mr nice guy has left the building! The fat lady has sung. Adios

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

Tell us more Susan <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Yes. This is a judgement free zone.

Baby got back.....

[westcoastlady 39]

yes susan... tell me more about my husbands intentions of whom you have not met. Im sure he will reply tonight.

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

yes susan... tell me more about my husbands intentions of whom you have not met. Im sure he will reply tonight.

C'mon. You cannot fault Susan or Alex for wanting to ensure the safety of VST members. Or any person... Especially this day and age.

[No game 14,436]

tell me more about my husbands intentions of whom you have not met. Im sure he will reply tonight.

[No game 14,436]

Oops wrong quote! My bad! How do you change these things??

[anniemay 150]

C'mon. You cannot fault Susan or Alex for wanting to ensure the safety of VST members. Or any person... Especially this day and age.

I agree. But in the interest of full disclosure Alex has also started a Mexico WLS partnership/company/whatever. Susan works with him.

Safety on the Internet is a concern regardless of sex. Anyone could a target of a scam by a man or a woman. Any of these companies could have rep with ill intention.

[*susan* 1,709]

yes susan... tell me more about my husbands intentions of whom you have not met. Im sure he will reply tonight.

If you read my post, I said I was not stating it was or was not your or his intention to take advantage of anyone. What I said is to look at it from an objective point of view. Have you not heard of people running scams on the Internet? I hear it all the time on the news. Then, we have a fairly new member with not a lot of posting history offering the services of her husband to vulnerable woman to accompany them to Mexico. And, you even reinforced the point with the statement of "whom you have not met." Alex operates this board. I am an administrator, we care about our members. We have seen many, many people over the years with less than honorable intentions towards our members. I saw something that concerned me, someone I do not know offering out their personal phone numbers to woman to make arrangements to accompany them to Mexico. I don't know anything about you or your husband, so yes, I felt it should be looked into. This was not and is not an attack on you or your husband, so please don't turn it into one. I do not know if you are new to forums, unaware of the scams that occur online or what, but I personally felt obligated to bring this to Alex's attention to ensure the safety of our members. You would think, when you and your husband are expressing such concern for our members traveling alone to Mexico, you would understand and appreciate our concern as well.

[*susan* 1,709]

I agree. But in the interest of full disclosure Alex has also started a Mexico WLS partnership/company/whatever. Susan works with him.

Safety on the Internet is a concern regardless of sex. Anyone could a target of a scam by a man or a woman. Any of these companies could have rep with ill intention.

In the interest of full disclosure? This has not been hidden, it is in my signature and there is a sticky about it on two different forums. But, really, what does that have to do with this?

[anniemay 150]

FULL disclosure. Simple.

Can't see the signature on an iPad or iPhone.

[NellieBean 70]

yes susan... tell me more about my husbands intentions of whom you have not met. Im sure he will reply tonight.

Susan's concerns were/are valid. Your husband may be the Mother Teresa of the vertical sleeve, in the end, this website is run by some guy named Alex who seems to genuinely care about the people who are looking for help on their journey. How horrible would he feel or anyone on these forums feel if something bad happened to someone who placed their trust in the wrong person they met on this site?

The awesome thing about the internet is for ten bucks a month, you too can create a website where you can choose to moderate as you see fit. If you do not like the way this forum is maintained by the people who developed, moderate and pay for as a tool for people looking for information about wls, you can always create your own.

[*susan* 1,709]

FULL disclosure. Simple.

Can't see the signature on an iPad or iPhone.

Go to settings and forum options and click on "show signatures."

So, again, what exactly is your point?

Sent from my iPad using VST

[anniemay 150]

My point is there is no indication that the OP knew this information. Most members don't see half the stuff out here.

I am not saying the concerns are not valid. And I am not sayings there were hidden intentions - simply pointing out a fact that may or may not been clear.

[*susan* 1,709]

Okay, but I don't understand what that has to do with what the OP was offering. Are you saying they wouldn't have made that offer if they had known that? That seems silly. I think you are trying to take this way off topic, and am not sure why.

[No game 14,436]

Susan is a coordinator....

Susan is a coordinator....

Susan is a coordinator....

NA NA NA NA NA NAAAAA!

To much???

[anniemay 150]

Okay' date=' but I don't understand what that has to do with what the OP was offering. Are you saying they wouldn't have made that offer if they had known that? That seems silly. I think you are trying to take this way off topic, and am not sure why.[/quote']

What I am saying is Alex has a financial interest in services offered to WLS patients in Mexico. Plain and simple.

I have not been disrespectful or stated anything that is not FACT. And it is relevant to OP in the interest of disclosure.

I am not so clear your defensiveness regarding this is because your intentions are good and pure.