I suppose I had better toss me hat in the ring

Douglas · Veteran Member

I suppose I had better toss me hat in the ring

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Welcome
sounds like you fit in just fine !!!!

Happywanderer · The Master

Welcome Douglas. The guys will be pleased to hear you say that. They always like constructive criticism!!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Welcome Douglas.
Lots of odd people here, and plenty of even ones too, and plenty of experience and help also.

Landfall · Guru

Welcome Doug,

Nice van, met a very nice couple in Queensland this year with one.

You got the "there are a couple of shady characters lurkingon this forum," correct.

Watch out for "Gubby" he can be very tricky, "Wombat" just does what wombats are suppossed to do, and "Vic" tries to keep those others under control.

There you have it!

Dusty confuse

gubby · Guru

Welcome aboard Doug.... I think.... confuse

surely I'm not a shady Character like Landfall says...

I'm a happy little fella that tries to steer clear of Wombats, aint that right Vic... wink

Vic · Guru

gubby wrote:
Welcome aboard Doug.... I think....
surely I'm not a shady Character like Landfall says...
I'm a happy little fella that tries to steer clear of Wombats, aint that right Vic...

Yes, welcome Doug, don't believe everything you hear, about anyone except Wombat of course, he's always digging holes hoping we'll fall into them wink biggrin

gubby · Guru

Ahhh Vic, I think your Avatar has fell off...

pauline · Guru

I think the 3 of them should be sent to the funny farm myself, but unfortunately that might just be here.

Cheers

AmandaJayne · Guru

Hi Doug I too am sort of a newvie to here as well... as for wombats.. the last one I met I shoved up my jumper to keep warm.. mind you it was only a few hours old... but he was soooooo sweet!

before ya fall off ya chair... I was a wildlife carer for many years roflololololol

Douglas · Veteran Member

Hi AmandaJayne, I think the wombat on this forum is a little different to the one you nurtured. This one certainly looks a dam lot older than a few hours and just the look on his grinning dial suggests he's up to no good. He's probably got eyes on your jumper also.

Doug

Esmeralda · Guru

Welcome Douglas

Vic · Guru

gubby wrote:
Ahhh Vic, I think your Avatar has fell off...

Might be my next RV, springs are a bit rough though.....funny farm hey?.......yes, I think we could qualify for that and I think Doug will fit right in with us ALL !!! wink biggrin

Travel Bug · Guru

G'day and welcome Douglas smile

Sheba · Guru

Welcome Doug. Sounds like you're going to fit in no trouble.

Cheers,

Sheba.

Cruising Granny · Guru

You've obviously been hovering long enough to work out who the genuine real life nomads are and who aren't.
Welcome. You already fit right in. I hope you have enjoyed your time with us and continue to contribute as well as hover.
Safe and happy travels.

Peterpan · Guru

From one newby to another. Welcome, as mentioned they are a great bunch. You can learn heaps from them all.

Brownie

Technomad · Senior Member

This forum has improved in recent times. Make welcome those who want to communicate info or experiences and encourage usage, but to make judgements of other members is damaging, banter is fine but what disturbs me a little is the member profiles available on those so called dodgy members is inadequate. We all would like to meet occassionally a member on the road as recently I did here in Kalgoorlie. Should not the moderator insist on more profile info before the forum is available. We have seen a subject hi- jacked in the past and when a subject raised has hit a second page, it is lost in most cases. Ruined by changing the subject.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Douglas

I am sure you will fit in here if you stay away from gubby and Vic, wombat's are friendly, don't take any notice of what those two say, you sound intelligent and can make up your own mind, you will also learn a lot from other members here.

AJ I also like to keep warm tucked up a jumper biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Friday 16th of September 2011 08:34:49 AM

Rip and Rosie · Guru

Despite its electronic and written format, this forum is essentially a conversation- like any other which takes place at tables, campfires, pubs, cafes etc around the world.

There is a difference between a conversation and a monologue, lecture, Q & A or a sermon.

The best conversations are spontaneous, peppered with humour, and move around according to the enthusiasm of the participants, with a natural ebb and flow.

Personally, I'm not one for too many rules, although I do admit that humour does not always translate as intended, and occasionally folk take offence when none was intended.

If I was required to provide more personal information in a profile, I would just make it up. I only provide personal information on secure sites.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

RnR well said

Travel Bug · Guru

Rip and Rosie...

