Jingle

To remember Jings you have also to remember Greatnan, who was killed in a mountain accident and left us all feeling very sad. Those GN days were far superior to today we had real discussions and there was so much to discuss on line and a lot of us were new to computers anyway.
If Jings came back and actually reading most posts why should she, she couldn't alter anything. GN has developed and will continue on its downward trend.
When ever I feel like entering a political discussion I am disgusted at the tone of the arguments and I think that is how most on line Forums will develop or have already developed.

And now I'm over the 'What are you reading now? Thats a safe polite place to be.

Chewbacca, Rigsby vanished after sending PM's telling posters to ignores Rosesarered but made the error of sending it to Rosesarered too, I miss rosesarered ?, anyway I have never been great with names, no idea why I said Rigsby not maryeliza, she was furious, I did apologise . Jingle was not posting when maryeliza joined I am sure

Annie, Roses hasn't left, just changed her name, further back in this thread it was revealed that she is now lemongrove

Thank you, I missed the start of the thread , that is good news

Oh that's nice. Hello lemongrove!

I suppose I get fed up being told what a forum should be like and resent being told how to 'behave'. Maybe I'll disappear and come back as newjings!

anniebach
The abrasive and combative style reminded me of someone but I couldn't place it.
I'll leave it at that.

I suppose that was why I used the wrong name Petra

O dear - are you sure Lemongrove wanted to be outed like that...?

Well, I'm way out of touch. I thought lemongrove was Jalima in new guise.

She outed herself earlier in the thread, Ana. I was glad to see her, as I had missed her posts lately (and I'm not very observant!).

Jalima will be back very soon. She's able to read the posts on GN but not able to post. waves to Jalima

I had the same thought petra.

Yoo Hoo Jalima come back soon!

Yes, I've missed Jalima too (waves). If she comes back with another name, can somebody please drop me a clue (I sometimes think I live in my own little world).

Elitism -Is it to do with how frequently someone expresses their views, with how well/strongly they express their views? Or something else?

A good point Baggs. I have to agree.

This is a thread about Jingle, who was here before I joined I believe, but from what I have read, I think I'd like her.

I think it was nightowl who mentioned she has the 'ability to cut through the crap' (apologies if it was another poster) and I quite appreciate people like that - on message boards and in face to face conversation.

I can imagine it might ruffle feathers if you see it as aggressive rather than straight-talking, so yes, this so called 'bullying' might be about perception?

I am not a terribly fluffy or sugary poster but others are, and that's ok. I don't come here to be 'liked' either - it's nice to be liked though - but that's not my aim in posting. Again, perhaps that is important to some people and they see a difference of opinion as a rejection, rudeness or a rebuff maybe?

Just thinking out loud.

There are people on the forum who regularly treat their fellow posters far worse than Jingle ever treated anyone - with contempt for their views or disparaging remarks about their intelligence rather than frank disgreement and amazement. Some of them seem to put a high value on their own lifestyles and a low one on the ways other people live, too.

Are gentle people fluffy and sugary? I think not

Fluffy sugary people often have a core of steel.

It seems that some people want us to be fluffy and sugary but I just can't manage that!

Day6 wrote
"Elitism -Is it to do with how frequently someone expresses their views, with how well/strongly they express their views? Or something else?

A good point Baggs. I have to agree."
As it was me who started elitism, I have to reply, but at this time am too noodled. ( ie tired out)
See you tomorrow.

Day6
I think you've hit the nail on the head. It's people wanting to be liked, needy people as in you disagree with me, so you don't like me.
Why would you worry about someone you don't know and really has little imput into your RL.

Are gentle people fluffy and sugary? I think not

No criticism intended - but it's been found it seems! {smile] We are proving point here I think.

'Fluffy' and 'sugary' are often used regarding postings...I think that's commonly recognised on most forums across the tinterweb.

I didn't say gentle people or people of any sort were 'fluffy' or 'sugary'. Some posts are, and that's OK - horses for courses etc.

I like to think I am as gentle as they come but I am not the type to post fluffy stuff. My good friend is, but she is the strongest person I know. You could rely on her in any crisis. I am more direct but have the soppy, very sentimental side which is often my downfall. She makes me see sense.

We are all different and have different posting styles and that is perfectly ok - in fact it's good! Variety is the spice of life.

Ooops. Sorry TrishiaF if I have mixed up my posters. I had to keep scrolling back as I wrote. Apologies.

Jalima will be back soon, she is not changing names, just very busy.?
I had assumed most posters knew Lemon was me (R) but didn’t want to make a big thing of it for personal reasons.
I did try and let a lot of posters know by pm, am only saying this on this particular thread, as posters were wondering where I was.?