Posting on the threads

I very much doubt it!

Having just joined this 'Borum', a joke in itself which I am sure deserves to be followed up, and having already stuck my oar in on three threads, I must say that this one is by far the most boring I have yet read. Now, can anyone beat it?

petallus Thank you.

Sorry Cari

By taking away the personalisation of the threads initial title those who did not see it will not be able to understand why some posted.

Please remove my initial post as it bears no relevance to the thread which has now developed. Keep this one though.

Feel free bags - you may quote me any time and welcome to attribute the quote if you like.
Like I attribute the "go for the ball not the player" principle to my sister. Not sure where she got if from, but it is a good maxim for debating on forums or off.

Daman like your Buddhist attitude .

gracesmum

Clearly I have got out of the grumpy side of the bed today, but skimming through threads, there seem to be a lot of comments just for the sake of making one's mark. I am reminded of advice I have heard - which I may be paraphrasing:
It is better to remain silent and risk being taken for a fool, than to speak and leave the listener on no doubt.

Thank you to the positivists, and I will work with the help given by the negativists.
All is practice - as a Buddhist might say.

I'd take the name out, obviously.

Permission to copy that post for future use, jess?

sean give us a break please. If you feel someone is getting at you, then tell em or if you feel it is offensive or bullying, complain to GN as per the guidelines of this forum. You appear to be trying to start another non-specific "I'm just sticking up for unspecified others" argument.

SeanMc That's a very fine offer. However, I don't frequent Lil's bar so I'll take a rain check.

Look I'm not getting into an argument I know I can't win. I've got sisters, four of them, I know when to retire. I'm off out absentgran but if you're around later tonight I'll be at Lil's bar and I'll stand you a pint to make up if I've hurt your feelings.

SeanMc Do you mean do I support your claim to be entitled to call me bossy and patronising? Hardly.

But you support my entitlement to make these observations????

Apologies Cari. As I have explained (ad nauseum) I was trying to be helpful and didn't think too sensibly about the the title.

I woz 'ere.

SeanMc I am someone who was trying to be helpful to a newish member who I thought, perhaps mistakenly, didn't realise that it is not compulsory to post on a thread once he had opened it. In other words, he could shut the thread without commenting if he wanted to. When I was new to Gransnet, I hadn't realised that I could open and shut threads willy nilly and no one was any the wiser about what I had looked at and then chosen to ignore. I was not telling him that he shouldn't post, just that he didn't have to. This is the third time I have explained this morning and I don't know how to explain it any more clearly.

I find your comment unnecessary and rather impolite.

absent I agree with you. If stuff is posted on old threads the newer ones start to disappear and, anyway, I'm easily I was trying to be subtle in my earlier post about being taken over but was too subtle I think.

Obviously, if it adds to the thread, it's fine. No-one should take offence, please and anything else that might help!

Who are you absentgran ? The thread police? I'm new on here too but I have read rather a lot of bossy and patronising comments from you already. I've not said anything before but to start a thread for the sole purpose of, well exactly what please?

I don't mean to sound rude myself and apologise if I have but fair comment I think.

dorsetpent I have just explained that I was trying to be helpful. I wasn't criticising Daman or suggesting he shouldn't post when he wants to. I just thought that he had misunderstood how the threads work. I am not having a row with anyone.

What on earth is this all about? If someone wants to comment on an old thread, can't they? Fancy having a row on this forum. Or have I got completely the wrong end of the stick. If so 'sorry it's just me'

Daman I'm sorry if were offended. That was not my intention.