[PuTonRen]

Dear Bro Ascott,

Bro Marcoman was not barking, and I do not think this forum is meant for barking and then someone barks back.

We appreciate your show of concern of safety. Maybe you are new to the Shanghai Scene. This forum has been extremely useful to many of us, even for me who was there until the SARS saga, for more than six years at the frequency of at least twice every three months. Personally, I have benefitted from many brothers in Shanghai, such as SGPShanghai69, Shagman and many others, who have shown extreme help through the forum. I am sure many brothers would share my sentiment. To refresh my own memory. even Marcoman was the one who pointed me to the club to the Rainbow hotel and the place at the second floor.

What Bro Marcoman is advocating is not wrong, which I agree with what he said. In addition, taking your view as some of you are backhome and some have no choice. due to work, have to stay in Shanghai, communication becomes important. Isn't what e-mail system is for for conversation between friends, if the substance is meant for between friends?

Bro Jan talked about straying. Well, judge for yourselves the degree of straying that had occurred before Bro Marcoman's posting. I wonder how much useful information that one could derive from those postings.

Let us keep the forum as it is meant to be, i.e. for the exchange of useful information. Thank you for the offer of information on Shanghai. Although we do have many of our own contacts in China, but an offer from a fellow brother is always deeply appreciated.

With best regards.

Just a Very Simple Man