Pollyana

Good to hear - got a close friend starting work there next year

Pollyana

That's the thing though - see the words in bold above. In the last 200 or so posts on the old combined thread there were about half a dozen questions related to getting a CPV which were just submerged and not being answered because of the chat going on around them. The same happens in ANY long thread - we had a similar issue with Spouse Visas, several years ago. A very long thread which became a chat thread and people stopped asking visa-related questions because they weren't getting answers. Everyone was happily chatting away but the visa problems were being overlooked. We started a new Spouse thread, just for visa questions, and it works really well. At the same time those of us coming on Spouse Visas found that although we had a few issues "special"to us, most aspects of life are the same for everyone and being able to chat to people with contrasting experiences can sometimes be as interesting as talking to those with the same visa.
I just don't get the bit about spoiling the part - the fun, the humour and the hilarity is all still here - in fact if you care to dip into a few of the other threads you'll see that it exists throughout the forum, not just in this thread I've even been to BE meets where I've met people that are here on CPVs and have been brave enough to come out and meet the rest of the rabble - and they say they enjoyed it too

All we are trying to do is help people with questions about visas to find the answers, and help everyone to enjoy their move to Australia - making friends in the wider community can only help with that. Many of us have made long-lasting friends through this site, who we now see regularly in real life

Sue

Post it in here, this is for Australia Lifestyle chat after all

The production company for Phil Down Under posted a few threads in our Media Requests forum looking for participants. It would interesting to know if anyone from BE will be in the new series.

Sue

So pleased your granddaughter is doing so well and congratulations on the news. It must have been a very worrying time for you all and it's nice that she is going from strength to strength and you get news like this. I bet you are all very excited.

moneypenny20

As has been said before, you can start a thread on anything that causes you concern. There are stacks of people not on CPV who can and will help with any issues you believe you are struggling with. Why would you cut off a massive help line just because you feel safe in the one thread? If you've got the balls to go through the stresses and strains of applying for a CPV and move to the other side of the world, I'm honestly confused as to why you won't explore the world of BE. There's even more of a party going on.

With respect, considering some you (general) have never moved outside one thread, I'm at a loss to understand what issues you have that you don't believe anyone else has. Everyone has the same issues, believe you me. We've all been there and we're all trying to help others. In many cases it's just as scary, maybe more so, for young people to move to the other side of the world leaving their family and friends behind and taking small children away from the grandparents, whereas you guys are at least joining families.

Perhaps you could have a good look around the Lifestyle forum and see what's there before knocking it and deciding it's not of use to you.

DaveandLinda

Hi Cath and Tony

Glad to hear that you have landed safely. Say Hi to Perth for us. Wish we were there! At least you are away from this awful weather at the moment. Spoke to my daughter the other day who said it was 36 degrees there. Talk about extremes! Hope to see you at one of the PIP meet ups maybe.

Les Avalook

The lunatics have taken over the asylum?

Barbaran

Hi Guys,
Where am I ? Lifestyle or Information? Where are all my friends?

ancpar

Hello, we are feeling just the same.

Sue

Here and Here

framboy

Including us, just got CO and not had the usual congrats, think the Mods have messed up a good site

Pollyana

Some of you seem a little confused by some of the terms we are using, and it is confusing when you're fairly new to the internet, took me months to work it all out

The "site" is www.britishexpats.com - its fine, at least all the other thousands of users seems quite happy
Within the site there are several "forums" - the CPV thread now runs in two of those - the main Australia forum, and the Australia Immigration forum (where it started).

Within the forums there are "threads" - this is one, an offshoot of the original long one in the Immigration forum.

Each comment posted onto a thread is called a "post".

Hope that helps a bit

fiz

Hear hear! I've just read 3 pages worth of postings from moderators who I had never seen on this forum before and I don't know which thread I was on either

Perhaps the moderators haven't taken into account the fact that because it takes so long to get a case officer for a CPV, inevitably we end up chatting about other issues whilst we wait for our visa. Meanwhile, all those lifestyle postings are INCREDIBLY important to those of us feeling apprehensive about the potential issues of the big move.

I have learnt so much from this forum about things relevant to me-tiny things like a Seniors card-which I wouldn't necessarily get from a general immigration forum-I've looked at those and they are far less relevant to my position. As someone moving planning to move out on my own, it has been a great source of comfort.

I really can't see why we, the regular users of this forum , can't have a say. Sadly we seem to have "lost" friends already because of this decision

Kind regards
Fiz

audie123

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I hear you, I hear you!

Many many congratulations! - where are you off to? we will be on the gold coast in april and are hoping to get together with a few PIQ's ( poms in Queensland (via Canada)

I bet you feel a bit miffed with not so many 'congrats' posts - I would too

CONGRATULATIONS

audie and catherine (waiting in the wings)

Les Avalook

I think you are really taking the P now.

Some of your customers have been posting for more than 2 years and know what parts of the site is called, just because we are old we are not stupid.

We have only asked for the 'old thread' to be kept together, not how we should use the site.

Maybe if you took a less patronizing style you may just get back the long term posters you seem to have lost and keep the ones you have got.

Bear in mind we are all paying about £40,000 to come out to Oz and we will be users of many of the services your advertisers provide.