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to think that perhaps we should be more tolerant of fellow posters?

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fourormore Wed 25-Mar-20 19:22:30

I have just read a thread where a person has told a previous poster that they 'sound like a six year old'
I won't go into details of that particular thread, but none of us really know how others are feeling. There have been several comments on other threads slamming people down.
We are going through a very strange period of history at the moment and I'm sure many Gnetters are scared, alone and feeling vulnerable.
Some I'm sure are coping well, others not so well.
Feelings can easily be hurt, so please, let's all think twice and perhaps, if we can't say something nice say nothing at all?

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 10:29:52

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Rufus2 Thu 26-Mar-20 11:07:07

A cheeky Grandad springs to mind
May Now who on earth could that be, the cad! ? shock
Oh! That might be me! There aren't many other Grandads around here and I wouldn't call them cheeky, more like sensible!. hmm
Thanks for the "cheeky"; I like that and much more friendly than "bully". grin
Ta-Ra

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 11:10:31

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ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 11:11:48

I don't agree with the HN splinter group nastiness, but free speech is their right , too.

flaxwoven Thu 26-Mar-20 11:21:20

Sometimes people can make snappy comments as a defence mechanism due to their own fears and being anonymous feel they can say anything. People may have anxiety issues. I try only to listen to news in the evening and am listening to daily prayers on Utube from mine and other churches which are calming and reassuring. I mostly find gransnet helpful as you feel you're not alone especially in these times of isolation but although we value freedom of speech it is not helpful to attack someone else's comments.

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 11:23:12

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ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 11:25:17

When I joined GN my dog had just died... and I was thoroughly mawled by "the GN welcome committee"... and have been ever since...

Nice people.

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 15:03:25

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May7 Thu 26-Mar-20 15:39:07

Ha ha rufus2 it was most certainly NOT you to who I was alluding.
I would never call someone a bully anonymously. I would do it to their face grin.

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 15:41:08

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MawB Thu 26-Mar-20 15:51:19

Staying for the crack gringrin
? ?
Did you mean craic ananimous ?

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 15:59:19

Mawb

You think it's funny that my dog died?

ananimous Thu 26-Mar-20 15:59:52

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Elegran Thu 26-Mar-20 16:09:21

I didn't even know that your browsing history had been made public knowledge until you posted that it had. Now I do know, and so does everyone else.

Had you been visiting anywhere naughty?

Abnuyc123 Thu 26-Mar-20 16:09:48

Yes, a poster came on and was swearing about the Coronavirus. She was clearly upset but the first response on here was a pompous diatribe about not swearing.

Really?

Abnuyc123 Thu 26-Mar-20 16:11:50

I’m fairly new on here but already I have noticed certain posters!

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 26-Mar-20 16:12:13

Hello, this is such a timely thread on being kind and tolerant, and most of the discussion about debate has been really worthwhile. There was a bit of derailment though and we've deleted the posts we thought were deliberately mean-spirited (and also a few posts where the offending post was copy-pasted, sorry!) Hopefully we can get it back on track. Thanks GNHQ smile

AGAA4 Thu 26-Mar-20 16:12:20

Was this a post about being more tolerant to each other?