Mother Bear the Moderator!

She's is insane lets be honest!!

I may be insane, but I do try to be helpfully insane. [smilie=Tease.gif]

And someone has to keep the post count up. There's many a day when it's so quiet on here that it appears that everyone's jumped ship and left me to it.

I may be insane, but I do try to be helpfully insane. [smilie=Tease.gif]

And someone has to keep the post count up. There's many a day when it's so quiet on here that it appears that everyone's jumped ship and left me to it.

And that would untrue because?

What would be untrue?

a) That I?m insane.
b) That the post count has to be kept up.
c) There?s many a day when it?s so quiet on here??.
d) ?everyone?s jumped ship and left me to it.

my thoughts exactly. All of the above but mainly D) "Ahhh MB will sort that one, she has more time than me, and likes people more also"

Just me? Ok then

Sorry :icon_cool:

I think there?s a lot of truth in what you say, Stevey. ?I was beginning to wonder myself. ?When there?s a question I think I can answer reasonably well, I do it, but would still welcome other people?s comments to either confirm or add to what I?ve said. ?After all, they are the ones going through the process, not me (yet). It looks better for the forum when everyone joins in and gives the enquiring member peace of mind that the information they?re getting is sound (also gives me peace of mind knowing I?ve actually got something right). ?Other times, I wait and wait for someone to reply to a query I?m not that sure about (happens quite a lot) but, in the end, feel forced to cobble something together so that the enquirer doesn?t feel entirely ignored. ?Even an answer: ?Sorry I can?t help on this but
??welcome to the forum anyway.
..?.good luck with your decision.
...?just wanted to say sorry things aren?t going right for you just now etc.
is better than nothing, especially to a new member who might be a bit nervous if it?s their first time on a forum. ?

Before I became an entrenched member on here, I lurked quite a bit (one way to find out what Taffy was up to ?[smilie=Titter.gif] ) and did see new people come on now and again that received no reply to their questions. ?Probably no one knew what to say in those instances, but a friendly word to that effect might have deferred the poster?s hasty departure from the forum, never to be seen again. ?It?s a dreadful feeling being in a strange place where everyone ignores you and it?s not much better when joining a forum and that happens ?[smilie=Cry.gif] . ?

Just some thoughts on what goes towards making the forum a happening place to be.

Hmmmm

I kind of agree, but in fairness we all come on the forum voluntarily. I think maybe you have a bit more of a conscience than us given the obvious emotional attachment to the forum (you want your son's venture to do well).

For that reason I'd say you pile pressure on yourself as much as anything.

The issue is, that most of us are rushing around putting our own plans in place, or being depressed that plans are coming to fruition (no names mentioned :icon_evil: ). Also when I check the forum, I'm generally at work and whilst I can post a witty (or not) one liner or an quick insult, it's not so easy to research and post a lengthy reply without getting fired. DOH!!! Is it fair to say you have more time than most of us? Sorry if it isn't.

Bottom line tho, you're amazing, noone has helped more people on the forum than you imho, noticed your post count was nearing that of your own flesh and blood and forum founder/owner. I also think we do a lot to help people, there are many 'satisfied customers' so to speak and run ourselves down a bit by saying we don't help as much as we could. Always room for improvement tho.

Hehe just been watching question time...does it show :icon_lol:

MotherBear,

I totally agreed with what you said. Many times, I am not sure what to reply for some of the new members' question and most of the times, I can only say "Welcome....", "Good Luck", "Victory!...", "Hang in there", "We are here always to answer your question..." and etc to put that person at ease and make this forum more "human" since majority of us never meet face-to-face and in this cyber world sometimes it is really cold...

I must admit I have not done enough to give back to the forum with the knowledge i know after going through the process. This I will try my best to improve.

I wish to add that it is also very heart warming and exciting to receive the auto email notification "Bing!" that someone on the forum has replied to your initial post and so is the same effect looking at the number of views on the post.

keep up the wonderful work MotherBear, you are our good example!

pulsarblu

It's good karma to help where one can. 8-)

There are many of us out there who are going through the emigration process or have gone through it. The info we have gained can be immeasurable to those who are considering the move or experiencing the stress involved.

Let's not let Mother Bear do all the work ... let's get posting!!!

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:)

Thanks folks for your kind support. Oddly enough but, there again not so oddly at all, you are amongst the ones who are the backbone of this forum and it?s very cheering to read your regular posts. I?m currently just feeling the strain of trying to coax the forum along during the quiet times, whilst looking after a very sick moggy who isn?t responding to treatment. Was just sad that some members seem to solely use the forum for their own ends rather than joining in with other?s topics as well, even when I knew they could add valuable info and advice :(. I guess that?s just the way of the world and different people have different views of what a forum means to them.

It?s encouraging though that we?ve had quite a few very heartening compliments regarding the forum lately, considering it isn?t one of the busier and larger ones. Thanks to those who've taken the time to let us know we're appreciated. As I?ve said to Stevey in a PM, I?m truly not out to win the Poster of the Year award, it?s just my way of trying to keep the forum alive, so it appears to be a happening place to be when any newbies or visitors look in. During my meanderings around the Net, I?ve come across many a forum that hasn?t had posts for quite a while and they look so sad and neglected :( . Didn?t want that to happen to this one.

I?m also becoming a bit embarrassed at my high post count :-[ , which implies I'm leader and most mouthy of the pack, whereas I would prefer just to work alongside everyone else. Ambition isn?t my middle name.

I?d like to thank those of you who are regular contributors for all your assistance in trying to hold the forum together and making it a useful and helpful tool for wannabe immigrants. Meanwhile, any peeps looking in who are already in NZ, we could really use your inside 'everyday life in NZ' information so come and join us. Follow Glenda?s example, she?s a treasure and the epitome of what I?ve been trying to put across. 8-)

You are the most wuuuunderful woman and everyone adores you. *8-) Although I edited this to make it read this way, highlighting my obvious inferiority complex DOH!!!!


This moderator lark is great. *Stevey missed the last time I messed with his 'complimentary' post about me. *Not paying attention in class, obviously. * * * * :D

;)