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    Getting no replies to emails ... any suggestions?

    Several years ago I signed up for some online courses. I received the certificate program courses but did not complete them. The institute is still online and as far as I can tell, the site is still active. However, I have emailed them twice now and received no response. I'm thinking about calling them (even though it's a VERY long-distance call), if for no other reason to see if they are in fact still operating. I've got no reason to suspect this place was ever a scammer.

    So ... are they not getting my emails? Am I not getting their responses?

    Thoughts?

    If anybody here is in Wales and is willing to check this place out for me, please PM me and I'll send the details.
    Last edited by Pixelated; 05-24-2017, 02:37 AM.
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    For the call -- check with your phone provider; international calls are free on many plans.

    Try googling the place, i.e., "Is ____ legit or a scam?" and relevant sites should pop up with ratings/complaints about them.

    I know we have a number of active UK folks here; I'm just not one of them. >_<
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    • #3
      P'nawn da. Wales is easy enough for me to call. I can also check out its credentials-just because a place offers courses online,doesn't mean they're legit.If they are for real,we can give them a prod-Wales does have some satellite university colleges out in the middle of nowhereLet me know the details.

      I also speak a little Welsh if that helps mi cariad
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      • #4
        Kit-Genevra, I will PM you with the details, if you would be so kind. Can I offer you a bunch of Timbits in return?

        P.S. A young coworker has been lucky enough to obtain entry to a learning institution in Wales ... she is studying marine biology. You can't imagine the delicate shade of green I am right at this moment ...
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        • #5
          Quoth Pixelated View Post
          Kit-Genevra, ... offer you a bunch of Timbits in return? ...
          Probably depends on which Tim's bits...
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          • #6
            Details received-I shall check them out tomorrow as I have a day off.
            Are you sure that as a marine biologist she didn't just say she was studying whales :P Where is she studying?You'll have to get her to bring things back with her. Laverbread for one.
            Timbits would be heartily received.Many thanks!
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            • #7
              It's near a town that has, IIRC, two to three times the number of letters in its name as are in the entire English alphabet ...

              Ah. It's near here:

              Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch

              I had to Google how to pronounce it ... and I still can't pronounce it.

              And I thought German spelling was a challenge!


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              • #8
                Ooh must be Bangor* then.Nice bit of the country.


                *as in Would you like to go to Bangor?Sure,if she's up for it...

                And it's something like

                Flan-fair-pooth-gwyn-gith-go-gerry-hoorn-drob-ooth-flan-tea-silly-oh-go-go-gock
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                • #9
                  OK the plot thickens...
                  I hope you don't mind me publishing the details here Pix.There's something going on and I'm not quite sure what it is.
                  I tried calling the number on the original site for the Forensic Linguistics Institute www.thetext.co.uk in Welshpool(Y Trawllng)-no reply.There is just a message that replies 'Hello,your call cannot be taken.Please call again later'.

                  On having a look for more contact information,the beaming face of John Olsson,head of the Institute also appears at thefls.org.uk which is the Forensic Linguistics Society(spot the similarity).Now this band don't even have a contact number,you can only email them. They are based so it claims in Kington,a small village just over the English border about 40 miles from Welshpool(Y Trawllng).I found a contact number for their office-which is the home of the town council of Kington who have never heard of this lot.They have never received any post or visitors for them.
                  The Vice-Chairman of this society is a woman called June Luchjenbroers who is a professor of linguistics at Bangor University and in her staff profile-has written lots of papers with Mr.Olsson. If anyone knows about the courses,it would be her it seems.I have tried contacting her,but it seems(fortunate that I know Welsh and can decode this) her office hours are the stunning total of Tuesday 12:15-1:15 and Friday 9:30-10.30....
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                  • #10
                    Wow.

                    Okay, thank you very much for your sleuthing! I know the last time I tried to contact them (several years ago, at thetext.co.uk) I got a prompt response, so ... yeah, something's not right. The guy's written a couple of books on the subject (that's how I first heard about it) but that's all I know. Maybe they've stopped offering the online courses, but then why not take down or at least alter the website??

                    Not so odd about her hours; I've had profs like that -- VERY limited office accessibility. So if I try to call her, I'll get a Welsh message??

                    I've sent an email to thefls.org.uk. We'll see if I get any response to that.

                    I have been advised (with horror) that Timbits do NOT travel well at ALL, not even with the fastest method I can manage. I will chance it if you wish, or can I offer you something else ... some genuine maple syrup, perhaps ... anything that is better suited for long-distance travel ... ? I can check about travel possibilities with a Canadian chocolate company that has a site here in My Hometown, and whose chocolates I can personally vouch for ...
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                    • #11
                      OK I've found out more. June Luchjenbroers is on sick leave till 19 June, but if you want to try then she's at j.luchjenbroers@bangor.ac.uk
                      If you call her office,you'll just get either Admin in Linguistics* or a strange message telling you the attendant is not available and your call has failed.
                      At least we know she a)exists b)can be got hold of somewhere by somebody.

                      Or there's Robert Gittins,who is apparently head of computer science at Bangor,but he doesn't appear in their staff lists-whether that's because he's freelance,has left them,works in some other capacity or has decided to have an imaginary job there,I cannot say.
                      FLS apparently did have offices in Kington,but left in 2010.Someone either hasn't got round to updating their website or prefers not to

                      *insert choice of cunning linguists punchline here

                      Anything souveniry-pens,badges,magnets,chocolates from your town would be very muchly appreciated **

                      **What do you mean,I can't have a Canadian cheerleader and the maple syrup together?*Hrmphh....not fair...sulks*
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                      • #12
                        You might want to contemplate that the Canadian cheerleader is juggling a couple of (running) chainsaws before you try to "Pour Some Sugar Syrup On..."
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                        • #13
                          Quoth Kit-Ginevra View Post
                          OK I've found out more....
                          That is WAY above and beyond! Thank you!! I will try to get hold of Ms. Luchjenbroers after June 19. (Why do I suddenly think you wear a deerstalker hat and smoke opium ... )

                          Quoth Kit-Ginevra View Post
                          *insert choice of cunning linguists punchline here
                          If only I could think of one ... don't think I can come up with anything that beats the phrase "cunning linguists", LOL.

                          Quoth Kit-Ginevra View Post
                          Anything souveniry-pens,badges,magnets,chocolates from your town would be very muchly appreciated **

                          **What do you mean,I can't have a Canadian cheerleader and the maple syrup together?*Hrmphh....not fair...sulks*
                          You got it! Well ... except for the Canadian cheerleader ... I might have some problems explaining any attempt to fulfill that particular request ...


                          Quoth dalesys View Post
                          You might want to contemplate that the Canadian cheerleader is juggling a couple of (running) chainsaws before you try to "Pour Some Sugar Syrup On..."
                          Maybe it's the mention of running chainsaws, but now all I can think of is this

                          Thanks, dalesys ...
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                          • #14
                            Quoth Pixelated View Post
                            Why do I suddenly think you wear a deerstalker hat and smoke opium ...
                            Been a while since I've read the books (back in school - Elementary, of course), but IIRC the 7% solution was cocaine.
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                            • #15
                              Quoth Pixelated View Post
                              That is WAY above and beyond! Thank you!! I will try to get hold of Ms. Luchjenbroers after June 19. (Why do I suddenly think you wear a deerstalker hat and smoke opium ... )
                              Well since you mention it..... not me,but assisting the great man...

                              You got it! Well ... except for the Canadian cheerleader ... I might have some problems explaining any attempt to fulfill that particular request ...







                              Simple.One granddaughter.One bribe
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