Veni et ego profectus sum rumpitur

Perhaps GNHQ are having a well deserved break from the mid-winter celebrations too.

Hmm - perhaps "Renee" could be the new code word!

Shhhh,. Don't tell HQ Oldwoman

I agree with the majority of the earlier posts .

Me too N&G and I agree that GN has been rather a strange place to be in the past few weeks.

I, too, had a post deleted when I mentioned a certain garment - but I did believe that the whole thread should have been deleted and was trying to warn other posters. Perhaps the 'day staff' were on leave over Christmas?

However, very vitriolic posts, such as practically accusing someone of being a Nazi are not deleted .

Just Walk Away Renée is good advice merlotgran
But sometimes it is difficult to tell.

Glad to see you back MawBrown . I was taken aback to have a post deleted . I have recovered ! I am full of the cold and lacking the brain at the moment to add further words of wisdom

Just a thought , would/should " browsing " replace " lurking " and sound/read less sinister ?

It was rather odd to see that some threads, with one particular one in mind, was littered with deleted posts. I've never seen so many deletions on one topic. A bit upsetting for those of us who have been posters for a long time and are not generally known for making outlandish accusations or ill judged posts.

The 'naughty step' got very crowded!

Oldwoman On first reading I thought you might mean René of 'Allo 'Allo ( I shall say this only once!)
Maybe that works too.
However I don't think the 'code word' approach is the way to go. I really believe GNHQ needs to take the issue seriously and consult with us in a meaningful way!

I’m new and now off ladies. Was recommended as a friendly site which gave good support, chats and advice. Not against opposing views but just left difficult work situation for similar reasons as discussed above and don’t want to get involved.

Twin2 we are mostly supportive and friendly when posters ask for help and advice, we have jokes and games, have robust debates over all sorts of things, occasionally it gets a bit personal (we are all mere humans) and even more occasionally it feels like some posters just pop in to play games , but a bit maliciously, and then disappear. It felt like the latter kept happening over the festive period.

And for the sake of genuine newcomers we should be working with GNHQ to get the site back on track!

The site is back on track isn't it?

I joined in 2012 and remember quite a few late night 'jokers'. We managed to head them off without too much angst.

Yes merlot to some extejnt but possibly not longterm unless GNHQ gets a grip and address widely-expressed concerns.
Like you I'm a long-standing member but I can't recall such an unpleasant spell from day 1 until now.
My fear is that it's the thin edge of the wedge.

I don’t remember a Christmas (or any holiday time) being as bad as this last one for spoof threads/fantasists/ fibbers whatever you want to call them, begging for attention.
Seems to be settling down now though.

Hard if you are a genuine new poster arriving amongst the dross!

Yes. Begging for attention so why give it to them?

I'm not disagreeing with all that's been said but some posters act like a moth to a flame then take it personally when their posts are deleted. It's annoying not to be able to warn others but HQ are not having any of it and so the whole thread gets deleted which is not a bad thing so why get uppity?

Hard if you are a genuine new poster arriving amongst the dross!

I agree, PECS but a genuine new poster won't fire off a load of abuse if they're given advice they don't want to hear.

A 'wait and see approach' is always the best way. The idiots either don't return or quickly reveal themselves.

True..but a shock if you don't know what is happening!

Firstly, best wishes to Felice for your operation on Wednesday. I do remember your thread and some of the reaction to it . Thankfully it sounds as though you will be well looked after following your operation and do get back and tell us how you are getting on.

Yes GN has been particularly nasty recently. I actually now read all new posts, with a name I haven’t seen before, with some suspicion. I did take a short break away from the forum and was debating whether to give it up entirely. However I enjoy reading the exchange of views which for the most part are lively, warm, helpful and intelligent. Soop’s Kitchen is a particular joy and recently some of the posters there have managed to get help for another member who has been facing serious problems. GN does have its up side and the nastiness does seem to have abated. I also had a comment deleted for suggesting a post was not genuine. Whyever can’t we say onesie, or plimsoll, or school uniform without getting a reminder of the forum rules from GN? These are just playful comments after all.
GNHQ where are you?

I think the problem over Christmas on Gransnet was that everyone had too much time on their hands- like when all the family are at home and start squabbling?.

I find it incredible that anybody had any time on their hands!
No, let’s face it there were (to me at any rate) some posters who seemed intent on starting a fight in an empty room and were only too ready to plead “bullying” or “unkind” when anybody questioned their assertions.
Troublemakers? Attention craving? Possibly but also exploiting the good nature of others and causing genuine distress in some cases.

I must be the only person who believes that the GNHQ policy is the right one.
Report posts if you think they are fake and don’t post on them. They will soon drop off the ‘active posts’ section. It was the regular posters who caused a lot of the problems with so many responses. I actually thought a lot of the OPs being accused were genuine.

I'm always surprised that some people have enough time on their hands to play out on a site like this, with the sole aim of upsetting people.
Thanks for the just walk away Rene suggestion - I like it.

I agree with SpringyChicken and once again wish there was a “like” button here. Would save a lot of time ?.