Goodbye

Play nicely.....?

Would that be the Royal "we", suziewoozie?

phoenix

Glad you had a laugh, suziewoozie , they do say laughter is the best medicine.

But I suppose it rather depends on what the illness is.

Oh dear - we are in s bit of a state are we not dear Phoenix.

Glad you had a laugh, suziewoozie , they do say laughter is the best medicine.

But I suppose it rather depends on what the illness is.

phoenix

suziewoozie I think you may be straying into personal insults, which is really not the way to go on GN currently.

Perhaps pour yourself a glass of something, and have a few moments to yourself.

Hahaha

Is 'lockdown 'causing some of this upset,tension, anger etc...?
It's sad to see squabbling posts...

So a poster says they're leaving! and creates 5 pages of posts! enough is enough!

Rather well put, Blossoming, although your apology to "everything you've ever posted, anywhere" did make me smile!

However I rather doubt if your wish will be fulfilled with regard to moving on, sadly.

Terrier and bone come to mind.

Enough already!

Things were said, somebody was hurt, more things were said, people apologised.

If it makes everyone feel better I freely and unreservedly apologise for everything I ever posted anywhere.

Let’s move on, this is going round in ever decreasing circles.

If my offhand comment came under 'general rudeness' then I'd like to ask about the 'negativity' and 'fake news' the OP mentioned - and to plead not guilty to those. Any takers?

Oh I see. I didnt read the deleted thread so obviously didnt know what was said.

I dont agree there has been scapegoating though. To me lots of people didnt see the need to be so harsh and said so.

To be honest I'm getting a bit bored with the toing and froing about who did what and when.

Off to do some knitting and catchup on some TV whilst watching the rain fall outside.
Lovely and snug!! (snug not smug)

kittylester, I had no idea what thread was being referred to so I couldn't apologise any sooner!

suziewoozie I think you may be straying into personal insults, which is really not the way to go on GN currently.

Perhaps pour yourself a glass of something, and have a few moments to yourself.

Suzie agree with you. What more can Hetty do? She apologised when others on other threads never do!

What makes posting on an open forum difficult is that we can't really know what is going on in the background. That includes the lives of the angry, keyboard warriors.

What may seem like a slightly sharp response to one poster, may just be the thing that tips someone else over the edge.
Some posters are not robust enough to respond and in some cases, defend themselves. Being dismissive and suggesting they toughen up, and walk on by doesn't help at all..

I speak from recent experience. There is a poster I usually try to ignore, but in the last few days this person decided to have a go at me again , backed up by an ally. It has been an ongoing saga of slights and pretend innocence, all cleverly done.
It just got to me this time and caused me anxiety, because there were things going on in my life which were making me very fragile.
Just stop for a moment and think before you post. We should all feel free to post on this forum, without fear of being got at.

There is a huge difference between disagreeing with others' views and being downright rude and making personal remarks.

rafichagran

I state again Suzie people are entitled to their opinions and some have not been as aggressive as yours.
I also said in my post that Hetty has apologised so now is the time leave it.
You were also insulting in your post about being sanctimonious and pearl clutching so you are doing the same thing.

I was describing many posts on here - they are sanctimonious and hypocritical - the pile on is evidence of that. I know you said it was time to stop but still they keep coming and coming.

I state again Suzie people are entitled to their opinions and some have not been as aggressive as yours.
I also said in my post that Hetty has apologised so now is the time leave it.
You were also insulting in your post about being sanctimonious and pearl clutching so you are doing the same thing.

Storms and teacups? No sanctimonious, hypocritical, pearl clutching more like.

And it wasn’t timely as she didn’t see the furore.
I wish GN had an alert thing if one is mentioned

So rafi you still think there’s no pile on - really ? When is the time for posters to stfu?

kittylester

*Hetty*, I don't think you apology was sufficient or timely enough to help at all.

You were exceptionally rude and to say that it is just how you are is not good enough.

The other poster was kind enough to apologise and explain at the time but she still left. I'm sad to see both of those posters go.

To be fair what more can Hetty do ? Surely if the poster had just said “don’t be so rude” and moved on all this could have been avoided. Sorry but I now think storms and teacups spring to mind,

kittylester

*Hetty*, I don't think you apology was sufficient or timely enough to help at all.

You were exceptionally rude and to say that it is just how you are is not good enough.

The other poster was kind enough to apologise and explain at the time but she still left. I'm sad to see both of those posters go.

FGS - why can’t you just stop it you perfect people - why are you enjoying putting the boot in again over and over and over again? What’s it like to be perfect? Do tell and do tell what you want Hetty to do to atone - do all you saints want to tar and feather her and drive her from GN.? Talk about pot and kettle - it’s vomit inducing

Oh dear indeed Suzie I dont care if you do disagree with me, I still say the OP was nasty and patronising, however she has apologised and I feel it is now time to let this go.
As for a pile on, I dont think posters were being nasty they just have their view on it as do you.

Hetty, I don't think you apology was sufficient or timely enough to help at all.

You were exceptionally rude and to say that it is just how you are is not good enough.

The other poster was kind enough to apologise and explain at the time but she still left. I'm sad to see both of those posters go.

suziewoozie

rafichagran

I hope teetime returns. Hetty you are not realistic, you were wrong, you came across as patronising and nasty.

And the pile on is coming across as nasty, vindictive and sanctimonious . FFS

Oh I get it - I disagreed with you. Oh dear