tonyman Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Bloody norah where did all this come from? I must live in a parallel universe. Maybe it is a good idea not to meet in person if this is the result? Well, im not one to repeat gossip so listen very carefully............. im the same as QSS , unfortunately ive met only one offensive person on here , not bad considering the amount of good people ive had the pleasure of meeting through this site ..........Long Live the site ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about and that's not being talked about. - Oscar Wilde After hearing some gossip this week and being told I'm being talked about I thought why on earth do I bother with forums, do I need the extra stress. Then I stopped and thought, even though we have one or two who like to try their hardest to spoil things and upset people they are a very tiny minority. I have made some wonderful friends through the forum, both virtual and in the real world. I have adopted @ali as my sister and @Rossmoyne as my mum. Plus many other members who I'm very close to. I have found through my years on here that people have always come and gone, some we have been glad to get rid of others it's been sad to let go. We have lost a couple of lovely members to the big man upstairs, I often think of them, such lovely people who were taken away at such a young age. Then we have seen lots of relationships blossom and a couple of marriages between members, this couldn't have happened without the forum. I have heard of members offering people jobs, houses, references, help etc these are all wonderful people. At the meet up this weekend nearly everyone I spoke to had made friends through the forums. Those who had recently arrived to Perth were made to feel very welcome and left with numerous contacts and new friends. So, I'm sorry to the people who like to have something or someone to gossip about but I won't be letting that get to me. You are the minority and are outweighed by the wonderful members who we have. :hug::wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Bloody norah where did all this come from? I must live in a parallel universe. Maybe it is a good idea not to meet in person if this is the result? It wasn't anyone who came to the meet. The post really wasn't about the gossip but more about how friendly and helpful the forum has been to numerous members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 PQ: I told you our affair would never stay a secret!! :wink: Ssshhhhh you will start them all off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 After hearing some gossip this week and being told I'm being talked about I thought why on earth do I bother with forums, do I need the extra stress. Then I stopped and thought, even though we have one or two who like to try their hardest to spoil things and upset people they are a very tiny minority. I have made some wonderful friends through the forum, both virtual and in the real world. I have adopted @ali as my sister and @Rossmoyne as my mum. Plus many other members who I'm very close to. I have found through my years on here that people have always come and gone, some we have been glad to get rid of others it's been sad to let go. We have lost a couple of lovely members to the big man upstairs, I often think of them, such lovely people who were taken away at such a young age. Then we have seen lots of relationships blossom and a couple of marriages between members, this couldn't have happened without the forum. I have heard of members offering people jobs, houses, references, help etc these are all wonderful people. At the meet up this weekend nearly everyone I spoke to had made friends through the forums. Those who had recently arrived to Perth were made to feel very welcome and left with numerous contacts and new friends. So, I'm sorry to the people who like to have something or someone to gossip about but I won't be letting that get to me. You are the minority and are outweighed by the wonderful members who we have. @The Pom Queen..... thank you for my "Adopted Mum" status..... very honoured! I have just read through this thread and there are many good comments, but basically I think it all boils down to the fact that we are all very different and want different things out of life. Some people carry their same persona from real life onto a forum, be they nice or nasty.... but there are some who live behind their keyboard as someone perhaps they would like to be, but fail in real life to live up to the nice character they portray online. I have certainly come across one of these in my time on the forum, and after finding out the hard way just what a poisonous person in real life this excuse for an adult was, it put me off trying to develop face to face friendships from the forum for a while. You also have to take into account that some people are never ever satisfied with what they have and are always looking for more, and consequently try to belittle others they consider have a better life than them. You can only feel sorry for such people as they miss out on so much in life. So well done dear PQ for having the attitude of not letting someone elses vitriol and bad manners get to you. You are one of the most honest and genuine people I know and you are well loved by so many many people, both on and off the forum. Hold that thought! Rossy-Mum:hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 @The Pom Queen..... thank you for my "Adopted Mum" status..... very honoured! I have just read through this thread and there are many good comments, but basically I think it all boils down to the fact that we are all very different and want different things out of life. Some people carry their same persona from real life onto a forum, be they nice or nasty.... but there are some who live behind their keyboard as someone perhaps they would like to be, but fail in real life to live up to the nice character they portray online. I have certainly come across one of these in my time on the forum, and after finding out the hard way just what a poisonous person in real life this excuse for an adult was, it put me off trying to develop face to face friendships from the forum for a while. You also have to take into account that some people are never ever satisfied with what they have and are always looking for more, and consequently try to belittle others they consider have a better life than them. You can only feel sorry for such people as they miss out on so much in life. So well done dear PQ for having the attitude of not letting someone elses vitriol and bad manners get to you. You are one of the most honest and genuine people I know and you are well loved by so many many people, both on and off the forum. Hold that thought! Rossy-Mum:hug: Actually you seem to young to be mum, so maybe an older sister lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 There's always a few nutjobs in every group- part of life's rich pattern.Sometimes when you look beneath the surface they are hurting for a reason, be it real or imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Actually you seem to young to be mum, so maybe an older sister lol. Flatterer PQ!!!!.... you know I am well qualified by years to be your Mum.... so let's go with that! You can join the other very special people who have adopted me as a Mum over the years..... xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 There's always a few nutjobs in every group- part of life's rich pattern.Sometimes when you look beneath the surface they are hurting for a reason, be it real or imagined. Spot on Starlight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHeart Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 There's always a few nutjobs in every group- part of life's rich pattern.Sometimes when you look beneath the surface they are hurting for a reason, be it real or imagined. Dead right. PIO is like a soap opera only more unbelievably dramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyt Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Don't doubt yourself Kate, it's due to your forums that I've met some amazing people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I'm sure everyone would have been talking about me the whole time of the meet. But who cares. What else do people from a forum who don't know each other have to talk about but the forum and forum members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the bottler Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 you are joking right ? ... why in heaven's name would we talk about you ? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambethlad Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Don't worry about it, you're doing a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossmoyne Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'm sure everyone would have been talking about me the whole time of the meet. But who cares.What else do people from a forum who don't know each other have to talk about but the forum and forum members. Actually Parly.... hate to burst your bubble, but no-one I talked to on Sunday mentioned your name.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Don't doubt yourself Kate, it's due to your forums that I've met some amazing people! And some sexy forex guy :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I'm sure everyone would have been talking about me the whole time of the meet. But who cares.What else do people from a forum who don't know each other have to talk about but the forum and forum members. To be honest the forum itself doesn't usually come up in any discussions and not the members, we are too busy having lots of fun to discuss the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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