Not a flounce.

People get upset when challenged on a subject they feel deeply passionate about.
Just a p.o. but if you feel so strongly as to feel ill, don't make your feelings so transparent as you will get opposed in some form or another.
Politics and Religion are problematic as strong emotions are roused and have you noticed the comments on on-line contentious Newspaper articles are often not allowed?
Is there a case for banning politics and religion on GN?

Caleo

The OP makes it clear she is leaving because "the prejudice and misinformation is off the scale".

True, it can be waste of one's time. But I find more often it's not a waste of time as now and again there is a worth comment. In addition for practical experience Gransnet is special. Also Gransnet is good at helping people when they are sad.

One person’s prejudice or misinformation may well be another person’s opinion or researched fact that doesn’t fit in with your POV.
There’s lots of useful information when you ask for it. There’s always support or suggestions when you’re feeling depressed. Sometimes they help and sometimes they don’t.

The OP makes it clear she is leaving because "the prejudice and misinformation is off the scale".

True, it can be waste of one's time. But I find more often it's not a waste of time as now and again there is a worth comment. In addition for practical experience Gransnet is special. Also Gransnet is good at helping people when they are sad.

Blossoming

I don’t think I have ever interacted with Lafergar, not because I’m ignorant or prejudiced but simply because I had nothing to contribute. I know I have seen his or her username a few times but I haven’t deliberately ignored it.

I have seen his/her name about several times.
I would hope I wasnt rude or whatever.
The site I think is just large enough, that unless something specific happens, I anyway, dont notice names.

I was on this site about 8 years ago.
I specifically left then, because of the age differences.

I don’t think I have ever interacted with Lafergar, not because I’m ignorant or prejudiced but simply because I had nothing to contribute. I know I have seen his or her username a few times but I haven’t deliberately ignored it.

I agree there's times when stalemate is reached on GN. But that's better than deadlock. Life in the old forum yet!

Allira

^Contributors getting older!^

I think that's the nature of the beast.
The clue's in the name 😂

That wasn't meant to be snippy, btw, it just made me laugh.

I am not sure there are many younger GNs joining. To balance things out a bit, so to speak.
But I could be wrong.
I can only go by those who volunteer their ages.
But rarely it seems, do there seem to be posts of "hi, I have just become a new grandma". Like there used to be, I would say.

kittylester

Hi Flippingheck - awfully sorry but I will quite often take your name in vain. Please don't be offended.

Feel free. 😂

Contributors getting older!

I think that's the nature of the beast.
The clue's in the name 😂

That wasn't meant to be snippy, btw, it just made me laugh.

Some people don't read the thread, some quote out of context or misquote and others just follow on

I am struggling with this myself on GN.
The problem seems to be getting worse.
Contributors getting older!

I notice larfergar has not posted again but I suspect they may be 'popping in' to read what everyone is saying. Otherwise they would have just gone quietly and not started a valedictory thread.

Goodbye larfergar may you find happiness soon.

it will become a stale clique.

Somehow I don't think there's any danger of that! 😂😂😂

crazyH

Tbh I don’t remember ever seeing a post by lafergar but then, my memory is shocking !

Contributed many times and was quite heavily attacked/dismissed on some occasions, entirely unwarranted.
Some people don't read the thread, some quote out of context or misquote and others just follow on. Chinese whispers at their worst.
I hope lafergar returns, GN needs to keep contributors like her or it will become a stale clique.

Claremont

Allira

Maybe take your own advice.

Isn't that the kind of remark which puts people off Gransnet?

Indeed, truly nasty.

Please quote in context.My remark was relevant to what was said which was unhelpful and dismissive given the OP's mention of low mood and isolation.
The response l received was a total fabrication that l was responsible for OP leaving, noone seems to have objected to that.

Mollygo 😁

*Cognoscenti*
People who are especially well informed about a particular subject.
Or think they are!

Oreo

Coterie sounds like posh nosh to me 😁

Coterie sounds like somewhere you hang up your outdoor wear.

fancythat

Echos and cliques are two entirely different things.

I agree, but is that what MT was saying?

Echo- a repetition or imitation of sound or saying the same thing.

Clique - a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.

You might feel like that on some GN threads, if you don’t echo what the particular cognoscenti are saying.

I like Cognoscenti
People who are especially well informed about a particular subject.
It doesn’t specify that it’s only one subject that you can be well informed about, so we can all belong to that group . . . though I’m not sure some will echo my feelings on that.

I like Coterie - a small group of people with shared interests.
And don’t we all have a shared interest in posting on GN, so that’s OK.

I guess I’ll be among the cognoscenti in the GN posters’ coterie occasionally echoing but hopefully not being cliquey
Where do you see yourself in the lowerarchy?

Even better, the cognoscenti?

Oh yes I want to be part of a 'coterie'!

Coterie sounds like posh nosh to me 😁

fancythat

Echos and cliques are two entirely different things.

That’s my point.

Being in France, I researched the etymology of the French word clique yesterday.
How about the alternative, coterie , on here? That sounds rather posh.

Echos and cliques are two entirely different things.

I don’t think there are ‘cliques’ so much as a lot of echoes which sometimes (perhaps more often recently) make you feel you are in the minority. The vast majority here seem to be lovely and reasonable people even if you hold diametrically opposing views. As always, there are one or two I wouldn’t want to meet in real life who seem to be very aggressive but, hey,I suppose that’s the way of the world.