to ask why several prominent members seem to have vanished?!?

Another meaning :
'the fact or state of projecting from something.
"radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract"

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I rarely open links, but curiosity got the better of me and I opened yours MissA

So glad I did what a laugh !

You might like to substitute 'conspicuous' for 'prominent'. Or would that carry connotations of self-aggrandisement of which I certainly don't consider these well-known posters to be guilty?

there are many descriptions of the word depending on the dictionary used. As said, when Kitty raised eyebrows on the use of the word- I am just a mere foreigner with a different mothertongue- and I probably used the wrong word in the context. I am grateful to all who have enlightened me and won't make the same mistake again (this is how one learns foreign languages- getting it wrong, and remembering it next time...). Perhaps we could have the debate in French next time ;)

Thank you Eloethan - exactly how I feel. And if some want to use this thread to make nasty and sarchastic comments about those who are no longer here, so unable to respond - then it says an awful lot more about them, than those who left- and some of us miss. Seems no-one knows for sure- so perhaps best to close this thread.

Prominent? No, vocal on one topic ? Yes

Good Morning MawBroon

I find that song, like many from WWI, absolutely heartbreaking. The “jolly” propaganda which was peddled looks obscene in hindsight.
(I have always loved the bittersweet irony of “Oh What a Lovely War packing a powerful punch as it does though)

May I add that I think it is asking for trouble to devote a thread to a “tribute” to some members who appear to have left. Yes, they had strong views, yes they were tenacious and prolific posters, but speaking as one who did not necessarily always share share their views I sometimes found myself getting the very sharp end of someone’s tongue.
I think we all know what connotations the term “prominent” carries and I questioned the use of the term word upthread. I fear this thread could sink into a GN bunfight if we cannot accept that members come and members go and we miss those most with whom we have most in common.

Influential or pedantic & overly opinionated ? considering their own opinion to be the accurate assessment of a given subject /topic.

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harrigran "prominent", according to your list, includes well known and I think most Gransnetters would accept that the four people who have left were well known to the site. Personally, in the context of this social forum, I would also describe those posters as influential - and some of us, including me, thought well of them and respected their views.

Oops sorry if that question has already been asked/answered.

Thanks harri. None of those definitions mean anything to me (or indeed any of us on GN) . Surely we’re all just minions or spokes in a wheel . None of us any more special or deserving than the next person.

Sadly not chewy we are all equally irrelevant .

Gillybob, could that be us then?

prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt/
adjective
adjective: prominent
1.
important; famous.
"she was a prominent member of the city council"
synonyms:
important, well known, leading, eminent, pre-eminent, distinguished, notable, noteworthy, noted, public, outstanding, foremost, of mark, illustrious, celebrated, famous, renowned, acclaimed, famed, honoured, esteemed, respected, well thought of, influential, prestigious, big, top, great, chief, main; major-league.
Really ?

Kitty asked already- I tried to answer.

I’m wondering what it means to be a “prominent member” as opposed to just any old body ? As most of us are .

A bit like the definition of a compromise - it is that small step toward MY perfect solution that the ignorant fool is too stubborn to accept.

Baggs, I've not commented much on any of the Brexit threads because they are/were always so combative and divisive; but your post @ 20.44 really resonates with me and sums up almost exactly my feelings, but you've articulated it perfectly. I've never understood why it is that when 2 parties disagree, ipso facto, one of the parties must be stupid/narrow minded/racist/short sighted/insular or just plain dumb. I reason that insults are the last resort of the wounded.

Seems so to me as well, Baggs

Varian nothing to stop you and any like minded posters to keep up a Brexit thread if you really want to.

Seems to me some simply can't bear being disagreed with and seem completely outraged when it happens.

This message does not seem to get across to those who are determined to stick to their guns, no matter how much harm it will do, because the media moguls who direct their thinking want them to remain narrow minded and fearful.

The message does get across. So does the fact that various predictions about the economy that we were told would happen immediately after the result of the referendum was known did not.

I'm not sure to whom the narrow-mindedness and fearfulness refers. From my observations it would seem that the fearfulness at least refers to Remain supporters rather than Brexit supporters. Brexiters seem to me to be fairly upbeat.

Narrow-minded about what, by the way?

What doesn't seem to get across the other way is that people disagree about the statement that "Brexit is just wrong". People understand what was/is being said; they just don't agree. And their not agreeing doesn't make them narrow-minded or anything else insulting.

The main point our missing friends kept making was that brexit was just wrong for so many reasons - not just the inevitable damage to our economy, but to our standing in the world and to the character of a people now far more divided, fearful and diminished than we have ever been.

This message does not seem to get across to those who are determined to stick to their guns, no matter how much harm it will do, because the media moguls who direct their thinking want them to remain narrow minded and fearful.

The foreign billionaires and tax exiles will be the only ones who stand to gain.

I've been without internet for a few weeks, and sorry to see the news in this thread. Also having views on the political left. I haven't yet read the whole thread though.
I'll miss all 3, especially DJ, who has lived close to me in the past. In the NE, and Hull. So similar experiences of living in areas with economic and social problems.

In the meantime- how about the OP?

I shall certainly truly miss them, and their interesting, well researched information, links and opinions. Even if I do not agree always- as I despair of JC's sitting on the fence.

Started another thread on the subject - as it has nothing to do with the OP. Thanks.

The SNP is truly working hard at scotching it ...

Yes, the Government is and had done, something that goes totally against our system of Democracy and Government- for sure- and lied and cheated all along the way.

If you love your country, and I do love the UK - you have to fight for what his best for the massive majority- and not just a few billionaires who want to continue to tax evade.