Just a message to any women who happen to be reading this.

I currently have a couple of language partners – both of them independent, interesting, intelligent women.

<em>I</em> was the one who was contacted by <em>them</em>.

They both said that they settled on me after viewing my profile and judging that I was probably a serious and trustworthy partner. There is surely a message there, not only for women seeking language partners, but also as a warning to new teachers. If someone’s profile shows they have already had a number of lessons, a track record of posts on the discussion forum or have themselves made corrections to posts submitted by other users in their native language, then these are signs, (though not guarantees), of a reliable and honest partner.

If you are a woman, you might think of using this kind of screening as a safeguard. Choose your partners carefully, avoid those with no apparent history, and be wary of <em>men</em> who contact <em>you</em>.   

Not all men are predatory degenerate scumbags, but this site, unfortunately, clearly attracts more than its fair share.

Richard

 

I fear your message will fall on deaf ears.

 

“Troll” by the way, is for me, far too harmless a term. A more accurate description would be “predator”, (though <em>lowlife</em> is also appropriate).

 

Thanks all the same for posting.

Hello sir Richard

How are you? I hope well.

I can say that I have great students with whom I would love to take classes every day and teach them forever, they are in my heart always.

Then I can say that I was recently attacked by a pervert who keeps chasing, harassing and defaming my name as if he were a rejected ex-boyfriend. Horrible and rude students who are the only ones who speak during a conversation class and do not respect me or my opinion.

I'm not looking for language partners and I just teach, but I still receive messages, all kind of them.

I don't give free classes, but they want free classes. Sometimes I send a message during festive or crisis times like now saying that I'm at home and accept students, but they think it's free.

I've had proposals for marriage, dating and everything special from some countries but if I say where they are from people will say Im racist or xenophobic, but are usually always from X countries.

Richard: Nice post, but none of those misogynists are going to click on it. Unless you upload a different profile picture….

Hello everybody

I am absolutely on your side.

We should all be respectful and treat others the way we want to be treated.

I do not know, how Italki-support is maintaining this topic.

In my opinion, If somebody doesn't comply to behavioral standards, he/she should be able to receive a first warning and if it happens a second time, his/her profile should be erased.

However I strongly disagree with the statement:

"And we know exactly what 2 or 3 countries they come from."

Really? Do we? Which countries then?

And do we know, from which 2 or 3 countries the majority of racial slurs come from?

I know it's hard sometimes to keep ones contenance, but please, do make that effort to not fall into racist traps like that. NOWHERE, NEVER and certainly NOT on an international forum like Italki.

thank you