Open letter to all Gners

Pompa - I had a post reported and deleted a while ago. That was fine by me - someone interpreted something I had posted in a way that I would not have thought of (very innocent me!).

There's nowt so queer as folk - just be a duck and let the water flow by!

Do not go! Stay and keep us all amused - I need a bit of light relief now and again.

*Pompa/Gandtea never knew you were the same person!! We have sometimes disagreed, but I respect your views and your slug thread was great. Please stay on. Maybe you can think of some more titles that will cause shock and horror and give us a giggle.

Ok I've read the thread and can only wonder what on earth is wrong with some people. Whoever reported it should take a hard look at themselves. Unbelievable!

Of course don't go. I realised you were an 'old' poster re-incarnate, but wasn't sure which. Why did you change name?

I know some will sayI've said it before, but the rules of GN say clearly it is not allowed to change names with a good explanation. Some here have changed so many times- and there are a few 'new' posters recently who are clearly 'old' posters- their message and style makes it very clear who they are. Spots and stripes do not change.

Hope you stay.

I haven't seen the thread in question but will have a look in a moment. I just want to say don't go GT.
I wondered where Pompa had got to, glad to see you're still here.

Please stay GandTea, the world is a miserable enough place as it is, we need as much joy and silliness as we can get.

roses that was my first thought too! Please don't go Pompa. Ignore the small minded. We need your wit and your common sense. Can't rely on me for either!

Oh good, sounds as if HQ ARE thinking again, quite right too. posters need to start actually reading posts before they blow their whistle.

Please stay pompa, I love your input

Sigh !!..... I thought the "Immigrants" thread was about Spanish bluebells too !! , I never even thought for one minute of it being a contentious thread .... sigh . Pompa I would miss your input so do try and stay !! pretty please xxx

Cheers, jbf, I didn't know that.

Hang on; HQ haven't said the thread must be deleted [or have I misread something?]. They just said that it had been reported.Didn't they??

Exactly Elegran!

I didn't know you were Pompa ( well hidden!)
On first seeing the thread, my first thought was Spanish bluebells, but it turned out to be slugs, NEVER did I think it meant people ( and it was on the Gardening thread!)
gransnet HQ, please rethink this, or we will all become too PC for words ( literally) there is somebody on here who is reporting everything at the moment, and this site will suffer for it.

You should have known, gracesgran and Tegan and so should the poster who reported it, that NO-ONE on Gransnet would have said "Bloody immigrants". It was not "on here too" because even somone posting something that was not complimentary about immigrants would not have put it like that.

For heaven's sake please don't go Pompa, we need as many sane members as we can get!
The lunatics are taking over the asylum!
Don't suppose I should have said that.?

"as so many people think the post was funny your comedic skills did not extend to timing" but this is EXACTLY the time when a bit of humour is needed. Life may be real, life may be earnest, but no-one was hurt by this spot of topical humour, and by not even reading it before complaining, someone has demonstrated their own narrowness of mind. It is up there with banning words like "blackboard" and "Manchester"

Btw, no one on here has two names. If someone leaves, they may re-join with a new name.

You could have checked, gracesgran, as could the person/people who reported it. Doesn't take much effort. It's always worth checking something that looks contentious/blasphemous/nonPC/wotevs before getting in a tizwaz or being judgmental.

Because, after all, it wasn't "here too" at all.

Gracesgran you were simply too quick to jump to conclusions. Without having even read the thread. ("I saw the title and didn't even read the thread but just sighed and thought "not on here too"")

No pompa, we need you!
Racist slugging slugs?? Really???!!
Is toddler net !

Yes, there is a lot wrong with gransnet these days. A lot of it is because people can say quite hurtful things but don't seem to realise [or care] that they're doing so. I agree with what Gracegran has said. Having said that,I don't want pompa to leave; I've been enjoying his comments recently [had NO idea it was him!]. there's an 'us and them' mentality on gransnet these days and, alas, I am one of 'them'.

didn't

Or - there is that other mysterious person. The one who insists on always going by the name of 'GNHQ'.

#cowardycustard

Hey, G&T I've only just found this thread. Please don't go. As someone has already said, Nil illigitmus carborundum' - don't let 'em grind you down. I sidn't realise you were also Pompa. Will you continue as both? does it depend on your mood, or content, or what, I wonder? Anyway, you add a different perspective which we would miss. Nooooo.....