1. A newsgroup is a meeting place for people that have similar interests to
get together and TALK about those interests and ANYTHING ELSE that they feel
like talking about.
2. If you don't like someone or don't like their posts, then filter out
their posts or just ignore them.
3. If OT's bother you, again, filter or don't read. No one is twisting your
arm.
4. People who have problems, any problems like to talk to other people about
them. It's natural to talk about something that bothers you. It is a way
of coping and learning from others who may share the same experiences.
It is not a bad thing. Again, if you don't want to share in these
conversations/posts...don't read them.
There is no reason for all of the sniping and meanness that goes on around
here. All it does is make people afraid to post ANYTHING at all. There are
so many sweet, helpful people out there that would probably love to take a
more active role in this group that stay silent because all of ugliness.
Thanks for reading,
Lisa M
Not true. Our charter is set up to discuss needlework. If you want to
discuss child rearing, you find a newsgroup that focuses on child
rearing.
That being said - we at RCTN, as a *general* concensus over time,
graciously allow off-topic posts - providing they stay civil. They're
easy enough to skip. I often contribute to off-topic discussions. But
I don't mind being reminded that things have gone too far. These are
"reminders", generally. We all need them. Even as mature adults, we
sometimes forget ourselves. Gentle reminders help us stay on track; we
refocus our mission.
[huge snip]
> There is no reason for all of the sniping and meanness that goes on around
> here.
Gee - unless my newsreader is really off, I haven't seen much - if any -
of that in the last couple days <big grin>.
> All it does is make people afraid to post ANYTHING at all. There are
> so many sweet, helpful people out there that would probably love to
> take a more active role in this group that stay silent because all of > ugliness.
> Thanks for reading,
> Lisa M
There are many reasons people don't post. Keeping things ON TOPIC helps
to include more lurkers in the long run.
What are you working on?
Dianne
As for defending anyone who seems to be on the receiving end of bullying and
abuse--the people involved tend to be our hardier members who are completely
capable of defending themselves. They even have the wisdom to drop the subject,
but unfortunately other chime and and can't stop.
Let's just move on.
The Wren
I do. However, you didn't mark this thread OT, so it didn't get
filtered. If you're going to chastise people, at least follow the rules
yourself.
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"lisa matthews" <rhian...@HOT.rr.com> wrote in message
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>I am sorry, but I always type "on" instead of "no." Even though I proof all my
>text, I never see it. I have a bit of dyslexia. Sorry...
I just thought perhaps it was a small Freudian slip. <duck>
Amy
Claudia
"zphysics" <zphy...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
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>>I just thought perhaps it was a small Freudian slip. <duck>
>I don't even "get" it? On instead of no a Freudian slip...please splain?
Oh, I just meant you said "I have on desire to flame you," instead of
"I have no desire to flame you." I'm sure any Freud-worshipper worth
his salt would jump to tell you that what you meant was that you *did*
want to flame her - "one desire" or "an desire."
Amy
who just got finished reading a book about how badly the whole
Freud/psychoanalysis way of thinking treated the *truly* mentally ill
and is finding it affects her whole viewpoint today. :-)
Do all of you like to sit around and chit chat with friends while stitching --
even if you are the only stitcher in the group? Do you think stitching while
talking makes you seem uninterested?
Donna
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Lei
wat...@aol.com (Watabod) wrote in message news:<20010710204238...@ng-cf1.aol.com>...
>I hadn't even noticed. Of course, I often type yuo for you so I guess I
>wouldn't. I think there is a loose connection between my brain & my fingers.
>LOL
There are some typos I'm pretty consistent on [but I'm a bit picky
about what I let go out, so I can touch-type backspace as well as I
can any letter key (sheesh, nearly typed backstitch for backspace
(giggle))]. The really weird part is that when I'm writing something
by hand and hit a word I tend to mistype.
I will, with a pen, duplicate my usual typo and have to correct it.
--
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Adams, Erma Bombeck, Jeff Foxworthy/CHOCOLATE! :-)
>> It's natural to talk about something
>Do all of you like to sit around and chit chat with friends while stitching --
>even if you are the only stitcher in the group? Do you think stitching while
>talking makes you seem uninterested?
