For the next few weeks I will do only one thing on here: Get rid of rude people

It seems that more people are attacking others for no good reason. I have a ZERO tolerance to any member directly or indirectly attacking another SmartCanucks member or even calling them out for their shopping habits or sarcastically making fun of them. Even questioning them or where they got coupons from or accusing them of anything will not be tolerated.

My mission for the next few weeks will be to catch all the rude members and let them know that their rude behaviour is not welcome on SmartCanucks. They can either be polite and peaceful or leave SmartCanucks. If they don't leave I will personally make sure they do.

All moderators have been informed of this too and we are all on the hunt for rude members.

ALSO you are NOT a moderator unless I have officially made you a moderator. Don't go around making up rules. The SmartCanucks moderators are:

• Sally888
• AmberLab
• caring
• Jeniana
• roseofblack25
• elliott_gyal
• trucks12trucks

Thanks Boo I have only been popping in and out and it does seem like there is alot more negativity, obviously everyone has to play nice and you're here to remind us : )

Thanks. It's quite sad that it had come down to this. I don't envy you, or all the mods for the daunting task ahead.

Even poor Sally's frustration shon through in her last few "closing" posts!

We are all "grown" and should act as such. Glad you're taking care of this but sad it makes more work for you(as if you aren't busy enough).

Thanks to you and to the mods. for doing this.:top:

I agree we should all be civil, but I also appreciate open debate, and if I'm doing something incorrectly, I'd rather be told here than run into problems at a store (or create problems for other couponers).

That's just me - but I wish the mods the best of luck; tone of voice is frequently lost (sometimes all the emoticons and italics in the world don't get your point across when you're trying to offer friendly advice instead of "slamming" someone) and what constitutes "being rude" is equally frequently subjective. What offends one person may not faze another at all.

And the absolute defense for libel, as they say, is the truth. The fact remains that some people can, will, and do intentionally misuse coupons. Personally, I don't feel that explaining to someone who is UNintentionally doing so is rude - I think it's part of the informal, collaborative educational process that is undertaken here.

Obviously outright name calling, etc., isn't okay - but I also think that there are a number of people who are bragging about what is clearly fraud, and I think they can fairly be called on it. They are not exhibiting behaviour that SC - or SCers - can, or should, condone.

That's just my opinion, and everyone here will have their own take on things. I just hope that there can be instruction and discussion that is helpful, even when it involves an analysis of someone's behaviour (as long as it's objective, of course). I've made great friends here and consider SC to be a useful tool, and I try to contribute in (what at least I consider to be) a useful and constructive fashion. But I also call 'em like I see 'em.

In any case Boo & mods, good luck. It can't be fun!

Thank you so much Boo, i have loved smartcanucks for 2 1/2 years now, but lately I cringe when I come on and try to skip over any negative sounding threads. These people have really been taking away my enjoyment of the site ):

Happy to hear it!

Re: asking people where they got their coupons from- I think I know what you're referring to (Something like 'You have 5 FPCs? It's supposed to be one per person! Where did you get them all from?'). Often, a person posts a great brag and mentions using good coupons that I've never heard of. I'll often ask them where they got their coupons from (so I can get some myself). I'm assuming that's still okay, as long as a person isn't making accusations or insinuating some sort of bad behavior? Just wanting to make sure I don’t accidentally step on toes…

Thanks Boo! I have finally come across some of the negativity and it makes me sick :( I may have responded rudely- I was in a really bad moos when I saw what I did and I shouldn't have reacted the way I did and I apologize.

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Happy to hear it!

Re: asking people where they got their coupons from- I think I know what you're referring to (Something like 'You have 5 FPCs? It's supposed to be one per person! Where did you get them all from?'). Often, a person posts a great brag and mentions using good coupons that I've never heard of. I'll often ask them where they got their coupons from (so I can get some myself). I'm assuming that's still okay, as long as a person isn't making accusations or insinuating some sort of bad behavior? Just wanting to make sure I don’t accidentally step on toes…

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That is part of the problem, with so much negativity, people read negativity into posts like that when there is none there and think you are attacking them. An attack is so subjective I think people will use this to bait people to get people they dont like banned

I wanted to let you know that I just love SmartCanucks and want to express a big thanks to all the hard work that goes into the contributors of this site.
No one has ever been rude to me on this site that I have found and I have made a few errors being a newbie.
Lately, so many wonderful people have come to my aid and have assisted me with my questions.
I just can't believe there would be rude people making foul comments when this site is here to help you and most people on it are obviously out to help one another!

