(then again you just never know)

I been using my real name on here for years now @ Mr Carlton Reynolds.

My last post was not sarcastic at all. Obviously I don't know you, but I just wanted you and other to know I like how you handle yourself around here.

I dont log on as much due to the censorship, but I do like to read when some people make a post and also answer questions when its something I know about.

Hi Carlton
I might be too old by then,thanks for the offer great sense of humour.

To the folks wishing they could post whatever they feel , why doesnt someone who is soo bothered by editing not just publish another site that automatically accepts all posts? Or start a new page with a network thats already on the go like facebook or twitter or something similar
Im sure it would have many followers, aliases and real names and keep the major debating to a more specific place where its acceptable by those who follow it....
Tb net should have the rules they have, this is their site for us!
Keep up your good work tb net thankyou for making this readable by anyone without politics or offence :-)
One love

Hi Carlton, have not seen you in a long time.
I like your handle of comical and not that other.
You can really write a lot,you seem to have taking the lead from my good unmet friend Turey.
Are you connected at the waist to your computer ?
Maybe TBNet should put on an yearly award for the person that sh,,,,,,,,,,,
Can you touch base with me whenever you are in TB
if you remember who is 'BOWL'.

Yow Bowl,How could I forget,are you nuts! I haven't been down for a while. Will explain when I see you. I just discovered this site, have a lot of time on my hands, and I was hoping to make contact with as many people with whom I have lost touch, but because of you know what, it is a one sided business. I was poking you about the GWofTB,but you are more of a realist than most. Those of us who have been for one reason or other, removed from the area tend to want to see things remain unchanged. I really miss being there, and I hope to be there soon. I was trying to get a debate going, got some flak, but by and large I think I have at least stirred the brains a little.
Bowl, you forget who remembered your one-of-a-kind name after some forty-odd years! I should be down during the xmas season,and permanently in the near future. Will talk again.

Hi Hersley Bowl,Moxam

I could ask the same question's you ask Carlton as a shop owener where to do you get time?you're always on this Web Site, take care

Peter Pan,in your haste to condemn those of us who want to speak frankly and who are bothered by the somewhat whimsical application of the Edit tool, you dont realise that you have totally misrepresented what the folks are wishing to do. Suppose you invited me to dinner,and you served the best lobster dish, and I said I am sorry I dont eat lobster. Would you be offended and let me know that if I dont eat it I can go next door and eat what they have, or would you try and find something else to give me,since I am your guest. Just think about it.
Nobody wants to post what he feels like.

Mr. Reynolds, if someone invites you to their house, do you immediately start telling them how to run their household???

You started coming to this site in the past month or so, I believe. You immediately started telling others how to act (use your real name, etc even though the moderators say that its within the rules) and made a very loud impression on what is a serene site. I would say that it is you who are out of order. How about using some humility???

When a visitor wears out his welcome, it is perfectly within the rights of the host to ask them to behave or go elsewhere.

Behind the scenes,I am glad there are people like you who stand on principle,and exercise common sense,a very rare commodity. When I started to take issue with aliases it was in the interest of communication,getting to re-connect. I couldn't see any need,on a community site like this,for such a thing.I now, without the benefit of the debate I had wanted to foster,realise,and appreciate why someone would want the protection of anonymity. There is no need for visitors for instance to use their names if they don't want to, but I wish you had used yours, so I could know who you are. Speaking for myself,which is a ridiculous statement to make as I can speak for no one else,although I often try, I would never use them.
Robert Wint,big up,be always forthright,be true to yourself, well I don't have to tell you that,BIG-UP!
Bowl,yours is no longer an alias.Talking 'bout bowl,I would be glad to get another bowl of bowl's banabis(spelling) soup!! I wish someone would tell me something about this bean,where it came from etc.
By the way Bowl, I don't have to have my computer attached,I can dictate to it and it does my bidding!!

Carlton Reynolds,,,,I went to Sandy Bank School with you. I lived in Kingston when you worked for a prominent bank. I know, I know, I know, off to bed I go.

Mr. Reynolds, I have decided to listen to you from afar instead of interjecting at the sometimes silly things you say. But to be honest, (Dang! There I go again!!!) but to be blunt with you...You need to give it a rest dude!

