Forum etiquette.

Always happy to oblige, Ariadne, but what have I done to earn your thanks?

sigh

Hopefully we will all agree that starting a thread just to 'get at' a member is way out of order- even if disguised with some smilie or other?

If you use the bookmark facility you won't miss anything!

Because you're worth it

Ha Ha! Jingle. Since when did you put anything on here because you are supposed to? Don't ever change! (because I'm supposed to!)

jing. Yes please! My sense of unworthy is high today for some unknown reason. Probably the weather!
Give me sunshine etc:

I get told off if I don't put a grin! I think I'm supposed to put a as well!

imjingl can't help grinning at the number of grins you put after your posts. Is there a reason for that

I was me who used the word bland. Of course, I wasn't referring to any individual. Rather I meant that a group of any kind where there is only agreement would end up being bland, so we need our dissenters.

jeni - you fishing for compliments?

I hope I'm not bland?

I don't always feel up to playing the agony aunt giving relationship advice.

No-one says you have to.

Precisely Jess

I agree that picking up people about grammar or spelling is inappropriate in this medium.
I have said it a couple of times before, but I will say it again, the principle "go for the ball but not the man" is a good one on a forum - disagree with opinions but do not attack the person expressing them.
Sometimes new posts get missed due to time of day I think - if they drop off "last hour" for instance.

I think sometimes the problem is that people don't read back through the thread, they just jump in to respond to the last post. Thus some posts seem to be ignored or dismissed.

I hadn't seen it, either. I miss lots when I'm out for an afternoon, so this one passed me by - it's the Relationships/Betrayal thread bags.

Thank you, Greatnan

I didn't see that. Which thread, grannylin?

Love listening to all your witty banter but also love it that this is , on the whole , a friendly site! We don't need any more hassle in our lives!

I have to say I was slightly disappointed to see some of the lengthy discussions yesterday about bland subjects when only two of us commented when a Gransnetter disclosed an incidence of domestic violence

I don't have a problem with that approach, petallus. It's what I do. I didn't mean you should keep away if you don't agree with what's being said. Quite the reverse, as I think many of my posts show. Sorry if that wasn't clear. What I meant was if the opening post doesn't interest you, you don't have to continue reading the rest of the thread. That's all. Bit surprised you could think otherwise, really!

So what is your view about children standing up when adults enter the room? Should they, do you think? Or is Cameron being a twit again? See you over there if you want to take part in the discussion. [slightly baffled emoticon]

It's alright imjingl I've got my special forcefield space helmet on this morning - repels bullets