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  #11  
Old August 28th 03, 01:21 PM
frood
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Maybe we ought to start marking the On Topic posts!

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"Queen of Squishies" wrote in message
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This ng is just like my real quilting group. We talk about everything

under
the sun, and sewing and quilting when it comes up too. I love this group.
I can be myself here, and if I ask a quilty question I get several very

good
answers. Thanks guys!

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  #12  
Old August 28th 03, 01:29 PM
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You are not mistaken. This is the person that accused Kate of
self-promotion and selling her services via the NG.

Sharon Harper wrote:

Just a thought I had. Wasn't ruffian involved with the kerfuffle we had a
while back over Our Kate's website? If not, I humbly apologise,
otherwise....



  #13  
Old August 28th 03, 01:35 PM
Karlee in Kansas
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"Joan8904" wrote in message
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| Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
| A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
| DM
|
|
| Amen. I cannot begin to tell you how little I care about reading about
other
| people's trials and tribuations. OT usually takes care of that problem.
But
| often the quilting answers are buried by responses that have no relevance
| whatsover. Like everything else, gotta take the bad with the good.

Herin lies my point. You learn to skip posts. You learn to ignore what
you don't want to read. Joan has been here for longer than me, and I have
not heard her voice her opinion on OT posts until now. Either way, IMHO,
we are all allowed our opinion. Joans opinion is that she doesn't like the
OT posts. My opinion is that I love them. Neither opinion is wrong,
neither is right. We agree to disagree.

|
| However, if you upset the board 'divas,' prepare to be scorched. :
They are
| very tolerant of most everything except criticism.

I by no means,do I consider myself a diva....I'm just overly cranky today.


BTW, on a side note for Joan, I'm taking "Grassroots" to the hospital with
me for some labor music g

Karlee in Kansas who is wondering if/how she can get her favorite 311 cd
autographed.......


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| joan
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|
| joan o'reilly
| New 311 Album--EVOLVER--July 22nd
| www.311.com


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  #14  
Old August 28th 03, 01:42 PM
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Yep! Now, where's YOURS? ;o)
Shelly
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Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
DM




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  #15  
Old August 28th 03, 01:45 PM
Diana Curtis
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You are certainly entitled to your opinion.
You may want to try other online quilt groups if you find this one to chatty
for you, but my own experience has been that the others are even less on
topic than this one.
Most newsgroup reading programs allow you to filter out the OT posts. Maybe
that would help?
Diana

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"buddy" wrote in message
m...
Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
DM




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Old August 28th 03, 01:49 PM
Diana Curtis
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Youre only an outsider as long as you choose to stay outside with your nose
pressed to the window. There is no clique here, just groups waiting to be
joined.
Its kind of like an AA meeting, take what you need and leave the rest. This
isnt the only game in town ruffian. It may well be the best tho. Look around
online. www.about.com has a forum for quilters.
If you decide to stay here then perhaps you may want to learn how to filter
out the OT posts using your newsgroup readers filter functions.
Its wise advice since its very unlikely you will get the chatty ones of us
to stop talking. :-)
Diana

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Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
DM




I don't think you are forced to tell anything ( or read anything) that

you
don't want to......




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I agree w/Buddy and disagree w/Flossy. This NGrp is like looking in a
"junk drawer": You want to find something you hope is in there
somewhere, but you have to wade through a lot of stuff to find it. It
does no good to say "ignore everything there but what you're looking
for" We are human, yet almost as curious as our cats.

I'm new at quilting, get help here, and appreciate it. Some of the
"old hands" who know their craft well and willingly share their
experience also like to talk about a lot of other stuff with their

friends.

Some might respond that I'm paying the price of admission by being an
"outsider". Like a child: be seen if necessary, but not heard. Your
opinions don't count here. Power sometimes corrupts. I don't like it,
but it's "their" NGrp by sheer number of posts.

On balance, it's worth my time, since it's the only game in town. And
thanks for sharing information on quilting.



  #17  
Old August 28th 03, 01:54 PM
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TY for the labor vibes....I'm just looking at "speedy vibes" more than
"comfort vibes". According to the doc that I saw last night, I've been in
labor, early early labor, for about 2 days now. I'm uncomfortable. I
can't sleep. I have little interest in food. I'm cranky as all get out.
I'll let you know all the fun details after she is born and home, I
promise.

Karlee in Kansas, who is feeling a little bit like an elephant who carries
a baby for 22 months. and who wishes the contractions would either stop or
do something productive.



"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
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| Beautifully said, Karlee...absolutely wonderful. I wouldnt change a word.
| Now that youre out in the open Karlee, let me say this... Im sure I speak
| for many when I send you safe and comfortable labor vibes. Please let us
| know, when youre ready, about your new arrival so we may properly
celebrate
| her entrance into this world.
| Hugs,
| Diana
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  #18  
Old August 28th 03, 01:57 PM
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Karlee in Kansas who is wondering if/how she can get her favorite 311 cd
autographed.......


