We need this emoticon

What are the rules?

When writing your messages, please use the same courtesy you'd show when speaking face-to-face with someone.

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Who goes f'ing and blinding when talking to people face to face? I don't- and don't really want to 'talk' to people who think that it is ok- I find it a bit tragic if people think it is acceptable in every day conversation. My problem, you'd say- and fair enough.

But personal attacks, included those with swearing I'd imagine- are clearly against the rules. Most people here try very hard to agree to disagree in a fair and polite manner- shame a tiny % do not, again and again.

Swearing per se, and swearing as part of a personal insult. 2 very different things, no?

(My post was to granjura)

Swearing isn't against GN rules. I don't do it myself, but I'm a bit surprised that someone who has reached our age is offended or upset by the odd Anglo Saxon epithet.

you're past it perhaps, I'm not

Offensive to me

Perhaps we could have one to signify a tight ilittle arsehole, as some posters seem determined to talk out of theirs.

I cannot understand, for the life of me, why GN allows 'f'ing and blinding and personal and general attacks of this kind. Why oh why?

I know we are not in Church jingl- but this is a 'public society' and this kind of language and attacks just should not be allowed. If GN refuse to deal with this- then I think many more will leave- as it is just not acceptable.
Disagree, even totally, discuss, debate, whatever- but no need for this 'fish wives' or even 'roast chicken' kind of 'discussion' sorry. Won't bother with an emoticon.

Oh yes!

We're past that now loopy.

Eh?!

It would be accessible to all anno.

This thread, in places, is offensive to me, particularly as initiated after one of my posts

And you don't, jingl?

Or a steaming dollop of bullshit cow dung?

Perhaps we could have one to signify a tight ilittle arsehole, as some posters seem determined to talk out of theirs.

Could I request a raspberry emoticon? It would save my PC and mobile screens if I could click on it rather than produce the real thing so often!

Thankyou everyone, your varying comments have had me laughing aloud.

Yes Ana - I'm often insufferably smug and would love a smug face emoticon so I could signal my total self awareness of this not very endearing trait

Could we please have a "medal" icon for those who deserve it?

I know that. Silly Billy

I wasn't actually referring to myself gillybob. But now you come to mention it....

I don't think jingl was referring to herself, gillybob!

I woukd never, ever, ever, ever.......... And lots more "evers" describe you as "one of the more tender amongst us" jings

Or maybe I have got you completely wrong

I thought was just 'hmm...?'

exasperation