Gransnet today....Just my opinion.

But you still have the political threads and the nice kindly kitchen threads, the supportive estranged threads, religious threads and the topical news threads. I realise you may be talking about before my time but what exactly is missing? Surely the same thing applies as the advice if you don't want to get caught in the line of fire on the political/controversial stay away. So if you don't want to be bored rigid stay away from those threads. Each to their own and all that surely there's room for all. I enjoy a bit of both and have learnt a lot .

More humour, engaging discussion that doesn't descend into rancour, more stimulation.

Bags does try to raise the bar, as do a couple of others, but not enough takers.

We certainly need more (grown-up) humour, and perhaps rather less earnestness. IMO of course.

It's not all about bring kind, and nice and supportive.

It's about being more open to new ideas and stimulation.

Isn't there room for everything ?

And everyone ?

Isn't this the place to be topical, to be retrospective, to seek support from like minded people,to be kind, to be funny , to challenge the status quo , to be the same, to be different ?

I'm not sure if it can be al things to all people but there's precious little about that even comes close .

There is a bit of everything it seems to me; lots to choose to join in or give a miss.

I have often complained in posts about the fact that GNHQ are way too prissy, and act like big brother. I have said time and again that we afre ADULTS here, the clue is in the name for goodness sakes GRANS net. No one takes a jot of notice though, even though I have said how annoying it is to come on and see posts deleted before I have had chance to read them, and judge for MYSELF if I find it offensive or not.

I almost left because of it, but sometimes there are interesting things on here, be they amusing or helpful.I have found Future Learn through the threads, and for that I am very grateful. It is useful, for want of a better word to read about other people's problems, then one can think " Oh!! it isn't just me then", but I do wish GNHQ would come down off their high horses and give us a bit more leeway. I have suggested an ignore button which would give us the option ourselves to press if we didn't want to see a certain person's posts again.
Anyway I doubt they will change. Probably GNHQ is run by a closed order of nuns . So for now I will dip in and out and read what appeals, post what i like and the rest can go by the board.
I can't think too much about GNHQ they really annoy me, and I have enough annoyances in my life, all I can say is Thank goodness I don't work in that office I wouldn't last 5 mins without a disciplinary hearing, lol.

Surely it takes all sorts.

Shanma, you can't expect GN to be run on your guidelines - it has to work for everyone. We get the perpetual moaning about acronyms - why?

If the threads aren't to a particular person's taste, that person should start some that are, but do you/we all only have deep and meaningful conversations with y/our friends in RL!

I apologise for asking about the number of tvs, Anya, but I was slightly shocked to discover we have four, although I do actually know that we have 4.

kitty - do not apologise! You can ask about TVs and Anya can ignore it

The banishing of members ( no names mentioned) may seem 'pathetic' to some as they dont know all the facts!

Are you saying that you do know all the facts, Mumsy, even though you've only been with us since July?

I guess we do not always know all the details of HQ's decisions, as Mumsy says.

Well of course we don't, Luckygirl. But it seemed rather an odd thing to say, as it's obvious.

I am not quite sure what people think is missing on Gransnet. Having just returned to Gransnet after a couple of years absence, I think it'sOK. There are many threads I don't read but those I do, get feisty enough. There is no shortage of strong opinion; what is lacking sometimes is information.

I do swear sometimes but I don't like bad language so I am happy that it is largely absent on Gransnet. I have visited forums elsewhere and been horrified not only by the language but also how discussion turns rapidly to personal abuse.

NanaandGrandpy asks 'Isn't there room for everything?' Well, maybe there is.... And everyone? Clearly not.

Edginess can be irresistible to some and unacceptable to others. Whatever crime jingl has committed would not have been dealt with so severely by the old guard.

Sometimes though new people join and are not aware a subject had been done to death eg acronyms or a particular news item.
I agree about the humour Ana but often one person's humour is misinterpreted and offence taken. It is a bit bland now but if GN is not to your taste any more I'm sure there are other forums out there. ( that was a general comment not aimed at Ana )

Oh dear Anya - you've mentioned all the threads that I've posted on today.
Why don't you start a controversial thread?

So, anyone who's not happy with GN any more should just bog off then?

ps I've got in mind 2 really nunty topics - Damart and stews.

How do you know if a thread is going to be controversial when you start it?

Er, for those who are posting on this thread about topics that have been "done to death" - so has this one!

I do hope we get Jing back one day. Most of what she said I didn't agree with, but we need Gransnetters to hot things up from time to time or we will become bland and uninteresting.

If we say things that HQ or other GN members don't like, I wonder if they will put a sedative in our Horlicks to shut us up - snore, snore

Luckygirl, that was an excellent post. Well said.

Good point, gk - but one worth doing.

Tricia when I feel well again, I just might do that!

NanKate judging by the theme of some of the threads they've already done that!