where have they gone?

I miss the give and take ( unless it became acrimonious, which I don't like)

I've been here since time immoral (sic) although have been a little less active since Monday, back in the work thing.

I suppose that generally I don't post on threads that might be deemed contentious, although I do on occasion make the odd point. (Often wrong, or ill-considered, I'm a bugger for both the knee jerk reaction AND at times sitting on the fence/seeing both sides/.
for so long I get splinters in my bum.

Although POGS I would be interested if you were to elaborate on:

I think GN has become far more appreciative of other posters views of late

It is obviously a good thing, but how has this shown itself? (Not saying that I disagree with you at all! Heaven forfend (as my Godmother used to say)!!!!

I think GN has become far more appreciative of other posters views of late.

I gave up a while ago but I decided to stand up for my views and I accept they will not be agreeable with others. You know what, I honestly think there is a far more tolerant attitude and it is far more pleasant to post.

If you dish it out, expect to get it back. If you have a view, comment. If you don't like being challenged, forget it, you will be. That's what makes GN tick over.

I think there were some nice posters who felt intimidated and I would like to see them post again.

I think the problem may be that a lot of people are terrified of upsetting a few people.... and woe betide anyone who uses bad English or makes a grammatical error

I just try to say what I think. I might have some people who agree with me (not many) and some who may not. I don't really care.

I am just me. What ya see is what ya get..... (Kinda thingy)

I don't think it's that bad these days, petra. There does at least seem to be rather more give and take with regard to political views and opinions.

Why not?
I've just been watching it!
The government programme has pros and cons!

I wonder how many people don't post on what might be a contentious subject because they would bring down the wrath of some GNs.
I for one am one of those. I'm fine in a verbal debate/spat.... Call it what you want, but I'm not quick enough on a keyboard.
Tomorrow I will debate/shout, with my friends about a programme on this evening, called: Don't cut my benefits.
I never feel that I could do that on here. I'll stick to ironing and cleaning here, it's safer.

I've got my MP Dr Liam Fox involved!
It's taken from January to now for the hospital to telly to my complaint, and it looks as though they've falsified records and lied!
I'm not daft! I have almost total memory recall, I am going to take this as far as possible!

jingl's back but has only posted once (on the Daily Angel thread)

Galen, perhaps start a separate thread about your moan so that someone can help with the copy and paste problem?

I have made a complaint to the hospital where I had such bad treatment - really to try and make sure that no-one else suffers in the same way. I did not want it to be in the form of a complaint but there is no alternative procedure. I wish you luck with all this galen.

I'm still here! Just too upset at the moment about an arguements I'm having with the NHS about my discharge procedure from hospital in January following a a dislocated shoulder to join in!
Perhaps one of my friends can copy and paste my moan!
I've tried and can't!

Where's jingl?

We've only just managed to scrape past the 24 hour mark on the Active page...

Gransnet is not as lively as it used to be.

There used to be some quite memorable online spats and fall-outs, during which quite a few members left and probably never came back. And the odd one or two have been banned, for various reasons.

Or perhaps changed their names, rosearered? They could just be reading and not posting - just as quite a few said they were doing when I put that thread up the other week about Gransnet being almost 3 years old, and wondering who was still here. Many said that they read the threads almost every day but didn't post as often as they used to do.