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I'm sorry this is happening Sago. I'm a space cadet so I haven't really noticed anything but I agree it should be for support.

Haven’t noticed anything either - but I’m only on here a few days a week and evenings I work for the mafia.

Kandinsky

Haven’t noticed anything either - but I’m only on here a few days a week and evenings I work for the mafia.

I only ever think of you as a Russian Painter and now I fancy a swirly cinnamon roll

Havent noticed anything bullying etc. But I dont bother with the News and Politics forums.

But I have noticed a lot of forgetting that this site is open to millions not a cosy closed site. GC photos in one post and identifying comments in another. Be aware. Easy to be lulled into forgetting.

It isn't restricted to the News & Politics forum.

We see it on threads where people are looking for support and advice when going through upsetting and difficult personal situations.

It's never acceptable, but even worse when someone's posting for the first time and doesn't come back because of the unnecessarily unpleasant responses they receive.

A good OP Sago but those responsible for this type of online behaviour are unlikely to change .

I agree Sago and I’ve brought this u previously.

We are all entitled to our owns views/beliefs/opinions, and to express them.

But we are not entitled to bully people, arrange them, insult them or be personally rude to them or about them.

Frankly, I see this all to often on here and it’s not limited to our very passionate N&P site!

Well said Sago

I wish you all a good and peaceful weekend

Sorry * I don’t know which word I meant to use but it wasn’t arrange

I put it down to the heat

A while back I decided not to respond to any rudeness, life is too short to let an anonymous keyboard player get to me.

Cossy was it ‘harangue’? I have seen this kind of response at times and it really isn’t necessary when someone is seeking advice or some sympathy.

Good post, Sago

I agree that there is a lot of carping going on but I don't think it is anything new.

Right when I had just started, it was on a Farage thread 2023 and being new I was cautious in what I said,

and the reply came as

"Get a life"

That was so hard and horrible at the time.

It does seem to happen too often that someone asking for support ends up being more upset by some harsh posts. Was it always like this? I don't remember it being so bad years ago.

I think it was worse.
At least, now, people just post around someone who is being unpleasant.
Long may it continue!

Yes the best idea is to ignore any post that is unpleasant. Don't comment. Just ignore. As if it were not there. Don't give the person any credence. Don't encourage by commenting.

There are horrid people in life and horrid posters on social media.

I am always slightly in awe of how those on the estrangement thread navigate those who pop on and are vile. It isn't as if it is a one off occurrence, they appear to have been dealing with it fir years.

Yes Sago I agree. Only post on games etc now. All the rest is cliquey and horrid.

I think knowing who these people are, helps.
Usually the same few, in different guises, different sexes, with different stories... but the same spelling mistakes.

There are definitely some who feel they have superior knowledge in subjects like politics and woe betide if a word or name is spelt incorrectly.
Everyone's opinion matters even if it is poles apart from what someone else believes but there are those who don't hold back with unkind words. Shame really.

Patsy70

Cossy was it ‘harangue’? I have seen this kind of response at times and it really isn’t necessary when someone is seeking advice or some sympathy.

Yes! Thank you so much!

Sarnia

There are definitely some who feel they have superior knowledge in subjects like politics and woe betide if a word or name is spelt incorrectly.
Everyone's opinion matters even if it is poles apart from what someone else believes but there are those who don't hold back with unkind words. Shame really.

Yes, I agree with most of your points.

However, particularly on the N&P thread, it is absolutely vital to have a basic understanding of how our political system actually functions and to be very clear about whether something is indeed “factual” or an “opinion”.

Again, though, there’s not one person, on or off Gransnet, who is an “expert” on everything.

So long as it’s not done rudely, I’m quite happy to be corrected.

Everyday is a classroom (in my opinion) and I like to learn. Doesn’t have to be done rudely or with an accompanying insult though.

And yet, Sago -

You have either taken the opportunity to be nasty or you’re a bit thick and don’t know the definition of an immigration

[hmmm]

Sago there are some lovely people on here, some and some you would not ever want to meet. I have experienced a few nasty moments and considered leaving several times but then I think, they probably have problems in their lives if they feel the need to spit out nasty comments and I actually end up feeling sorry for them. I nearly left years ago because of a coven ( no other words could describe it ) and then more recently because I was told to butt out of discussing uk politics because I don’t live there. All I can say is, hang in there Sago because the vast majority are interested in sharing views and chatting and just being friendly.

And there are others who people defer too. I can ‘t think why ?