My sentiments exactly.

Vic · Guru

Technomad wrote:
This forum has improved in recent times. Make welcome those who want to communicate info or experiences and encourage usage, but to make judgements of other members is damaging, banter is fine but what disturbs me a little is the member profiles available on those so called dodgy members is inadequate. We all would like to meet occassionally a member on the road as recently I did here in Kalgoorlie. Should not the moderator insist on more profile info before the forum is available. We have seen a subject hi- jacked in the past and when a subject raised has hit a second page, it is lost in most cases. Ruined by changing the subject.

Graham,

Your post here could be considered OT too, not once does it mention "Welcome Doug" perhaps you should have made it a separate thread.

I think the profiles are up to the individual, many change theirs after joining to protect themselves from identity and other theft etc (ie; I am going away for 6 months etc). If we might meet up with a fellow nomad we can always pm them for more info and then it is up to them whether they want to provide that or not.

The only judgement I see on here are from those who consent to bagging each other and it is done with good humour, all good mates really.

I do take your point about hijacked threads, sometimes we do get carried away and I think I know the one you are referring too, I thought the same thing although I was just as guilty a contributor as anyone else. Apart from minor digression (with apologies to the thread topic originator) I do think we (I include myself in this) need to keep an eye on where the topic is headed.

Apologies to Doug for contributing to this none welcome post.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

here's a first, I agree with Vic, oh bugga did I really say that biggrin

in regards to the post from Technomad I thought I would say very little about it.

Douglas · Veteran Member

Hi Vic, no apology necessary. Originally I thought I was being chastised by technomad for the light banter about Wombat and others in my original post.

Now I'm in trouble with Mr Wombat because I didn't address him as "Mr" Wombat. Heavens forbid, he's even changed his avatar to reflect his new title. Looks like I'll just have to go back to just chasing road runners and leave these sensitive creatures alone. There just has to be an acronym out there for 'Mr" that suits this wombat.
Doug

Webmaster · Guru

Just thought I’d better chip in here. First of all though, welcome Douglas and all of the other newcomers to the forum. As most of you know we prefer to moderate these pages with a very light hand. We are very lucky to have a fantastic, friendly and welcoming membership with a wonderful and much appreciated ability to self-moderate. Of course, threads sometimes go a little (or a lot) off topic but that can be part of the forum’s charm … as long as members remember when to pull back … and they almost always do. By their very nature, forums such as this attract a wide range of opinions, and debates and lively discussions are very much part of it. Of course it is crucial however that an atmosphere of mutual respect and appreciation pervades and again, by and large, I think it does. We have a wide range of people with a wide range of expertise and experience here but I really hope it’s a forum that can be enjoyed by veteran grey nomads, as well as those dreaming of taking their very first big trip.
Technomad makes a good point about security and shared information. I have absolutely no reason to doubt that the vast, vast majority of people in this forum are nothing other than exactly who and what they claim to be … but I have no way of knowing that for sure. As with all things internet, it is best to be cautious and careful, but I hope that doesn’t mean we can’t help each other and have a little fun along the way!

Technomad · Senior Member

Doug was welcomed by me privatelly and no one was meant to be chastised. But still believe the situation I raised was warrented.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Douglas wrote:
Hi Vic, no apology necessary. Originally I thought I was being chastised by technomad for the light banter about Wombat and others in my original post.

Now I'm in trouble with Mr Wombat because I didn't address him as "Mr" Wombat. Heavens forbid, he's even changed his avatar to reflect his new title. Looks like I'll just have to go back to just chasing road runners and leave these sensitive creatures alone. There just has to be an acronym out there for 'Mr" that suits this wombat.
Doug

Douglas, if you don't like Mr then Sir will do biggrin biggrin

Vic · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
Douglas wrote:
Now I'm in trouble with Mr Wombat because I didn't address him as "Mr" Wombat. Heavens forbid, he's even changed his avatar to reflect his new title. Looks like I'll just have to go back to just chasing road runners and leave these sensitive creatures alone. There just has to be an acronym out there for 'Mr" that suits this wombat.
Doug
Douglas, if you don't like Mr then Sir will do

That's spelt Cur Doug, not Sir wink biggrin

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

my spelling was correct at the time of going to press biggrin