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NancyNGA said:
But what I don't understand is the pages and pages of "piling on" that occurs every time someone leaves. That doesn't seem like the behavior of an over 50 crowd.:confused:
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My point was that there's no need to announce one's departure and then list all their "reasons" why we're not fit company. If they choose to leave, fine. Stating all their beefs with us in a version of an exit interview? Not fine. It's like they're giving us a performance improvement plan so that we'll all fit into their version of a forum where they'd want to remain active members.
 

Shalimar said:
Not a good girl. Noooooo! Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere! Boom.:playful:
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'bad girls go everywhere! Boom'

I live here Shali http://www.postcodearea.co.uk/postaltowns/llandudno/ll284bn/

How soon can you make it over here from Canada?
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PS To try and keep on topic, here is a little wave from Athos which says...
I am outa here.
Goodbye!
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By golly, I'd bet my bottom dollar that if I took a stance like Athos, I'd get rode out of town on a rail, one end protruding! Eh? :eek:nthego:

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boozercruiser said:
What you say there has got me wondering Ameriscot.

Does anybody around here know who I am I ask myself ?
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However, unless I am banned (and I already feel like I am walking on thin ice)
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then I am staying.
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Good luck to Athos though, as it really is a shame when a person feels the need to do a post like that.
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Sorry Sir, I don't think any of us here know who Boozercruiser is. :playful:
Here is the difference, you Boozercruiser have been on SF a bit over a month and you have posted over 635 times. Athos was here almost a year and a half and posted 68 times. So it sort of makes me wonder (and I might be wrong) if he was just reading and judging us. If he read enough to know how bad we were, couldn't he ever find something to comment on? Not to mention he was slamming those who get off on tangents, which is my middle name. Since that seems to bother so many people I will try to cut down on that. I have only posted 3 or 4 times today and already I've deleted a lot of what I was saying and trying to stay on topic. Which to me seems sort of boring but I can live with it..........most of the time. :D
 
I don't understand. I found this place while on vacation and fell in love with it. I've spent hours here, reading and doing everything from making jokes to reaching out to a veteran. Most all of you know me pretty well now, and I'm very grateful.

I don't mind unsolicited advice. I could be doing something completely wrong and not know it, and correction and constructive criticism is always welcome to me. If you see me post something and you think, "Uh-oh, Pookie, you are all wrong about that and here's why..." Say it please! Don't let me fall down! I rely on your experiences and life's lessons don't you see?

And we all have strong opinions on some things. As seniors, sometimes our opinions fall on deaf ears to younger folks. Go ahead and voice your opinions. I may not respond but that doesn't mean I'm discarding your opinions. Read and noted. We're never too old to learn, and we're never too old to understand another's point of view, even though we may disagree. But if all of agreed with each other all the time...good grief, I'd be looking around for sharp objects and going to radical crazy cat lady sites.

Not that I've founded 17 of those, but that's before I found you all here.

Seriously, though...I have even misidentified a racist post here because I'm not easily offended at all. But this taught me to be more sensitive to others' feelings, and I'm very thankful for the lesson. I was very rightly corrected, and it made me a better poster.

I don't have to be embroiled in a topic in which I'm uncomfortable. I leave it alone, and move on. Out of all the topics here I could respond to, there isn't enough time to get to them. There's so much here to enjoy, to learn from, to offer kindness, to give advice (when asked), and of course the humor that pervades this forum is fantastic.

I'm sorry this member felt a need to leave. I wish this member could take a broader look at what this site has to offer, and reconsider. There isn't a better one; believe me, I looked. As far as I am concerned, I'm very happy with everything here, and I'm so glad I found you all. If someone were to ask me, "How can this site be improved?" my answer would be total silence, because how does one improve on something that is really, truly, this good?

Well, anyhoo, that's my take on this. I hate seeing this member leave. I can't help but feel that he didn't give us a fair shake, but that's just my opinion. I hope he looks around, comes back and says, "I'm back," and I'd welcome him back warmly.