Hi Anonymous by choice,

Where in Mr. Reynolds' post is he even insinuating that he is trying to run someone else's house. A lot of people are allergic to sea food and I know of one or two people who actually died after consuming dishes that contained seafood. You should read the post and try to understand what he is saying. Can't you and others appreciate some humour, and intelligent writing?

There is a quote that goes like this, "He who angers you, controls you."
He has explained his reason for appreciating real names, which is being able to make contact with folks he went to school with etc. He is also entiled to his opinion and everyone does not have to agree and or course it would be totally impossible for everyone to agree.
Using humility about what? Is he supposed to go in a corner and give up? Think about what you said. As someone else on this site and maybe on this very topic said that he reads with an open mind and looks at it from different angles. Food for thought.

Behind the scenes, well written post. You could not have said it better. Yes his brother C Roy was a well recognized jounalist.
Yow! Bowl, I have been reading your posts and always wondered if you were Hursley, so now I know. Keep the posts going. I enjoy reading them.

As someone said in a post, maybe he should just join the crowd and use aliases and just sit back and have a good laugh and then no one will be able to know who they are attacking. Then again he may be too upfront to do that.

Tired of this guy, while I am at it. You said you know the family and they are respectful, so what is Mr. Reynolds doing to let down his family? You make it sound like this man is doing something dishonest and disgraceful. I don't get it. Just a suggestion, how about not reading his posts, since you are so tired of him? Now this is just my suggestion, you do not have to agree with me. I certainly would not be upset, as we are all entitled to our opinion.

God bless.
One Love.
TB Admirer

My friend Mr. No Name,I don't want to be assumptious,so I will ask, did you make that last post or is the imposter striking again! [edited by TBNet] you have returned to getting under my skin!! [edited by TBNet] Where is your EMail? Are you here yet? Or are you thinking that I, your humble cyber friend, may be the scoundrel!! You know just today I was thinking, give it a break, but I am having so much fun....I am on a roll here my boy. Speak the truth man, I sense a little jealousy creeping in?

Anonymous by choice, did you really think about it before you responded? [edited by TBNet]!Anonymity has its benefits!!
Thanks TB Admirer,I sure wish I knew who you are.
And Another,you too. Send me an Email..your secret will be safe with me.

for heaven sake would you people stop fighting this site is not for this please please stop. this is not healty.

sea , your quite right!
Debate is one thing but being argumentative , negative and trying to get a rise from people is not what this site is about.
Im not saying its bad to want to say how you feel and say what you like , just that this is a happy, positive site that can be read by any age group and not offend anyone , its all about good community spirit and facts.
Its a useless argument as no matter what tb.net will always be edited as it should and obviously needs to be!
For the record if i offered you lobster and you couldnt have it for whatever reason , as my guest i would have established this fact on inviting you round and offered you a good alternative, or russled up something different if i had not have known! I certainly wouldnt be offended or send you next door! This is a compleitly rediculas comparison.
Im merely saying tb.net wont change , so i suggest you use another forum or social network to voice opinions on and im positive you would have lots of followers.
lets just say comprimise, you cant do it here clearly so think of a solution and post the details on here and i will join too!
I have never used an alias until my post on this thread as my identity is irrelevant, its whats said thats important.
One love

I visit this site a lot more often because of Carlton Reynolds' writings. He has added some excitement and flavour with his expression, intellect and wit. Come on guys, you cannot deny... that this guy is good... and maybe, just maybe, it is what we all needed to stimulate our thought processes. I don't always agree with him, but that is okay, it makes for a world where freedom of expression, done respectfully, should be the order of the day. I say, keep writing Carlton...intellect is a big thing.

Carlton, you really do have a lot of spunk!!!
Talk about self esteem. Remember we used to recite: "Have many a friends and treat them well, but never to them your secret tell....".
Walk good.

Sea, I don't See what ya talking bout!!! Wheres the fight? Isn't this entertaining? Nobody has any hard feelings. Don't take it so seriously.
Peace and love and blessings to you

When yuh coming to TB CR? I'm due at Bowl asap too.

Best.

