Why report so much ?

I’ve only ever reported a thread asking GN’s to follow a link, which was blatant advertising.
I think (hope) some GN’s like one in FrenchFrance read, but no longer get involved. Others have ‘retired’ from the site like Friday Girl, and a farmer who reported on her sheep and cows. No names mentioned.

I’ve never reported anyone either.

I tend to be an early riser and often report posts which pop up overnight, usually advertising or religious nonsense. I always put “reported” on the thread.
I have been very close to reporting one member who thought that providing links validated the nonsense she was spouting. They often proved just the opposite. Thankfully she has stopped posting as some medical advice she was giving out was extremely dangerous.

Where’s urmstangran? Has someone reported her, she is one of my fave posters. I do hope not.

'Ganging up' isn't always 'disagreeing with other posters, Lucca, sometimes it is exactly like a gaggle of school children targeting a particular person. I have reported it on occasion and I make no apology for doing it. We're supposed to be mature adults, not playground bullies.

If people don't like a poster follow Calendargirl's example and pass them by.

Apart from that, I have no idea which 'longstanding members' have been 'lost' because I don't stray far from one forum...

I've been on here over ten years. I've never reported anything.

I mainly report scams. But on a few occasions when someone has said something I consider it well beyond the pale, racism, insulting other members I have reported them. However I will always say that I have done so on the relevant thread

What is the alternative? That we all behave like Cabinet Ministers under Boris Johnson and never report anyone no matter how offensive or insulting their post?

I have been on GN since inception, and an active poster. I may in that time have reported 3 or 4 posts, other than scams, but as I said I always say on the thread that I have done it.

Has something specific happened Lucca? I did wonder where some of the regulars have been recently, but I haven’t seen any threads that look like they would have been reported.
I’m with you on not reporting, If you feel you have no choice
(racism would be the trigger for me) then you should have the courage to say you’re doing it on the thread - sneaky reporting is wrong.

I reported a post today, a blatant advertising one.

I have never reported for anything else. If I don’t like a post, I pass it by.