I've actually stopped myself from posting several readings about others in the Your Readings section because of the fear that some here would assume that I was lying and talking about myself. Many of my acquaintances/friends are the same age as me and we're going through similar problems and situations. And I guess it doesn't help that when you do a reading for one person they talk about it with their close friends and then they ask you for a reading on a topic like it.prudence said:
That should be reported, as the rules REQUIRE feedback if it is asked for.NamasteIndia said:
No, I wouldn't want you (the mods) to do anything really, I mostly just wanted to have a public moan and maybe some commiserating about it though. I've got to say that it makes giving any feedback to the person pretty tough, since we cannot mention the things we already know about the situation, because we are pretending it is not for the OP, that it is unrelated to all of the other readings that the OP has made, so I guess its their loss in the end.Alta said:Yes, we know.But, first, while in most ways blindingly clear, in other ways unprovable. What would you have us do? Post, "Hey, knock it off, that reading is really for you?", effectively calling them liars? Not exactly good for poster morale. Well, honestly, I did that once. In fact I think that I have made every moderating mistake possible more than once. I did it by PM. The member left the board in a tearful flood of recriminations and hurt feeling which made me feel like a monster.
And the people who do the fake ones consistently do not even seem to try to hide that it is fake, or else they forgot completely about the reading(s) they just did the day before.
That sounds good, gregory...logical and non-confrontational. And, when you really stop to think about it, it should be explained--often, if necessary--that these "for a friend" readings are actually subsequent readings on the same topic and cannot really be held as telling or illuminating to the seeker after the first on the topic has been done.gregory said:
Commiserations given! It annoys me too but in the end also makes me laugh - maybe it's the laugh of the mad and crazy but sometimes you gotta do that so you don't overheat.prudence said:No, I wouldn't want you (the mods) to do anything really, I mostly just wanted to have a public moan and maybe some commiserating about it though. I've got to say that it makes giving any feedback to the person pretty tough, since we cannot mention the things we already know about the situation, because we are pretending it is not for the OP, that it is unrelated to all of the other readings that the OP has made, so I guess its their loss in the end.
Glass Owl, don't worry, when it is a fake for a friend reading, it comes across fairly loud and clear, there is a ring of authenticity to the ones that are legitimately "for a friend".
) as it might just hit someone else in the face that the answer is so obvious in the cards drawn. In that instance it's really hard to stay out - yes, yes, practice self discipline 