What is your favourite forum?

I thought GN was a discussion board, the different subject areas are forums, the discussions in each forum are threads and the individual contributions are posts. That's the way of every other board I post on anyway.

Like others, I check the Active list, and ignore certain threads, such as Games, Royal Family and Estrangement. Otherwise I pay no attention - I didn't even know we had a Complicated Family Relationships forum.

Pedant’s corner,!!!!

At the top of the page is FORUM and under that are all the forums! Gransnet is a website and has other things apart from the Forum. Threads are discussions in the Forum area.
Sorry, this should read:
At the top of the page is FORUM and under that are all the forum topics. Gransnet is a website and has other things apart from the Forum. Threads are discussions under various topics in the Forum area.
Confusing! So this thread should read 'What is your favourite forum topic?'

When I first joined I got told off for referring to a thread as a forum.

I like the TV one, and Chat. Usually look at N&P, AIBU, House and Home.

Never look at Games or Craft ones, or Soops Kitchen, if it’s still there.

Go down the Active ones, and often think ‘Oh dear, is that one still on the go?’

MerylStreep

The OP asked ^ what is your favourite forum^
GN is the forum. Most posters are talking about threads
My favourite is Quora Far much better debates without it getting personal.

At the top of the page is FORUM and under that are all the forums! Gransnet is a website and has other things apart from the Forum. Threads are discussions in the Forum area.

The OP asked ^ what is your favourite forum^
GN is the forum. Most posters are talking about threads
My favourite is Quora Far much better debates without it getting personal.

So what are your favourite threads?

I find the arrogance of contributors who freely admit they haven't read previous posts but go on to add their own tuppence worth quite astonishing. Usually repetition of something previously said and not at all original. Also the copying down of previous comments is SO unnecessary and ridiculously space filling.

Chestnut

There's a Forum called 'Classics' which has only 10 threads. What is that? I can't see that being anyone's favourite ?

I just looked at it. I thought it might be about classical literature but there seems to be a lot about vibrators ….

There's a Forum called 'Classics' which has only 10 threads. What is that? I can't see that being anyone's favourite ?

I look at 'last hour' and don't really notice what the thread is under. I avoid the games and fantasy threads but tend to look at all the others.

Thanks Holly btw

That overlong thread thing tends to happen when it gets highlighted in the Daily Newsletter.
The Opening Post will have been done and dusted the day before; and then the thread gets resurrected.
And then you have the Don’t Read the Thread Gang.
There seem to be a lot of posters who only comment on the threads that are mentioned in the Newsletter email.
I find that odd.

Chestnut Not only the replies going on and on, but the question taking up half of my iPad ?

hollysteers it's true some threads go on and on and on! I feel as though the question has been answered quite thoroughly and yet it continues for pages and pages. Does anyone read all those replies I wonder.

I like the Good Morning thread (even though I’m an owl) and Fanny’s answer a question.
If a relationship problem goes on and on, I don’t bother with it.

Sago

I steer clear of anything with contributions from certain posters!
Otherwise the active list.

Phew at least none of those on this current list are implicated then Sago!

I steer clear of anything with contributions from certain posters!
Otherwise the active list.

I think it would be easier for me to list the ones I don't like rather than the extremely long list of ones I enjoy.
I particularly like House & Home, Pets, Food, TV, film, Arts, Nature, Environment, News, Gardening, Travel, Education, Style & Beauty and Grandparenting which was why I joined! ..........

tanith I also check what's active but they are often of no interest, like Games and Estrangement (of which I have no experience). I rarely get involved in complicated family problems, they can be overwhelming.

News and Politics. Chat.

Only one I never go into is Games.

Like FannyCornforth don’t have a favourite just check out the active thread and read/comment what’s interesting to me.

Home & Beauty I used to love the Competitions but there aren't any at the minute.
Some News & Politic's but as stated it can get very aggressive for some unknown reason.

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I think that the N&P threads aren’t as nasty as they have been in the past.