How private should a pm be?

Am I the only person who's reminded of the stoning scene in the 'Life of Brian'
"How bad can it get. Jehovah jehovah jehovah"

um, I am not confessing on here

When my son was in juniors, he had an essay on "The Battle of Bosworth" marked by his teacher, with the comment "too bloody" I think he got carried away with the gore, but then again they weren't setting about each other with pillows and cushions, so not quite sure what she expected. I suppose she could have always commented "Bloody hell, this is too bloody". Oops might get a censorious pm now. Perhaps we should have a collective thread where posters who have transgressed with their profanity, could write out a 100 times "I must not use bad language"

Imagine how long such a thread would be on MN

The thing is I’m no longer bothered about the nasty PM. I didn’t report it at the time so it’s totally pointless now. The person knows who she is and what she said to me so that’s that as far as I’m concerned . No point in causing trouble over a simple “bloody” word

My grandad used to say ”Bliddy Nora” I just assumed she must’ve been someone he knew ? So I said “Bliddy Xxxx” (the name of my sister) to my dad and he half throttled me !

One last message for gillybob

I was standing at the bus stop waiting for the school bus when I was about 7 and one of the boys (I won't name him in case he's on here ) told me that saying 'bloody' was absolutely fine; saying it when it is spelt 'bluddy' is swearing.
I believed him for ages.

Who does a pm belong to? The sender or the recipient?
The only thing is that we haven't answered that question.

I think reporting them to GNHQ is the right way to go, otherwise delete them and block the sender.

Maybe we should just leave this now. The point has been made. Nasty PMs are not acceptable. Just report them to GNHQ and let them deal with it. No doubt the poster who has been sending unpleasant PMs to Gilly will have read this thread, along with any other nasty posters contacting other members. Let’s hope it stops.

Forget the snow Terribull, that was a red herring

Years ago, a number of us had unpleasant and spiteful pms from the same person. We all reported her and she was then banned. If pms are offensive, you should report the sender and leave it to HQ to deal with her (him).

TerriBull
I meant to say I've just searched

TerriBull
I know who this poster is. But I've just put in 2 words in your post and there it is.

I'm trying to work out who this person is from all the cryptic postings, a pagan name, associations with snow and autumn leaves very,

I've only ever received nice pms and I certainly wouldn't want to send one that would be anything other than friendly. I'm shocked that anyone would send a nasty pm it would imply to me that person has a spiteful streak. As for gilly being reprimanded for a "bloody" can't believe that, God forbid the sender should ever stray on to MN they would probably expire, even some of the user names incorporate a very rude word

jalima
its those autumn leaves that can be a problem
Nasty little critters ?

Last but one post, darn it!

I keep wondering if people are giving us clues. Jalima’s last post sounds very MI6.

And the sun will return with the cat in the Spring.

gilly
Did you know it's a pagan word?
hence my post above
petra

"It's a bit worrying that some posters are barking up the wrong tree."
I realise that, Jalima.
TG I haven't had a nasty pm yet.
No-one has answered my question about the 'privacy' of pms?
As I said, posts on the open forum can be quoted elsewhere.

It's a bit worrying that some posters are barking up the wrong tree .

Snow can be annoying or it can be lovely but at least you can see it.

It's those autumn leaves that can be a problem.

I realise that jalima. I was just reminded of a thread some months ago.

jalima

I think I'll invest in a sled and a few huskies.

My post was in reply to merlotgran, nothing else.

Oh, now I’m surprised (I think)

We'd better get the chains on our tyres soon!
Advice for the UK:
If you fit snow chains to your car, remove them once you reach a clear or gritted road – leaving them on can cause damage to the car and the road. This could mean you’ll be fitting and removing the snow chains several times throughout a journey, but it’s essential to lower the risk of damage.
www.autoexpress.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/winter-special/89290/winter-driving-tips-snow-chains-in-the-uk

I thought I'd get in first