My friends tend to understand that I want something to do with my
hands while chatting. I don't usually do anything that requires
serious concentration while talking, and most of the people who know
me know that I multi-task just fine. In fact, in some cases, I can
keep better track of the conversation [while crocheting or whatever]
than other parties who aren't multi-tasking do. :-)
> There are some typos I'm pretty consistent on [but I'm a bit picky
> about what I let go out, so I can touch-type backspace as well as I
> can any letter key (sheesh, nearly typed backstitch for backspace
> (giggle))]. The really weird part is that when I'm writing something
> by hand and hit a word I tend to mistype.
>
> I will, with a pen, duplicate my usual typo and have to correct it.
> --
> Seanette Blaylock
Now, this has got me wondering how many do as I do: 'punish' themselves
for making a typo!
I learnt to type via Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (couldn't recommend it
highly enough!) and I went from being a fairly efficient three-finger
typist to being a wobblingly efficient touch typist. The *freedom* of
being able to type without looking changed my life!
The only thing is, I have this awful internal rule: 'you make a silly
typo, you backspace and correct it, even if it's a sentence back'! How
silly is that? Is my Asperger's showing?
Originally, the idea was to blot out all typos by aversion therapy. It
didn't work. I still do the typos and I still backspace stupidly to
punish myself for making them! Aaaarrrrggghhh!
Anyway, my most frequent typo is 'teh' for 'the'.
--
Trish {|:OI}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
>Anyway, my most frequent typo is 'teh' for 'the'.
I seem to always type "amyway" instead of "anyway", for obvious
reasons. Also always have problems with world - it wants to be work
every time.
And don't think it's the Asperger's coming out - I definitely don't
have it, but the print on the backspace key on my computer is worn
off. :-)
Amy
>The only thing is, I have this awful internal rule: 'you make a silly
>typo, you backspace and correct it, even if it's a sentence back'! How
>silly is that? Is my Asperger's showing?
Don't know, since I don't know much about Asperger's. :-)
I do that, too. Spot a typo, *must* go back and fix it [I don't always
backspace that far, might just click to the spot and fix it]. I just
hate to have something go out with a misspelling or typo that makes me
look of questionable literacy [I can make myself look stupid enough
without such glaring errors ;-)].
--
Drisana
WIP: Promises Kept - Dimensions Gold Collection, Angel of Autumn - MLI
UFO:a bunch of half done kits...no immediate plans to finish any
"Watabod" <wat...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Pat P.
Ruby wrote
> I enjoy a healthy discussion but don't like to be preached at. Who
> died and made you God of the newsgroup.
> And yes I have had my coffee this morning.
> Ruby
> "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most"
> There are
> so many sweet, helpful people out there that would probably love to take a
> more active role in this group that stay silent because all of ugliness.
Good points. I've found this so much nicer to read once I filtered out OT and
some of the stitchers whose energy didn't mesh with mine. I'm not saying they
didn't have good things to say, they just said it in a way I personally didn't
want to hear it.
Best Stitches,
Bess
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> Do you think stitching while talking makes you seem uninterested?
My professors in college thought so. :)
LOL !
I had the most boring night class last year - the professor wrote everything
on the board Incredible Slowly - and I'm a fast writer. And to make matters
worse he even repeated everything he wrote about 4 times ! Needless to say
I spent oodles of time playing tic-tac-toe with myself in the margins. I
often thought it would be wonderful to take my stitching so that I could get
something accomplished - and stay awake until 11 p.m. for my 4.5 hour
classes. But since the class only had 4 of us in it, I figured it would be
a bit too obvious :)
Shannon
姣 My mind works like lightning -- one brilliant flash and it's gone ! 姣
29/f, civil engineer, Toronto, ON, Canada
WIP: Angel of Love (MLI); Summer Sampler (MLI); Baby sampler; Hearts sampler
(Charland); Golfers (Lynne Nicoletti); Snoopy (kit)
I did have someone comment at me stitching during a regular meeting I
attend. I was shocked that someone would mention it. I thought about it
and still can't find out what is wrong. It is not a meeting where I am
expected to speak or take notes. It is a meeting where I find that if I am
stitching I am much less fidgetty and can make the whole meeting without
talking to the person next to me (interrupting THEIR listening). But, now
that I think about what Watabod wrote, perhaps he took it as disinterested.
