I am leaving due to the consent message.

I have not had the message- but if I do, I will leave too.

Before I make any rash decisions, I will look at all the implications, then make up my mind.
We are always being asked to consent to cookies when looking at websites.
I would like to see what is different about this request.

I shall miss you, FlyingHandbag

What consent message?

It is all to do with GN’s loss year on year. Do you remember they put out feelers a while back which didn’t get a great reception. This is all about attracting cash.

The Independent newspaper wants you to stump up money before they allow you to research anything on their site.
Wikipedia is the same with certain information. The Guardian is trying but you can usually grab a few lines of what you want.

I’ve just had it when I logged on. There is a word that says consent then a slide bar on the right. I am assuming (though I would like to check with GNHQ) that if I slide the bar right (it turns from grey to blue ) that would mean I consent but if I leave it on the grey that means I don’t.
I have just turned them all to grey which I Hope means I don’t consent to anything. Is there more info on this?

Whitewave
You say it's all to do with the cash. Perhaps if they were to treat us as adults and not censor, nitpick everything that doesn't suit their agender perhaps people wouldn't leave and people would post more.

I have done the same as you Doodle - see what, if anything, happens!

Thing is, how will we know. I am obviously still in and still posting. I hope that leaving all the options grey means no to everything. Other here seem to have had different messages and to have no option to get in without consent.
I find it amazing (or do I ?) that there is nothing about this fro GNHQ. What are they playing at.

Yep, I did the same as you, Doodle, so I'd say I've consented to nothing new.

As you say, a bit of warning or explanation would have been nice.

I cannot find the consent settings on My Gransnet. I followed all the instructions to access it, but still can't find it. Help, please!!!

I’ve changed them all to grey too!

The last pop ups had no slider , the default setting on about 3 of the options were for consent only, that is what I’ve objected to.
I think it was to gather info from all devices from your address. But as it’s disappeared I am waiting for GN to answer my question on Site Stuff and on AIBU.

Oh blimey I just clicked on it without reading it, idiot, though it was just a cookies thing, grrrrrrrrrrr!

I went through and didn't consent to anything!!

Oh I think I clicked consent without realising what it was. Silly me.

LaraGransnet is it possible please to start again? Please may we have another look at the form?

Thank you Lara. However, t may have been wiser to warn us in advance, BEFORE posters started panicking.

I still cannot find the settings toggle at the bottom of the Privacy page. I'm on a PC. Can anyone help, please?

If it works the same as similar consent forms on other sites, blue will mean you consent and grey that you don't. Most things you can refuse, but some are needed for a site to function at all.

I am surprised that there are different versions of the consent form. Are you sure there were no options to consent or not to various things? The one I got assumed consent for the essential bits, but gave a choice of optional consent for ads and the traffic analysis ones.

I will miss you FlyingH but may follow your example ......