Rules for GN cafe

I also actually think that any thread which is all about slagging off a specific group of posters is also bad form. But I better be careful to avoid TAAT rules hadn't I?

But Merlot they clearly don't and there are some on SK who make up the rules as they go along to suit themselves IMHO

Well it will be interesting to see what HQ says because there is clearly a difference of opinion. I'm not a SK user but if I were, I can't imagine posting for example ' I've come on here to get away from all those posters who are complaining about their lazy husbands/ unreasonable DILs etc' I might say 'I've come on here for a change/ tell you about my kitten/ wonderful grandchildren/ to share my personal worries'

It is a good question to raise.

It's irksome that some posters feel they have some kind of immunity because they can scuttle off to their 'safe haven' and then discuss their 'experience,' giving enough clues for everyone to know which thread they mean.

GN's rules should apply to everyone.

I'm sure a 'thread about a thread' breaks the rules so I would think it bad form to pass comment on anything posted on another thread.

that others express - not of others.

I think this is a good question to raise.

I always thought one of the important (as I understand them) guidelines of GN is that there is no cross-thread seepage (for want of a better expression).

My view is that opinions and attitudes of others expressed on threads should be left at the door of other threads.

Is it necessary to apply "rules"?
The "café" is a new concept but if you are referring to Soop's Kitchen, the ethos and guiding principles are clear.
Park argy bargy at the door, relax among people who are not there to prove a political point, are tolerant and patient and above all, kind to each other. By all means offload sorrows or burdens, but in a spirit of being among friends who will provide comfort where they can.
helps of course.

I thought GN cafe was supposed to be a safe space for everyone on GN. But supposing you were someone who posted regularly on the political threads and were having a bad time in RL - if you then went into SK and saw judgemental posts about posters ( generic of course) on political threads on that thread, you might feel you couldn't post there safely IYSWIM. Is it a safe space for everyone regardless of posting history or not? Have you any comments soop?