Yes, it was just a joke, or a bit of sarcasm, to put it more correctly 
In principle, my warnings about forum participation are directed at the residents and only those who come up here to apologize or explain their actions in front of the cameras or writings on the forum. We all know how that usually unravels/complicates. You can never please everybody and if you are too soft-hearted then offence is quickly taken.
If all participants be banned then what will we watching here… Popeye the sailor man… 
I love back to the future
Robwin meant banned from commenting on the forum.
I completely agree with this !! as well the members with the participants (I understood his humor and I replied with Humor)
People who have subscribed and have the subscriber flair with their account
@Handsdown there are some participants on here and a very small few that if you ask him or if you have a question or even if you may not understand, they will respond to you, but then you have the rest of them lol that even want to use Morse code or nursery rhymes, or even talk like a United States politician and think you’re supposed to understand what they’re talking about
Besides of Donating I don’t think I have anything else to say to the participants nor the participants to me
I am in touch with quite a few residents via private messaging. Quite a few of them have asked me for personal help, with some of them we talk about normal, everyday things, wish each other good mornings etc.
All of them in turn are extremely pleasant conversationalists and, although I ask them not to give any personal information in our conversation, many of them open up completely. For quite a few of them, there is a lot of struggle in communicating on the forum (not to mention in real life), mostly because of the difficulty in accepting negative feedback. I strongly advise these people to stay away from the forum, anyone who thinks that they will only be praised and showered with hearts on the internet is terribly mistaken.
B___dy hell even a simple post like mine seems to have caused confusion, there is apparently no hope for the human race it would seem 
There is no confusion, Rob, but it is an interesting topic for some of us. Interaction with residents is always interesting, whichever way it turns 
I know, even i have been known to do it sometimes
I considered myself quite lucky to share a private conversation with a participant but it’s important for commenters to remember that just because we can watch these people for hundreds of hours and get a sense of familiarity, we don’t actually know them as people and of course we are strangers to them too.
I think if you show respect and compassion, you are more likely to have correspondence but I think some people on here can either overestimate their familiarity with the participants or they can be too cold and speak of the participants as if they are objects
I am waffling on again sorry 
Interesting points on this thread that got me thinking! ( Yep, it can happen 
). I have never PM a participant but I do like to see exchanges on the Forum especially when they give an insight into what is going on. The point that we are not friends and are strangers to them is well made but equally who can watch Amelie and Lucas and not be affected by the awful situation they face to the extent of wanting to offer support and hear that they are Ok. To a lesser extent we also watch lots of other dramas played out, especially interpersonal relationships, and again many of us will want to understand and offer support. At the end of the day I think it is up to the participants to decide how far they want to engage with this - but positive engagement is all to the good - for us, for VHTV and for better understanding in the World ( as we all come from its different corners )!
Ariella seems to be collecting bruises in some funny places, take care and don’t forget to glide.
some of the participants do respond but sometimes gets negativity when they do respond and some forum members all they want to do is argue
