Poll: Would you like the facility to change your own username?

My bet is that the soup making thread will be shown elsewhere tomorrow.

I didn't realise that.
I don't think that GN is quite the caring place they advertising on FB it seems full of cliques who know each other.
I am beginning to think that I shall deregister and stick to Twitter and Facebook where at least I know who is who.
I find it very weird that Fennel started a thread today and now has a reply on FB! What use is that to her if she doesn't know there is a comment?

Well I’ve heard of that happening on here as well - there are apparently closed fb groups of GNers.

I think it is better than MN- there was a point on there where if you had an opposing view someone rallied the troops on Facebook and they all came into the attack! Anyway someone said that was what was happening and I am inclined to believe them. I haven't been on for ages so don't know if it still happens.

A short time span for editing would be great.

I’d rather have edit and like facilities

Oh if only the person posting it wasn’t relevant on GN!

An opinion is an opinion- I can't see why the person posting it makes it somehow different. Either you agree or you don't- not a situation where you agree if A posts but not if B posts.

Quite frankly if someone has nothing better to do with their time than frequently name change through the course of a thread, I feel sorry for them and am pleased that GN would give them something to do to spend their sad empty hours on. I wouldn’t begrudge them that at all

With some reservations I’ve voted in favour. From experience of other sites I know that the downside would be some members taking full advantage of frequent changes to back themselves up in a discussion. Until they get confused and we have Msknowitall rushing to post her fulsome praise for Msknowitall and all her opinions. Always good for a laugh.

I voted yes. I’m a younger gran and also use Mumsnet where it’s handy being able to name change. For instance, if you are posting about a sensitive topic where family members could feasibly recognise themselves.
I don’t even want to give head space to the lazy journalists from the Faily Mail looking for easy click-bait fodder.

GN are advertising on FB that they are a community of caring, intelligent people and a good place to share your problems. They don't make it clear that they actually have over 13,700 followers on FB who will also be keying into your problems. Does kacee know that having asked a question about having a tattoo it was on FB by the evening? Does she know that 18 people have given an opinion on that site? How can that be helpful if she doesn't know and hasn't read it? Her thread is also on Twitter and has been retweeted twice - potentially read by several hundred thousand.

I wasn't aware I was on there and although for some minor comment I see how easy it is

Ironically the latest on FB is advertising GN as a group of caring people - good place to share problems- without mentioning that they are going to share it elsewhere and it is very public.

I have just taken 2 of the local Gransnet Twitter accounts- Bristol and Staffs and they are very interesting for those in the area without needing to use threads.

Laziness! Much easier just to use a thread.
They could find plenty to tweet about without using threads.

I don’t understand why they need to put our posts on FB why not make a GN page on FB with its own threads NOT ours what’s wrong with that ?

That is why I keep going on about it notoveryet - it is reasonably easy to make sure you are anonymous on GN but you need to be even more careful on FB & many are not even aware they are on there.

I absolutely agree with BlueBelle. I had a post asking for advice put on Facebook causing many problems. I am now going through the most awful time and would love the support of fellow gransnetters but cannot take the chance of it happening again.

Twitter knows your views on fireworks and storing your children's belongings, Jalima - I didn't look further back.

The lay of the land is over 80% in favour! Case closed.

I could be all over Twitter then, and it is something I have always avoided - or thought I did

I think that I will give up on GN and stick to Twitter- anything they think interesting ends up there!
They are not listening. FGMadge's hairdressing experience ended up there only 2 hours ago. Nothing wrong except does FGMadge know? Does she mind? Or was she even asked/informed?

I think that GN could have an interesting Twitter account without linking whole threads- all the Gransnet local ones manage it.
Instead of linking the thread they could put the problem and ask for solutions on Twitter. They would probably get more interest then. As it is no one ever comments and they are lucky if they get a couple of 'likes' or retweets.
I really like Twitter- you meet some very interesting and nice people that you wouldn't come across normally. I have now met some in RL.

How about an 'anonymous' button, of some sort? I'm sure I would post a lot more juicy stuff than I do now, in terms of the kind of stuff that's being posted on Twitter etc.