General Chat

Welcome new bairn. :-)

Quite right Redd :-)))

Hi **Ann**.

Fancy thinking me a troll ....LOL... I've only just found out what it means.

I did have a key ring with a troll ....that had orange spike' y hair !

Scottish Marion.... I left you out the other day.......awhhh sorry .
are you missing BB ?

Well done Joy......

Definitely "upsetedness" :-)

Good to see the troll's post removed - trolls should all note that goading just does not work with me :-)

**tuts** at Susan. "upsetedness" - don't you spell it upsettedness? Looks so much better ;)

A Troll!...........theres lovely Marilyn, I thought a troll was a 1970's doll??

Hello MG, have not written as all my quills need ink lol!

Had grandson last night, well he came at 3pm and stayed over, we are still waiting for the new baby...........she looks so ready........but the little blighter is not for making her long journey just yet.......but will post any news when I get some.

Annx

Good for you Joy. :-)))

I believe that we are in charge of our own feelings. Never should we allow others to make us feel the way they want us to.....If we do....we are to blame....not them!

Ooh, Susanwithnumbers, I, once upon a time, had many a moment of upsetedness; but no longer do I choose to be a victim :-)
x

After a while though...we can suss out the wums and trolls and take a back seat.( sometimes an amusing experience, but also a lesson in humanity )

I admit that if one is a newby and they get upset by the trolling wums, they will get extremely upset......I know this for a fact.....I may not have said much in the past but I have had my moments of upsetedness ( Ok I know there is no such word :-)))))....but most of it is due to my own stupidity, I believe......A victim is a victim by their own naivety....Only in my opinion of course.

I've been here for a long time ( and if I hadn't had a break for a few months back in 2005 I'd still be getting a year for the original price I suppose ) .....anyway , I stay for a few reasons , partly out of habit ( this was the first site I ever posted on ) , mostly because there are loads of lovely people on here and I wouldn't want to lose them by leaving and lastly in the ever decreasing hope that I'll get a few more family tree contacts ....lol

There used to be a funny thread about winding up people being fun, but being a WUM and being a troll, they are two different beings, and one can tell the difference easily :-)

I STAY BECAUSE I AM NOT A QUITTER
seriously
it can be fun
it can he heart wrenching on here
but most of all i like the friends that i have made


those special people mean the world to me

Now I don't usually use the word WUM as mentioned on here , but I had to Google it, and found this.:-

A WUM is a wind up merchant and a TROLL is someone who will deliberately post to provocative thread in hope of getting people to respond (and they usually do ) !!

So TROLL is new to me..

Not a lot of people know that .....LOL

Hi to **Ann** back there & to Stray....~~~~~~~~

Allan I love blackberries ...

Hi Carole - I still think often of our lovely Allison. What a lasting legacy she left with us - "stay beautiful".

S xx

Hello dear Susanwithnumbers

Just thought I'd answer your question too:-)

I stay around for the friendships Ive made, never in my wildest dreams did I think that it was possible to form a friendship with someone over the internet - and gagged when my brother met and married his OH online, they are still happily married!!

As for the so called wum's, I couldn't give two hoots about, as in real life - I can't be bothered!!

I'm not an experienced researcher, and the TTF boards have helped/taught me a lot, and that's just by reading! Those people that help are amazing - thank you, to all of you!!

I have also had some help from my dear friends on the Aussie thread both personally and in the family history way - for that I'm in their debt, I love you all!!

We also lost a very dear friend on that thread, Allison. So if it wasn't for these boards - I wouldn't have made that friendship.

Sorry Susan, you did ask, lol!!! You're kinda alright yourself xx

Carole xx

Crikey...........I have been in Big Brother Land!! lol

Will have to check it out and catch up!!

Hi Sue with number's

lol at comment made about cliquey threads, we have all run over here to join you and add to the reason we have stayed.

I have chattered to many nice people on here and made a lot of friend's, I have had a lot of support and a lot of laugh's with many peep's on the different thread's and that is why I stay.
Since I came on the board's I must admit I haven't done much to my Tree.

"Ann " were have you been the past few week's hun X Factor has been back for at least 3wks :))


Diane x

When I feel in a 'Grrr' mood, I find a quick e-mail to an supermarket about their carrots, apples etc a good thing.
Also an e-mail to your internet provider (with, of course a premium telephone number) stating that you aren't happy at being 'number 1 in the queue and still spend 20 minutes waiting before giving up.
Then, after sending them an e-mail complaining, asking why they are incapable of forwarding said e-mail to the correct 'department.
A great stress reliever full of wonderment at what 'statutory' reply you'll get - and how irrelevant to your initial complaint it will be!

After this, when I come onto GR, life seems a bit more sensible - even when the WUMs turn up!!

Hi Sue

I agree with Allan ( except about his grandfather .lol)

I've mostly given up on my tree cos don't get much joy with hot matches I have loads, but only been contacted by a few ( Bobby no mates spring to mind ! )

I stay for the interaction with other members, and still keep in touch with 2 ex members , now good friends from Oz :))

Sandie.x

Thank you Allan :-))

It is people like yourself, hidden away in other threads that perhaps some do not read, that keeps me here.

When we moan about nothing going on or wums, we forget, in my opinion, that there are many other threads with many many more members we may never have spoken to. Sometimes the heading doesn't reflect the on going banter or stories.

Now and then I peek into these threads...at first I thought they were cliquey, but I found that if one introduces oneself and joins in......many friends can be made..........Not all of GR is Wummy....we can choose who we speak to or avoid.


Edit:- and I luvs ya too Suemaid................


Sheesh and Yuk......the things one says at this time of night/day

As I said on the Oz thread - I stay because of the lovely friends I've made and the family contacts and of course because I luvs ya:-))

S x