Are Gransnetters just vicious online trolls?

Agree obieone but realistically, at times posts can seem cliquey because the posters have known each other a long time but they're not necessarily excluding. The same thing happens face to face. A group of friends chatting away while a newcomer feels a bit outside of the group to start with.

Obieone a clique is only always negative in your opinion not mine.
jings re GN - sadly I think that's quite true! I think their lack of response to this thread is quite telling.

Agree obieone.

mumsy When someone from HQ pops up on a thread, there is a green background to their post.

Jane10. A clique is always negative. It excludes people. And often mocks and gossips about others that are not in the clique.

jingles please could you tell me why some posts are green? ty

Jane10 We are not important. The site must be protected at all costs. It's all about making money. No matter how much 'they' deny it.

Hope you're feeling better dj-best wishes

Cba with arguing this morning Bags. Maybe later. #Nice

Can someone tell me if this blogger posted on GN and where and when?

kitty a decent, kind, and supportive, poster reported it for me.

I'm thinking of reporting Gransnet for not being sufficiently supportive of us. Who's with me? Oh no. Now I'm being an internet bully

I quite see thatbags point. People can (and do) post some provocative statements for all sorts of reasons eg to start a discussion or even just for a laugh. It doesn't necessarily follow that what they've posted is what they really think. Its entirely possible to know a wide variety of opinions but not actually agree with any of them. You are not necessarily what you post.

A good example is teaching about world religions. Well taught, the main beliefs and customs of all the major religions should be explained to students; the students should definitely not be told what to believe themselves.

Those "philosophers" would be deceiving people Bags.

How, jings? How is it deceptive to present both sides (or multiple sides) of an argument and leave it to the people listening/reading to make up their own minds about a subject?

Thatbags, thats just passing the buck saying that the poster and post are two different entities, which is not factual at all, think we will have to agree to disagree on this one.

the poster has the original copywrite but once posted on a forum it then becomes owned by the site, as youve technically given the site permission to use it. Hence the difficulty when asking a site to remove your posts.

Hope you are better soon dj.

I've just read all this and I'm shocked and disappointed that there is a concerted effort to get anyone banned from GN. I hope you reported it jings.

Dj? Hope you soon feel better.
Jalima - I agree, bullying a toddler seems a vicious act to me.

merlot
jen hope you're feeling better soon

Been out tonight so just trying to catch up with all this.

Hope you feel better soon, dj

I was accused of having a sense of humour bypass by whatever she likes to call herself wanabee writer.

The second word is off!

dj sorry to hear you're not feeling great.

Get Well Soon, Durhamjen ??

I don't agree with you Jings because in a certain mood, I can think one type of thoughts and then in a more positive mood, say, I think other types of thoughts, but I'm still me. I think I know what I mean .

Best wishers Durhamjen

DurhamJ best wishes if you're not well. Keep us posted please.