Where have all our old friends gone?

Has paddyann left? Can anyone enlighten me?

Robust discussion should be encouraged on GN, but vitriolic personal attacks are definite not acceptable and do not add any value to the debate.

Exactly Callistemon! We'd die of boredom if we're all so polite, sympathetic and encouraging at all times. We need a wide range of views. Personal attacks are uncalled for, though.

Maizie heaven forbid that GN, especially the politics threads , became too vanilla, magnolia, boring with everyone endlessly agreeing with each other.

Like I said Marydoll people should be able to start threads if they want too, being protective of one poster. is not on when there are thousands of Gransnetters, I should not have been sent a PM advising me not too.

I repeat I do not like that thread and will not post on it. Do not be dismayed, it is my choice. We all like and dislike different things.

rafichagran, I'm dismayed and surprised to read your comment about the Good Morning thread, as I have always felt it was one of the few threads, along with Soops Kitchen and the Welcome to GN thread where posters are welcomed. Is Soops Kitchen also cliquey?

When anyone new posts, they are always welcomed to the morning thread, they don't need to say much, just a introduce themselves, say where they are from and what the weather is like in their area.
Foe those of us with chronic ill health, who are often confined to barracks, it's a bright spot in the day.

As for the comment about Mick, always starting the thread, I'm sure PM wasn't intended to offend you, it would be done with the best intentions.
Posters are very protective of Mick and waiting for him to start the morning has become a tradition.

Gransnet's just one of many forums that I dip into at tea and biscuit time. I can easily ignore any silly remarks so I'm quite surprised that others take it so seriously. If people are upset or annoyed by comments they should take a break or just leave don't you think?

As she was outed as a fantasist wind up merchant on the News and Politics forum I'd say that she's no big miss.

I wonder why so many of us who liked Gabriella’s posts didn’t stick up for her when seeing some of the nasty comments? I’m as guilty as charged. Then I felt bad when she’d had enough and left.

Anyway it seems she is back! Good. This time I will try not to be so timid.

I think Grape fruit Pip has a point about the clique. Gransnet has thousands of members and every poster should feel welcomed here. I notice some posters are ignored, and others if they don't post for are few days, posters are asking about. I could not care less, I have a partner, work and family but a couple of posters have said they feel ignored and some say how lonely they are, so feeling ignored on a forum like Gransnet has an affect on them.

I don't like the Good morning thread I think it is cliquey, I dared to start a thread one day and recieved a private messaged to say Mick has to do it. Why is that, as I say there are thousands of Gransnetters, who dictates who should start a thread. I don't bother to post on it now.

Gransnet is for everyone, not just for the one's I see described as prolific posters.

I had some ding dongs with paddyann but she never took offence and we could chat quite happily on a different thread.
I was wondering where she was?

It's so sad when special people disappear. Any news on the recently departed?

And then...

^I started a thread in having not been aware that somebody had left.
It was a genuine mistake^

Surely these two statements contradict each other? Unless the OP knows that a regular poster has recently died?

It’s all to do with the ‘safe place’ thing I believe JenniferEccles - it upsets their equilibrium if they have to hear something they don’t like/agree!

Thank you sodapop

I am always shocked whenever I read about, in particular, university students refusing to listen to a speaker whose views they disagree with.

That happened to Germaine Greer a while back.

I enjoyed readingGabriella's posts too. Definatly did not agree with her at times and I said so. I would like to see her come back and post.

Good post JenniferEccles I agree totally.

eazybee

Lovely post from GabriellaG54 on the Good Morning thread.

I got told off big time from Gabriella for spelling her name wrong She was never someone I related too but I would never bully anyone they have as much right as me to post on here
I thought she was quite out of order correcting people’s spelling and grammar but if that’s her way that’s her way and I never picked her up on it
Live and let live You can’t like everyone

Why was the other thread deleted ? I only saw the first few posts did it get nasty ?

Sorry Gabriella I was very tired last night but you knew I meant you!

Day6 hasn’t been around for a while either.

What happened to 'Lessismore'? She posted on a lot of threads and then, gone.

I’m guessing that “a thread” is a reference to the other thread - which incidentally was not offensive in any way

I started a thread in having not been aware that somebody had left.
It was a genuine mistake.

You started this thread after your other thread was deleted - in that thread it was pointed out that 'somebody' had left

Just to say, Amagran, how much I agree with your posts, particularly with regard to Gabriella, and the nastiness directed towards her by certain posters; I miss her posts.

I also miss Gabriella . I do hope she is just taking a break and will come back.

I always enjoyed reading her posts which could be controversial but there is nothing wrong with that.

It will be a very sad day indeed when we have to closely monitor everything we say in case somebody somewhere might be offended.

I fear we could be heading that way though.