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| British Expats; Gone the way of the Dodo? | |
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| Topic Started: 16 Nov 2009, 06:49 AM (1,170 Views) | |
| bigAPE | 16 Nov 2009, 06:49 AM Post #1 |
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Anyone know anything about why British Expats has gone done ? Been a few days now. Al |
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| Lorraine44 | 16 Nov 2009, 08:15 AM Post #2 |
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Hmmm,, its there for me, does say they've had some tech issues though :cool: |
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| koalakim | 16 Nov 2009, 08:32 AM Post #3 |
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It could get onto it last night but then our wireless dropped out for a moment and it didn't come back again.......even this morning on the main computer. Maybe everyone got so het up it exploded! I've only been on there because Britvics has got so quiet! Where is everyone? We who work from home rely on our virtual mates for some entertainment during the day! |
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| Gail.C | 16 Nov 2009, 01:23 PM Post #4 |
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I know what you mean. It's so quiet that I don't even log on daily anymore. A year ago it was buzzing on here!! |
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| gail1982 | 16 Nov 2009, 01:29 PM Post #5 |
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Everyone has found farmville on facebook these days!! All my friends have anywayz! Totally taken over their lives! |
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| fred_the_red | 16 Nov 2009, 01:45 PM Post #6 |
 
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Agree, it's so quiet on here - where's everyone gone? |
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| Petals | 16 Nov 2009, 03:14 PM Post #7 |
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Site was down for a couple of days only for NZ and Aus but its up now. I too farm on Farmville and Farmtown why is it addictive. Anyone who needs a neighbour let me know. |
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| Bordy | 16 Nov 2009, 03:20 PM Post #8 |
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Yeah I to think Facebook is keeping folk away. Must admit I use it to but I don't bother with Farmville. |
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| Amanda & Simon | 16 Nov 2009, 03:40 PM Post #9 |
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WTH is Farmville? |
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| Lorraine44 | 16 Nov 2009, 04:37 PM Post #10 |
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You don't want to know Simon!!!! I have banned it from my facebook now,, I do NOT want to be anyones neighbours or go searching for missing cows :dur: |
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| Bordy | 16 Nov 2009, 05:21 PM Post #11 |
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Same here Lorraine. :thumbsup: |
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| Davyfella | 16 Nov 2009, 05:21 PM Post #12 |
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Forget Farmville, you want to be playing Scrabble on Facebook |
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| Amanda & Simon | 16 Nov 2009, 06:28 PM Post #13 |
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Mmm, okay. Sounds like a reason to use my faecesbook as much as my twatter account: not at all. It's a good job all this web 2.0 crap is free because I've signed up for nearly the lot and do stuff all with any of it :mah: Edit: apart from Britvics and one or two other forums. Edited by Amanda & Simon, 16 Nov 2009, 06:29 PM.
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| ValeSpark | 16 Nov 2009, 08:09 PM Post #14 |
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BE seems to be ok now. Not posting much these days, as just getting on with things. Although will add that thanks to a tip from a user, we seem to have found a good school solution :Grin: Ruth and Jasmin have just returned to UK after being out here for a fortnight. All being well, they will move here permanently from December. Pete PS Anyone know a good physio in Altona area? my arm has been aching for about 4 weeks, so need to get it fixed. God knows what I have done to it.......but it wasn't too much :have a beer: |
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| tam_n_brett | 16 Nov 2009, 09:49 PM Post #15 |
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If you get fed up with farmville or scrabble you could always try bejeweled blitz but be careful its very addictive....... thinking of starting a self help group for bejeweled addicts lol. It has been very quiet on here for a long time and always the same people that respond to posts, maybe peeps are just settling down to living here and less are coming ????? |
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| Nod | 17 Nov 2009, 09:14 AM Post #16 |
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BE has had severe issues on the networking side over the past few weeks, mostly affecting Oz and NZ users, it appears. I'm in the UK on business aand have been able to get in at albiet with a few 505 and 404 errors. Seems IB, their owners & hosts have been recyling servers like mad in an attempt to clear the issues. John |
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| Petals | 17 Nov 2009, 12:07 PM Post #17 |
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Cyber attacks seem to be happening to sites more and more these days. Those that are not farming on Facebook are looking for ways to attack sites evidently :Grin: :Grin: Facebook is a great way to keep in touch though, yesterday one of my friends husband died suddenly in Perth not that old and we were able to rally the troops and arrange flowers etc at the drop of a hat with Facebook. |
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| Maggie | 17 Nov 2009, 07:34 PM Post #18 |
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Ditto Bejewelled. I bought the full version. Only trouble is my kids don't think it's normal for their Mum to like playing a computer game. If only they knew. :wink: I remember playing the original Space Invaders, and that worms game in the pub. And the tennis on the telly with the paddle for a racquet. Those were the days! Maggie |
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| bradybunch | 17 Nov 2009, 07:56 PM Post #19 |
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As part of the UK anti bullying week, we received a document from school with a list of talking points to raise with our children. Such items include "I will not send to children or adults anything that could be considered unpleasant or nasty" and "I will make sure that all ICT cotnacts with other children and adults are responsible". There are tick-boxes next to each of the 9 statements which we then have to sign and return to the school. What a sad world when you have to do this and a mystery to our 8 year old as she's only allowed to play games and not to google or use email yet. Plenty of time for that when she's older. I don't think it will be too long before it becomes an issue though as so many of her friends do more on their computers. |
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| Petals | 18 Nov 2009, 05:40 AM Post #20 |
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So true. A lot of my friends do have young children and they want to play the games on Facebook so us oldies look after them, friend tells us who they are and we make sure we are the neighbours etc and that way they get to play safely. |
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| Lorraine44 | 18 Nov 2009, 08:08 AM Post #21 |
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Facebook Scrabble, Scramble, and wordtwist are my absolute addictions! I cannot make it through a day without a few games :bashful: |
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| tam_n_brett | 18 Nov 2009, 04:30 PM Post #22 |
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i am in britvics group on face book, we all seem to be using facebook but the group for britvics barely has anything on it????? |
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| bradybunch | 18 Nov 2009, 08:07 PM Post #23 |
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What's facebook? I think I'm the only person on the planet who hasn't joined and doesn't have enough interest in it to learn what it's about. I just use forum, google and email only. What a ludite! |
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| ValeSpark | 18 Nov 2009, 08:16 PM Post #24 |
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Didn't even notice a facebook group :mah: Have now joined.... |
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| OzTennis | 19 Nov 2009, 02:23 AM Post #25 |
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We are not alone! :Grin: I personally can't understand the urge to tell the world your private business. :crazy: (does anyone use actual names in this forum and give out personal details?) Someone pointed out a practical use for it but how did we survive with just the landline, email and mobile phones? As for twittering that you've just been to the toilet or whatever, words fail me. :Grin: I guess I'm getting old. I was just reading (in Australia: the biography of a nation by Phillip Knightley) that once upon a time people used to go to the butcher to buy a piece of meat which was cut for them and they went home and prepared a meal from it; now they expect to walk into the butcher to buy a ready prepared meal that they can bung in the microwave! Read once upon a time phone/email/text - now Facebook? One thing I wonder about is whether face to face skills of communication will start to be lost? Leave a message, send a text, post on your Facebook page; speak to someone face to face, hell no, hate doing that! Just stirring, as said, this forum is dead! :Grin: |
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