What is the protocol?

Pleased I am not the only one who is puzzled. As a fully paid up ostrich or maybe coward, I tend not to post on threads which are getting heated. GN is such a godsend for those of us who are isolated for whatever reason and it is a shame if it is being misused and people are getting upset. [head below the parapet emoticon]

To Nonnie and others that might be a tad confuddled, at the risk of confounding your confuddlement, it's no big thing,(don't feed the beast!) and may have actually sorted itself by now!

Unless they are using a new computer/laptop, doesn't their IP address show when they register? I thought it did so it would be fairly easy for HQ to know if it was the same person or not.

Purpledaffodil

Pleased I am not the only one who is puzzled

Maybe we're not confused, maybe we just take things more at face value

When I first came on here not that long ago, some people thought I was another person altogether, it confused me because I thought I was me.I have now accepted that I may in fact be someone else entirely.Am I living their life or are they living mine?We may never know.

You're not me, are you roses
Or am I you?
Is it us (we?) getting confused or them others?

I did offer to change my name

no don't change names, we roses must stick together.It's all the thorns I worry about, though.

Roses don't have thorns, they have prickles, so as long as neither of you is prickly things should be all right!

Like that idea HollyDaze! Simple and straightforward. ( Or maybe I am just simple) [Barnaby Rudge emoticon]

Simple and straightforward

You can't beat it Purpledaffodil

I can be very prickly when I choose to be, Ana.
Just ask DH!

Holly

I too love simple and straight forward, well, at least most of the time, but as referred to in my OP, there are some about who seem to operate under different standards.

As sort of mentioned before, I feel that I can't go into details, as they would no doubt be deleted (and probably quite rightly), but I think there are three or four of us who would not have a problem with the odd PM request.

Is it really worth carrying this on, phoenix?
Might be time to let it drop...

If I understand phoenix's last paragraph, I think she has a point!