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Happy to hear it!

Re: asking people where they got their coupons from- I think I know what you're referring to (Something like 'You have 5 FPCs? It's supposed to be one per person! Where did you get them all from?'). Often, a person posts a great brag and mentions using good coupons that I've never heard of. I'll often ask them where they got their coupons from (so I can get some myself). I'm assuming that's still okay, as long as a person isn't making accusations or insinuating some sort of bad behavior? Just wanting to make sure I don’t accidentally step on toes…

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yes you have it right, its ok to ask hey where did u find those ones!

Not omg you got 10 I hate you you thief

LOL!

Perfect, slightly tired of the nonsence !

Good idea! Me likes!

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Originally Posted by MercuryBlue

Happy to hear it!

Re: asking people where they got their coupons from- I think I know what you're referring to (Something like 'You have 5 FPCs? It's supposed to be one per person! Where did you get them all from?'). Often, a person posts a great brag and mentions using good coupons that I've never heard of. I'll often ask them where they got their coupons from (so I can get some myself). I'm assuming that's still okay, as long as a person isn't making accusations or insinuating some sort of bad behavior? Just wanting to make sure I don’t accidentally step on toes…

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A question that indicates they genuinely want to know where they got the coupon from (such question would not reference the number of coupons) is fine. a question that contains hidden rudeness/sarcasm about num ber of coupons or source of coupons is not.

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Originally Posted by FallenPixels

That is part of the problem, with so much negativity, people read negativity into posts like that when there is none there and think you are attacking them. An attack is so subjective I think people will use this to bait people to get people they dont like banned

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Oh baiters will be the first to get banned. I am looking for baiters and drama initiators mo re than anything. Don't worry :)

Thank heavens (or more appropriately, thanks mods!).....I am so tired of the negativity and whining.

Thank you Boo and the mods! Much appreciated!

Thank You Boo & all the MODS. :) I love SC . I think for the most part...most of the SCers are polite and helpful but of course there always has to be the few to make people feel unwelcome or attacked.

I'm very glad you will be doing this! I've only been a member since January, but have found the rudeness to be crazy in the past month! I'm glad you guys are monitoring the problem, and really appreciate the daunting and difficult work ahead of you!

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Originally Posted by screamy

I agree we should all be civil, but I also appreciate open debate, and if I'm doing something incorrectly, I'd rather be told here than run into problems at a store (or create problems for other couponers).

That's just me - but I wish the mods the best of luck; tone of voice is frequently lost (sometimes all the emoticons and italics in the world don't get your point across when you're trying to offer friendly advice instead of "slamming" someone) and what constitutes "being rude" is equally frequently subjective. What offends one person may not faze another at all.

And the absolute defense for libel, as they say, is the truth. The fact remains that some people can, will, and do intentionally misuse coupons. Personally, I don't feel that explaining to someone who is UNintentionally doing so is rude - I think it's part of the informal, collaborative educational process that is undertaken here.

Obviously outright name calling, etc., isn't okay - but I also think that there are a number of people who are bragging about what is clearly fraud, and I think they can fairly be called on it. They are not exhibiting behaviour that SC - or SCers - can, or should, condone.

That's just my opinion, and everyone here will have their own take on things. I just hope that there can be instruction and discussion that is helpful, even when it involves an analysis of someone's behaviour (as long as it's objective, of course). I've made great friends here and consider SC to be a useful tool, and I try to contribute in (what at least I consider to be) a useful and constructive fashion. But I also call 'em like I see 'em.

In any case Boo & mods, good luck. It can't be fun!

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I agree. A forum should be a place for open discussion and it should be okay to politely disagree with someone.

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Originally Posted by MercuryBlue

Happy to hear it!

