Only my opinion

I've been mostly lurking but occasionally posting on GN for about 10 years. I think there has been a change of sorts which echoes changes 'out there'. We are now living in a deeply divided, politically unled country with a depressing future ahead of us unless you're a Pollyanna who doesn't read beyond the headlines in your favourite newspaper.

Social media has encouraged argument and enabled anonymity, is it any wonder that GN has followed the trend. I never look at the games threads but I imagine they are a haven of sanity. The estrangement threads are full of unhappy, misunderstood, often angry people who want support more than anything else and one person's truth may well be seen as an attack by the recipient and who is to say who is right, or indeed, if there is a right answer! Best to just read what you're interested in and ignore the rest.

Thank you, thank you, I’ve got it now! It has to be done on a mobile! I’ve got rid of quite a lot of them but some I seem to have done six times but they just won’t hide!

There seems to be a lot of us having to do this, why can’t we just ‘hide’ the Games thread altogether or again, keep them all together somewhere, just not on the active list all the time?

Thank you.
It took a while but I think I’ve got it.

OK found it folks (duh!)

I'm on a PC - how do I get to the mobile site please?

Thanks for advice how to hide threads. I only use I pad and like other posters, didn’t realise had to go on mobile site. Sorted!

Luckylegs on the mobile site top right.

Sorry it's actually a white arrow in a red circle.

www.gransnet.com/forums/ask_a_gran/1257994-Games-threads-fill-the-active-list-sometimesy

Good tips here for 'hiding' the games threads.

I must be really dim, I can’t find any red arrow to click! I need to get rid of all the games threads!

Where are you looking phoenix ? On the 'Active' listof 52 threads I found 3 games titles in SHOUTY CAPITALS.

Me too Maw
I should go and do something else. Well, earlier this evening, obviously! I keep looking at the clock and thinking ‘just a little longer’ and that was an hour ago now!
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Wonderful.... I've hidden every Games thresd. ?

Still spending too much time on this though.....

Jalima is still around -but I will leave her to advise you!

I feel there are more aggressive posters than a few years ago

I blame the state of the world. There's nothing to laugh about any more!
I haven't been on GN all that long. A year? I must have missed all the great posters or did I chase them away. I do hope not.
I found GN by chance when googling an answer to a family dilemma, I think.
Anyway I felt at home and stayed. Met some GNs in real life too and they are lovely.

Shame that Miss A seems to have left and also Jalima?

MissAdventure (sp?) used to make me laugh with her witty one liners but I don’t think she posts now.

And Gonegirl I agree about the estrangement or some of the AIBU threads. mabon always cut to the chase. Said what probably a lot of us were thinking - she was brave enough to say it! Some of those threads are embarrassing to read full of ‘there, there’ and ‘I empathise’ etc. No one wants to be mean but the truth does hurt (a bit) yet we pussy foot around a little too much - which is why I avoid them.

I received many wonderful messages of support during the last four months so I would definitely applaud Gransnet for its caring side and I'm sure others feel the same but as somebody who is drawn to the more light hearted threads I've realised that quite a few of the witty and very funny posters have left.

Humour needs other people to bounce off if it's going to make you laugh.

I can’t understand (and others agree with me) that games should be in a separate place somehow. I’m going to try following the advice and block them all!

Actually, while we're on the subject, it's not only light-hearted threads that are risky. The (many) estrangement threads are probably best considered to be no-go areas. Because if you state what you feel is the truth and something that needs saying. you are shot down in flames and deleted. (Bring back Geraldine?)

Actually, when I think about it, is any part of GN worth it any more?

I would never dream of starting a light-hearted thread on here. Everything is taken so heavy.

Some of us are scared to add a bit of humour in case we get complained about.

Yes!

Calendargirl you can block the games threads. Open the thread, click the red arrow top right. From the drop down menu select "hide this thread"
Next time you go to Active page the thread will not show.

I would guess many people join up just to play games (and enter competitions) and GN need a large number of members to attract advertisers.