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EllanVannin and Anniebach

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fancyflowers Tue 10-Mar-26 11:15:54

Has anyone heard from either of these two ladies recently? I know that EllanVannin was banned, but thought that she had been reinstated.

I miss reading their posts.

Usedtobeblonde Wed 11-Mar-26 10:29:34

Printmiss was even older than me so I think we can expect that posters will disappear.
Jingle died I remember after an operation, THR I think.
People do remember her with affection but she was very caustic and could be nasty ,she once told me to FO when I defended another poster from her nastiness.
I still miss Frank with his London Pension.

kittylester Wed 11-Mar-26 09:23:45

GrannyActivist still posts occasionally, I think.

I still think of printmiss on the first of the month but can't for the life of me remember what she said.

Of course we are missing the lovely phoenix but I still have the curse - written for our Idiot.

And, jingle was just jingle.

Whiff Wed 11-Mar-26 09:09:36

Some posters leave for a while and rejoin under different names I know of 3 who have done that . I know one was because she was being bullied by a poster who was banned but worked her way back on and banned again .

I got suspended for a week couple of years ago my crime I fought back against a poster who was hurting someone else ..But GNHQ sided with her but she got banned in the end .

merlotgran Wed 11-Mar-26 08:32:33

Another poster who disappeared was grannyactivist.
Does anyone know why?

ViceVersa Wed 11-Mar-26 08:29:04

petra

FGT
I spoke to MissAdventure a couple of weeks ago. She can still crack a joke despite being unwell.

She is also missed on here. Like others have said, when it comes to certain posters, we may not always agree on every subject, but surely as adults we can agree to disagree without resorting to insults or abuse.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 11-Mar-26 08:16:29

Oh that’s good to hear petra please pass on my regards.

Dickens Wed 11-Mar-26 08:10:12

Iam64

GSM was a real asset to gransnet. Intelligent, strong views, very kind and always willing to share good legal advice. IMO there was a concerted effort to get her banned - why? Surely we ought to be able to disagree strongly at times without being deliberately nasty under the invisibility cloak

I second that re GSM.

petra Wed 11-Mar-26 08:06:34

FGT
I spoke to MissAdventure a couple of weeks ago. She can still crack a joke despite being unwell.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 11-Mar-26 07:53:22

And MissAdventure
Kalu
and of course Jura (in whatever reincarnation - I lost track of them over time there were so many!)

petra Wed 11-Mar-26 07:48:45

Allira

merlotgran

FriedGreenTomatoes2

No, she isn’t crazyH
We email one another occasionally. She would love to be allowed back on GN.
She did appeal but access was denied.

Blooming ridiculous!
All the spark is being knocked out of Gransnet bit by bit.
As if we haven’t got enough to cope with thanks to age and infirmity, we have to watch our Ps and Qs in case the pearl clutchers get the vapours.

We certainly have to behave with more decorum than Mumsnetters!
Why?

Because as old people it’s not seemly. 😂
I dread to think what the constantly offended would make of jingles 😱

TerriBull Wed 11-Mar-26 07:26:03

Not so long ago we had a poster on GN, Bijou who reached 100 and there was a thread where many of us congratulated her, sadly haven't see any posts from her lately. Another nice older poster, Printmiss, also disappeared a while ago.

I echo other posters such a shame not to see GSM or Ellan Vannin, I think we should perhaps remember the old adage "you can agree with all of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time" GN is a microchosam of life generally to be expected a range of views on just about everything.

Glad Anniebach still posts, inspite of debilitating arthritis smile

NotSpaghetti Wed 11-Mar-26 07:01:15

FriedGreenTomatoes2 - please can you pass on thar many of us are still missing GSM and her intelligent posts?

We did disagree sometimes but I was always happy to hear her point of view - always reasoned.

I know she was very helpful with actual facts, and very generous.
flowers

Mamie Wed 11-Mar-26 06:40:57

I miss JessM and GrannyKnot. I guess those of us who have been here from the beginning are not so numerous now.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 10-Mar-26 21:59:13

Because sheep are meant to be sheared? 🤔

Allira Tue 10-Mar-26 21:31:21

merlotgran

FriedGreenTomatoes2

No, she isn’t crazyH
We email one another occasionally. She would love to be allowed back on GN.
She did appeal but access was denied.

Blooming ridiculous!
All the spark is being knocked out of Gransnet bit by bit.
As if we haven’t got enough to cope with thanks to age and infirmity, we have to watch our Ps and Qs in case the pearl clutchers get the vapours.

We certainly have to behave with more decorum than Mumsnetters!
Why?

Iam64 Tue 10-Mar-26 21:29:36

GSM was a real asset to gransnet. Intelligent, strong views, very kind and always willing to share good legal advice. IMO there was a concerted effort to get her banned - why? Surely we ought to be able to disagree strongly at times without being deliberately nasty under the invisibility cloak

merlotgran Tue 10-Mar-26 21:22:44

FriedGreenTomatoes2

No, she isn’t crazyH
We email one another occasionally. She would love to be allowed back on GN.
She did appeal but access was denied.

Blooming ridiculous!
All the spark is being knocked out of Gransnet bit by bit.
As if we haven’t got enough to cope with thanks to age and infirmity, we have to watch our Ps and Qs in case the pearl clutchers get the vapours.

Millie22 Tue 10-Mar-26 20:54:21

I miss Gillybob and her Friday Girl cartoon each week. I hope she is well.

valdavi Tue 10-Mar-26 20:37:10

There should be a petition mechanism for banned posters who are missed by the vast majority of us. I'd certainly sign up to get GSM back posting.

Personal appreciation should trump impersonal "one report too many" alogrithms on this sort of forum.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 10-Mar-26 20:08:24

No, she isn’t crazyH
We email one another occasionally. She would love to be allowed back on GN.
She did appeal but access was denied.

crazyH Tue 10-Mar-26 18:26:26

Yes I do miss GSM - I thought someone said (I could be wrong ) that she is still here under a different name .. very helpful with legal issues …

Grandmama Tue 10-Mar-26 18:21:04

I miss Germanshepherdsmum, she was knowledgeable and stuck to her guns. Gabriella always sounded rather elegant. There was Yorkshirelass some time ago.

Maremia Tue 10-Mar-26 17:57:56

Thanks GG13

mancgirl Tue 10-Mar-26 17:55:44

Yes, always looked out for some of the missing posters. *Gillybobs"" Friday girl, was another one to look out for.

monk08 Tue 10-Mar-26 17:35:30

Taichinan is another missing from the good morning thread.