Disappearing contributers

PhilipGransnet

Hello everyone, just a quick note from GNHQ: while we cannot discuss individual posters with other GNers, on this thread or via email, what we can say is that we do not ban posters arbitrarily - there is a process. And unless a poster is an obvious spammer or a troll they are afforded many opportunities to adhere to our guidelines before we would ban.
Pip.

What I've always thought.

Some people decide they have had enough or leave for entirely different reasons.

Those who have been just warned and are well known posters often PM other GN's to let them know and whether to tell everyone online or not.

(I'm not aware of this mornings banning so honestly I have no idea)

But you'd maybe have had to have read all the posts by the banned person across threads to try and understand why GNHQ did it?

I prefer to see stuff left in unless its a very nasty personal attack indeed.

I’ve no idea what this is all about or who is missing. Generally it’s on the news and politics that this happens. I avoid for the most part but admit to starting a thread about Peter Murrell yesterday, which is still going, so can’t be that one!

Trouble is, one or two are vociferous, patronising and know alls and woe betide if you say something they find offensive. Not everyone will, but they do. Ping, reported.

Everybody is entitled to their views. Not everyone will agree and isn’t that life? Why else are there so many political parties across the UK? If everyone agreed, there wouldn’t be would there.

Whitewavemark2

Galaxy

Whitewave, am glad you are here, do you know how it works? Do people just contact HQ and complain. I didn't see the thread in question so feel at a disadvantage. Honestly I know people have different relationships with different posters ( and I stress i didn't see the thread) but to me banning this particular poster is a bit like someone saying David Attenborough is a bad un.

Well the banned person needs to lobby GCHQ and people on GN also need to lobby. But until that banned person gives permission to use her name - there is nothing posters can do really.

It does take a lot of heft, though GNHQ can be persuaded - they aren’t totally deaf or blind and neither are they frightened to reverse a decision.

I do respect their decisions though - they are not always wrong.

I send a message to HQ, no reply.

There was a really interesting discussion yesterday between two posters with opposing views. They both took the time and trouble to work through their opinions, and in a respectful way.
The end result seemed to be that both will probably retain their individual views, but that they had shown respect for the other poster's views.

Isn't this better than the frequent reporting and/or attempts to shut down and/or deliberately derail discussions that we see so frequently?

Well I’m beyond shocked as this poster never to my knowledge posts anything in the least controversial and I hope if she does read this thread that I’m angry on her behalf and will contact HQ.
It’s true I don’t come on this thread every day nor read every thread but she is the least likely to ever be banned imo.
Personally I only report personal attacks or antisemitic or race hatred kind of posts.I know that this poster never did any comments of that kind.🤬

I don’t post as much at this time of year but now I’m getting worried about what I might have missed.
I like things to just stay the same these days. Life’s too short to rock the boat unless supporting somebody else who needs it.

I would agree I have never found them to be frightened about changing their mind.

Thanks whitewave, I will contact them. I don't know whether she wants people to name her or not so I am trying to be a bit discreet.

There are some GN's whose remarks can border on the patronising and insulting. They seem to think they have superior knowledge on certain subjects than us lesser mortals. However, a forum should be a place where everyone can feel free to have a say and have their views respected. Maybe some feel life is too short to have their posts rubbished by others.

Galaxy

Whitewave, am glad you are here, do you know how it works? Do people just contact HQ and complain. I didn't see the thread in question so feel at a disadvantage. Honestly I know people have different relationships with different posters ( and I stress i didn't see the thread) but to me banning this particular poster is a bit like someone saying David Attenborough is a bad un.

Well the banned person needs to lobby GCHQ and people on GN also need to lobby. But until that banned person gives permission to use her name - there is nothing posters can do really.

It does take a lot of heft, though GNHQ can be persuaded - they aren’t totally deaf or blind and neither are they frightened to reverse a decision.

I do respect their decisions though - they are not always wrong.

On finding out who is the latest to be banned I am shocked and bewildered.
I don’t know what happened so can’t comment on the particular posts but always found the poster a reliable member of GN.

GrannyGravy13

To report a post and not own up to it is cowardly and sneaky.

Tantamount to anonymous bullying

👍👍

NotSpaghetti

I am often slow on the uptake I think...
I have no idea who has been banned!

Me neither NotSpaghetti head in the clouds.

To report a post and not own up to it is cowardly and sneaky.

Tantamount to anonymous bullying

I ignore the goady pedantic posters and miss GSM who disappeared

Personally, I am slowly in process of disappearing. I`m not dead, nor ill, nor banned but I do value my time and will not be spending much of it on GN

GrannyGravy13

I tend to ignore the goady and I am always right posters

Unfortunately I didn’t yesterday and was immediately deleted for posting an emoji 🤦‍♀️

It was a good one though GG13 - I had to enlarge it to see it, made me laugh 😂

To clarify I mean do you know how it works to get a suspension/ banning lifted? That last post made it sound as if I was asking advice on how to report!

Iam64

Spinnaker

Galaxy

Oh I have just found out who has been banned. Oh I am gutted. She was a lovely poster and hope she is reading. I am not getting into naming names but she will know who she is!

So have I Galaxy - appalling isn't it ?

I’m genuinely shocked. Like others I read grumpy imo goady few posts this morning. Thankfully, the report button wasn’t used . Surely we are all old enough to disagree without shouting or fallin out

You'd like to think so Iam64 - sad really but I think it says more about the ones reporting than the ones being banned.

Whitewave, am glad you are here, do you know how it works? Do people just contact HQ and complain. I didn't see the thread in question so feel at a disadvantage. Honestly I know people have different relationships with different posters ( and I stress i didn't see the thread) but to me banning this particular poster is a bit like someone saying David Attenborough is a bad un.

GrannyGravy13

I tend to ignore the goady and I am always right posters

Unfortunately I didn’t yesterday and was immediately deleted for posting an emoji 🤦‍♀️

😀😀 smacked botties!!

Reporters really do need to get a grip.

I am wary or naming names because that poster might not want us to talk about it.
Just for reference if ever I get banned please mention my name, go into mourning etc.

I tend to ignore the goady and I am always right posters

Unfortunately I didn’t yesterday and was immediately deleted for posting an emoji 🤦‍♀️

I am often slow on the uptake I think...
I have no idea who has been banned!

kittylester

How do you know that people have been banned rather than having just withdrawn? Xx

Because long standing members meet up and/or exchange email addresses

Iam64

Spinnaker

Galaxy

Oh I have just found out who has been banned. Oh I am gutted. She was a lovely poster and hope she is reading. I am not getting into naming names but she will know who she is!

So have I Galaxy - appalling isn't it ?

I’m genuinely shocked. Like others I read grumpy imo goady few posts this morning. Thankfully, the report button wasn’t used . Surely we are all old enough to disagree without shouting or fallin out

How true 😥