Posters ready to disrupt

When I read through those guidelines - there was nothing on there that could be interpreted as "I can ask Gransnet to censor something because it's the opposite point of view to mine".

They would cover the things they should cover - ie spam, someone urging cruel treatment to children and animals and the like, etc. They cover what they need to cover imo - but they don't cover "I'll whack Mrs X's post of the board - because I don't agree with her and/or don't like her". As that's just personal opinion and so fair enough for Mrs X to put it up. But I certainly have noticed people misusing the reporting facility just because they personally don't like what someone else said or the language they used to say it. As in "What the heck is wrong with putting inverted commas round a word?" Mrs Y doesnt like it PERSONALLY and has no right to complain about someone just using language she doesn't like - because that's just her personal opinion. Leaving the rest of us with a different opinion to the troublemaker trying to think of all sorts of convoluted ways of saying the same thing without Mrs Y going off on one personally.

Forums regularly have these kind of threads where posters get their pet peeves off their chests 😁

Allira

Casdon

Some posters deliberately start posts with the intention to disrupt, by using phrases that they know others will respond badly to. Lots of posters have strong opinions about anything you could think of, but cross words are always exchanged when the gauntlet is thrown down from the outset. I’ve never understood why it’s necessary.

It's different perceptions, though, Casdon.

A poster may start a thread about something they saw on the news or read in the Daily Telegraph in good faith, thinking it is of interest, and that sometimes enrages other posters with a different viewpoint.
(Heaven forbid anyone should quote from the Daily Mail! 😲)

It's not throwing down a gauntlet because those who are enraged could well start a thread about something which others might not agree with.

Sensible discussion goes out of the window.

Some retreat, thinking, oh well, it's only an online forum with people I don't know and I really cbb to give my viewpoint again because some are intransigent or think they occupy the moral high ground.

But that is just their own perception too.

I don’t believe that those regular posters who start threads with extremely similar titles to others that have sparked controversy, or who post trigger phrases that have been used before don’t know exactly what they are doing Allira. New posters, maybe, but not those who know how News and Politics threads go. Call me cynical.

25Avalon

I have met many people these days who openly state and believe that if enough people believe something it becomes a fact.

Blame Terry Pratchett, he had that theory in Small Gods 🤣

butterandjam

windmill1

Voltaire: "I disaprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

No censorship, if you please.

Seriously?

I don't know where you are, Windmill, but in UK speech censorship has the full backing of the law. We do NOT have the "right" to incite hatred, racism, violence etc on Gransnet
(or anywhere public) .

Abd that is why we have guidelines.

Casdon

Some posters deliberately start posts with the intention to disrupt, by using phrases that they know others will respond badly to. Lots of posters have strong opinions about anything you could think of, but cross words are always exchanged when the gauntlet is thrown down from the outset. I’ve never understood why it’s necessary.

It's different perceptions, though, Casdon.

A poster may start a thread about something they saw on the news or read in the Daily Telegraph in good faith, thinking it is of interest, and that sometimes enrages other posters with a different viewpoint.
(Heaven forbid anyone should quote from the Daily Mail! 😲)

It's not throwing down a gauntlet because those who are enraged could well start a thread about something which others might not agree with.

Sensible discussion goes out of the window.

Some retreat, thinking, oh well, it's only an online forum with people I don't know and I really cbb to give my viewpoint again because some are intransigent or think they occupy the moral high ground.

But that is just their own perception too.

Usually it’s us on the right that get called names I find. Racist for example, or far right, which is not the case.

windmill1

Voltaire: "I disaprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

No censorship, if you please.

Seriously?

I don't know where you are, Windmill, but in UK speech censorship has the full backing of the law. We do NOT have the "right" to incite hatred, racism, violence etc on Gransnet
(or anywhere public) .

I do think there are posters who can be bullying and pile on to an individual poster who can get upset or sadly leave the discussion. I have personally been in this position but am still standing.
Others can try to make light of this or insist it doesn’t happen but from my own experience and that of those who have PM’d me I know it is happening.
I remember starting a thread about the economy and the first few posters who replied had a chat between themselves about how the thread was a waste of time and so wouldn’t garner much interest.
The thread actually ran on and on for some time.
This habit with some cliquey posters having little ‘chats’ on a thread to the exclusion of others and often dismissing the subject matter is not uncommon.

