house-y, webby, scrappy
July 16th, 2008 -- Posted in blinkies & other cuteness, friends, hill to haven, pics, scrappy / stampy, work/career | 2 Comments »House:
So we’ve narrowed it down further and it looks like we’re going with either the Piccadilly or the Sutherland! Especially since both are in Chapman Mills, which was much closer to the new RCMP HQ than the other communities. We’ll head out there this weekend to take a look at the models (they only have the Sutherland plus a few others, unfortunately not including the Piccadilly) and get a lot map. I’ve called them this week though and there are still lots available in this Phase. In the meantime, we’re getting all the financial “stuff” in order, and crossing our fingers my car accident doesn’t factor too heavily into things when it comes to calculating my regular salary/earning potential! Does anyone know how much they look at what-is-your-present-income-right-at-this-moment as compared to what it’s been over the years and how well have you balanced your budget and paid off your debts?? ‘Cause yeah, really worried about that. 
Hmm…. Piccadilly or Sutherland??
Webby:
Been extremely busy with YM the past few days, like probably 10 hours total. We had a situation arise on the Breastfeeding Mommies board where a couple of moms made comments to the effect that extended nursing was “gross” or made their “stomach turn”. So not acceptable! So we’ve dealt with that particular thread but we’re also being proactive towards future discussions but posting what types of comments are OK vs. what types of comments are considered offensive. Because apparently people really need those type of examples.
This was the “Guidelines Examples” post I came up with yesterday:
read the post
(you don’t need to be logged in as it’s in a public forum).
So I’m hoping this helps quell some of the offensive comments we’ve had come up lately on the board. And hey, if I can help encourage a handful of people to be a little more P.C., then I’ve done my job. I’m actually so keen on my “Amend before you send” idea I just may make a blinkie. 
That was the focus yesterday, then today “we done caught aw’selves a faker!”. Which has happened to me many many times over the years but still stings. Especially when they manage to slip through your security measures – this one had even posted a “Salute” of herself with a pregnant belly and YM sign and an ultrasound pic. Like is this some new level of faking that people are reaching for these days? We have upped our security measures so much over the years and then the “bad apples” keep spoiling the bunch. Now we may not even allow pregnant mommies to become “Salute” members (those are the full members who have access to almost all boards, including the pics forum).
I could write a book about running online communities, I swear. 
Scrappy:
