Do you belong to any other forums?

Aka, as I live half way up a mountain in Wales then 'fresh air' is apt

Gracemum , sorry I cannot agree with you or Kitty that mostly new posters delight in causing discord. As a new poster I have NOT caused discord, I have questioned but only after being told I should hover on the sidelines before posting.

to the forum,

For me, extending a welcome to new posters goes a long way to creating harmony, telling them to know their place is, in my opinion, a sure way to cause discord.

What I don't understand is if some do not want new posters, or some do not want new posters to post unless in complete agreement , why an open forum ?
One can disagree on a topic without making or taking comments personally, good grief do some want lists on what pleases or displeases?

I was on a board - now closed- and we were discussing Mandela, I said he could have chosen to leave SA, practice law, invested in property and become very wealthy. - property and law = Mrs Blair , a woman who was born in Ireland but moved to England in the fifties claimed my post was a veiled attack on her, - jaw on chest moment. Seems what I realy meant was she, an Irish ,white female - not in law- should have stayed in Ireland and fought for freedom. I share this to explain that after that silly woman, nothing surprises me, no matter how veiled or open a claim.

Sorry, this is an epistle not a post, it's the Welsh in me, why use two words when you can use twenty

Smiley x

I am on a forum for people with polymyalgia and GCA. It's entirely for mutual information and advice about treatment and side-effects, and so on. I find it very helpful and it makes me realise that a lot of people are much worse off than I am.

I want new posters!!!

anno that's interesting. I suffer with fibromyalgia. I didn't think that there would be a forum help-line. Thank you.

Anniebach it's lovely to have 'new' people joining in, especially if they have the courage to disagree. I find it sad that some feel they dare not post unless they agree with what often sounds to be a majority opinion.

It's very easy, in the absence of tone and context for the written word to be misinterpreted and it does seem to happen a lot on here. Sometimes I type something, read it and think I sound like a pompous twit but I think sod it and hit send - not recommended

Sel, I call those moments 'sitting on hands time' I type, click, then read .

Much more interesting sel's way!

Most definately more interesting Sels way, but my way I can say sod it but too late , Sel is the brave one , come to think of it, if I did read before click I would still click

Hallo grumppa lovely to hear from you. . Would just like to mention that the word I used was unbalanced not prejudiced and I feel there is a difference.

I have been known to type and re-type my response several times and then feel anxious about ensuing arguments so delete it completely. Today I am having a Sel (me being the pompous twit!) moment but it is my birthday so please go easy with me

Happy Birthday Liz
and

Beautiful and delicious thank you yogagran

Happy Birthday, Liz. Have a lovely day

Ohhh, I've got a noun for me. A tad disappointed it means pompous twit but it's a start. Thank you LizG

and Happy Birthday LizG - I was so carried away I forgot! and

Happy Birthday Liz from me too.

Annieb, I did not say anything about new posters not being welcome nor, I'm sure, did Gracesmum. Having taken notice of her posts over time, I know that is not something she would say. I object to deliberate misinterpretation of a post I have made but it proves my point really

Sorry to have to post this kitty, but your original post did say "The odd spat is understandable but GN seems to have a large number of, mostly new posters, who delight in creating discord".

'GN seems to have a large number of, mostly new posters, who delight in creating discord'
Kitty sorry to disagree as I know you are a very agreeable poster, but in your OP (quoted above) it could be read as not welcoming new posters. I think that is not how you meant it to read but it is definitely open to misinterpretation especially to a newcomer who doesn't know you.
#justsaying

Oops crossed posts.

But I'm sure you weren't getting at all new posters in general. Perhaps just the ones who you find in beech woods.

Oh dear, I really didn't mean to appear rude with that Sel sorry; you were right not to recommend! Thank you for your good wishes too I didn't mean for that to happen either - or maybe secretly I did ??

Good grief Liz . . . Stop digging.

LizG stop over-thinking it!

Happy birthday.

LizG I'm ok with 'pompous twit', really Now if you'd mentioned my weight...

Aka glad to see you, hope things have eased up a bit

j08 my interpretation of Kitty's post too

kitty, I quoted your ' mostly new posters who delight in creating discord' claim. Gracemum agreed with you and this is why I spoke of it again.

My views on welcoming was addressed to the forum , as some want a divide between new and old posters it seemed fair that as a new poster I too expressed my feelings on how unfriendly it is to tell any new poster to know their place, surely this only drives away new posters?

If Gracemum meant she agreed with you on battles for supremacy then I apologise . I dislike battles no matter the cause

Hi Sel getting into a routine. Our Greatnan and GD are currently have a lunchtime nap, one of them snoring very loudly. Just grabbing a healthy snack (does lemon drizzle cake count as one of my 5-a-day?)

G Good
R Rounded
U Understated
M Man
P Pleasant
P Person
A Always

Blimey you have a groupie like Pete.

Sorry Kitty deviated from your OP