I'm sure that can be arranged.

joan o'reilly
8904 florence dr
bellevue ne 68147
joan o'reilly
New 311 Album--EVOLVER--July 22nd
www.311.com

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Old August 28th 03, 01:57 PM
Sharon Harper
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My wonderful, wunnerful, cyber daughter! You put it into words much better
than I could. Sending you love and hugs for an easy (relatively) pain free
birth. Thinking of you. Take care my sweetie!

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Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals
"Karlee in Kansas" wrote in message
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I'm going to crawl out of the woodwork to comment on this one. YES its
long, but that is my normal MO. Either read or delete, its your choice,
but remember, you asked.

First off, a LOT of us have been reading this group for YEARS. You

develop
friendships, some of which may last a lifetime. You get so close to some
people that you start to think of them as family. Most of us would start
to go through withdrawals (and do if we are away from the computer for

more
than a week) without each other. Most of us worry when people don't post
as often as they used to (I'm guilty of not posting as frequently, but I'm
pregnant, due any day, and heaven forbid I should bore you with the

details
of my baby's upcoming birth, although I know a ton of people here that
would love to read an update). We are friends and yes, like Momma Sharon
said, family. We are joined by a common interest, quilting, but after a
while, you find yourself discussing more of your life with people. It's
how this ng has been since I started reading/posting over 5 years ago.

Second, instead of sitting around trying to change something that has been
done this way for nearly 10 years, either ask for help on filtering OT
posts (more than a few will offer help, no matter what your reader is),
skip the OT posts, or realize that this is more like a real life quilting
bee than anyone could ever imagine. At real life quilting bee's and
guilds, people keep up with each other. They offer support, happy dances,
share grief, and offer prayers (or warm thoughts depending on religious
preference). Here you will get cyber hugs, cyber tissues, prayers of
support, cyber shoulders to cry on when you feel that no one else
understands, and people will grieve with you in personal loss, jump for

joy
at the birth of a new baby, and you really don't want to hear what happens
with this group when they find out you are getting married (its a long,
personal story, brings tears to my eyes no matter how many times I tell

the
story, and to people not on the NG that aren't familiar with what a HUG

is,
totally baffling that people that have never met one another will come
together for the most treasured of all gifts.)

Third, if you have a question and don't want to search for the answer on
google, ask. I don't know of any quilter on this group that would rather
send you on a hunt than answer it for you. We all started off somewhere,
and we all remember where we started. I'm not the best quilter in the
world, but I will offer what I can.

Fourth, if you are going to post a snarky question like you did, you have
the scent of a troll. Trolls are the ONE living thing on this planet I
rarely feed. I hope they starve themselves and shrivel up into little
raisins so I can cook them with a magnifying glass. BUT you hit a nerve
with me. A BIG nerve. Maybe its hormones, maybe its me getting impatient
with labor (according to my doctor last night, I've been in the early
stages of labor for about 2 days and it feels like I'm not ever going to
give birth), but either way, you opened your mouth, and I know I'm not the
only one that is going to come running to the defense of the group, for

the
groups sake. There are other quilting forums out there (they have already
been suggested), or you can go to MSN or Yahoo and start your own. Be
forewarned though, quilters love to chat, and you will probably find
yourself amassed in an ocean of OT posts wherever you go.

Karlee in Kansas


"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
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| But we are friends, if not family. And family and friends share most
| things, especially stories. Sure 'nuff there's plenty about sewing and
| quilting. But I'm always interested in the gossip. And if I'm not,
well, I
| jest don't read it. 'Nuff said. Now where was that gosh darn needle?
| Oww...
|
| --
| Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU)
| http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html
| Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals
| "buddy" wrote in message
| m...
| Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
| A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
| DM
|
|
|
|




  #20  
Old August 28th 03, 01:59 PM
Sharon Harper
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Well if'n both of you would turn up at Houston in '04 we may just work out
the tiara thingy!

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"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
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You cant be a diva Karlee... you have no sparkly tiara yet.
Guess that means I am not either... but lord, how I try. Sniff.
:-)
Diana

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"Karlee in Kansas" wrote in message
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"Joan8904" wrote in message
...
| Do we all have to tell our life's story on this group?
| A little bit about sewing and quilting is enough.
| DM
|
|
| Amen. I cannot begin to tell you how little I care about reading

about
other
| people's trials and tribuations. OT usually takes care of that

problem.
But
| often the quilting answers are buried by responses that have no

relevance
| whatsover. Like everything else, gotta take the bad with the good.

Herin lies my point. You learn to skip posts. You learn to ignore what
you don't want to read. Joan has been here for longer than me, and I

have
not heard her voice her opinion on OT posts until now. Either way,

IMHO,
we are all allowed our opinion. Joans opinion is that she doesn't like

the
OT posts. My opinion is that I love them. Neither opinion is wrong,
neither is right. We agree to disagree.

|
| However, if you upset the board 'divas,' prepare to be scorched. :
They are
| very tolerant of most everything except criticism.

I by no means,do I consider myself a diva....I'm just overly cranky

today.


BTW, on a side note for Joan, I'm taking "Grassroots" to the hospital

with
me for some labor music g

Karlee in Kansas who is wondering if/how she can get her favorite 311 cd
autographed.......


|
| joan
|
|
| joan o'reilly
| New 311 Album--EVOLVER--July 22nd
| www.311.com


|






 




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