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Lucca Tue 05-Jul-22 21:34:53

I am bemused by the amount of times GNetters seem to “report” other members for things which are frankly none of their business. I guess they were school snitches …
The result is the loss of longstanding members of GN through either suspension or their resignation (often due to some perceived “ganging up” aka. Disagreeing with other posters. )

Well done !

MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:05:49

It's quite a simple concept to grasp.

Don't behave in a way that gets you reported.
I would have thought that might have sunk in by now.

If this turns into a thread that is solely to pick on a certain user (again) I will be reporting it, just so you all know from the off.
Have (yet another) protest about it if you think it's all so unfair.

Jaxjacky Wed 06-Jul-22 09:08:00

Agree MissAdventure.

MerylStreep Wed 06-Jul-22 09:08:25

JackWild
Thank you for that.

MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:08:48

Thank gawd for that! grin

Maximillian Wed 06-Jul-22 09:08:51

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MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:11:30

People are free to report in any way they see fit.

It isn't for others to decide.
As has been said, this isn't the bloody Taliban.

They may say, they may not.
They may quietly cringe and prefer to pretend they've never seen people being constantly snipped at.

StarDreamer Wed 06-Jul-22 09:12:19

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Maximillian Wed 06-Jul-22 09:14:44

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StarDreamer Wed 06-Jul-22 09:14:48

From Mainz along the river Main, not the Rhine except for the first kilometre.

StarDreamer Wed 06-Jul-22 09:15:25

Maximillian

I have to say that I am truly shocked by the behaviour which Jack Wild has mentioned and quoted. Such is not the behaviour of a British gentleman in today's society. It is disgraceful. Surely ladies here do not condone it?

But I didn't do it!

MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:15:45

You don't need to explain yourself to anyone, stardreamer.
Do people honestly think that some users have the power to "cancel" others??

It is gnhq who decide on what is acceptable - not any user, or group of users.

Jaxjacky Wed 06-Jul-22 09:17:00

Two sides to every story Maximillian.

kittylester Wed 06-Jul-22 09:21:24

Stardreamer, did you suggest I am a bully. Please reply!

timetogo2016 Wed 06-Jul-22 09:22:08

I have never reported someone,i do though think that some people do so as a form of bullying.
I have felt bullied a couple of times when i have given an opinion but tbh it goes over my head,and i take a few days off GN.

Lucca Wed 06-Jul-22 09:22:47

Thank you Jack Wild
I won’t comment any more other than to say accusations of bullying are usually exaggerated and the supposed victims more than capable of standing up fir themselves

CatsCatsCats Wed 06-Jul-22 09:23:52

While we're on the subject of disappearing posters, where is WhitewaveMark2? Has she been bundled up and thrown out, too? There's quite a few political threads I'm surprised not to see her commenting on.

Maximillian Wed 06-Jul-22 09:23:59

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MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:25:03

You're free to assume anything you want to, Maximillian.

Oopsadaisy1 Wed 06-Jul-22 09:26:06

I’m glad I stayed off of those particular threads then, I have to say though that I don’t fully understand the ‘Argy’ humour so I have a chuckle then move off onto something else.

I report spam if I spot it, I did report one poster (who kept falling over with her receptacle) because ‘she’ was absolutely foul at one stage and I’m sure I told her at the time. I think the thread was taken down.

I’m sorry that some have been suspended if what is said on here is correct.

But why is GNHQ doing it? , can’t they just pop up and warn people on the thread if it’s straying beyond what they deem to be acceptable?

It makes me very wary to take part in anything ‘fanciful’.

Doodledog Wed 06-Jul-22 09:26:35

Good grief!

I thought I sometimes spent too much time on here, but all of this was going on under my nose, and I had no idea.

I don't want people to leave or be banned. Without presuming to tell anyone how to post, I hope this doesn't escalate further.

MissAdventure Wed 06-Jul-22 09:28:14

That is exactly what happens.
A warning is given, with a link to the "rules".
It is then up to the person if they choose to carry on in the same vein.

MichaelGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 06-Jul-22 09:28:44

Hi all, we've removed a couple of posts from this thread for breaking Talk guidelines, specifically:

We take a dim view of mean-spiritedness, ganging-up behaviour and rehashing old arguments.

If you have any concerns about a post or poster then please do report to GNHQ rather than airing them on the boards. We're always fine to take a look behind the scenes.

Here's the section from the guidelines about reporting posts:

Gransnet Forums aren’t pre-moderated; we don’t read and approve comments before they appear. Our policy is to keep intervention to a minimum and let the conversation flow.

That said, we will remove posts we believe to be obscene, racist, homophobic, contain personal attacks or break the law once they are brought to our attention.

The quickest way to let us at GNHQ know about a post (or thread) that you think should be deleted is to report it. You do this by clicking on the Report link, above and to the right of the post in question. We look at every reported post as soon as we possibly can.

So again, please do report - it's a huge help to us in keeping the boards friendly, supportive, and as free as possible of trolls and spammers.

FarNorth Wed 06-Jul-22 09:37:01

WhitewaveMark2 said, a couple of weeks ago, that she had covid.
I haven't seen her posting since then.

Casdon Wed 06-Jul-22 09:39:19

FarNorth

WhitewaveMark2 said, a couple of weeks ago, that she had covid.
I haven't seen her posting since then.

I’ve missed her too, fingers crossed all is well.

StarDreamer Wed 06-Jul-22 09:43:13

MerylStreep

JackWild
Thank you for that.

But it was you who introduced the scenario and asked me to comment. I thought it was a hypothetical scenario that you had devised. You omitted to say it was real. I would not have commented if I had known it was real.