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    Australians?

    I don't usually do anything except probably work. I live alone and am not really social nowadays. But I do know that lots of people do make a big day or weekend of it. Monday is a holiday so it is a long weekend.
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    Australians?

    I am back in again. I admit I don't get here often but if there are lots of Aussies, that is great. :)
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    So is most self-published material poorly edited?

    @Chilari, I mainly deal in non-fiction stuff like website content, articles, etc. but the school reports was a lucky break due to a referral from an old school friend from a reunion we had last year when I handed out business cards. I have rarely found material without flaws. Sometimes it is...
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    So is most self-published material poorly edited?

    I haven't read all the posts in this thread but I can tell you from personal experience that most people don't seem to really care about grammar, punctuation and accuracy. I work as a writer and a proofreader and I have even had to proofread a whole schools reports for the kids. There were so...
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    Anybody else use WordPress?

    My site is on WordPress.org and I haven't had many problems in the 4 years I have had it running. My webmaster uses it for everything and will never switch to anything else. I guess, like all things, sometimes they can be temperamental.
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    You Aussies Crack Me Up!

    I am Aussie and I think maybe I have missed the point of this thread entirely.
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    Fighting against depression

    Depression isn't easy to handle at times. Sometimes you have to let yourself be depressed for a short while and it will pass. Generally, distractions are the best way to help yourself out of the hole. I am glad that I am only on low doses of meds now compared to 7 years ago and I hope that I...
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    Australians?

    I am wondering if there are any Australian groups?
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    Hi from downunder

    Well Phil, it seems I already have. :) Everyone is a "connection. Nobody is a stranger. People are simply friends we haven't "met" yet.
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    Avengers

    I am wondering if anybody else plays the Avengers Battle game?
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    Hi from downunder

    Well Guru, that is also true. :) Teamwork makes the dream work. :)
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    Hi from downunder

    Hello all, I am an Australian writer, editor and proofreader here to meet new people and hopefully help some of you achieve your goals.
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