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Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 13:07:18

...spending loads of time contributing to various threads so as to see that thread come up in Discussions of the Day? It's mesmerising. Kind of hypnotic.

Must stop and do something.

SueDonim Sat 06-Apr-19 14:37:29

The curse of the written word! I'll get it deleted, Gonegirl

Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 14:41:13

No, don't bother with that. My bad as the kids say. xx

Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 14:43:29

And yeah, you're right. Was funny when that awful stuff was up there! grin

SueDonim Sat 06-Apr-19 14:57:18

I've just realised I don't know how to get it deleted anyway! ? Do you have to report your own post? I'll let it stand, as you're ok with it.

I have to say, I'm disappointed that DOTD is automated. I don't use it, though I do see it sometimes. I always imagined that each morning at Gransnet Towers, the lights would go on, the kettle would be set to boil and the Chief Monitor of the Day would grab an old envelope and a pencil and start to tot up how many posts were on which thread.

'Ah, four thousand and five posts on Brexit, two thousand and ninety six posts on whether Aldi is better than Waitrose but my goodness, the clear winner is seventeen thousand and eighty three posts on whether dogs should wear coats in cold weather!' grin

Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 14:59:50

I think that's how it used to be. Well, something like that. grin

kittylester Sat 06-Apr-19 15:26:03

It's not up there on the mobile site (well not on my android) - I have to actually go to the home page to see it.

Floradora9 Sat 06-Apr-19 16:27:20

How I hate to see the threads coming up on facebook . The latest being the lady who gave her Christmas gift to be a raffle prize . I hope she does not read it or perhaps she should.

Nico97 Sat 06-Apr-19 16:45:45

Floradora9 that's worrying about Facebook - how do they get posted on there, do you know ?

ninathenana Sat 06-Apr-19 16:49:22

I don't see discussion of the day as I have Active page pinned to start on my phone.

ninathenana Sat 06-Apr-19 16:51:46

Nico this is a public forum. Anything here can be seen or shown anywhere.

Perhaps all newbies should be reminded of this when we reply to their first thread.

Kandinsky Sat 06-Apr-19 17:11:54

I must admit, gransnet is so quiet that any thread with more than 3 posts makes discussion of the day.

kittylester Sat 06-Apr-19 17:18:51

I suspect you are looking at the wrong threads, kandinsky grin

Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 17:49:55

No. It's not on phones. Suppose there isn't room. It's on Ipad.

Gonegirl Sat 06-Apr-19 17:50:50

Kandinsky any post makes it on there. Even the ones that we really don't want.