Where have all our old friends gone?

Let me clarify, Someone was offended (can't remember who) at being told they shouldn't be starting a Good Morning post. I posted a supportive post as I don't like people being offended. Perhaps it could have been explained nicely that a particular person usually did this every morning.
NanKate you may well agree with Kittylester that it has become a tradition for Mick to start it, but no one can poosibly think that her way of speaking to me was other than extremely rude and made the GM thread sound very clique-ish (for want of a better word) indeed and not at all welcoming.
In my branch of U3A some members were told recently that they needed to make new members feel welcome. I think the same applies to GN.

I don't wish to argue, but I have never found kittylester rude at all to anyone.

Ps I am not a regular contributor to the GM thread either, just occasionally.

Oh for goodness sake annep1 can’t you let this go? Storms and teacups don’t come close.
Kittylester is one of the kindest and fairest of people and it was explained nicely that to have two Good Morning threads was confusing. If you or anybody else wants to start one (the tradition is to say where you are and what the weather is like) please feel free.
But give it another name.
In the same way SoopsKitchen was started by Soop as a safe haven from all the cut and thrust and raised tempers of some of the political threads, by all means start your own, but don’t call it Soopskitchen.

Me neither. I think some on here are getting tetchy and spoiling for a fight.

Nanight.
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And as I am clearly missing something, exactly what part of Kittylester’s post was rude ?

And , annepl, it's a bit rude joining a long standing 'group' without being polite enough to find out how things operate!

I call this rude Maw. She also talked of members having been around a long time. Not sounding very inclusive imo.
And no, if someone has been rude to me unjustly I won't let it go.

it was explained nicely that to have two Good Morning threads was confusing.
Yes it was explained nicely long after Kittylesters initial response to me.

It's not difficult in life to treat people as you should.

I'm beginning to understand why Gabriella left. I'm afraid real life is difficult enough without giving myself the stress caused by rudeness on GN.

Rafichagran thanks. I maybe didn't word it well.

annepl, it is a matter of fact that some of us have been here for a long time and, therefore, 'know' each other a little! You cant argue with that fact however hard you try.

Thank you for the kind comments but it maybe indicates that we are a clique.

Nah, more I think that the lady doth protest too much

Anyway, the incident re the Good Morning Thread was yonks ago.

The person who flounced off has re entered the fray so we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief.

I wasn't holding my breath in distress, gfp, so I'll pass on the 'relief' if you don't mind...

Oh dear. My misunderstanding kitty

I didn’t mean anything other than posts on this thread from people who seemed very cross last night.

I was not referring to Gabriella

I shall bow out of this thread now - best not to muddy the waters!!

it was explained nicely that to have two Good Morning threads was confusing.
Yes it was explained nicely long after Kittylesters initial response to me

It was actually explained at the time (1 or even 2 years or so ago?) that somebody started a parallel thread which led to some confusion. The poster concerned took a certain amount of umbrage and Mick moved his thread from Gransnet Café to Chat to try to simplify it.
However, such is life and worse things happen at sea.

There are some very selective memories on here. I remember the sharp reprimand to someone who mistakenly opened a long-running thread, (and also a very kindly one later when another unsuspecting poster did likewise.)
There was an incident some months ago when Gransnet HQ had to intervene to stop a threat by long-standing posters on a particular thread to blackball and cold-shoulder members whose opinions were not acceptable to them. The inference was that these members had no right to read and/or comment on the posts on this particular thread, even though unpleasant and unsubstantiated accusations were being made about said members.

As you say “selective empties eazybee.
The “blackballing/cold shoulder issue was blown up out of all proportion and I certainly have no recollection of those precise terms being used.

Thank you for the kind comments but it maybe indicates that we are a clique.

Yep! GM club sure sounds like it.

Mick is always up earlier than me. But that's not difficult.

I may be up but in no fit state to communicate like Mick that early in the morning.
I run on auto until after at least two cups of tea and an egg on toast.

Mmm. Egg on toast. (and I've already had my porridge)

I might start Ploops kitchen
Grapefruit; Can't stop laughing! You've triggered off my (very) long-term memory as to when we were potty training our boys, now 60 and 62 !! We had to wait patiently until the first "drop" Thenceforth it became known as going "plop-plops" So I don't think I'll be visiting your cafe, but good luck. .

Well in my naivete I thought this thread was going to be about contacting old school friends
Fennel; so did I, except I'm wondering more about absent GNetters such as livewires who were at my 91st. virtual birthday bash; Oopsadaisy, PECS. Jalima etc. They simply vanish! How and why?

I have NO recollection of you or anybody else being “slapped down”
Maw; Remember me? I'm the poster from OZ referred to elsewhere and the one who was reported for flirting and was "deleted" along with a whole thread. Happy memories! ,
Btw . it would help me if you could nominate who you are addressing with your post! In this case I know.
Your memory is fading because I can still feel your slaps, but have no fear , I'm a gentleman and wouldn't dream of snitching. [halo]
I understand you haven't been well lately so I wish you Good Health. OoRoo

grapefruitpip I think you will find someone started an alternative to soop’s kitchen under the title of the Argy Bargy. As a poster on both I can say you would be welcome to drop into the kitchen with a cake or into the Argy if you have something exotic in spandex to wear and are prepared to drink the other punters under the table ?