The trouble with Gransnet

Artdecogran, I am sorry that you have been upset by some of the attitudes and posts on GN.
I too have been participating for about a year. I have enjoyed engaging with a number of the topics, posting and responding.

I have also had one or two unpleasant posts directed at me. I tend to avoid posts from certain GNs and avoid contentious threads. I am very interested in politics but generally don’t read/post on those threads.

My advice is to join Mick’s lovely Good Morning thread, which is always kind and warm, don’t get involved in the adversarial threads and don’t take the sniping too seriously. ?

Callistemon, so that's where you are getting your inspiration from, when you disrupt my marvellous maths class!

I’ve been on GN since it started - so for years.

I was amazed at the nastiness to begin with. I had no idea people behaved like that, and still find it weird. No one I know ever behaves like some do.

But Iv e learned to live with it and give myself the discipline of never being horrible or replying to unpleasant posts.

Just ignore it. If you don’t feed the fire it goes out.

They sit back and enjoy the ride.

Oh marydoll can I put in a note from mum please?? haven’t seemed to have had time lately.

I like that you can always get others opinions/advice. Sometimes replies aren’t always what,you want to hear but then that’s the nature of asking for others opinions. As it’s on paper rather than face to face you can sort of shut out what you dont want to see or hear . There are always some useful threads and the majority of people on here are lovely.?

This is for Artdecogran - what a fabulous name! Artdeco architecture is one of my interests
Thassorl, really!

Careful Callistemon or you will be in detention. Disrupting the class indeed and I had you down as Head Girl.

Marydoll don't put me in detention, please

Head Girl!

Well, I suppose I could be quite good as I would know all the tricks

Head troublemaker, more like it! ?

oh dear

I will try harder.

That’s the very reason that I asked for a block button yesterday!

Some people are down right nasty and very often just don’t even recognise themselves.

Poppyred, I hope your last post wasn't directed at me. ?

My comment to Castillemon was part of an ongoing bit of fun on the Maths Puzzle thread.

I have been on GN for few years and was surprised at the sniping and nasty comments. I try my best to be nice and not make nasty remarks but just now and again I have to let loose and rant. Saying this I have always had some lovely private messages from people and one or two we will remain friends, bit like pen pals.

No , Gabriella , not that one in Trumpland. Hahha.

Gemini Towers UK is through the wardrobe and down the rabbit hole. ?

Oh dear, are we both on the naughty step Marydoll?

I've never been on the naughty step with a teacher before.

Callistemon, you know that I am a big softie at heart! ?

Tomorrow is another day and a new start. We will see how long you will all last.

Poppyred
You could join the Maths thread, it's not that difficult
Well yesterday's was.

ArtdecoGran. That's really sad, but I do agree with you. I remember there was one poster in particular who seemed to take delight in being bitchy. Haven't seen her on here for a while which is nice. You just have to feel sorry for these people, they obviously have problems and you know what they say, people with low self esteem project their self hatred onto others to make themselves feel better? Let me reassure you that in my experience, the majority of posters on here are nice like minded people who appreciate that we don't all have the same opinion, buy live and let live.