Of course, I am seldom interested in what this man has to say (as it doesn't
match my values or goals, etc of the purpose of the meeting), so it is
irrelavant to me. It is more a matter of 'take what you need and leave the
rest'. If you say something that 'I need' then I will hear it better if I
am less occupied about what she is saying to the person next to her, what he
is wearing, how hot the room is, how bad the coffee is, etc. Just me, my
stitching and the speaker and the message will be heard.
That's my .02 worth.
Kristal
"victoria" <ani...@animaux.net0> wrote in message
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> On 11 Jul 2001 00:42:38 GMT, wat...@aol.com (Watabod) wrote:
>
> >> It's natural to talk about something
> >
> >Do all of you like to sit around and chit chat with friends while
stitching --
> >even if you are the only stitcher in the group? Do you think stitching
while
> >talking makes you seem uninterested?
> >
> >Donna
>
> Well, to be honest, I really can't talk and stitch. I have to pay
attention to
> what I'm doing because if I don't, I frog and frog and frog...and I don't
like
> to frog and frog...!
>
> I suppose if Kristal came over, and I sat and stitched while she didn't,
it
> would torture her because she'd realize she wasn't home stitching
also...but I
> don't sit and stitch when I have company. I would think to THEM, it would
seem
> that I was disinterested...and to be honest, I probably would be
disinterested
> if I was stitching!
>
> Double edge sword type thing.
>
> V
>
>
> http://www.freetibet.org
On the other hand, stitching/sewing friends visit with a two fold purpose:
work AND talk, so no problem there! And those are great visits!
Lee
"Lei" <hl...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> I like to stitch while I chit chat, but I think my non-stitching
> friends don't like it when I do that.
<snip>
Gillian
Florida ( 65 and with sometimes a fiendish sense of humor!! Must be the Brit
in me!)
"Sheena Mackenzie" <she...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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Linda
Jacksonville, FL
http://community.webshots.com/user/sunfire57
"Gill Murray" <Gillm...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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I had to think about that one. Realized I don't have that many friends who
don't stitch. If they didn't, I don't think I would stitch because IMHO, that
would be rude to a guest in my home. No Flames, I said IMHO.
Happy Stitching
Norma
A true GOW is a very hard person to pin down!! We are all (to be honest)
really nice, but the cantankerous side is a major factor!! Actually, I
really enjoyed talking to you, and was up your way last weekend. Hoards of
little kids, sticky hands, runny noses........being a Grandma is great!!!
You just carefully turn them back to their owners when they get too
disgusting! On the funny side you should have seen my DH building the
playhouse for grandkid number7, with me( current wife) holding things, and
the ex giving him instructions on how to do it!! Hilarious!!
Gillian
"^Linda^" <sunf...@jacksonville.net> wrote in message
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>> It's natural to talk about something
>
>Do all of you like to sit around and chit chat with friends while stitching --
>even if you are the only stitcher in the group? Do you think stitching while
>talking makes you seem uninterested?
>
>Donna
I have a friend who comes over occasionaly and we both stitch
and talk. When I have other friends over I don't stitch while we
visit and yes, if I were to stitch and they didn't IMHO it would
appear that I was disinterested.
take care, Linda :)
Vancouver Island, bc.ca :) (remove 'nospam' to reply)
Linda
Jacksonville, FL
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I'll probably still be a dog. There's just so little hope of
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"Kim Brown" <kawb...@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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As for sense of humour, Ruby, I reckon your post proves that you have quite
enough to qualify! I do wish I`d kept a list though - so many people
"applied" to what was really only said in jest!
Pat P.
Ruby <stit...@mailserv.kayhay.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:25:27 GMT, Sheena Mackenzie
> <she...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> >She has the prerequisites, all but one, she is TOO YOUNG. She must go
and join
> >the other training GOW's - we'll definitely let her in when he turn comes
> >though. Sheena
>
> If the saying "you are only as old as you feel" is true, then I am
> much older than you and should probably be a senior member.. So does
> that count??? must admit I could do with the training though , need to
> work on the sense of humour.
