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kittylester Sat 06-Feb-16 08:03:05

can I make a plea that people read the thread before posting.

In the last couple of days I have seen a few threads where people have either repeated previous posts with no acknowledgement or asked questions that have been asked and answered previously. I realise that in fast moving threads it can happen but im not talking about those.

Obviously, this is a greater sin when it is my posts that have been ignored! grin

POGS Sat 06-Feb-16 16:57:19

Just watching the Sport Relief Bake Off and I am going to try the banana and raisin muffins. Hope you don't have a soggy bottom like Ed Balls jingle. smile

Jalima Sat 06-Feb-16 17:25:35

shortish chat type threads.
A bit like a couple of people I know then, who don't chat but completely ignore what you have just said then carry on down their own road and then repeat what you said five minutes before, thinking it's their own thoughts
It's not really a conversation grin

Jalima Sat 06-Feb-16 17:26:38

Any banana cake I have attempted lately hasn't just had a soggy bottom, it has been soggy all the way through [why]

Jalima Sat 06-Feb-16 17:27:08

I mean cooked, but just strange and dense, even the seagulls refused it.

Nelliemoser Sat 06-Feb-16 17:50:58

Thank you so much Galen and Synonymous. I no longer feel invisible!
wink

Judthepud2 Sat 06-Feb-16 20:25:48

Anya smile Hello Nelliemoser

I'm not really paranoid about not being responded to. Not sure though about the 'like' button. It could cause people to feel a bit inadequate. I'm used to Twitter but sometime if I make a 'witty' comment on there, I wonder why no one responds. Sad, aren't I? Must get a life, or grow a pair wink

thatbags Sat 06-Feb-16 21:11:32

Quite often I start reading a thread and some way into it get to a point I want to address, so I do that. Then I don't always read the rest of the thread.

I also agree with whoever (*jings*?) said that if the thread title is a question, then you can just jump in and answer the question without looking to see what other people have said. Others may have given the same answer in effect but I don't think that matters. It can be quite good to have a lot of people giving you the same answer.

Purpledaffodil Sat 06-Feb-16 21:26:19

Re getting all the posts on one page, I have a Show all messages option at the top of the thread. Click on that and 5 pages on this thread become one long one.

rubylady Sat 06-Feb-16 22:17:51

Sausages.

Indinana Sat 06-Feb-16 22:27:36

Re getting all the posts on one page, I have a Show all messages option at the top of the thread. Click on that and 5 pages on this thread become one long one.

confused. I don't have that option. Not on my laptop, nor on the mobile site on my iPhone. I've even checked my iPad to see if for any strange reason that is different, but it's not. Where does it say that on yours Purpledaffodil?

WilmaKnickersfit Sat 06-Feb-16 22:27:36

It bugs me too when I've posted something and later someone else says virtually the same thing. And yes, it's even more irritating if they get a response and I didn't, especially if it's about a link we both posted. But this says more about me than anything else tbh and I just try to let it go.

However, I do agree with POGS about taking the time to read through post about more serious subjects. My reasons for doing this is to respect the other posters and not look stupid.

Re posting a reply after reading through several pages, what I do is type my reply in stages on a notepad app and then copy and paste it in the reply box. Easy peasy.

Thebeeb Sat 06-Feb-16 22:37:51

Sorry just in case.

Indinana Sun 07-Feb-16 08:31:57

confused

grannylyn65 Sun 07-Feb-16 09:15:57

Ruby, pork, beef or maybe venison??

seacliff Sun 07-Feb-16 09:31:20

Well, glad to hear I'm not the only one who has felt "a bit miffed" at times, re repeat of something I had already posted and had been ignored on.

It's no great problem in the grand scheme of things, but some how comforting to know I'm not the only one feeling this way.

Well, at least the sun is out today and a beautiful blue sky, Spring is on the way!!

Nana3 Sun 07-Feb-16 10:27:44

Happy for you and your blue sky seacliff nothing but grey here, but hoping for a walk this afternoon.

There are so many sausages to choose from ruby and granny my favourites are Cumberland and Sicilian.

The kind people who have answered me on GN in times of trouble have helped to keep me going. I think most gransnetters come up with good answers when needs must, something that makes a bad situation a little better. Or advice that moves us on, thank you all.

Jalima Sun 07-Feb-16 10:36:51

This samsung tablet is not that obedient

Nelliemoser [wave] I can't see you at the moment though, you seem to have 'gone to ground', hope to see you climbing up my trellis when the weather warms up wink

grannylyn65 Sun 07-Feb-16 12:00:59

The weather is absolutely filthy here, is really cold and pouring with rain ( Perth )sad

Bellanonna Sun 07-Feb-16 13:04:59

Oh I usually get ignored then further on someone else, better "known", says the same thing as I did, and gets praised. It happens! I get over it, and resist the temptation to say, Oi, I said that earlier. But a girl can get paranoid at times, especially when killing a thread as I often have done. But I feel relieved that many of you feel the same. Happier now.

Chorizo sausages for me. We had them yesterday.

Blue skies and sunny here too, Seacliff. Not sure about Spring being on its way. I think it started in December and I fear all the daffs will be over by the time Spring is official. Roses maybe?

thatbags Sun 07-Feb-16 13:29:22

indi, go to "customise" in the green band at the top of the thread. That's where you can change how many posts appear one page. Good luck.

Indinana Sun 07-Feb-16 14:45:26

Yes, that is what I've done thatbags, repeatedly. I select '1000', hit 'save options' and it immediately reverts to 100 in the selection field confused. I've been trying to do this for months and every time the same thing happens!

Jalima Sun 07-Feb-16 14:49:12

I've just done that on this thread, and it is still two pages confused

Jalima Sun 07-Feb-16 14:50:51

Bellanonna perhaps better to be ignored than told off hmm or have a bit of your post taken out of context and twisted misunderstood!

seacliff Sun 07-Feb-16 14:51:49

Yes still sunny in Suffolk - the snowdrops, primroses and daffs are all out! Hope the apple blossom, when it appears, doesn't get blasted by late cold spell, several years ago we lost nearly all apples.

Perhaps we should another smiley/emotion, just for this situation, being ignored.smile

Shestheone Sun 07-Feb-16 15:15:29

I've done the customise thingy (didn't know about that, so thanks Jalima and Thatbags) and my iPad remembered when I came back on today.

My brain, however, had clearly reset to the original setting and couldn't work out where 'first, next, previous' was grin