to feel it is time to let the election threads die off

I have read the various election threads but not posted because I don't have a vote in the UK. However, quite a lot of my family lives in the UK and I still pay taxes there (go figure why I don't have a vote). Some comments are trite, some are profoundly interesting, some are predictable, some are off the wall. I am happy to see people taking political issues seriously and expressing their concern, worry, approval, excitement – whatever. While people still feel these ways – and others – the threads will continue. Those who are bored by them can just ignore them.

And actually, this thread is an open invitation to the election thread posters to come on here and defend their position. So what are you going to achieve by starting this? Far from putting an end to the election threads, you may well have just started another one!

I certainly feel you are banging your head against the proverbial brick wall. With the ebb and flow of members forums tend to major on different areas at different times. It is obvious that there are quite a number on Gransnet, who are happy to post, who are interested in politics.

The election was interesting but we have actually moved into a much more interesting time politically. We have the first majority Conservative government in nearly 20 years - how are they going to use this majority? Labour have their leadership election but they also have profound questions to answer about who they are and who they represent. The Liberals are also asking questions about the liberal voice in this country and also have a leadership election ... a then there is UKIP which appears to have vast internal issues and a man who is first out and then in and then refusing to think that anyone else can lead the party.

It is all very interesting.

The only way to change the balance on any forum is to post more about other things and hope you catch a new mood; certainly no one can tell the rest of the members what should interest them.

As for in my case I was quite offended by a sarcastic remark that was completely uncalled for., I have noticed that people tend to reap what they sow. If you put your opinions and the facts in a conversational way it is usually the case that others will reply in a similar way. If a poster is bombastic or sarcastic then perhaps that is what causes acerbic replies. Whatever the reason, I agree that personal comment don't enhance any argument.

Even the most contentious threads die eventually, mollie. Just sit it out.

It's natural for some people to still be discussing something that will have a major affect on all our lives and for others to be bored of it. As AshTree said just don't read the threads that don't interest you.

UABVU - as posters say in the other place (never thought I'd have the opportunity or desire to use those capitals though.

What do you hope to gain from starting a thread like this

You are being unreasonable. Firstly, because it's really not your call to tell others what to discuss. Secondly, because starting up a new thread moaning about election threads is hardly the way to put an end to them.

And if the sarcastic comment you're referring to is the one I read, the poster did apologise profusely later in the thread, saying it wasn't intended as sarcasm, but humour.

Just don't bother posting on them, don't bother reading them. It's easy enough to identify them, so ignore them and let all the usual suspects just witter away to themselves.