Can I join too. I am a 30-something who sometimes thinks she was born a GOW
:-). I always thought the kids my age were remarkably immature.
Anne (in Ellicott City, MD)
> Can I join too. I am a 30-something who sometimes thinks she was born a GOW
>:-). I always thought the kids my age were remarkably immature.
I had the same problem. I was an only child, and my mother reports
that I was appalled by my classmates on the first day of kindergarten.
I wasn't an only child, but I was the only girl and youngest of 5 children. My brothers are
all two years apart (10,8,6,4) and I am four years behind the youngest of them. I always felt like
I was born two years late.
I think my Mom was a GOW at a very early age and right to the very end.
Anne (in Ellicott City, MD)
Could be fun though, and we could grumble and gripe to each other and give
everyone else a break!
Oh Lord, what have we started, Sheena? What was that about riding a tiger?
Of course now we`re all condemned to wearing purple - should be quite
dramatic ahould we ever have a get-together!!!
Pat P.
Sheena Mackenzie <she...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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The moderators don't allow it.
So what you have is either anarchy, and some folks like that, and I've
read RCTN off and on for years, and have seen some interesting flame
wars.
Or control - like the moderated boards I've mentioned - I think the
moderator question has come up on RCTN various times and has bene
abandoned by those who want freedom.
I surf several boards and enjoy all of them for what they are. But if
people are unhappy or hesitant to post here, there are other places to
go.
Just my two cents worth (and see I've broken my rule about posting on
off-topic posts, darn!).
Angie
>
> There is no reason for all of the sniping and meanness that goes on around
> here. All it does is make people afraid to post ANYTHING at all. There are
> so many sweet, helpful people out there that would probably love to take a
> more active role in this group that stay silent because all of ugliness.
>
> Thanks for reading,
> Lisa M
Where can I get it, please?
Pat
Bea <bea...@home.com> wrote in message news:3B4E24C8...@home.com...
Pat,
I want to belong but can I wear fuschia? Purple is my SIL signature color and I
won't wear it.
Happy Stitching
Norma
I have a chart put out by StitchWorld titled "When I am an old woman, I
Shall Wear Purple". I think it can be ordered directly from them at
770-825-0303. It has a floral border and the poem in the middle.
Janet
"Pat Porter" <pat.p...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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Oy! I'm not wearing pu-pu-purple! I'll wear a lovely shade of *green*,
thank you! It can be vibrant kelly green if you like, but *not*
pu-pu-purple!
(YAWN) Vicki
"Claudia Brant" <cl...@darientel.net> wrote in message
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> Gee, and we wonder why countries can't get along????
>
> Claudia
> "zphysics" <zphy...@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:LpJ27.291$ca.1...@typhoon.we.rr.com...
> > Ah, but that would be so boring :-) :-) :-)
> >
> > /z.
> >
> > "lisa matthews" <rhian...@HOT.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:jYE27.56923$WT.11...@typhoon.austin.rr.com...
> > > First let me say that although I'm probably going to get lots of
flames
> > for
> > > posting at all, I feel that someone should say something to EVERYONE.
> > >
> > > 1. A newsgroup is a meeting place for people that have similar
interests
> > to
> > > get together and TALK about those interests and ANYTHING ELSE that
they
> > feel
> > > like talking about.
> > > 2. If you don't like someone or don't like their posts, then filter
out
> > > their posts or just ignore them.
> > > 3. If OT's bother you, again, filter or don't read. No one is
twisting
> > your
> > > arm.
> > > 4. People who have problems, any problems like to talk to other people
> > about
> > > them. It's natural to talk about something that bothers you. It is a
> way
> > > of coping and learning from others who may share the same experiences.
> > > It is not a bad thing. Again, if you don't want to share in these
> > > conversations/posts...don't read them.
>Oh Lord, what have we started, Sheena? What was that about riding a tiger?
>Of course now we`re all condemned to wearing purple - should be quite
>dramatic ahould we ever have a get-together!!!
I don't have much purple in my wardrobe, except for that chenille
scrunchie I got in last month's exchanges. :-)
Pat P.
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