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@Ziggy said:
Thanks Jimmy. Am I allowed to say on this site who the lawyers are that have lined up? They featured in a story you ran…
I don’t see the point, really. Wait till you get a positive result.
PS do you ever get sick of this job?
I like to think I’m helping people who have nowhere else to turn. And I get a buzz out of making a difference (like getting legislation changed).
But little things get to me – like people who write their whole issue out as a headline.
At the other extreme, there are those who go into the section, say, on Common Property and create the headline “common property” or “problem” or “strata”. Yeah, we know – we need something specific.
Oh, and I get the irrits when people write “I complained to the strata …” meaning what? Who? It’s forgivable in newbies – we’ve all been there – but I once kicked someone off the site who purported to be an expert but, despite several polite requests, used that phrase for everyone from the strata committee to the building manager. Lazy and misleading!
I get irritated by people who go all “Rumpole of the Bailey” (sorry, that should be “Good Wife” for our younger readers), arguing their point interminably, choosing bits of the law that support their argument and ignoring the bits that don’t. Really, what’s the point?
And I get a wee bit frustrated with people who say they want advice on what to do but what they really want is someone to fight their battles for them. As a result, Flatchatters’ good and well-researched advice goes unheeded.
But I have to say, I enjoy this most of the time although if it weren’t for my loyal, smart and committed Stratagurus – Sir Humphrey, Lady Penelope and ScotlandX – I could not do this every day.