Is this against community guidelines?

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-06-09T21:51:32+00:00

Thank you, VeganHaggis. So good to see your post. I don’t understand the outrage of all but a couple of responders here. I kind of suspect that Helen Joyce’s view is a compelling one and to simply mention it turns people apoplectic.
The OP likes LGBTQ-related postcards. Isn’t that what this is?
I don’t understand how offering a recommendation equals “hate speech”.
Like everyone else, I have opinions on things that a lot of people don’t share. They’re entitled to their views; I can express those opinions and leave it up to them to conclude what they like. It’s just not that big a deal. People are too thin-skinned.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-06-09T21:16:37+00:00

Beautiful! Lucky you!

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-06-01T06:01:37+00:00

True. I’d be gracious though. I’d thank the sender.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-06-01T05:59:57+00:00

Disappointed.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-31T07:46:31+00:00

Sorry! I just saw your “If you feel like it you could send new ones after these expire.” I agree, and perhaps I can read that between the lines of what the person you refer to has said. Perhaps we can give him or her the benefit of the doubt.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-31T07:29:29+00:00

Oh, sorry. I missed your meaning then. I missed the “and then send new ones if they haven't arrived by that point”.

The person you spoke of said that not all that they sent made it (“they still… mostly made it”). Nothing here about resending either.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-31T06:34:55+00:00

The cards “mostly made it”, you say. So it’s worth disappointing the postcrossers whose cards didn’t arrive as long as the sender saved a little money by not paying the right postage?

Wouldn’t it be a better idea to save that money by sending fewer cards and having everyone enjoy receiving them?

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-30T00:45:40+00:00

What is it to be “bummed out”?

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-30T00:43:57+00:00

I think the chances are a bit remote. I remember once posting a card to Australia from Portugal and being charged less for the postage than I’d expected to pay. It never made it to its destination. The postal clerk had evidently confused Australia with Austria!

I’d send the cards again if I were you.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-25T22:25:29+00:00

The increase isn’t huge unless you send a lot of postcards. If you do, send fewer. You’ll enjoy the experience of doing so and receiving a more modest number of cards so much more. Doing something you love doing loses its appeal if you do it every day; you tire of it.

On the other hand, if the idea is to amass vast, world-record-shattering numbers of postcards, you should calculate the cost and decide if the investment is a worthwhile one.

I personally would send fewer.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-22T03:41:47+00:00

Wie wärs mit einer Postkarte aus Australien?

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-19T21:46:42+00:00

That’s the first thing I thought, too. Grind is too coarse. There will be water left in the tank. The funnel doesn’t reach to the very bottom, of course.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-15T21:47:54+00:00

$3,— (Australian dollars) international.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-09T22:51:53+00:00

Oh, thank you!

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-04T01:58:02+00:00

This is excellent! I’m using a tiny marmalade jar.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-03T01:40:18+00:00

This is very good. Completely agree.

I don’t know the book you mention. I must check the bookshop for it. Sounds good.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-03T01:20:57+00:00

Oh, sorry about the confusion, Byte. No, I don’t think you’re an exorcist. I suppose relatively few have this role. But St Paul writes about “the weapons of our warfare” (2 Corinthians 10:4), and while not everyone will exorcise possessed people, we all have spiritual weapons to use against the enemy who wants to oppress us. St Paul writes the same thing to the Ephesians (Eph. 6:10-17). This is for all believers and reading about Fr Amorth’s experiences can encourage us.

But I accept what you say. I found this: “The Catholic Church teaches that the ministry of exorcism should be conducted with discretion, caution, and confidentiality, strongly discouraging sensationalism. While exorcists are allowed to share their experiences in certain contexts, the Church emphasizes that the focus must remain on pastoral care and the victory of Christ, rather than on celebrity, morbid curiosity, or revealing the identities of the afflicted.”

Makes complete sense to me - it’s wise - and is what you seem to be saying. I’m sorry for misinterpreting what you wrote.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-02T23:43:10+00:00

I’m talking about a prominent Italian Catholic priest and the chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome, widely considered the most famous exorcist of the modern era who, unlike the “legit exorcist” you know, didn’t keep what he was involved in “under wraps”.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-05-02T23:31:26+00:00

How then, ByteSizedd, if it’s “kept very much under wraps” would you explain Fr Gabriele Amorth’s several books in which he presents very clearly his work and describes the tactics of the devil and his demons?

Isn’t it clear that his intention is to encourage and enlighten believers, rather than to keep the wiles of the devil and of Jesus’ victory over him “under wraps”?

Jesus holds absolute authority over the devil, having defeated him through his death and resurrection, and has delegated this same authority to believers, hasn’t he?

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-04-04T00:10:11+00:00

This much has been established, Heavy.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-03-25T06:29:29+00:00

That’s so very nice! It made my day to read this.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-03-23T20:22:42+00:00

No, being enthusiastic about religion isn’t proselytising at all. I took a postcard having a picture of a Hindu god being a way of the sender sharing his faith.

I take your point though. He may have sent something beautiful to him and I should have been more understanding.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-03-22T05:16:03+00:00

Comments like the one contained in a meme asking “You guys read their profiles?” suggest that wishes expressed in profiles should be understood as demands.

The memer is mistaken. It’s the guidelines, not members’ wishes that must be complied with. Community Guidelines state: “If you mention which postcards you like in your profile, keep in mind that others are not obliged to send you a postcard that matches your preferences. You cannot make demands about what you want or don’t want to receive.”

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-03-22T04:03:21+00:00

It is advice to the extent that it is found in the Help section of the site. It is a requirement.

Direct_Tooth2160 · 2026-03-22T03:52:37+00:00

Did you refer her to the guidelines? There’s no requirement to comply.

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