I've never been on the site, but I see from the Daily Mail that this social website has been shut down because of the abusive nature of posts on the forums. Saga are unable to 'police' it.
I used the saga forum for a short while. I kept getting messages from very old pervy guys wanting to rush over to meet me. It seemed to me they would try it on with any woman who was very near to them who was younger than them. One told me he was a church elder and happily married but had to meet me in secet as his wife would not understand!! You get nastiness on all sites. The truth is that saga did not want to spend a lot of time on running the site as it was not profitable and it was very time consuming and running at a loss. I know because I have run friendship clubs, websites and worked in marketing and advertising for a long time.. They want to plough their efforts in their paid for dating site, insurance etc.
I have tried my best to try and convince those on saga zone that this is probably the best option as Gransnet will continue where the zone left off. But there are many who have chosen much slower and amateur sites run by ex saga zoners who have not got finance to run a website. Mick
They're very happy floating about 6" above my window ledge! Power of anti gravitational force emitted by the bisexual oysters and purple germs[blissful] May the force be with you!
Oh yes! It's lovely! They're everywhere you know they're the ones domestos can't kill? Tee hee They're fighting the oyster beds to take over the world. Did you know some oysters change sex at half time? Oh the purple ferns are calling me Floating, I will tranquil be Severn foot high, Neath an emerald sky Ivanhoe will ne'er come nigh! [dreamy]
Saga-Zone - the only forum I have ever left, taking my bat and my ball home with me... they didn't like my avatar - the Robinson's Golly, and wanted me to take it down - so I decamped.
It was ever so full of "spiritual" folks, and believers in all sorts of woo-woo nonsense - astrology and so on - so it was no great loss. I'm sorry it's crumbled though - things must have got well out of hand.
Hi everyone and welcome to Gransnet so nice to see new names joining us,I can't believe some of the things I have read about Saga Zone and the language used in it,at least here on GN we know how to speak and respect each others point of view.So everyone enjoy and get posting about yourselves.glamma x
I am still on saga zone until its finsish its OK for sending messages thats all, have recommended this site to some who may come across, did try the fiftyplus but its not great. This site is equal to what the Saga Zone was.
How nice to have a load of new members - welcome! I think Saga have behaved abominably and I won't read their scummy magazine at the doctor's any more - so there!
It seems to be doubly abominable – banning members and closing the site and then publicising the reason as being trolls or members posting racist and homophobic comments – without any supporting evidence, so far as I understand.
Good thing GNHQ is too busy with and to bother about what we are all up to.