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  • MSE_Martin
    MSE_Martin Posts: 8,272 Money Saving Expert
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    Hi folks

    Thanks for these, we had a big meet at MSE towers this morning and will be incorporating some of the ideas soon :)
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  • walter_wobblebottom
    walter_wobblebottom Posts: 579 Forumite
    Be nice to oldies too
    "Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same" - Oscar Wilde
  • ThinkingOfLinking
    ThinkingOfLinking Posts: 11,828 Forumite
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    I agree with that one. I think we all need some more sunny weather and better economic news to cheer us all up. A fair few of us have noticed that in general, some people are being ruder and more unkind around here and I can see how that would also put newbies off posting. Unless the MSE team manage to find us another wine/alcohol loophole deal, in which case we'll all be singing and hugging...or at least I will be... :p
  • chris08
    chris08 Posts: 1,873 Forumite
    I think wqe should be nice to everyone
    Thanks to all OPs:AThe Real Chris
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  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    fermi wrote: »

    Maybe when people first log on the should be taken to a page with something along the lines of Instructions, Rules and Guide to Chat? And maybe be required to confirm they have read it before they then proceed?

    tbh, if i'd had that when first joined it would have been very helpful, also maybe if a link was put it for the comping guide as well

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1014121


    as i have to admit it took me ages to find it when i first joined, so if the two were combined it might help a lot of new people
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  • Blackpool_Saver
    Blackpool_Saver Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    I think there are people who come on here purely to have a row, they seem to love winding folk up especially anyone who asks about benefits or anyone who has a disability and asks about claiming for that.
    There really needs to be a way of controlling the repeat offenders who are obsessed about benefit claimants.

    Thanks for all your hard work Martin, I have learned a lot on here.
    Blackpool_Saver is female, and does not live in Blackpool

  • Walsingham2
    Walsingham2 Posts: 3 Newbie
    edited 22 July 2009 at 10:37AM
    oh how lovely you all are! I signed up a year ago and did nothing cos too daunted (Isn't Sid RUDE (another thread has him ranting at anewbie)?) Have just been made redundant whilst still trying to fund sueing of previous employer for harrassment so am feeling mega fragile and so grateful to see how caring you all are. God bless you Martin and all at MSE towers and beyond
  • Walsingham2
    Walsingham2 Posts: 3 Newbie
    i'd really appreciate a glossary of the acronyms folk use.
  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    Walsingham2 wrote: »
    i'd really appreciate a glossary of the acronyms folk use.

    Top of this list :)

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=35717
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  • Quasar
    Quasar Posts: 121,720 Forumite
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    Only the other day a newbie posted an insurance enquiry in here, the Feedback Board. I replied advising them to post the question again in the right board, and provided a link for it, wishing good luck. It took all of 2 minutes and I can't imagine why anyone would be rude to them.

    Then again, there ARE rude people around, and there's no place like the internet that affords angry peeps the chance to take it out on others. Or they just have no manners. My 2p worth anyway.
    Be careful who you open up to. Today it's ears, tomorrow it's mouth.
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