Then I would threaten to send him some cat poop in a PM if he ever thought about leaving again. Just kidding!

Anyway...I'm sorry he left us.
 
Great post Pookie. I've been here a while now but when I came it was with some trepidation because I was part of an Australian invasion at the time. A bunch of us all joined at the same time because the Aussie one we had been enjoying closed down. I was on my best behaviour for some time because I felt like a guest, not a member but I've been here long enough now and contributed often enough to some threads to feel at home and be myself.

I find this forum very stimulating but the different time zone is a problem. When I wake up it is already late in the day in the US. In my evenings Americans are mostly all sleeping. There are a few noticeable exceptions but usually things are very quiet before I go to bed. This is when I google US (or Canadian) news and look for interesting items to start a thread. This explains what some think is my fixation on US crime etc. I have found that a thread on Australian crime is not universally interesting unless it is exceptionally quirky.

I do plan to start a thread about a particularly tragic case of two bodies found five years and 1000 km apart. It is an interesting story that still has a lot of mystery attached to it. I'll be interested to see whether members can relate to it enough to post.
 
Warrigal said:
Great post Pookie. I've been here a while now but when I came it was with some trepidation because I was part of an Australian invasion at the time. A bunch of us all joined at the same time because the Aussie one we had been enjoying closed down. I was on my best behaviour for some time because I felt like a guest, not a member but I've been here long enough now and contributed often enough to some threads to feel at home and be myself.

I find this forum very stimulating but the different time zone is a problem. When I wake up it is already late in the day in the US. In my evenings Americans are mostly all sleeping. There are a few noticeable exceptions but usually things are very quiet before I go to bed. This is when I google US (or Canadian) news and look for interesting items to start a thread. This explains what some think is my fixation on US crime etc. I have found that a thread on Australian crime is not universally interesting unless it is exceptionally quirky.

I do plan to start a thread about a particularly tragic case of two bodies found five years and 1000 km apart. It is an interesting story that still has a lot of mystery attached to it. I'll be interested to see whether members can relate to it enough to post.
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Thank you. Warrigal, I appreciate you very much.

I LOVE the fact that we have posters from all over...this great invention of the Internet knows no boundaries, and brings us all together. You and others have made me feel as if we live next door. That's the whole beauty of this forum as well. It brings us together...and that's simply precious to me.

I love seeing others' perceptions, no matter which shores they see. And yes, time zones are a problem, especially if someone is really in need and needs a quick answer. That bothers me, but sooner or later, there will be answers.

Also, when you post things about Australia, we learn. See? I see this whole forum and all its members as a wonderful, caring learning process and kind fellowship. It doesn't matter where you are, you're appreciated and your input is very valuable to all of us, I believe. At least it is to me. What happens in any corner of the world always matters to me, no matter what.

And I also thank you for being here. I enjoy your posts, and I look forward to them. You keep on keeping on, as we say here, okay?

Maybe the poster who left will see both our words, Warrigal, and the others' words, and come back. He may understand he's missing something, and I'd love for him to regain all he was missing.

You're so kind, and I appreciate you.
 
Pook, Customer Service at W-M is likely the most demanding, least-understood by top management, most-disliked personnel by the shopper, yet inadequately compensated-for
job in the whole store. This, after viewing your Profile.

How do you maintain your "cool" there? Are you "at-ease" with it for the most part? Do you not go home talking to yourself about the day's experiences? Sorry if off topic, off thread, off my rocker, just HAD to ask..,........,.,,...imp
 
I tell you what, honey. I'm going to copy your question here and put it in a new thread, so we don't derail this thread, and I'll explain it. Okay?
 
I will miss you Athos. Though you didn't post much, I enjoyed seeing your user name - Athos. My favorite musketeer. It gave me a feeling of commraderie. :)
 

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