Just getting into the Spirit..................
Sep 17th 2009 | 4:44 am
#63
Magnificently Withering
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,908
From: Oakville, ON
Sep 18th 2009 | 8:38 pm
#65
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,102
From: One foot in Calgary, one in London
Re: Just getting into the Spirit..................
We survived your recent vacation
Why cant people just put up and shut up.
If people want to inform otherpeople that some UK icon has passed on, then why not let them. Generally its people unlikely to be reported in the Canadian press, or people who are known globally who touched on the public in a way that people want to recognise. If its not your cup of tea, then simply dont open the thread. Im not into the whole celebrity circus, but so what if others are, if it entertains them wheres the harm.
If people want to share that they have sold their house, or are expecting a child, then either ignore it, or share their joy or concerns, whatever works for you. It takes a while to replace family and friends, for some the posters here are an early replacement for that, so why not share if you want to shout it from the rooftops how happy you are?
What I do object to is when opposing viewpoints degenerate into bickering, name calling and personal abuse.
Too many people here seem to think that the world will end if they dont post something....anything, just to let us all know they are still alive. Something about "noisy gongs or clanging cymbals" comes to mind. Im not much for the bible, but that bit resonates with me.
Please, keep it civil. You all know the rules by now.
Why cant people just put up and shut up.
If people want to inform otherpeople that some UK icon has passed on, then why not let them. Generally its people unlikely to be reported in the Canadian press, or people who are known globally who touched on the public in a way that people want to recognise. If its not your cup of tea, then simply dont open the thread. Im not into the whole celebrity circus, but so what if others are, if it entertains them wheres the harm.
If people want to share that they have sold their house, or are expecting a child, then either ignore it, or share their joy or concerns, whatever works for you. It takes a while to replace family and friends, for some the posters here are an early replacement for that, so why not share if you want to shout it from the rooftops how happy you are?
What I do object to is when opposing viewpoints degenerate into bickering, name calling and personal abuse.
Too many people here seem to think that the world will end if they dont post something....anything, just to let us all know they are still alive. Something about "noisy gongs or clanging cymbals" comes to mind. Im not much for the bible, but that bit resonates with me.
Please, keep it civil. You all know the rules by now.