Jealousy? Of what?
Yes, I have landed for a week. In TB off and on, and on this weekend. Scared of you Mr. Reynolds. Not sure if I want to send that email. You may be a teddy bear or a wolf.

Mr NO Name, you did not answer my questions. I will answer yours:Yes! of my many cyber friends! If you want to put your mind at ease, you can enquire around TB if I am man or beast. Scared! you must be a pussycat! You better watch out for dem crocs.
Well, if you dont want to meet the future Mayor of TB: your loss!
Turey, do you mean you want a bowl a Bowl's soup too!! You sure have a colourful way of putting things!! Did you read my post on V for crocs? I thought you were already here. I think early Dec.

Peter pan, you chose a very apt alias!
Hey Dawn, that is the name of my favourite friend! And you sound like my kinda gal!!
[edited by TBNet] My mom told me that she could tell me anything, with the confidence that I'd be mum...she knew me better than you,but you can trust me ..send me an EMail....I almost forgot..[edited by TBNet] Is that a compliment? Hor har you being starcaustic!!

Hey Carlton , will you be in TB in april next year? Id love to meet you! :-) you sound like a interesting guy!
Maybe then ill tell you my name ha ha! (joke, of course i would!)

Mosquitoes avoid me now CR, a cat and a puppy have adopted me so I have company. The dinosaurs and other grotesques have always lived under my bed. Covered toes are the only way to keep them from tickling. Reminds me of our green lizards and their propensity to seek moist warm parts. I've never spoken to anyone who has witnessed this but many swear it occurs.

Talking of green lizards, I've heard the tale of them appearing in dreams as the guardians of treasure. My family had old silver spoons that were found in a wall in MoBay based on such a dream. Any one else have such stories?

I plan to be in TB for December. I've promiseed Bowl to visit him and have not yet, if he has the secret to Black River Soup, I'll certainly have a bowl

Later.

Hey turey! You have a virtual menagerie,there old boy!
From one of your posts, I gathered you were in northern climes,and from the penultimate one I thought you were in TB,but from this one you seem to be in Ja but not in TB...correct?
Its strange, what you said about tickling...I have had the experience of what feels like tickling, when I am close to the edge of the bed,usually, I think, when I am not covered. I am awake but can't move...not a nice feeling, has anyone explained this phenomenon?..apart from monsters under da bed.
Now, the soup, Black River soup? Whats dat mon some new kinda concoction by Bowl?
Peter Pan, I can't say from now,but I sure hope so. Send me an Email when you are closer to coming.

When I went up Black River with my Gore uncles a good while back, Macford Strachan helped prepare a soup or stew that I still remember. I'm sure the event highlighted the food but always thought such a concoction could be presented as an authenic local dish.

Peppered shrimps, coconut milk, escallion, garlic, country; scothchbonnet and bird peppers.

Many suggestions as to the food (yams,dasheen etc) that could be added. Callaloo leaves and seeds and other greens? Anything else?

Served with thin bammies soaked in coconut milk colored with annato.

Sounds like you suffered a hypnogogic state CR. Welcome back, it was not duppy but physiology.

Later.

sir turey, with your help I'm sure Bowl could try his hand at rustling up such a soup/stew...you sure there was no gator huh? just kidding. I sure would like to taste it.
Why you trying to confuse me with those big words? I thought at first you meant hypnotic,but that wouldn't work,so I looked it up...I agree about the state,but what exactly cause the sensation, physiology is too general, and I guess duppy would be more dramatic..I am disappointed!
My friend(?) Mr.No Name,I hope you and yours are enjoying your vacation on the rock...happy Thanksgiving.

Must be something like the state induced by Zombie poison too . Sure you never stopped in Haiti CR? Neurophysiology.

Check:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10487786

I know 'bout some uses of big words: "If you can't wow em with wisdom, baffle em with
the manure of a male bovine".

Look forward to that stoup.

