The quote function on my phone is intermittent (is that true for others?) but this is in reply to Allira asking Norah about her comments on GSM.
Norah will tell me if I am wrong, but I assume she means that whenever GSM is mentioned it is to say she is missed because she gave free legal advice, not because people miss her as a person. I have said the same in the past. If I were GSM I would feel quite hurt about that, and yes - it does seem that those wanting a lawyer on tap are rather self-serving (I don’t think Norah meant to apply that to GSM, but to those who only seem to miss the free advice).
It’s difficult when people just vanish without explanation, particularly when they have friends on here. HQ are anything but transparent about moderation, which doesn’t help, and nor does the ‘spirit of Gransnet’ thing, as it’s incredibly vague, and leads to accusations of unevenly applied bannings. All the same, if they explained every time they would end up constantly defending themselves, and explanations could easily get personal and difficult to do without repeating whatever was said to cause the ban in the first place.
I don’t know why GSM was banned - the last thing I remember was the shocking ‘green trouser suit’ thread, but she survived that, so goodness knows. I would prefer to see suspensions rather than bans - maybe a three strikes and you’re out’ policy - but HQ has to protect GN from legal action. I too would like to see GSM return (I thought she had at one point) because she did offer a different perspective. Rather than attacking politicians personally (well, apart from AR, obviously!) which gets so tedious, she argued about policies, which is so much more constructive. I rarely agreed with her views (although I sometimes did) but found the discussions interesting. Legal advice is a bonus, but I would like her to know that she is missed for more than that.
