Open letter to all Gners

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??

Cheers, jbf, I didn't know that.

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

Please stay pompa, I love your input

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

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!

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

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.

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.

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!

*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.

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.

granjura, Pompa didn't have two names. He left GN and came back again later. You do seem to have a bee in your bonnet about name-changes on here!

Don't go! We men on Gransnet need each other, if only to counterbalance the monstrous regiment of women (ducks for cover and awaits being reported).

Never talked about 2 names, but about so many changing names, again and again for some. Here is what the GN rules say, and I totally agree. Not having a go at GT, but the basic principle- for the reasons GN state:

*Username-changing

We don’t allow members to change their usernames because we want everyone to be able to trust the relationships they build up with others on Gransnet.*

I certainly hope GN does not leave.

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grumppa you had better stay behind that sofa! A monstrous regiment of women? Excuse me but the vast majority of us are sweet and lovely!!!!

we want everyone to be able to trust the relationships they build up with others on Gransnet.

I think today has proved that statement to be a bit of a pipe dream.

juragran in Greatnan's day, granjura today.
Several GNetters have left and rejoined over the years for a variety of reasons including compromised anonymity and as you are not allowed to have the same name a second time their name has perforce had to change.
I know what you are going to retort granjura!so you can save your breath to cool your porridge. Some people can't see a bonnet without adding the requisite bee.
And whatever do you mean
iI certainly hope GN does not leave?

In what way Merlot?

We can disagree, even strongly, at times- but this has nothing to do with trust as such. New names appear with views and styles which really remind you of someone- and you keep wondering 'who on earth is this person actually, from before'.

You are who you are, and it will always come out, somehow.

Again, this is not specifically about GT(not GN sorry) - but it seemed the obvious place to say this (yes i know, again- because it keeps happening). It also leads to many pms re 'you do realise who this is, who used to be x, and before that y...

What's going on? People changing names - Pompa becoming GandTea, accusations of racism, letters to phoenix's boss, nasty e-mails - I didn't know all this stuff was going on? Anyway, Pompa, don't dare hang up your laptop and leave us all to it, we need you!!!

As you well know, the switch was just an 'accident' and fooled no-one. If I wanted to fool anyone- I wouldn't have just switched the jura and the gran, really!

There are some here who have had at least 3 totally different names since I joined and possibly more.

A ha, I wondered who Gandtea was.

Some people simply don't comprehend humour. Some people just like finding upset where none was intended. Some people will walk a mile barefoot over hot coals just to say they feel hurt.

The thing is Gandtea/pompa, when you look in a mirror you won't see that person looking back! Ignore the 'some people' they are not worth it .

Hear, hear! [wie]

wie? hic....meant