... to think the gifts received by GCs are way toooo expensive and sophisticated ...

I think my post is clear enough.
The same posters, again and again, jumping on any post made by certain members- but who would happily have contributed to the discussion had someone else had started the thread.
granjura says it is the same posters. I took her at her word.
I am a woman!
and yes I meant run once, with the accumulated information.
Moderators couldnt really ignore it because else they are effectively enabling.

As granjura asked the question AIBU I presume she wanted some answers yea or nay.

That was the point of it, wasn't it gj?

Otherwise she wouldn't have asked, she would have stated it as a fact.

"Collecting information" sounds ominously like what a departed member was doing a year or so back (*soontobe*)
The system as it stands allows for posters to have their own posts deleted if they have reservations about what they said, for GNHQ to delete posts which infringe the guidelines and for the rest of us to "report" or refer any posts we find questionable for GNHQ's judgement.
Seems to have worked well enough up to now.
While I can understand any OP feeling aggrieved if his or her thread encounters opposition or engenders some disagreement, nevertheless some thread topics are controversial and clearly going to arouse debate - they may even be designed to do so. Win some, lose some.

Why all the nit picking djen? How do you know that Ankers is a he btw?
And 'collecting information' does sound a bit 1984 -ish.

No, he was suggesting that we collect information and complain once and not run to the mods every time we see a post we do not care for, which is what roses said.

That was what ankers appeared to be suggesting dj

Who's done that, roses?

Running to the mods every time we see a post that we don't much care for (and doesn't agree with our own thoughts) would definitely be a sign that we are not adults.

Ha ha!
I am, roses, not sure about some of the others.

There are no unpleasant posts, just some posters agreeing with the OP and some posters not agreeing on the OP's title thread.Fot goodness sake are we adults or not?

If a poster gets unpleasant posts by the same names over and over, then a note of the posts and posters sent to a moderator of a forum, should mean that a moderator has to act I would have thought.

Pardonnez le tutoiement, mais on est entre amies.

Please don't leave Granjura. I for one would miss the updates on Minou.
Il y en a qui disent les bêtises, ne te tracasse pas pour cela.

I think it will be very sad if you leave granjura. This thread has been rather unnecessarily unpleasant at times. It is a failure for us all if we lose one of our number because they are upset. It is so silly to fall out over what is essentially trivia.

But it is only "Au revoir," not "Adieu."

Oh dear, flouncing again. I apologise if this sounds unpleasant but it's a bit of a pattern.

granjura

I can't let that comment pass without saying it was pure 'f' irony.

Oh dear, isn't it rather sexist to talk about "girlie like bickering"?
One of the problems with a question like AIBU is that YABU is as likely an answer as the presumably hoped for YANBU.
C'est la vie.

Ceesnan, some children do mock and bully each other - I am surprised you have never heard of this. Sad but true.

So do so called grown-ups on GN - scrooge mention for second time? Being gullible about a TV programme (this from people who say people are NOT influenced by the Daily Fail, etc.

I shall join Tegan and others who just could not stand the bullying and bickering on here. The same posters, again and again, jumping on any post made by certain members- but who would happily have contributed to the discussion had someone else had started the thread.

Roll on 2017 - and with the nastiness and girlie like bickering-life is truly, too short. Thanks to all the wonderful and interesting people here- I shall miss you.

I won't miss the others, sadly. Au revoir.

Us adults were reminiscing about our fave Xmas presents. I remember my two wheeler bike (I was 5) in 1956, my brother asked for an apple tree 1962, we were living in E Africa at the time and he loved apples! My parents tied a few apples onto a branch stuck into a pot! DH went on about walnuts, sixpence and a mandarin! His mum would be furious..I bet he got loads of stuff!

Maybe a large pinch of salt is needed tooooooo
Some members do like to set cats among pigeons and set off stimulate discussions after "lighting the blue touch paper"?
????

children, stop bickering

I always longed for a rocking horse when I was a child but never got one, although a girl I knew had one and I was allowed a go on it very occasionally.
Then I longed for a real pony but had to be content with books such as 'Wish for a Pony' and the promise of a pony when my great-uncle 'came up on the Pools'

I don't think it damaged me at all.

why do so many people want a return to the "good old days" sure things were different,NOT better for millions,and isn't it normal to want to give your children a better life than you had...or would you be happy to see the return to a stocking with an apple some nuts and a book....which wasn't what I got 60 years ago .I've never understood the harping back to the past attitude of many older folk.Life is very hard for many folk nowadays ,for gods sake let the kids enjoy christmas at least without criticising ,it all goes back to normal all too soon.

Hear hear Daphne