I have been reading here and just wondering if it is a place to vent?

Not like other chat places is it?

Everyone seems very angry.



G'day Brianna and welcome. You are certainly starting out on a negative foot. LOL



Venting? Speaking whats on your mind? Yes



Not like other places? Its no different from other forums Ive visited except it gives seniors opinions.



Angry? Perhaps as struggling Pensioners frustrated with government, cost of living and the way our society is going down the toilet? Yes we all get angry -- unless you have an empty vacuum on your shoulders



I think its name Meeting Place conjures a place where lonely hearts gather, evident by some unusual posts herein LOL

Welcome to the forum brianna--We all have opinions--and it is good to be able to vent them--with no hard feelings to anyone--good to have an open debate--hope you stay.

Good to see you here Brianna. Jump in and you will find many new friends.

Phyl.

Welcome Brianna, we all have our own opinions and it great to be able to debate subjects which pertain to us "oldies".

Differences of opinions never hurt anyone and we might even learn something. I would much rather be in this forum than many of the mindless chat rooms on the internet.

Have a read and post your opinion. Cheers.

Thank you PlanB, Phyl and Moggy.



I think B Frank maybe the owner of the site? so of course can use it for whatever he wants anyway just strange

to say to me:-



B Frank wrote "You are certainly starting out on a negative foot. LOL"

I think its name Meeting Place conjures a place where lonely hearts gather, evident by some unusual posts herein LOL



What was negative about what I said in just a couple of lines? when B Frank to be frank everything you seem to say

seems negative to me.

I only came here to chat to people....So just surprised to see you seem angry about everything! so thought

this was the place that was just for venting ....and I am not looking for a lonely hearts place at all if you mean meeting

someone.

I am very new to the net so of course I can see I may not be happy here as nearly all posts are from BFrank

and running everyone down - amazing how many headings you have started so of course I can only think

you are VERY angry about everything Australia seems to offer and enjoy adding yet another to the stack.



There are not many people do post here are there? wonder why?

Bri.

well Brianna looks like you are the negative one , i havent posted yet but you have really got to me, the people on this site are trying to help each other and doing a good job at it!!

you seem to be reading between the lines, take a deep breath and think before you make such silly comments.

If we can't be honest and say what we think, it would be a sad world,

"make every day count life is not a rehearsal ,"so be happy and live and let live

best wishes,

Oh come now Brianna, you sound like the poster who got nasty when I disagreed with him. Did you not see the LOL?



Everyone seems angry? Is this a place for venting? Its not like other forums? I am running everyone down? I have too many posts for your liking? And you cant see how negative your opening and second lot of comments are? Good Grief what a way to enter a supposedly new forum!



Why not post a subject that you consider of value? Perhaps swap recipes?



Constructive criticism especially during debates I welcome, as long as its constructive, so I will leave description and merit of your posts for others to value.

Thank you Mayhem (what an apt name LOL)

Brianna, you are a newcomer here and I assume you have no particular axe to grind with anyone. On that basis, I find your initial assessment interesting and think all our regular posters should pause and reflect on the merits of our posts. If a newcomer gets such a negative impression of us, maybe we should be doing some self examination rather than just calling them "silly" and suggesting that they just stick to "swapping recipe's".

Its all well and good to welcome constructive criticism, but for some, that just means criticism that they agree with. This forum is not "owned" by the participants and I think we need to be a bit more welcoming of newcomers if we are serious about growing the base of contributing members.

I am sorry I was on the wrong tram. I thought Seniors were a happy group not having to work and receiving

a pay cheque and able to do whatever they want whenever they want, but maybe retirement breeds resentment?"



I am of the Baby Boomer Generation and looking forward to retire and will be real happy to

be handed money and not have to work. Of course I have saved enough to allow a decent life in retirement and will always do something and not just sit around watching television all day but other people have spent on luxuries before retirement!

Of course many would have saved if they could have and circumstances are all different



Many people do say the Pension is almost adequate albeit not quite enough, especially the single pension

apparently is a bit low.



All I am saying is there are not many posts with any fun in them and hence I thought this is more a venting forum.

Dosn't worry me as I can find another but really surprised people can be so nasty.

I think you are enjoying being miserable and grumping about everything so keep on doing what makes you happiest I say

Bri.

I think we need to be a bit more welcoming of newcomers if we are serious about growing the base of contributing members.



Its funny Kfchugo I thought that's what I did, including poking a bit of fun at her comments, which I though were a tad out of place, and she got offended.



I realise there are restraints here in what one can say, and I guess at times I get pretty close to the edge, but I always speak my mind so at least people know I'm truthful and not saying one thing and meaning another.



I think there's more to Brianna than meets they eye.

Thank you kfchugo! I just made an observation as I thought I was allowed to do, so got a real shock to

be spoken to in a way I found mean. I did think maybe it was a debating forum quite honestly.

I am a hopeless cook so no need to worry I will write recipes.

There seems to me to be a way to speak to people but some just want to be overbearing.

You are correct kfchugo I have no axe to grind (well I certainly did not when I came in the door)

So B Frank because you put LOL on a post it means what? lots of love? I do not think so.

Bri.

Brianna came in here as a newcomer and paid us the courtesy of telling us of her first impression. Maybe she "got a little close to the edge" and spoke her mind, but she was quickly jumped on for being negative. I dont know Brianna, she may be Princess Mary of Denmark in real life.....or an axe murderer. BUT....she could have simply said to herself "No thanks....this site isnt for me".

As a group, we have been given FEEDBACK and if we are sensible, we will look at it and see if the first impression people get when entering the forum is indeed a negative one. I personally have noted posts where people have been denigrated and called names for making a post that others disagreed with. If we have members who are overly opinionated, nasty, constantly negative or bullying in pushing their point of view.......then we should be addressing the issue. I am certainly not tossing out accusations, but common sense indicates that we look at Brianna's comments and see if we have issues to deal with. At the very least, I think we should look at the increasing incident of criticism directed at members for expressing a view. I would like to think that we exchange views and debate issues in here without resorting to personal insult. If you take a dislike to someone, just dont respond to them and if you cant take criticism, dont dish it out.

Like most others, I suppose, I post on this forum for the enjoyment of it.....when it ceases to be enjoyable, I will move on. If enough members do that.....you no longer have a forum. We should be welcoming and encouraging new members.....disagree with their opinions by all means, but dont "dump on them" for the opinions they hold.

LOL Brianna means Laugh Out Loud, because the smilies dont work, just in case you didnt know.



Yes Kfchugo it is a 2 way street but I fight fire with fire and have no regrets what I said. It just seemed a nasty way to enter a forum by pouring cold water on it, and Im not the only one to think so.



If Brianna choses not to reply to my posts nor I to hers, which I noticed she hasnt done yet, I wont loose any sleep. Perhaps if she can keep her hostility to a dull roar we can survive.