Starting a profile page

You only got I share and 2 reactions on Facebook. WoodGreenie got 48 reactions , 3 shares and 67 comments on her thread - at least it was just a general discussion from a news item- but did she know to look there for replies?

I suppose if I was a Twitter or Facebook user I'd be upset to only get that.
Still, its only me rattling on about the most terrible time of my life..

I think there should be warnings before people start threads. At least you haven’t got a profile page so you are anonymous- best to stay that way. Gransnet must realise that because at one time people had pages just like the ones opening post is asking for - lots of photos, grandchildren names, pets, and even the town they lived in in some cases.

Well, I think i'll give us posting and stay lonely, even though the site is a champion of that cause.
I shall just make it my business to remind all and sundry to be careful what they post.

I wouldn’t give up. Just be careful. You can chat in Soop’s Kitchen or Good Morning Saturday etc- things that won’t get linked. Or go to a meet up in your area. Don’t stay lonely. I would recommend Twitter, you meet some lovely people there.

I shall feel dreadful if I stopped you by using you as an example. There is a lot of good about Gransnet - I just think that everyone ought to be aware and careful about personal details - certainly not profile pages.

On Twitter you can find like minded people and if you keep off controversial subjects it is very friendly. I am quite happy having my photo and bio on there.

Oh, don't feel bad, Blencathra.
Its fine, I'm glad to be reminded to watch what I post.
Just cross that my request was refused.

Thank you for this thread.

Perhaps the answer is for Gransnet to relay any answers they get elsewhere to be of use to the poster e.g. someone had a suggestion for toddler head banging for the person who asked- I doubt they will see it because they probably don’t know they asked Twitter!

Oh I wondered what had happened to being "blued".

It would be interesting to know what BradfordLass72 now thinks. Do you still think it a good idea or has it put you off?

Blencathra Has it put me off? Has it ever!

I'm very glad indeed to know that such personal information can be bandied about ("the public has a right to know" blarney) to those who have no right to it.

I'm appalled by what I've already shared, naively believing it was confined to here.
So many posts are written by distressed, vulnerable people who ask for help and they don't need the added drama of it being trumpeted to the whole world.
I feel for MissAdventure and can only hope we don't lose her. I value her spirit and character.

My FB settings are already as tight as they allow but now I know my posts here can be stolen and used against me I shall be a little more careful.

I take it GN can't poach the PMs?

Bumped so that members who are unaware can see how sharing threads could impact them.

I think that Gransnet ought to post a very clear warning. They have links to Facebook and Twitter saying ‘Follow us’ but I doubt many people actually use them and they don’t explain that they link the other way around.
I think they need part of the forum that is exclusive to Gransnet where posters are assured that their post won’t go beyond the site.
This subject has been discussed extensively in the past but then it disappears as things move on and no changes are made. New posters then come along having no idea that Gransnet is social media with far less control than you get on the sites they understand are social media.
The only change made was to stop the profile pages but that was probably because so many people deleted them last time the subject was aired.

Yesterday the threads that got shared were about men washing their hands after going to the loo, double barrelled surnames and helping children with school projects. Not so bad - the day before it was a 16 month year old head banging which I don’t think suitable for sharing. (Or not without asking permission).

Having had a quick look the same threads were shared with Facebook. On Twitter they largely pass without comment but on Facebook there is far more interest in the way of ‘likes’ and shares, and generally a few comments.

I posted on the thread about men not washing their hands. No idea it could be shared. Back to the bland, bland, bland.

I knew about the sharing and took my profile off for that reason I don’t do Twitter but I am on FB but I only have that for family and close friends I have looked on FB Gransnet site but never seen anything very damming it all looked a bit bland so haven’t looked for a long time Obviously took my eye off the ball
BradfordLass did you realise the threads can also be shared with the dreaded DailyMail newspaper
We have asked so many times for a private area for delicate problems and never been answered just like the edit button
Don’t go MissAdventure I love your sense of humour

Perhaps we should arrange a couple of days where none of us post and really get Gransnet to listen to us

Bencarthra I’m interested to know why you think Soup’s Kitchen or the Good Morning threads won’t get linked.

Genuine question.

Apologies for misspelling Blencathra

Definitely don’t go MissAdventure - I shall feel dreadful - I just picked you at random as an example. I will stick to naming the thread and not the poster.
The lack of an edit button is part of the same problem - people would be able to remove or change their post if they found it shared elsewhere.
A huge problem is that we have no controls on Gransnet at least Facebook and Twitter have privacy controls.

They are just general chat. They like a definite title. All they could put is ‘ this is how people chat on Gransnet’ and who would be interested in that? I can more or less see new threads and work out which will be linked.

1964 thread is quite likely to make a share.

The lack of an edit button is part of the same problem - people would be able to remove or change their post if they found it shared elsewhere.

And that's the very reason why GN doesn't have an edit button - the threads would make no sense if posters could change or remove what they'd written.