should I take this as a compliment?

Unfortunately such caring and hospitality as described in this article  is  unheard of in Germany.

Why you are criticizing Roswitha? Does  the topic bother you? There are lots of negative topics about Turkey. Some were also posted by Roswitha.  It is a choice of the individual, don´t you agree.Some people will comment and some won´t.

It´s a valid point.  It would be much more interesting to see what the poster´s opinion is on the topic they are posting instead of just seeing post after post of copies of articles. 

CGG are absolutely delightful

 Yes!

 I agree.  It´s personal choice and as a reader of posts it doesn´t matter to me whether there´s a comment by the poster or not.  As I´ve said before, Ros is not the only member that has this style.  Some members merely add the comment that they found the article "interesting" and this too does not give anything away about their personal view of the issue/s raised in the article.  They may also ask members what they think of the article. Other members will give their opinion alongside  the articles they share.

For me, the interest  is in the articles themselves and the level of interest from other members will obviously vary.  Reading them helps people to nurture their own ideas about issues in the world, but that doesn´t mean they have to share them in public.  I think it´s about personal growth, not debate, for many members here.  Of course some articles are simply vignettes of information, which don´t always require a supporting comment, because it´s posted as entertainment in itself.  The other extreme is the firwork display mentality, "light the blue touch paper and stand well back".  Mostly, everyone is somewhere in the middle.  However, whilst I obviously don´t agree with everything everyone posts and sometimes it´s annoying, I do recognise they have a right to post in their own style . . . it´s diversity and who could possible be against diversity of style?

It seems to me, it´s the comments (or lack of in this case) that cause the arguments  most of the time. And, for the record, I don´t exclude myself from that (just in case someone decides to comment on my "hypocrisy" or the blackness of my "pot").

If posters want to risk speculation about their views on the articles they post, that´s their choice. 

Just as everyone has the right to their opinion, they also have their "right to remain silent". 

 Glad to hear it!

Modify:  But it seems it wasn´t after all!

 Well, you know me

btw, I see more personal comments are being added alongside articles posted, since your comment to Roswitha.

Well done! 

A perfectly good article, and here we go again nit-picking the precious grammatical terms used in what everybody thinks a person´s intended or unintended meaning meant for 2 or 3 pages.   This seems to happen all the time.

Perhaps I am completely dumb, I don´t often pick up on so called unintended meanings - it seems pretty obvious that all is requested is simply a thought or opinion from Ros on her own posting, there was no criticism of Ros, or the article, just a request for Ros´s idea - which she gave (Thanks Ros).

Why is it that so many posts here go off on tennis matches against so called misunderstandings and nit-pickings!

Agree!  Is it game set and match yet?  Not sure who has come out the winner, or maybe the game is not yet over.  But I too enjoyed the article as this is the experience I have had with all but a few turkish people. 

And as for Tami (I can never remember the whole of your nic, sorry!) .......... Ros is not being sarcastic, you obviously don´t know her well enough yet!   You should stop being so sensitive and always thinking that we are always critising or being sarcastic about Turkey!