QiuJP Triglot Senior Member Singapore Joined 5857 days ago 428 posts - 597 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, EnglishC2, French Studies: Czech, GermanB1, Russian, Japanese
| Message 297 of 464 11 May 2014 at 8:23am | IP Logged |
First of all, I must apologize for starting a heated debate. I put the congratulation for Victory Day, because many (advanced)textbooks and books about Russian culture have mentioned the significance of Victory Day to Russians and why Russian celebrate this day with pride. Mark and Via Diva have already mentioned these reasons, so I shall not repost the information. Victory Day has became part of Russian culture and I suppose people who study Russian will know this undeniable part of Russian culture. It is sad that for this year, it was stained by Realpolitik of various countries.
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5336 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 298 of 464 11 May 2014 at 9:36am | IP Logged |
Josquin wrote:
Maybe you're confusing жил and шёл? |
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That is possible :-)
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Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4846 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian
| Message 299 of 464 11 May 2014 at 11:44pm | IP Logged |
I'm resigning as captain of Team Katyusha. Please find another idiot who's willing to do the job.
For further questions, please ask Mark! I'll not put up with being reported and censored for simply saying the truth. As captain of this team and host of this thread, I have a certain responsibility and although this forum is dedicated to language learning, it's not situated in an ivory tower surrounded by vacuum and islands of bliss.
I cannot accept the way I have been treated because of simply doing what I think is right. There has been no discussion or anything, instead I have been censored behind my back in my own team log! I cannot stay captain after such a humiliation.
As I said, please find someone else who is willing to put up with this sh*t! I'm seriously considering leaving the forum, but for now I will only resign from my responsibility as captain. Obviously, commitment for the community means nothing when you can't stay quiet and stick to your textbooks, so I'm not the right person for this job.
Sometimes, the way this forum is run only makes me shake my head... Sorry to leave you, guys! I very much enjoyed studying with you.
Edited by Josquin on 12 May 2014 at 12:07am
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Марк Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5058 days ago 2096 posts - 2972 votes Speaks: Russian*
| Message 300 of 464 12 May 2014 at 12:00am | IP Logged |
Josquin wrote:
There has been no discussion or anything,
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Such discussions are forbidden here by the rules. If they weren't forbidden, I would give you a detailed answer.
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Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4846 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian
| Message 301 of 464 12 May 2014 at 12:03am | IP Logged |
Ever heard of PM?
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Марк Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5058 days ago 2096 posts - 2972 votes Speaks: Russian*
| Message 302 of 464 12 May 2014 at 12:09am | IP Logged |
Why do you have the right to express your political views on the forum, while I can do it only through PM?
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Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4846 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian
| Message 303 of 464 12 May 2014 at 12:17am | IP Logged |
Please, for the love of God, stop it!
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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5336 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 304 of 464 12 May 2014 at 12:24am | IP Logged |
Ok. Unless anyone else would like to step forward, I' ll take over as Captain again.
Thank you Josquin for all you have done, you have been an amazing and inspiring Captain, and I am
counting on you to come back later. I'll hold the seat for you in the mean time.
Mark, any further comments on the topic will happen in PMs to me or to Josquin. Trust me, you do not want
to get on my bad side. Particularly not today.
For everyone else: Business as usual, let's focus on having as much fun as we possibly can, on our way to
becoming kick ass Russian speakers. Good night everyone :-)
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