Re: asking people where they got their coupons from- I think I know what you're referring to (Something like 'You have 5 FPCs? It's supposed to be one per person! Where did you get them all from?'). Often, a person posts a great brag and mentions using good coupons that I've never heard of. I'll often ask them where they got their coupons from (so I can get some myself). I'm assuming that's still okay, as long as a person isn't making accusations or insinuating some sort of bad behavior? Just wanting to make sure I don’t accidentally step on toes…

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It seems to be OK to get multiple coupons/samples from a company if they allow you to put input your data more than once. A couple of times I've applied for the same thing a second time and it's gotten kicked back to me with a "sorry, you have already applied for this offer" or something of the sort. Mostly though, there's no problem with the application, so I am assuming that I will get my duplicates!

It is easy enough to check the terms of an offer to see if it is one per household, email address, or person etc to know whether you can order more.

Sometimes the software allows you but when they ship they delete all people with multiples from their list, even the original request

Thank you so very much for looking after this problem Boo
. l used to look forward to hearing everyones great stories but now everyone seems to be getting so mean to each other. l find this relaxing as l am newly retired and stockpilling for our local abuse shelter. This is a full time job and it bothers me that we can't keep cheering each other on for all the good work people are doing to feed their families, helping others who are less advantage,and so on. Fellow couponers lets get back to the basics of this site and help one another and lift each other up instead of finding the negativity in others. Everyone have a great day and keep finding those great deals.

:top: Even us old timers hate to be picked on. I hardly bother anymore to post it is just to stressful. Go Boo Go :top:

thank you boo and all the mods for all your hard work.:top:

Thank you to Boo & all mods for the task ahead of you. I haven't posted any brags in months (besides diaper donations) because of the backlash that seems to come out of them & refuse to read past the first post of the majority of threads as it seems the majority turn into a witch-hunt/whine-fest within the first 5 posts following & it really, really irks me. It'll be refreshing to see SC return to its old happy, helpful & supportive ways without the insane amount of negativity that's been skulking around for awhile :) Thumbs up to you all :top:

I am very new to this site and to be honest, haven't seen that much of it! Perhaps I am not looking in the right places? I find the brags to be amazing and I just get excited at the thought that I might be able to do some of that some day too!

I have found this website to be extremely helpful and informative and I bow HUGELY to those who take the time to look at the flyers each week and provide the coupon info that goes with each item. As a newbie, it is still quite confusing to me as to what coupons can be paired with what, what can be stacked etc.

Thanks to a post on here this week, I lost my "coupon virginity" and used the $5 WUB3 Gillette at WM and got 9 cans of shave foam. I was so excited that I actually got $1.20 back! I realize that this was a small one for most of you, but everyone is nervous their first time...

I have been granted the privelege of meeting some really amazing and helpful people on here. I have rarely posted so far because I am just watching and learning. However, if there are people on here who are rude and nasty, I say "chop off their heads"!

Thank you to all, I can't mention how many, that have provided information and tools that are incredibly helpful for this newbie!

One of the things I like most about this site is the fact that it is actually monitored for these kinds of problems. I've been on other sites where some of the members use foul or obscene language, openly insult others, play one-up-manship games all the time, gang up on a poster if they have a different opinion. It's just horrid.

And of course, after a while, people drift away from these sites, and leave them to the aggressive types that have succeeded in dominating and ruining the site for everybody except themselves.

Personally, with a painful, crippling illness, I haven't much inclination or energy to fight with people. I want only peace, and positive, happy interactions with others in a good give-and-take environment.
All of us being only human, it is good to get these reminders from our site founder, Boo Radley, to do what's right on Smart Canucks.

Thank you so much for starting this,I hate the negative threads it's become mad around here,I hope we can all get back to looking for deals/coupons and freebies and the great brags not to forget the tea room,it is the best freebie coupon site in Canada by far.

I was recently one of the people who was called a theif, a shoplifter, and a scam artist...
I didnt do anything except have more than 1 of an FPC from websaver... and I got a pm within minutes, telling me I have multiple accounts and I am stealing I almost quick smart canucks. Been here for 6 weeks and defenitely didnt appreciate it.
I hope u get rid of all the bad ones.