What is the protocol?

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

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

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.

Holly

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

Simple and straightforward

You can't beat it Purpledaffodil

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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]

Nonnie you are quite right.

Unfortunately GN is a bit addictive and I promise myself I won't go on for a few days or a week, then I do!

Same here rose. Some days never come on at all because too many other things to do and then when I do I don't know what is happening.

Read one thread in which someone left and couldn't see why the thread was there at all because it looked to me as if it was a thread about a thread and that is not allowed! Hadn't read the first one anyway.

I am a simple minded soul and don't understand why some feel it necessary to be unpleasant on here. What do they get out of it? Then they go away and come back and do exactly the same. Why? Those who spend more time on here than me soon see who they are anyway. Nothing wrong with disagreeing but no need to be nasty about it. Perhaps those who are unpleasant see this as some sort of outlet because they would be very lonely if they behaved like that face to face.

Intrigued now!!

Sorry to those that are confused, although I think that if I was to explain on here it would be deleted by HQ!

Thinking of changing my name to 'confusedofcymru'

rosequartz and whitewave, may I join the club?

And me rose haven't a clue what everyone is talking about, I must be so dim!!

The first one please jings

Ah, I feel better now!

Nope! Nothing on the telly.