Caleo

I did.
The morning after the Referendum I was out for a dog walk and a friendly other dog walking woman came along and said"How are you?" I replied "I feel depressed about the Referendum result".

She accompanied me round the park explaining how the result was good for us all.

How did you feel about that? Even more depressed?

Some posters deliberately start posts with the intention to disrupt, by using phrases that they know others will respond badly to. Lots of posters have strong opinions about anything you could think of, but cross words are always exchanged when the gauntlet is thrown down from the outset. I’ve never understood why it’s necessary.

Allira

MayBee70

Allira

GrannyGravy13

Caleo the day after, even the weeks and a couple of months after the referendum of course people were discussing it.

The referendum was 9yr 4mths ago, far more interesting and important things to discuss in 2025.

For a while but it's like flogging a dead horse now.

The results of that referendum are still affecting us so why should it no longer be mentioned? I know someone that works at a university and, even though like many university staff are losing their jobs they’ve had to open a whole new department just to deal with all the paperwork that Brexit has created.

Yes, but we have to work with what we have now and try to achieve better relations with the EU in future instead of harking back with bitterness.

I wonder how much sympathy there was for people who lost their jobs and companies / homes to cheap Labour when the eu allowed 10 countries to join in just one year.

There are a few posters on here who are extremely arrogant and love to talk down to people. In the main, I try to ignore them. They answer posts they disagree with by asking more questions to try to steer the post in other directions too.

With a name like yours, PurplePixie, I'm sure you could dust off the rottweilers!

GrannyGravy13

I never come across any discussions/gossip/mention of Brexit whilst going about my daily life other than on GN. 🤷‍♀️

Agreed.

Most have long ago moved on.

Purplepixie

I agree. I’ve been away for a while because I used to get my head bitten off for just being there!

I will make you a Teflon cloak.

MayBee70

Allira

GrannyGravy13

Caleo the day after, even the weeks and a couple of months after the referendum of course people were discussing it.

The referendum was 9yr 4mths ago, far more interesting and important things to discuss in 2025.

For a while but it's like flogging a dead horse now.

The results of that referendum are still affecting us so why should it no longer be mentioned? I know someone that works at a university and, even though like many university staff are losing their jobs they’ve had to open a whole new department just to deal with all the paperwork that Brexit has created.

Yes, but we have to work with what we have now and try to achieve better relations with the EU in future instead of harking back with bitterness.

I agree. I’ve been away for a while because I used to get my head bitten off for just being there!

Allira

GrannyGravy13

Caleo the day after, even the weeks and a couple of months after the referendum of course people were discussing it.

The referendum was 9yr 4mths ago, far more interesting and important things to discuss in 2025.

For a while but it's like flogging a dead horse now.

The results of that referendum are still affecting us so why should it no longer be mentioned? I know someone that works at a university and, even though like many university staff are losing their jobs they’ve had to open a whole new department just to deal with all the paperwork that Brexit has created.

GrannyGravy13

Caleo the day after, even the weeks and a couple of months after the referendum of course people were discussing it.

The referendum was 9yr 4mths ago, far more interesting and important things to discuss in 2025.

For a while but it's like flogging a dead horse now.

If you are not a leftie and you don’t like Starmer - watch out. If you are a leftie and you don’t like Starmer - watch out.

Caleo the day after, even the weeks and a couple of months after the referendum of course people were discussing it.

The referendum was 9yr 4mths ago, far more interesting and important things to discuss in 2025.

Ive to laugh at this. Gransnet has always had more than a few bullying posters, and there was either a pile- on to folk who disagreed with them or nothing was done. I don't get 'all the outrage' on here about aggressive posters as there has been more than a few. I very seldom post here.

I did.
The morning after the Referendum I was out for a dog walk and a friendly other dog walking woman came along and said"How are you?" I replied "I feel depressed about the Referendum result".

She accompanied me round the park explaining how the result was good for us all.

Me neither GG13 it’s old hat now.