I'm with you Mary and I hope some of us can help those that need it with the pics so we can all enjoy our pics.

Connie

The rules sound great. Posting pictures is very stressful for me, so I am giving you fair warning- whoever swaps with me had better plan on doing it; that way there's no hurt feelings.

Speaking of pictures- can someone please explain how to open up the pictures and comments in the album threads? I seem to have a bit of trouble manuvering through there.

I would prefer not to give my number out for this reason, and some of you know this already. Two days before Christmas, I learned that some fruitcake had posted my name and my son's on the internet along with our phone number and accused us belonging to some hate groups.

So on top of having to deal with my FIL and all that mess, I also had some obnoxious phone calls and the police to cope with. I am fairly certain that it is one of my son's friends "punking" him, but it was an outragous lie and puts our well-being in jeporday. I got another call tonight. Connie has my phone number and for the time-being that's all the farther it need go. If that makes any hostesses uncomfortable, I will drop out of those swaps with no hard feelings. I can repect your wishes, if you can respect mine.

I didn't mean to blab on so; it's getting to where I hate to post anything at all. My posts must be such a downer to the rest of you. I apologize. My poor Steve- he is afraid to massage my shoulders for fear my neck is so stiff that my head will snap right off.

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Meg -

Rule 1 of the Participants rules states: You must provide your name, phone number, email address, and mailing address to the hostess who will then share that info with the co-host. If you don't feel at ease about sharing your phone number we ask that you don't join.

If you don't feel that the host and co-host are trustworthy, then it is your perogative to drop out of the swap.

You are absoluetly right Linda. But here's the rub. I signed on for the swap originally before any of this discussion happened. I was not privey to any of the discussion because every phone line in my neighborhood was down due to a house fire. I asked to re-join this swap without knowing anything about the discussion and before the rules were posted. I have given what I believe to be an accurate account of the extenuating circumstances in my life, so as much as it pains me, I guess I will be dropping out of every swap on the forum. That is my decision- no hard feelings. I can't take any more stress in my life right now.

I'm sorry you feel that way, Meg.

I think these sound wonderful. Great job, thanks Connie.


Nanciii

Meg I know how difficult this decision was for you. BUt I understand and respect your reservations considering everything that has happened to you these last few months.
On a personal note I would not be happy if my phone number were to be made public, but as long as it is confined to the host then I am ok with these rules.After all I have the option to join or not lol.
As you all know I adore pics but at the moment I am having a problem because my printer, which houses my card reader, is broken. I know I can get it sorted but it may not be right away.

All I hope is that the rules don't exclude any of our wonderful people from the swaps we all enjoy so much.
What do you say girls
Thank you for all your hard work Connie in trying to get all the points covered, it cannot have been easy.

Jacqui

Connie

Can we add that participants must have completed previous swaps (say withing the last 3 months) before being allowed to join a new swap? I think it is only fair to the previous swap participants and the hostess. Not to mention preventing the swapee from getting in over their head. I am sure it may need to be worded differently but that is the jest of what I would add.

Jacquie

A little confused on that one Connie....or maybe its just me
Say if there were 4 swaps going and I wanted to join them all would I be allowed to...or would I have to pick only 1???
I worked all week and its friday so I may not be all here either.......LOL
Deb.

Deb...I think what Jacquie is trying to say is if the deadline for mailing a swap has come and gone and you still haven't sent yours, you shouldn't be allowed to sign up for new ones until you've fulfilled your previous obligations. No problem with being in multiple swaps at the same time at all. Is that what you meant, Jacquie..if so I couldn't agree more!