This "Oldie" nonsense

Yes - it does look like that. I always ignore that thread.

Have had explanation from HQ. But I am clear about one thing-I wish to avoid anything to do with these people.

It won't mean losing GN's specialness, will it?

I thought we had integrated oldie members into Gransnet nicely as soon as we stopped seeing references to it. It was nice to see that it was back in its natural place and wasn't dividing members up, so let's hope we can continue to enjoy everyone being equal Gransnetters.

Well, it doesn't look like it! Pity.

See HQ's rely to my query.

I thought everyone had had their say about Oldie Borum last month....were you away, Ariadne?

I don't know how to access H's reply.

I don't bother with the Oldie Borum for the trivial reason that the name irritates me. Also, not sure why we need it there.

anagram that would explain a lot! I was in South Africa. Will go back and have a look. Thank you!

Have a look further down Ariadne. Hopefully, it will settle down again.

I thought that we'd more or less agreed to either ignore it or join in if we want to.
Personally, I've ignored it because it irritates me!
We need them don't we?

anagram has just asked if I was away when all this blew up the first time, and of course I was! So my response is what most GNs' was, only later.

So the general idea is that we ignore anything we think comes from this "rag"? OK. Still don't like it.....

Yes, no offence to the oldie site - it looks just fine to me, but I don't go on there as a Gransnetter, I come here for that. No need for it. Just ignore and our Gransnetter members who are also oldies join in and are most welcome.

It seems to have been created by an admin arrangement to raise more funding so we don't pay for membership.

So what does Borum mean?

Thank you all so much! Oh dear, all my prejudices got an airing, didn't they?

petallus

I think it might mean 'bore 'em'.

As in borum forum, which is what the Oldie mag had some time ago.

But it failed.

The forum. Not the mag.

Get it?

So they've come on here to bore us.

No! That was in the magazine! They bored themselves to extinction. So GN are helping them out.

I think money may have changed hands.

So! If it saves us money!
Just ignore them!
I do wonder if some of the more contentious posters have come from them?

I know it was in the magazine!

I was implying that they'd moved the forum here so they could bore us....I am obviously not very good at getting my points across

You have made your point perfectly Anagram.

I don't actually understand my answer to your previous post.

Thanks Wots I geddit now!

I'm glad you do! I think I might has lost it now.

'have' not 'has'

Jeni you may have a point there! There does seem to have been an increase lately, both of members and arguements disagreements!