Polycarp nee Boaz David.As a "Christian" your respect for human life, gives me a more clear understanding of the religous right.

Col. As an economic migrant to Australia, did you jump the queue when Maggie got the heave ho! BTW. Have you noticed that the American taxpayer is keeping the "Free market" afloat.

Siev enquiry must be held,to find the facts why people seeking a safe and better life (like Col Rouge), where allowed to perish!

Bronwyn: << Are you okay with others borrowing the term? I've wanted to use it a few times lately but held off. I always prefer to ask first! >>

Go for it, Bronwyn - and any others who find Porky's frequent lies, distortions and otherwise crappy posts objectionable.

<< I wouldn't mind addressing BD as 'Polycarp' if the new moniker really had represented a change in attitude, as it did seem to show signs of at times in the early stages. Recently though, there has been such an obvious reversal to true form, that the term 'Porkycrap' is just so apt! >>

Absolutely.

<< I don't mind Col 'wasteral' either! >>

Apparently that's how Col thinks 'wastrel' is spelt. However, it does seem to fit his persona, which is simultaneously a waste of space and quite feral in its interactions with more civilised folk.

Bennie, I think Polycarp has basically responded to your comment addressed to me.
But I would add

Australia is not responsible for Indonesia nor its capacity to discharge its international obligations.
However, whilst Australia generously helped Indonesia to stop illegal people smuggling, thereby minimizing the risk of sinking of unseaworthy vessels, Australia is not responsible for “not being there” to ensure sinkings did not occur.

But I do appreciate your response being made in a considered manner, : - )

- Unlike many of the rabble here.
Bronwyn “that there is no 'queue' and yet you keep trotting out this same old garbage.”

There is a quota…. A limit and people need to qualify for entry… I had to wait for a year to get interviewed, following my own particular qualification becoming accepted (ie being on the skills demand list) for migration.

So regarding a queue, if there was none, people would be able to walk up and demand entry. Play semantics all you want, some folk wait to be called whilst the unworthy, self-entitled just jump on an unseaworthy vessel and hope to find a deserted Australian beach to land on.

“People fleeing for their lives get away in whatever way they can,”

stopped “fleeing” along time before they set sail for Australia.

“to pick others up on their spelling” yawn


I see CJM remains true to form, criticizing what everyone else says, regardless to relevance and does so without contributing a single productive or constructive thought with his posts… so vacuous.

Kipp, I came to Australia as a matter to personal choice, regardless that Margaret Thatcher was PM.


The desire to migrate was motivated not by political concerns but to do with what life I wanted my children and one day, grandchildren to enjoy.

IE Not one where life quality was constrained because of comparative overcrowding of 60 million people on a little island, with poor weather.

And from UK, looking around the world at that time, Australia was a slam-dunk first option and to be honest, still is.

Not to worry Col. I don't think he read the article anyway. Pity the same approach isn't taken by him towards what happened c2000 years ago.

I have noticed JL Deland in the 'Users Currently Online' display as having been logged onto OLO on a number of occasions during this last week, but only posting three times since last Sunday 21 September 2008.

Posted by JL Deland, Sunday, 21 September 2008 6:30:57 PM "See so completely 'ooblesmacked' I mucked up my last post.
So there goes my two posts on the subject."

Your phraseology here, and also your opening words in this post to another thread http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7927#124116 , indicate to me that you may misunderstand the OLO posting limits rules.

The limit on any particular article discussion thread is two posts in any given 24 hour period: it is not an absolute limit on comments to the topic or article in question. There is also a global posting limit of five posts in any 24 hour period to comments threads in the Article discussion area of the Forum. The OLO site itself will refuse to accept any post you may inadvertently attempt to make in excess of these limitations, indicating in the process the earliest time when you may again post to the thread.

The posting limits in the General Discussion area are double the above.

In pure theory, should you be so prolific and inspired, you could post as many as 15 times in 24 hours across the whole Forum.

Whilst we may not necessarily be in agreement with respect to some matters, IM well not so HO OLO can well do with the quality of posts such as the 28 you have made during your relatively short time here since first posting on Saturday, 31 May 2008.

So there! Consider the metaphorical bow of an Australian warship to have given the hull of that old scow the SIEV X an ooblesmacking thud right back up to the top of the OLO 'Last Post' list. For your information, this is a link to a comment I made on this subject nearly two years ago. See: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=4985#57766

Forrest Gumpp, Sadly my life does not revolve around OLO, remiss of me though that is.
What does concern me a little though is your dedication to watching who is online or not, and who is having a look at what has been posted. I cant say I show the same interest in your activities. Perhaps it might be something for the editors to consider whether that function is perhaps entirely unneccessary. Anyway once again you have inspired an emotion in me that I am struggling to find words for.