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

It’s in the title of the thread Elothan. no one is being catty

No one is being catty? <faints>

Well I have obviously misbehaved badly enough to be reprimanded by GNHQ & have a post remove.

Oh join the club of deleted posts Bridgeit you’ve not arrived until you’ve been deleted
#slappedwrist

Just carry on then. You criticise others but, quite honestly, you're not such a great advert for the site.

What amazes me is the sheer irony

"Knowledgeable and prolific," is a good description of the posters in question (and their high values and their dedication to the good of the under-privileged are unquestioned and admirable) Any poster looking for an education in socialism (not, they insisted, communism) would get full instruction. However, the teachers were hard taskmasters and inclined to give lines and demerit marks to those unwilling to learn or slow to hand in acceptable answers to homework questions. Being frivolous in class or demonstrating an ignorance of the correct debating method lost marks too. As for being cheeky to teacher - for that you'd have to report to the headmaster for a caning.

I'm very well aware of past accusations of cliques, gangs and bullies! Ring any bells?
What a sad attempt to become 'prominent'!
"Look at me everyone! I've been told off!"

Well being knowledgable is certainly not a description that can be applied to many of their prolific critics on this thread.

But come on mcem you are bring completely unreasonable - none of the critics of those who have left ever ever ever do anything wrong. If they are ‘told off’ it’s not fair. All evil and wrongdoing is invested in the three who have gone and as we see GN is SO improved by their leaving - a kinder, gentler, more reflective,fair, measured place where erudite informed discussion takes place.

Oh! ME54 Please don't pick on me! You are a mean bully! I may have to report you to GNHQ!!!

(Aaaah ........ but if I report you and you have your wrist slapped you'll get stroppy and become more prominent!)

The “other” thread seems to have sunk without trace.
I suppose it was too much to hope for the same fate for this one.

The other thread was basically amalgamated with this one in terms of spiteful, mean, unfair, inaccurate and sanctimonious criticisms and personal attacks on the posters concerned

I agree Maw this thread needs a torpedo now.

Thinking on Elegrans post , I was told by one of the lecturers, not one of the missing four - get off this thread = leave this room ?

Anniebach
Fortunately you took no notice!

And of course ab you neve4 never post anything unpleasant or rude to anyone - what perfection.

Well if you lot stopped stirring, I would stop refuting but you keep it going so I post in the spirit of fair play.

Nothing personal to other posters Maryeliza, just for Corbyn devotees a critcism of that hypocrite was taken on board as a personal comment against themselves

Maw, several years ago I had a PM, someone long time left, who said that I as a supporter of Blair and Brown was the reason she had to leave the country . Never knew my one vote had so much power ?

Not the slightest bit interested in the departed members, but thought I would use the opportunity to say something nice to Anniebach: last night I overheard some veteran table tennis players of my acquaintance discussing 'the amazing performance of that little welsh girl' who I believe is your great niece. Fantastic.

I am relatively new to gransnet & have to admit that I am completely mystified that a thread about 3 posters choosing to leave the forum has run to 16 pages, what am I missing?

I am also mystified Goodbyetoallthat. That and also the sheer nastiness from some posters to others.

Have we happened upon a forum for schoolchildren?!

eazybee, not my great niece, my favourite nephew has been her coach since she was five , thank you, all of us involved in his tennis centre are proud of her . ?

Yes we have become school children. I made the terrible mistake of posting on the Grandnet Cafe thread. The one where everyone says Good morning.
A couple were very kind but I was told it was etiquette to let Michael post first. I was asked if I was new to Gransnet, which I am not, just not in the clique or not considered a prolific poster. I was also told I forgot to add Sunday very petty.

Another poster said she firstly ignored my thread and that I had jumped the gun.
Well Gransnetters I will tell you this, I had a horrendous night,and as I was up I thought I would say Good Morning, I finally got a couple of hours sleep and when I got up read the replies. Other than a couple of posters, who were kind, I felt the passive agressive sarcasm was not called for. Don't worry I have appologised, learnt my lesson and won't post there again.
Also I don't know where it says Michael should post 1st, but you know what, he is welcome.
I am sorry to say that some of you are coming across as set in your ways and nasty.