Just needed to be heard for a little while

Pyxis

codemonkey wrote: »

Pyxis, I'm sending out happy thoughts for everyone on the thread.

Received and understood, Team Leader!

Pyxis

tea_lover wrote: »

In a previous job I spoke to a lot of French people every day, but it was always Jim from Glasgow that I couldn't understand lol. Have never heard a broader accent It sounded lovely, just no idea what he was saying :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Reminds me of when I was talking Italian to a little old Italian lady in Italy. Now my Italian is far from perfect, but my accent isn't too bad, and Italians under 70 can understand me. But this lady had no experience of Foreigners or other languages, and had grown up speaking dialect. So, I was talking to her in 'pure' Italian about something, forget what, and then said 'Mi spiego?' Which means, do you get what I'm saying, and she said 'No!'
It didn't matter that all the other, younger Italians understood me, I really felt that!
But it was only that I wasn't speaking dialect, I was speaking 'textbook Italian', and she couldn't relate to it, emotionally! It was a lesson well learned!

codemonkey

Awww. The snow has melted

Pyxis

The 10-page repost

Pyxis wrote: »

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Here is the suggested THREAD ETIQUETTE. By following this etiquette, all posters, whether new or existing, will feel safe, unpressured and respected..

- This is a thread for support. We have discovered some good friends on here, but we promise always to welcome and include new people, and not to be cliquey.

- People may make suggestions to help each other, and might even ask if the suggestions were helpful or have been carried out, but we'll really try not to nag each other or put too much pressure on.

- The normal board rules about sexism, racism, homophobia etc. apply, but if we are careful we should be able to discuss almost anything without breaching board rules - so far we have discussed subjects ranging from child abuse to incontinence!

-If someone thinks that too much pressure is being applied, they can post the trigger word PENGUIN and flag up the fact that they believe there's a potential for someone feeling too nagged to do something. ANYONE could post PENGUIN if they felt there was a danger that suggestions were being enforced too much.

Similarly, if they want to discuss something that might be a trigger for some people, then posting PENGUIN would be a warning that what follows in the whiteout might be a trigger.


- So, if you think something might be a PENGUIN, please post something like the green bit which follows.

"I would like to discuss something to do with [insert subject here], but I am concerned that this might be a trigger for some people. Is everyone OK if I post about that?"

Then, when you post, repost the word PENGUIN above the discussion. Then post the penguiny bit in white! And the phrase END OF PENGUIN when you have finished.

It will look like this. You will be able to see the white text if you highlight it or if you quote it, (so please don't 'quote' a post containing a penguin onto the thread!)
(Harmless example follows here):-
PENGUIN

This is a penguin. A nasty, crotch biting penguin (CBP).
It isn't really! So you can look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGTv0hxhpc[/url]


END OF PENGUIN

(NB on a tenth-page repost of the etiquette, you can see these penguiny words because they are white against the green 'quote' background. On a normal post, they will be white against white, and so won't be seen on the thread.)

IMPORTANT: It has been ascertained that some posters to this thread have found that there are certain subjects which act as triggers, precipitating a worsening of their condition.
To protect these posters, you are respectfully requested NOT to discuss these subjects on this thread:-

Religion. (Please note: it is recognised that everyone is entitled to their beliefs, and we respect those beliefs. It is only because of the fact that religion does act as a trigger for some posters, that we exclude it from discussion.)
N.B. Please don't even mention the name of the religion.

The afterlife. The reason for this is explained in this thread by one poster, and there will be others for whom this is a trigger.

We ask and thank you for your co-operation in this matter.


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It should be pointed out that if anyone is feeling very distressed or close to a crisis, they do not have to worry about what they are posting, or whether it is a penguin for someone else or not. In a crisis situation, just post! We wouldn't want anyone to feel that they couldn't ask for help in case it's a penguin! The penguin thing only applies to a general discussion situation.

- More suggestions please.............We stress that we are suggesting that we AGREE some Thread Etiquette to HELP people who might feel anxious about posting, we are not trying to IMPOSE rules, just relating this to facilitating groups, so that people feel safe and able to participate as fully as they can.

tea_lover

There was a biscuit incident.

codemonkey

tea_lover wrote: »

There was a biscuit incident.

What kind of biscuit incident? Were they bullying the jaffa cakes for not being biscuits again?

Pyxis

Biscuit?????






Edit. Let me see, what was it again, now?
It's a biscuit if it goes soft over time, but a cake if it goes hard over time.
I think that was the ruling.

Blimey! It's blowing a fair old hoolie* out there now! And it was so lovely and sunny earlier.



* I learned that one from Torbrex!

tea_lover

They fell, I managed to catch them with my mouth

Pyxis

Oh Tea! You saved them from a dreadful fate!






Errm......I think...........

Pyxis

Where is everyone?







Stuck in snow?






Blown away by gales?







Watching Match of the Day? :eek: