Names

This isn't a thread which needs comments...thank you.

It's a red rag to a bull – or, at least, to an old cow! How can I possibly resist the temptation to comment and refuse to obey your implied instruction?

Are there lots of GGs on Gransnet? (Oh dear, that sounds like Epsom.) I don't drop in that often these days so I am not sure. I have never seen Gaby as a shortened form of Gabriella (such a pretty name). However, I once worked with a Gabriella who was generally known as Gaye until gay became the most common non-pejorative synonym for homosexual so I think she dropped it. "Hello, I'm Gaye" is probably not the best icebreaker at parties.

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick and your name is actually Monica?

Your parents named you GabriellaG54?

A thread with no comments ? ?
Ah well the sun is out today it was a miserable day yesterday but looks much better today Have a good one G54

I knew she reminded me of Pauline in MUM!

Wonderful news Gransnetters. We can now all say what we like to her and she won’t respond! As long as we call her GG, Gaby or any other abbreviation of her real name (imagine being called GabriellaG54! I wonder what the registrar thought of that ?)

I love Mum and Pauline is a one off ?

A cross between Pauline and Hyacinth?
A rather sad post really.
Pathetically attention-seeking and self-important.
Stand by for reports to GNHQ.

Yes! Auntieflo it surely is Pauline from Mum ?

Some early morning trolls already I see.

I can understand that Gabriella gets tired of the digs - some (I think purposely) try to wind her up by calling her Gabby. It’s mean and childish in my opinion.

I have no problem with her wish to be addressed correctly.
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What a storm in a teacup!Perhaps you need to change your username if you don't like how it is abbreviated. Nobody ever shortens mine and I certainly would not care if they did.Were you suffering from insomnia when you started this thread ?

Nothing to do with "winding her up".
Victim mentality to add to the mix?

Most posters who choose long usernames seem to accept abbreviations quite readily.
Anyone who posts such pompous comments should expect to have her bubble burst!

The alternative?
Yes GabriellaG54.
No GabriellaG54
3 bags full............ etc.

Why does it irritate you so much? People sometimes abbreviate mine just to Twice, it’s fine by me

Come on you lot!

This is just hectoring.

We are an inclusive site. Surely we can cope with people who are different.

Call me what you like I m just happy when people talk to me or include me
, G54 does not strike me as a person who sweats the small stuff so probably just wanting to stir up the troops and cause a divide
Nice try

How were we to know that Gabriella is your RL name ? It is a pretty name but who uses their real name in a forum
I understand you preferring people to use it in RL but as a forum name I don't think you can object to a shortened version. It is after all simply a means of associating a comment to an imagined person.

I had a friend called Gabriella and she was fondly known as Ella all her life. She was a trained nurse then became a district nurse.

My own middle name is Ellen but I'm not known by that.

Just in case anyone was wondering, Foodlove was my maiden name.

I have a friend whose name is Gabriella but she has been known as Gaye her entire life. I think it is a lovely name.

My name was the name of my last cat. It is frequently shortened to Charley but that is fine. I added the girl so that people were fully aware of my sex.

In the same vein as you posted GabriellaG54 I shall continue to abbreviate names as and when I wish - feel free to ignore me :-)

Quite frankly your post is a making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Maybe it's over-indulgence of " Bolly " last night Gabriella ?

Auntieflo ???

on thinking on it - why not just message those 'certain GNers' ( I see you can abbreviate) and tell them one-to-one?

Its a bit passive aggressive to blanket the entire site .

N&G never a truer word has been spoken.

To be fair to GabriellaG54, when we are both posting on the same thread and other posters abbreviate both of us to GG it has in the past been confusing.