Notice to Newcomers re Trolls - part 12 & 3/4

IF

solventsoon wrote: »

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Upsidedown_Bear

Upsidedown_Bear

Evening :wave:

No cake left :eek:

Smiler is lovely Battleaxe :)

Hope you're all well and have had a good day.

Nargleblast

Evening all! I see some "lively" discussions have been taking place......I occasionally stick my head round the door of the Arms just to see what the latest hot topic is, but don't stay long.
As far as the welfare system is concerned, there are indeed some real scumbaggy pondlife sorts scrounging off the State or should I say, off the backs of people like me who work fulltime and pay shedloads of taxes, and that I really resent. There are also thousands of decent, honest folks who, due to some unfortunate set of circumstances or other, have no choice but to claim benefits, and they often get tarred with the same brush as the pondlife. I am always aware of the saying "There, but for the grace of God, go I..."
Any one of us could find ourselves unemployed, sick or injured at any time, and bang goes our comfortable existence, exchanged for scraping by on benefits and dependent on food banks and the like.

We need a system where the old, weak and sick in society are cared for but where every fit human being does some form of work to contribute something into the tax kitty. Benefits need to be enough to provide the basics, so no-one goes hungry or cold in the winter, but we should ensure that people in work get a decent basic wage so that it is always more profitable to go out to work than claim benefits. And greedy MPs awarding themselves pay rises don't help at all, not when many people are on a pay freeze or at best get a measly 1% rise. Don't know where it is going to end, what with the demographic time bomb that has been looming for years and all that.

Ye Gods! What a rant! So sorry, chaps and chappesses, thought I was in the Arms for a moment there.....mind you, they don't do the cakes and stuff that we do on here......

Upsidedown_Bear

Goodnight :wave:

Growurown

:wave: Evening peeps. Smiler looks a very happy pusscat BA44, obviously landed on his paws when he turned up in your garden.:D

Nargle - you gave me a panic attack there. Thought for a moment I was back in the Arms discussion board:eek::eek:

See you tomorrow for more cake:D:bdaycake::bdaycake:

Upsidedown_Bear

Good morning :wave:

Just caught Fred on page 2 :eek:

Hope you are all well.
Not long until the weekend

Did someone say cake?

IF

Morning :hello:

Upsidedown_Bear wrote: »

Did someone say cake?

Yay :dance:

IF

Forgot to post this it made me smile today

IF

Hello and Welcome

A long time ago Pania wrote the message below to Newcomers or anyone who comes across a troll on the forum


Over the last few weeks we have had a number of "troll" attacks on the boards.

What is a Troll?
A troll is a person that posts deliberately provocative, nasty or hurtful comments on threads. They may be a person with no previous connection to the board or someone that has created a pseudonym to get their point made. If you should get such a comment made on any thread you post, asking for help and advice, please realise this comment is not directed at you personally so please ignore these nasty comments and continue to post here as normal because the majority of us really are a lovely bunch – ooops, modesty!

What should I do if I get a comment made on my thread?
Firstly do not respond to the comment as this is invariably what the troll wants. So to get rid of the offending post, at the bottom of the post towards the right hand side you’ll see a red "Warning" triangle within a blue “Report” icon, as shown below:

Click the icon and then "send" the message which will inform the MSE team of the post, who will then review its content and deal with it as appropriate; sometimes even deleting the troll by making their status PPR’d (Posting Privileges Removed). Remember, this site is an asset to so many people, especially those that feels like their world is falling in around them. There is a wealth of knowledgeable people here all willing to help, whatever you do, do not let the comments of one silly individual deter you from availing yourself of the knowledge base that is on offer here.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE FORUM

It is testament to the work that Martin has done and continues to do that so many people give their time, knowledge and experience freely to others; without judgement, to lift people out of the depths of their debt crisis

PLEASE DO NOT LET THE ACTIONS OF THE MINORITY RUIN THAT