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Open letter to all Gners

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GandTea Mon 06-Jun-16 17:46:45

I have been a member and regular contributor to GN since its inception, many of you will know me as Pompa.

I have always tried to be helpful to those that need it where my skills are appropriate. I have always been compassionate to those in trouble and always tried to inject a little humour into my posts.

I am not racist, feminist or any other form of ist (perhaps a bit of a pessimist now)

In all the years I have been here I have not knowingly been reported.

But I have now been reported ( I guess for racism because of my humorous thread in the Gardening forum regarding immigrant Spanish slugs.

GN is no longer the great site it used to be, it has become very unpleasant on many threads, dominated by a few posters.

Many GNers are now afraid to post for fear of verbal retribution.

Humour that is in the least edgy is condemned by a few.

Please, please will those Gners that want GN to become the fun site that it was again please speak up.

I am now leaving GN, I'm sure that there are those that are now cheering as they have won, but to the rest of my friends,
Love
Pompa

Bellanonna Wed 08-Jun-16 16:11:09

Oh God I didn't refresh. Sorry. A bit late.

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 16:15:35

I would! (have defended my viewpoint, if it had been me. And it bloody wasn't!)

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 16:16:52

Sorry * Obieone*! blush] sad

tiggypiro Wed 08-Jun-16 16:20:00

Blimey !! I didn't realise that a slug could cause so much upset !!

Ana Wed 08-Jun-16 16:30:21

It's because it was a foreign one...grin

janeainsworth Wed 08-Jun-16 16:32:06

Gracesgran It also seemed to me that JA was using this to attack an entirely different group of people, "those who are offended and are easily 'hurt'" because of personal remarks.

I wasn't attacking anyone.
The fact that you think I was, says a lot more about you than about me.

Elegran Wed 08-Jun-16 16:32:19

I am so glad I went out, Just back, hot, tired, thirsty, and thought I would sit down to a nice peaceful look at GN. It is still going!

But the McVities Coconut Rings are very nice (50p from the pound shop

MiniMouse Wed 08-Jun-16 16:41:07

This thread could give War and Peace a run for its' money shock Unbelievable! I bet GandTea didn't have this in mind when he started the thread grin

merlotgran Wed 08-Jun-16 16:42:40

Wanna bet? grin

GandTea Wed 08-Jun-16 16:45:39

Please, Please morph this thread off to something more interesting.

I don't care who reported my thread, I don't believe there was any malice, they had every right if they thought it warranted it, each to his/her own.

Time to close this thread and open some new more interesting ones, someone, please, pretty please.

MiniMouse Wed 08-Jun-16 16:46:02

Naughty Merlot wink grin As if . . . . .

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 16:50:15

merlot you've out-braved me! Even I didn't dare say that. grin

GandTea Wed 08-Jun-16 16:54:50

Hang on, did I miss an insult there ? grin

Gracesgran Wed 08-Jun-16 16:59:33

Has a thread ever been closed down just because it goes on and on and ... yes JA I have seen your post. I apologise if you had no intention of attacking anyone. I wonder why you did post it? I hope my taking it apart and reporting back has clarified what it was about for others. At least someone took your post seriously {smile]

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 17:24:14

No G&Tea! As if! shock grin

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 17:24:57

Didn't clarify anything for me. hmm

Nelliemoser Wed 08-Jun-16 17:32:09

I am not preaching but I have a small parable to tell .

On Monday DD told me that 3+yr old DGs had been playing with his dinosaurs in the bath. As reported by DD, one Dinosaur shouted. "It's your fault, you were stomping around!"

DGS reported to his mum. "The dinosaurs are fighting. They were stomping too much and made a big rock from space hit the earth." Now the dinosaurs are fighting about whose fault it is.
So beware about stomping about blaming everyone else. Or we might have another mass extinction! wink

soop Wed 08-Jun-16 17:35:39

Nellie grin

Gracesgran Wed 08-Jun-16 17:36:30

I could try again JbF grin

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jun-16 17:38:02

No!!!! pleeease!!! [runs and hides]. grin

Gracesgran Wed 08-Jun-16 17:47:08

grin

thatbags Wed 08-Jun-16 18:15:17

I thought janea explained perfectly clearly why she posted the link.

There will be another mass extinction, probably lots of them. They have happened before and they will continue to happen.

janeainsworth Wed 08-Jun-16 18:35:16

Thank you bags.

GandTea Wed 08-Jun-16 18:41:21

If there is to be another mass extinction, should i start working my way through my drinks cupboard now ?

Gracesgran Wed 08-Jun-16 18:42:22

A mass extinction - there was nothing in the link about that thatbags, I thought that was Nelliemoser's GC. How wonderful that you know what JA's post - not someone else's - was about though; could you explain it to me? (I am really sure there was not mass extinction so perhaps just explain JA's words so I don't get confused.)