You are clearly atypical. Most people who come to BE don't have your resources, and apparently not your patience either. Worse they come here wearing rose-tinted spectacles and only seem to want confirmation that the process is easy and life in Australia (or wherever) is wonderful.

What term would you use to describe a newly registered BE member who was asking advice of users who'd been here for a few years?

As for having to know everything about Australia within a week of being on BE, I have no idea where you got that idea from. I was on BE for about four months as a guest/reader before I registered, I was registered for about 18 months before I moved and I've now been here in Aus for over 10 years and I can say hand on heart I know very little, in the grand scheme of things, about Australia and migrating.

I read thread after thread after thread for months before I asked a question. When I did ask questions people generally replied with either a link to another thread or the Immigration Dept site etc that I may have missed or gave me the info. Some of them took the piss because I may have worded the question in a dumb manner. I sucked up all the info both good bad and indifferent and I thanked people. I appreciated the fact that they had replied, regardless of whether I wanted to hear the reply.

As far as I understand the above is pretty much how the vast majority of posters did their research. Not one person on here gets paid for helping others. Some reply with sweetness and light, some with slightly less objectivity and some, because of their personal circumstance with downright negativity. If you want a balanced view you read it all and work out which replies apply to you but there's no need to abuse people for replying to your questions, just ignore what you don't like and thank those whose reply you do like.

You registered on BE for advice and information. Apparently you haven't appreciated what you've been told. However you then tell someone who's been helping others for a number of years that perhaps she should get a life. What would happen if everyone who'd got help moving here then dropped away and never helped the people following? Where would the help come from?

You're very lucky to have friends and family who can help and support. The majority of us don't/didn't have that luck. If you want to stick around and get involved in the huge family that is BE that's awesome and you'd be very welcome, if it's not for you and you go elsewhere then that's also cool, you could even find five other expat forums and use all of them but please don't abuse people unnecessarily.

Ah, so you didn't get the answers you were hoping for either! That figures!

You've successfully insulted several people who put a lot of time and energy into helping people who want to move to Australia, if you think "newbies" is patronising, you are seriously going to struggle with Australian attitudes and humour should you ever get there.

People ask questions, people answer questions and, quite frankly, some of the questions are naive in the extreme but people still take the time to answer. If they are a little short and don't deliver a "sweetness and light every base covered" essay in response, you have to cut them a bit of slack because if the questioner perused a little bit more and tracked the odd thread or two before launching onto their keyboard they would quickly get an idea of what might be the response. Even if they gave a little bit of a clue that they had considered various facets of living in Australia (like its size for starters) rather than the usual "where can I find a family friendly mainly British suburb" kind of thing, they would get more useful information.

There ya go, all you helpful folk who try and answer questions - don't bother, they don't want the answers!

In which case, I think pretty much all of us are guilty then - 'newbie' is a standard internet term meaning a newcomer to a forum, and I use it regularly, as do most on BE. In fact, we have sticky 'welcoming' threads in the Canada forum that are addressed to that exact term, a 'Newbie'. Nobody has ever complained about it being patronising in my numerous years as a mod on this forum, so I think you might just be alone in finding it offensive tbh.

What on earth is your problem? You had posted three times prior to this outburst and you received perfectly pleasant and helpful responses.

Although I guess we did decline to advise you which part of Australia is "best for Brits" although it was explained why not.

By the way, your comment about having too much time on hands is rude and also illogical. You are apparently wanting to use a forum for advice but then insulting the people that do contribute by suggesting that they are saddos with too much time on their hands? Which is it?

I'm very much a newcomer here. My first thread had a little skepticism associated with our long planning process too, 4-5 years, but all the points made were fair even if I don't plan to act on all of the advice. We're all different.

I think the important thing is to be appreciative of the time people take to post answers, whether they agree with you or not.

Most of the direct responses I see are to find out what you have figured out for yourself, and let you know what you might be getting yourself into. No bad thing when you might be starting a venture that is going to cost you tens of thousands if it's a success, and much more if it doesn't work out.

So your advice for the OP was....?

Oh yeah, no advice at all, because until she knows if she even qualifies for a visa then there's not a lot people can answer.

Sounds like you live in a miserable place.

I would advise a move.

Lucky Australia is a big country with lots of variation.

Actually Teza, you've made me feel great...very many thanks I often think that the six months that I spend in a completely frozen climate is dreadful...I had never strayed from Canada to the Australian forum before this post...knowing that you aren't all having a great time with a prawn on the Barbie makes me feel much much better!

Quite seriously, I came on this forum six or seven years ago from France where I was living. I have now been living in Canada for nearly four years. I had visited the country many times, and am married to a Canadian, but the practicalities of moving, with a child, three cats one dog and an enormous shipment would have been impossible without the help of so very many posters on BE. They've stuck with me during the euphoric first year, and then through the depressive second year, many of them have become friends from afar and we are a support network....which lots of us need and value.

Newbies, really good luck...if it is all 'just a dream' enjoy it, and rubbish our advice...if you are going to ever make the journey, you'll probably one day need to have resource to some of our past experiences...in which case, welcome! That's why we are here, we just wanted to give something back.

Thank you, I'm glad someone has said it. I noticed some years ago the same questions get asked time and again. Usually by people who insist they've searched the site too.

That's ok. I would have thought though far more to consider in that case. Besides the ability to be in with a chance to qualify, more important the dynamics of such a move. The huge cost of living Down Under, where to locate, work situation. Just because skill may be interested, far from assured of obtaining work in that field.
There is really a lot to consider. Australia is far removed from being a definite improvement in living standards as a generation ago.

It certainly is a big place. But not as varied as one may assume. One is largely confined to a few locations for work, most places are expensive to boot. Without a job, likely won't last long.

Expensive compared to what? There's not a single place in Australia where the average salary and cost of living are as distant as a place like London.

Anyhow. I was more thinking about the reference to not going outside for 2 months of the year. That might be somewhere in Australia but I wouldn't have a clue where ..... Marble Bar?

The glass half full attitude stinks and I have no idea why people, yourself as a chief instigator, try to put people off living their dreams. Self pity?

I'm a Marble Bar girl - it's lovely. Haven't been back for about 30 years now. I hope to go in the next year or so. I've still got extended family there and a brother in Nullagine. I'll let you know if I get to go outside when I'm there.

I didn't say never go out but as we seem to live in "cyclone alley" options are limited.
I do love where I live and therefore unlike your suggestions I don't want to move and it's not miserable. However, here comes the hated word, "newbies" expect eternal sunshine, that it is not for sure.
People who want to move here for weather may not realise that it's not just sunshine but yes, weather plays huge part, effecting work, ability of kids walking to school, all sports etc