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Ana Mon 04-Feb-13 11:04:58

It's gone surreal again.....confused

Anne58 Mon 04-Feb-13 11:03:44

????? confused

Stansgran Mon 04-Feb-13 11:00:05

So JO6/7 is not unique there is someone else with three microwaves. This is meant in the nicest most flattering way JO. It's just I have a vision of three microwaves piled up with small child leaping up and down trying to heat up his choc milk.

Galen Mon 04-Feb-13 10:57:44

Of course we are!

Nelliemoser Mon 04-Feb-13 10:55:59

Here Here! Let's leave the pm's for messages of support or advice and information extra to a thread, as it sometimes needs to be for confidentialty.

Movedalot Mon 04-Feb-13 10:54:24

I have never had a nasty PM. N o, that is not an invitation.

I have had a lot of support when under fire and have really appreciated it.

I have also continued a discussion through PMs when what I have had to say is personal and would out me to people I don't want to find me. In every case it has been to help a poster and has not affected the thread.

Anne58 Mon 04-Feb-13 10:51:12

Oooh, are we a clique? (tongue in cheek emoticon)

Ariadne Mon 04-Feb-13 10:49:57

Me too.

glassortwo Mon 04-Feb-13 10:47:24

On the same wave length then phoenix grin

Anne58 Mon 04-Feb-13 10:41:40

That's exactly what I meant glass !

glassortwo Mon 04-Feb-13 10:40:06

There is a place for PM's but not for continuing a discussion or to attack someone else after a post on the boards.

petallus Mon 04-Feb-13 10:34:42

The negative outweighs the positive probably.

Ella46 Mon 04-Feb-13 10:33:07

There is a place for messaging of course, but I thought that the point of this forum is to chat/discuss online so we can all join in.

Anne58 Mon 04-Feb-13 10:31:46

I think that to use it to either continue a "discussion" or to make adverse personal comments is not only rude, but perhaps an abuse of the facility?

Not sure what others may think.

Like you I have had some very supportive PM's which I have appreciated.

j07 Mon 04-Feb-13 10:30:24

I practically campaigned against private messages on day one.

But it's nice when you get one from someone who is on the same wavelength as you.

#happensrarely

Learnergran Mon 04-Feb-13 10:28:24

Just a thought, up for discussion.
It strikes me that much of the recent brouhaha on GN is caused by and fuelled by private messaging. Thus the reason why so few of us know what is going on until it erupts yet again.
I myself have been greatly comforted by some private messages. But I have to say that PMing can also seem to have such destructive results.
Any thoughts?