Disappearing contributers

V3ra

^I hope the mods will reconsider. I always found Allira supportive. I can’t imagine what she wrote or who she offended that prompted the ban.^

Allira has always been a voice of sparky but gentle humour, and has diffused many threads that were teetering on the edge of unpleasantness.
Much missed 😕

I have reported your post and asked the mods to read this thread and reconsider their decision.

Every little helps 🤞

Aveline

I remember I spearheaded a walk out in support of Maw a few years ago. We joined another site but I began to miss GN and returned after a while. Obviously Maw was reinstated but I don't know how that actually came about. She had a few minor name changes.

I think at the time we hesitated to mention Maw’s name in case it made matters worse so she was referred to as, ‘The lady with the thin dog!’
We’re clearly a little barking in challenging situations.

merlotgran

Aveline

I remember I spearheaded a walk out in support of Maw a few years ago. We joined another site but I began to miss GN and returned after a while. Obviously Maw was reinstated but I don't know how that actually came about. She had a few minor name changes.

I think at the time we hesitated to mention Maw’s name in case it made matters worse so she was referred to as, ‘The lady with the thin dog!’
We’re clearly a little barking in challenging situations.

🐶😁🐶😁
And I was very glad of the support as I, and the other members of the Doghouse Five felt we had been victimised, or so it seemed,, in particular by a poster who subsequently turned out to be not to what she said she was- and caused a lot of grief.
It was all very silly at the time and eventually MNHQ saw the farcical side and relented.
Sadly the same consideration was not granted to another poster we all miss GSM

GSM never got back on here despite many of us sending messages to GNHQ supporting her and her asking herself.

Sadly, it looks like Allira may suffer the same fate but I hope not.

V3ra

^I hope the mods will reconsider. I always found Allira supportive. I can’t imagine what she wrote or who she offended that prompted the ban.^

Allira has always been a voice of sparky but gentle humour, and has diffused many threads that were teetering on the edge of unpleasantness.
Much missed 😕

This. ✔️
Well said 😊

Sadly, I agree with you Primrose53
All this may be in vain.

Central to this one of US has pressed ‘Report’ and I find that really sad every time I think on.

I was the one who called Maw ‘the lady with the thin dog’
😁

I had just read ‘Narrowboat to Carcassone’ and it seemed appropriate!

Yes! such a good observation FGT, Allira had that special quality of diffusing threads with gentle humour, exactly one of the many reasons why we need her back. GN is a much sadder place without her.

Well said, all.

Sadly, I agree with you Primrose53
All this may be in vain

Ah, but, FGT, the fat lady is not singing yet.

I ❤️ your optimism ixion I just wish I shared it.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I ❤️ your optimism ixion I just wish I shared it.

... I share your pessimism (Hi FGT2! )

Yes, sorry, I share the pessimism too. I will be absolutely delighted if I am able to say I was wrong.

👋 Dickens! 😊

People have come back before. Nil desperandum!

I think we should report every post and fill their inbox. 😂

Ive been wondering (clutching at straws) if maybe GNHQ is a bit short staffed this week because it's been school half term? Maybe the grownups will all be back at their desks on Monday and someone with a grain of sense will look at this and make the right decision.
Good evening, Allira.. We'll keep on trying.

That’s a thought, Scribbles .

That’s an excellent thought Scribbles. I try to avoid being unnecessarily provocative but honestly - this situation feels like one of those sixth form work experience task / that’s gone very badly wrong

that made me laugh.

Or Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice 😂

Scribbles, earlier today I reported a spam post resurrecting a very old thread and it was taken down straight away, so the mods are working.

But this issue is more complex, and so could take longer.

Working? Yes, Cabbie. But thinking may be above their pay grade so this may have been put on the Pending pile waiting for someone more senior to deal with it.
I don't know how complex was the post you reported but if it was a straightforward case of one poster calling another a rude name or saying something obviously libellous then the junior on duty may have felt confident to deal.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Sadly, I agree with you Primrose53
All this may be in vain.

Central to this one of US has pressed ‘Report’ and I find that really sad every time I think on.

This! One or more of us thought to report posts from Allira, whom most of us agree is a lovely, humorous, kindly poster who has always been an asset to GN. It saddens me to think we have amongst us a person/persons who could report so energetically as to get another poster banned. My only comfort is that such bitterness consumes the host/hosts eventually.