Hijacking of user name!!

Baggs as others have said this new person plunged into a political thread with gusto. Not like a newbie at all.

Of course Leaving and returning is allowed Baggs but are you suggesting people leave and return ten times I can understand once or maybe twice
I m not the one imagining it’s hijacking that was other posters I just think it’s really annoying to have two names almost the same not only confusing but can be controversial if they have very opposing views

It's no big deal to leave and return you know, bb.

With regard to the suspicions that have been voiced, to what end would "hijacking" jane10, or anyone else on Gransnet, be used? The idea seems so far fetched.

The poster did seem to launch into one of the politic threads with gusto not really like a newbie.

Baggs you really think someone has left and returned ten times, pigs might fly !!!
Of course it could be a sheer coincidence let’s hope it is but it’s still very confusing especially if she started posting controversial comments
I would hope you will get a message back soon Jane10 she may just not be on very regularly

I agree.

I think it just happens. I started out as absentgrana which later became simply absent. Much later someone joined who used the name absentgrandma. So far, so good, but then people started shortening her name to absent when replying to her posts. As she and I tended to have diametrically opposed views on some subjects, this caused confusion, at least for me when seeing comments on her posts from other users addressing them to absent. As I say, I think these things just happen and there is no malice involved.

The plot thickens!

Here's a possibility (remote but still... ?). Maybe the ladyjane who, seacliff discovered, posted in May 2011 (when Gransnet started) has deregistered and reregistered between sparse postings over the intervening years and is now up to ladyjane10.

Also maybe she hasn't got PM email notifications switched on.

Have you pm'd her Jane10 and had no response or via GNHQ?

No response from Ladyjane10

Thank you.? You are very kind.

Accepted Marydoll!

Grannybags, please accept my sincere apologies. I must be losing the plot. I'm sure I saw a double gg.

Btw I haven't changed my user name, I've always been Grannybags. When I first posted I got a "hello" from Bags, with one g who asked if we were related! That was ages ago

It’s spooky to choose the same number as well as the same name why not Janet10 or Jane2 I d bee spooked too Jane10
Have you tried asking her ?

I've been a member for several years but don't post much. My Grannybags has only one g, unlike Baggs with two. The bags bit of my was part of a family nickname for me.

It's the 10 which makes it seem rather strange.

It is a bit odd and rather troubling if someone has totally different views .

There is another poster with a very similar name to mine but I think she chose hers before me and she has never objected.

Will GN let you change unless it is for a very exceptional reason? I don't mean you, Jane10, I mean The Other One?

Bit sharp there ninny. I don't think for one minute that Jane10 thinks she's patented her nic name but, when you've been a member of a group for a long time and someone suddenly appears with an almost identical nic name, it makes people go .

I agree it’s odd when you spot a similar username and start wondering when you made that comment! I’ve seen a Maggiemay lately, a Maggymay and a Maggiemay69. I’ve no idea which of us was first.

I can see where Jane is coming from.
Recently quite a few people have changed their usernames. I recently saw a posting by Grannybaggs and wondered if Baggs had changed her name, as I hadn't noticed any recent posts by her. So the same confusion could potentially arise between the two Jane10s.
Of all the infinite numbers available, why did Ladyjane10, specifically choose to add 10 to her name, as opposed to any other number?
I'm curious to know the answer, neither being mean, nor cliquey as one poster suggested, just wondering if Ladyjane10 was oblivious to Jane10's existence and there is no conspiracy in this.
As Jane10 is a prominent, prolific, frequent poster, it's quite hard not to notice her.
Hopefully, it will soon be resolved Jane

I think you are over thinking this you are JANE 10 and this new Lady is LadyJane10 so what this is only a grans forum she probably never even knew you existed you've not patented your name have you chill out.

Waterloosunset I like your choice of name.

I’ve been following GN for some time and have not seen this name come up. So hopefully ok. Let me know though if it’s similar to anyone out there and I will change it!

No chance of my username being autocorrected Craicon as when sending a message, the box above ‘message’ has my username already in place with correct spelling.

Nothing to do with being a member of a clique, simply my opinion of new member’s very coincidental choice of username which can cause confusion.