Originally Posted by IceMaiden

Cheeky Bu##er!! It was only a kiss and actually I did not offer anyway. He asked!!

And as we were talking about being nice - Jealousy is not a nice trait either......... :D

Originally Posted by mjanovitz

Well to be fair, I would say posts such as "I want to emigrate to canada where do I start?, and I have seen some.......don't really deserve a serious response.

How many times have people been directed to the CIC website, surely it cant be that hard to find and I would have thought one of the first things you would start looking for if you were serious about immigration.

I found the board useful to ask the odd specific question during the process but wouldn't have relied on it to guide me through the whole thing.

I think there has been a change in the mood of the forum since the last major episode that resulted in the Maple Leaf being created, since then there are still moans about thread content. i.e. sending Karma, being mean to newcomers.

I have heard people say that they think the UK is a nanny state, it looks like this forum is heading in the same direction. So new rules need to be added to the posting guidelines then:

1. Always be positive and nurturing to all posters, especially newcomers.
2. Do not mention whether you have or have not sent Karma

Any other suggestions for new posting rules?

Originally Posted by dbd33

There is never a need to post "I have sent you a pm". Either the content of the pm is of general interest and could go in the thread or it's only of interest to the reader in which case we don't need to know it exists.

Originally Posted by iaink

I turned notification off. Sometimes I dont notice for a while when there is a message. Seldom life or death though, is it?

Originally Posted by mjanovitz

Being told to shut up and give us a kiss?????? Now is that how you want to be treated by others??????

Actually it probably is ;) (without the shut up bit)

Originally Posted by ImLivingTheDream

What a load of cobblers. Someone asks a stupid question, they deserve a stupid answer. Use the search button, it's not rocket science. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by ImLivingTheDream

but it's all been answered a million times before.
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Originally Posted by iaink

But not by that person. If you dont want to answer this time around, then dont. Simple.

Civility and good manners cost nothing, and its the lack of simple manners and civility thats taking UK society down the crapper.

Originally Posted by IceMaiden

If people don't understand civility and good manners, it no wonder that children are growing up the way they are. Children learn by immitation, so if we want nice polite children we should be practising it ourselves!!

Come on give the next generation something to build on.

(climbs off soapbox).

Originally Posted by Hangman

Thank you...well said.

Originally Posted by IceMaiden

If people don't understand civility and good manners, it no wonder that children are growing up the way they are. Children learn by immitation, so if we want nice polite children we should be practising it ourselves!!

Come on give the next generation something to build on.

(climbs off soapbox).

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

OK.

Since it was my response to Liz that sparked all this off I'm going to have my say.

1) It isn't just newbies that post 'stupid' questions or comments.
2) With the very very odd exception I have never had a go at any newbie for asking what others (or even I) consider a 'stupid' question
3) Certain individuals who post on this board have been in Canada for a long time and shouldnt need to ask half the things they do.
4) We all have bad days
5) As has been said before if you dont like a post(er) then just ignore it(them)
6) If you're looking for nicey nicey all the time this isnt the place to find it.