Is it fading away?

Glad to hear lots of others think the same way. Thanks to everyone that has started lighthearted threads - it's a welcome relief!

Well.... Boris has gone. Taking the fun with him. So I for one, cba anymore.

Gransnet has never been so good as it hs in the last couple of weeks. IMO.

Back to the agony aunt threads.

Oh jingle agony aunt threads may seem boring from time to time. What they are not is spiteful.

Maybe a simple enquiry about GS's school uniform/daps/trainers time?

I agree with you, jings. It drew me back again. I had been doing less and less recently, but it has been far more interesting lately. Some serious discussions, a few tempers fraying, various bits of drivel to point out, alternative threads put up in a brave attempt to provide a refuge from the battles - more life than it has had for months!

Don't bother to wink soop. If you think I am spiteful, fine by me. I know I'm not. Never have been, never would be.

Dunno about there being no spite on the agony aunt threads, soop. There have been some spats.

At least I don't stick to cosy little "kitchen" chats where I pretend to be Saint jingelbellsfrocks.

...and now eighty percent of Gransnetters hate me!

Oh well. [shrug]

IMO, some threads on GN have been examples of the worst spite I have seen for a long while. Soop has every right to comment without being pounced upon, just because she pokes her nose out of the kitchen. The kitchen is for those that like it, if you don't just ignore it, but there is no reason to be nasty about it.

Why on Earth can't some of you just be pleasant, it doesn't hurt.

...and now eighty percent of Gransnetters hate me!

Have you had a referendum on that, jingl?

I certainly don't. I agree that Gransnet's perked up a bit lately and got us all going. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible (and I think some of the agony aunt threads are the most spiteful of all).

But poking your nose out to insinuate someone is spiteful?!

Lovely.

jingle atta girl! I think it's wonderful. I hope it's changed the face of GN. In the past I had lots of 'interesting' thoughts in my head but would never put them out there because this forum was mostly "more tea vicar" Now that's changed because we have seen a deeper thinking in a lot of people.

Same here, jings...[shrug]. If your comment about me pretending to be a Saint isn't spiteful, then so be it.

Petra, a selection of serious discussion is great, but why do those threads so often end in venom, rather than friendly debate.

Why do you assume that was aimed at you jings? You are not normally so fragile and sensitive. Lets get back to where we were - either enjoying the "liveliness" of certain threads or avoiding it on others - such as this one. I appreciate both types.

Careful Elegran, I find myself agreeing with you, again !

If that wasn't aimed at me, I apologise unreservedly. Gransnet may have, over the years, mad me paranoid.

Still think the same about that "kitchen" though.

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I think big male noses being stuck in doesn't help anything. Mentioning no names of course.

As I am the only male to have posted lately, why don't you just say what you mean. You just have to find something nasty to say if someone doesn't agree with you. Oh and in case you are in any doubt I'm talking to Jinglbellsfrocks.

And before you say, this wasn't suppose to be a pleasant comment.

GandTea If people are venomous, so be it. It doesn't bother me. I suppose because I've lived and worked in the real world all my life. When people are passionate about something that's the way it comes out. I still think that generally people on here are very polite. I'm sure there are many of us who would want to speak more openly than we do.

Wherever there's a bit of a ding dong, there you will find GandTea. Especially, or perhaps only if, I'm in there somewhere.

Since we're speaking plainly.

Petra, well said. Like you I have worked in the real world all my life (engineering/manufacturing) but always found the vast majority of my colleagues to be very pleasant and supportive when needed. On the other side of the coin, my daughter works for a council and it could not be more different, sounds a horrid place to work, very competitive and unpleasant, she always seems to be watching her back. I guess I was lucky (as was Mrs P (not for marrying me, but for the great company she worked for). Both Mrs P and myself still socialise with our old work colleges regularly.