Hey Mr. Reynolds. The name is Name. No Name. Anyway, I am not on vacation. I am a US citizen but I have my work permit and I am here until April. I own a real estate company here. I will email you when you stop scaring me

That article does not relate to the condition I described. I think maybe I didn't describe it properly, but it is almost as if something was actually present! Maybe it was attempted possession,but the evil(?) spirit can't overcome the good!! My word,you come with an even bigger word, what you trying to do,expand my vocabulary! I do think this has nothing to do with my nervous system, its duppy I tell you, haven't you been watching TV?
You have brilliantly avoided the scalpel, but you could say MBs for short!!
I am going to slap you with a big word, which I recently learned from the Gleaner...paraprosdokian. An example of which was said by Winston Churchill : "you can trust the Americans to do the right thing... after they have tried every thing else! I have been using this figure of speech myself without knowing what it was...I told a girl once: "darling,I love you so much...I am going to kill myself!" You think that's funny, she said, "I love you too dear...why dont you just go ahead"
Laughter, it is said,is good medicine,I hope I have given you a good dose!

Look likes C.R. has taken over this web site ever since he discovered it. [edited by TB.Net] anyway, he maybe my cousin, so my cousin, so I betta shut up. )

Hey just curious,I could probably help you, if you weren't just curious...but I don't think anyone on my family tree has has your surname, Curious!
Anyway, I have not taken over, I am just kicking it up a notch...or two,what do you think,cuz?

Turey, i forgot to say I stink i'll have some of that stoup too!!
Hey, The name is Name,NO Name, good to see you are alive. I see you are not an idler like me, maybe you'd be interested in a property I have. Will let you in on it when you have gotten over your contrived paranoia!!

Laughter will dislodge most duppies CR. If that does not work try saying antidisestablishmentarianism 5 times ...fast, followed by your appropriate Psalm. Confuse them first then blast them with some well tried medicine.

I remembered a way to get the body in gear if the senses are awake and the body asleep. I focus my attention on the little finger of my right hand, the dominant one. When I get a twitch, I then start to move the hand and on. It must have worked, here I am.

Churchill may have been trying to say 'Please pass the damn can' and slurred it.

Reminds me of the man throwing rice out of the train window and crying out "Go away beastly spirits!". The conductor eventually asked him about his strange but relatively harmless behaviour. He explained that he was keeping the aliens from taking over the train. The conductor opined that there were no alians in sight.

"See!" said the man, "My science worked, no aliens".

Since you asked, Mr. Reynolds, I find a lot of your posts here --especially your initial ones-- overbearing. I would agree with your 'cuz' that you've tried to take over the site, either wittingly or otherwise.

Glad you didn't succeed.

I personally choose to skip over all posts from Carlton Reynolds and don't bother to read them because I find them insulting or they simply don't interest me. To each their own.

To yardie,I find Mr Reynolds comment very intelligent.

To each his own, i think you wanted to say? But my dear if you dont read them how do you find them insulting?

Since you asked,no I didn't ask...not you anyway,but since you responded, let me ask what is it you find overbearing....I know it is a subjective thing, but when under the protection of anonymity, you can't even attempt to justify your opinion by an example,then you are just another boring number. You should try and take over the site, as I have no interest in that,I am merely providing entertainment for my fellow TBites. Those who are not capable of or comfortable with doing so should not resent it when others do. I am sure I have made someone who needed it, laugh. What have you done...maybe you were trying to amuse me. Ha Ha. If I ran this site, someone with an alias would not have been allowed to make a negative personal comment...there seem to be no consistency in what is perceived as negative.
Did you check the meaning of the word before you used it? If you did,you are mistaking self-confidence for arrogance and contempt,I don't think I have demonstrated either of these to traits in any of my comments. Sometimes the plain truth can be misconstrued. Have a nice day.

i agree with you yardie {edited by TBNet}

Carlton, you say you didn't ask me, but you posted this comment on a public forum: "I have not taken over, I am just kicking it up a notch...or two,what do you think"

If you wanted to only address one person, then may I suggest an email would have been the preferred means of communication. But the truth is a whole heap of peeps reads this.

I think that's the disconnect here: you write as if you're the only one here, but many people read it and process it through their own filter with some being upset at the arrogance they sense from your writing.

{edited by TBNet}

OK, by now we all know some people like CR's postings, some don't. We're going to close this thread as no new info is being shared. We ask that everyone obey the guidelines in other postings threads.

And for the great majority of our visitors who read and post respectfully, we say thank you for making this a welcoming site available to all

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