How can we ensure views on Gransnet are given a broader hearin?

we get a good discussion going on the subject.
Well!; So much for that! The silent minority have spoken, unless it's happening somewhere else.?
It's now a week without any responses, so I suggest we give it a rest and than I can regale you with my "pseudo-cyst on the pancreas" medical bulletin, with nobody to deter from visiting their GP. On the other hand it could entice someone to do just that! I just have to organise my notes.

I'm on a whiskey diet. I lost 3 days last week". Tommy Cooper

I have fraternised with many Australians Rufus, in fact some may even be relatives. Is that allowed?
Of course it is Jalima! I tripped up trying to separate DBH from "fraternising" into "courting", but I was too smart for my own good! Sorry!

ps OldMeg it's more red than orange.

All that Shiraz.

It was on another thread OldMeg
So I think this one has got a bit side-tracked.

I flew over Oz once. It looked orange.
You didn't fly over the rainforests then!

I have fraternised with many Australians Rufus, in fact some may even be relatives. Is that allowed?

I flew over Oz once. It looked orange.

I must have missed the Tipping the Shiraz over a Keyboard incident. It was maybe past my bedtime. If it was deliberate then I stand by my scandalous comment. If accidental then ?

Dear Grandad1943 As you feel you don't have time to start and keep an eye on a thread about men's aversion to getting medical advice, I have begun one. I hope that you are right and that the men on Gransnet will reply (as well as the women, of course) and that we get a good discussion going on the subject.

Jalima; Please stop confusing me now I've just overcome my earlier "shocking" accident
DBH = Dear Beloved Husband, from our Forum songsheet. Hope I'm not out of order?

is this the wrong thread? again

Thanks Rufus Yes, definitely impeccable taste
DBH ?

I've never known any self-respecting Australian to waste a drop of the red juice, Rufus's tale is quite shocking
Apart from DBH; Does that mean you've never fraternised with any?
I note that you quote only the platinum fare, which tells me that you're a lady of impeccable taste, just like my dear Vera who would have settled for nothing less; sadly she didn't make it.
High Season $4139; Shoulder $3899 Low$3269; same in either direction Adelaide - Darwin.
There' a Senior's discount fare which I can't find right now; never very much anyway and you're probably too young to qualify. You'll obviously tackle your travel agent on that.
OoRoo

It's a worrying sign when you keep repeating yourself Rufus, especially after only half a glass of Shiraz

It’s when it gets to bonkers I shall worry
Maw; Don't you worry, I've got there first! I've done that in stereo and lost another message which should have been up there instead. Back to the drawing board!

Agree, it’s positively scandalous Jalima
OldMeg. You're not serious are you? Where are the Smileys? After I promised not to desert you, I turn my back to re-install another keyboard, the one I'm using right now, completely unsullied by Shiraz, so far, and I find you've joined with Jalima to ruin my credentials! Half-a-glass goes a long way when it's up-ended over a keyboard and into one's lap, and not being one to do things by halves, I'll have to remain alert next time i.e. start with a full glass!
Btw; I prefer "clever" over "zany"; I don't feel crazy, yet!

Zany is good Rufus2 I’d be happy with that
It’s when it gets to bonkers I shall worry ??

Agree, it’s positively scandalous Jalima
OldMeg. You're not serious are you? Where are the Smileys? After I promised not to desert you, I turn my back to re-install another keyboard, the one I'm using right now, completely unsullied by Shiraz, so far, and I find you've joined with Jalima to ruin my credentials! Half-a-glass goes a long way when it's up-ended over a keyboard and into one's lap, and not being one to do things by halves, I'll have to remain alert next time i.e. start with a full glass!
Btw; I prefer "clever" over "zany"; I don't feel crazy, yet!

Agree, it’s positively scandalous Jalima

I've never known any self-respecting Australian to waste a drop of the red juice, Rufus's tale is quite shocking.

Sacrilege...???

Or perhaps a that’s an ancient custom where ever he hails from? Is he from Oz perhaps, they have odd drinking rituals there. ?

Give me a glass of the red falling-down juice
I think Rufus likes a drop of that too OldMeg, but only drinks half and pours the rest over his keyboard

Can’t claim any kudos for that party as I didn’t attend Rufus - I’m not much of a party animal. Give me a glass of the red falling-down juice and a couple of old friends any day instead.

However I’m totally with trisher on this and feel that your and Grandad’s contributions add a certain ....i was going to say ‘je ne sais quoi’....but that’s not true, I know exactly the ‘quoi’ - yours being a zany humour and granddad adds a certain political gravitas, both of which are sadly lacking, often.

Stick around Rufus and Grandad
OldMeg; I hear your call! I can't speak for Grandad of course, but I've no intention of leaving voluntarily (who's that booing?). . That would be completely disgraceful of me after that marvellous virtual birthday party you all gave me back in July. Like the tune says, the memory still lingers on.
Mind you, since then, I've been kicked out of a thread I started on behalf of Michelle who lives in "beige Bournemouth" on beige clothing and head scarves. It took off like wildfire, over 250 posts when I last looked, but when I said was out of my comfort zone seeing as how the topic had been shifted from beige wearing apparel, to beige house furnishings, I was given the flick. Michelle was highly amused by that, and no, she hadn't" set me up!"
Well, OldMeg; that developed into a long-winded monologue as usual; thanks again for your encouragement.
Btw; I've had no response from HQ yet on the "Humour" forum.

That's a really good idea Elegran, a few hints and tips for newbies, to help them get started, would work well.

I think that more cameraderie is needed, not less!
If you see a post by a name that you don’t recognise and it’s a post asking for help, don’t wade in urging them to grow a pair.Understandably, new posters will soon be put off.

Hi Lara
One way to make newcomers feel part of the community is to give them help to learn how to navigate the site, how to post, how to start a new thread, where the list of topics are (and thence the threads under each topic) , what to do if they find a post offensive or spammy, how to send a private message to another poster, where to find the meanings of acronyms and why posters can choose to use them (or not) and all the other practical details involved in being an active member of Gransnet.

Posters are often unused to online social networks, and frequently ask in the course of a conversation about all these things and more. Even for those who have used Facebook and so on, finding their way around the site is like being stranded in a strange town with no street map.

Could there be a page with a comprehensive tutorial (interactive with screenshots) to navigating and using the site, and could every new poster be welcomed with a PM containing a link to that tutorial? If anyone asks on the forum, seasoned posters could also direct them to it, and not have to reinvent the wheel by repeating "how-to-do-it" to each newby separately.

trisher, you addressed me, I replied