Volver I am with Lexi. The reason is that so many of those who say they are republicans tend to to use this claim to be as personally offiensive and unpleasant as they can about the Royal family at every conceivable opportunity.
I have every respect for those who want this country to be a republic and I am willing to have reasoned discussion with them, but when their republicanism means they feel that they can have a field day being rudely objectionable, and we get that in spades on royal threads on GN. I am not talking about criticising members of the royal family, that is reasonable, but so often it is the offensive way it is done
On GN we often have people on threads reminding other people not to indulge in unpleasant personal criticism of other members. Well, that is how we should treat everyone, regardless of their place in society.