Bella ,
You must not let someone like ML annoy you .
Over time , people are quite capable of seeing the true merits of a person , their character and the likely truth of what they write about .
ML is convicted not just because of any things other people say , but out of her own
mouth .
Her motivation is dubious . She could be someone with major problems like poor Novel Beauty was on GG . But certainly she could even be a low grade employee of the part of the State apparatus which operates such people on all forums it discovers right across the world .
The mark of a person's worth on a Forum is ultimately whether other people find any worth or extra interest in their Posts . And whether their comments ADD real value to the Topic and the subject .
Obviously she could be banned for simply being an offensive waste of time . However , I think your and my route is superior -- totally ignore her unless she can offer sensible promises which she is seen to be keeping .
Remember her awful anger and selective understanding of matters are products of very difficult times and perhaps even a tragic life . Deep down she does not enjoy making a repeated ass of herself but her self worth and esteem are so low , that , for the moment she can only repeat herself , until a remedy is found .
As to other small matters .
Laroshka had a translating programme on her computer and her letters arrived in English and my replies in English were translated into Russian on her computer . Obviously , this was far from satisfactory and possibly was a factor in my making poor judgements about her . However , if a person wishes to lie or cannot tell the truth for whatever reasons , there is nothing I can say .
Frankly the whole matter stopped bothering me completely very soon after I got back and , as ever ,I quickly saw the funny side . But I was annoyed that she kept referring to me as Alphonse when my friend Ira told me what that meant .
That slur did upset me because it would be hard to imagine that such a label fitted me at any time in my life . I gave her £200 or around $340 just for two days with her . What did she spend extra ? Say £20 on food .
It is very naughty to accuse me of something which is most unpleasant when I actually was over generous toward her .
And , the Ira I referred to , was an occasional voice on LL a few years ago as Loving Angel . She comes from Novazovsk and about 6 or 7 years ago worked for me for 6 months while she was in England . We became and remain good friends as she is a charming and clever woman . Last june she married Robert , here in London and I have met Robert and talk to them both frequently . Her English is virtually fluent but she does not have the time to become a member here --- she works and studies .But she sends her regards to anybody that might remember her name , Loving Angel .