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Southport - I think I went there once, is that where you need binoculars to see the sea?
Supposed to be very genteel?

GandTea, surely York is North
You aren't a Midlander are you?

Do you consider Lincolnshire as North ?

I didn't know York was in Lincolnshire I was born in York. Don't think of myself as a Northerner
My geography must be worse than I thought
or has it slipped a bit?

Lincolnshire is East Midlands

I think of Birmingham as the Midlands. Perhaps I am just south.

No Lincolnshire is just off to the right. I think.

It is, but it is still classed as East Midlands (apparently)

Or left if you're going southwards.

Yorkshire and Lancashire are north. Anything above is hard north. Below Yorkshire and Lancashire is soft southern underbelly. Sorry but that's just the way it is.

Stansgran Below Yorkshire and Lancashire is soft southern underbelly.
try telling that to a Brummie
or a Jolly Potter

DH likes his sat nav to point up the screen which is very confusing (for me anyway) if we are going south but the arrow is pointing what looks like north.
Then he blames me if we go the wrong way.

Yes Jamima your right about southport. When we see any film with a desert we all shout "oh must have been filmed in southport" but it is very lovely.

We should not be too trusting on an open forum like this and just assume that other members are nice, normal grandparent-y types. There is nothing to stop an angry but brilliant teenager from Carolina or Capetown joining GN, pretending to be a grandparent and stirring up trouble.
The problem with trolling via PM is that it is a kind of bullying that tends to make the recipient feel bad - and isolated. Someone could send horrid PMs to dozens of members. If you don't let the site moderators know immediately of any and all incidents, how are they supposed to identify these people and block them? GN staff certainly don't have time to sit round reading all the PMs! (or threads). So please don't take nasty PMs personally, just report them.

You're right JessM
how to go about it, though - GN?.
It is easy to report a trolling post, but there is no facility on a message. Copy it and email it to GN? The one I received was very odd, but not nasty. After an attempt to report it I just deleted it.

I agree, Jess, but surely GNHQ can't read all our PMs? Not muh point calling them 'private' if any member of staff can have a look...

Surely not?!

I always assume that GNHQ staff do not read PMs unless there is a need.
Maybe that is me being naive, but I always assume they have much better things to do.

Jalima - I would have thought a simple email to GNHQ is what is needed.

JessM - I agree

What's wrong with Midlanders

There is a "contact us" button that lets you email them. Copy and paste into the email.

Where is the "contact us" button?

Down there \/, obieone, under site shortcuts.

To get back to the North/South divide. When I lived up Durham way I thought Yorkshire was The South. Now I live in Yorkshire I know better.

That V was supposed to be an arrow, btw!

So it is Maggiemaybe. Thanks. A bit hidden if you ask me. Cant say I noticed "Gransnet in the news" before, either

Thank you JessM
However, I did try that and I don't think it worked.

Maybe they just haven't checked their inbox. Press the report button on your own post (the most recent) and ask them to have a look at your email in the morning.

I always get an answer when I contact them.

I think Cari reads all the threads at bedtime. In her pj's.

You there Cari?

Not that I contact them very often. It's usually just replies.