The Decline and Fall of GN?

We have a joke which refers to boring conversations.
We call it ^ have you seen the price of eggs in Tescos^
So as not to offend: other supermarkets are available ?

At the moment Scottish kids are top of the list for me after those two girls saved that man and toddler.

Sorry to digress.

Not sure what happened - but in the case of the comparison between French and British children- this was not racist as a basic idea. It was not about the children being different per se, but about different behaviour resulting from growing up with a different culture and different attitudes to discipline and manners.

But fgs - this is (just) an internet Forum, no need to get all knickers in a twist about what Mods decide to be acceptable or not. Difficult job, and I thank them for their effort, even if they don't always get it right.

It is not a case of being PC....that rather silly term is overused.

What does it mean?

Who are the so called PC brigade?

Huh! And where would they be without us?!

That was to jura

Thanks for starting this Trisher.
As I posted near the end of the threads I was upset about it too. And thought I'd 'put my foot in it'.
But Gransnet has a relatively high profile, as far as forums go.
Remember it was once quoted in the Daily Mail? Also often asked to contribute to radio programmes?
There are nasty people out there who take offense easily.

And there are nasty people who give offence

I was just thinking this morning how boring GN has become recently.
I have to acknowledge that I'm probably guilty of writing uninteresting posts and comtributing to this .

I used to enjoy reading the more acerbic posters, too afraid now to respond , after getting it in the neck on several occasions.

It's all got too flippin' serious IMHO

I used to laugh out loud -at- with some posters. It's a long time since I've done that.

I think HQ take it all too heavily tbh.

Why not take a few chances HQ?

Nobody can be funny, or even a bit different, with the threat of being booted out hanging over them.

ninathenana So true with your post,I think back to the early years when the first thing I did of a morning was to log into GN its a long time since I did that and had a good laugh at the posts whilst enjoying a early .

I think it must be a difficult balance to strike sometimes for GNHQ.
I don't like to read exchanges between people who just enjoy being rude or sarcastic to each other but it seems to be the way of the world at present.
I once joined the online chat part of a magazine I subscribed to and complained about the numerous pet photos and adoring comments in response to them that I had to scroll through every day to get to the subjects I was interested in.
I asked the magazine for a new thread or area of the website to be dedicated to the pet lovers because this wasn't why I had joined.
You wouldn't believe the abuse I received and I got no support from whoever managed the online chat so I left it.

I'm quite new here. I've almost left a couple of times due to being mauled. I didn't leave due to my inability of locating the 'how to leave' area. Despite being told how to do it. More than once.

So I'm still here. Lingering and lurking mainly.

But I must say I look forward to seeing GG's comments as she is rather amusing.

It's a shame that some questionable posts are allowed and others aren't.

I suppose it's all to do with who complains /reports

tell us about the mauling....was it lions?

I started a hasty and ill considered OST on Saturday evening.
I asked if I was being unreasonable and was soon told I no uncertain terms I was.
I accepted that and said I was wrong.
This did not stop some posters.
I had some very snidely and spiteful replies and was called a total twit.
I was very upset especially as some, quite a few posters I had never heard of.
This wasn’t the GN I joined where if you can’t think of anything nice to say don’t say anything.

I'm sure you can remember Less

Marydoll exactly right. Posts are now mostly bland for fear of the PC police.A little spice makes things a lot more interesting

ann Sorry to read of your experience Comments were made by people who know nothing of your history I imagine.

There isn't any excuse for 'speaking' to anyone like that.
It's perfectly possible to think someone is wrong without being damn rude about it.

I have seen a few posters say that they have been put off posting due to others behaviour.

I'm sure that doesn't help the site.

I'm a bit of a ditherer when I post and it takes me ages to type stuff. Yesterday I typed a lovely post to Gonegirl's thread and by the time I'd hit "send", the thread had vanished! When I look at the stuff that gets posted on Mumsnet, it's far more controversial and combative than anything that gets through on here. Double standards? Are grannies only supposed to discuss knitting patterns and potting up hydrangeas?

I can'thelp it whenever racism and the British are discussed the Flanders and Swann song starts to run through my brain. It is probably terribly un-PC, but it is funny and it does show that by being funny about something you show how ridiculous it is "A Song of Patriotic Prejudice" (or "the Engllish are best"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdY1Y5XNJBY

Annodomini love your bland leading the bland comment.

I agree Riverwalk seems its ok to make 'racist' comments about one country but not another - strange.

GN is definitely more boring now, too many games and sponsored discussions. Good to see a bit of spirit Gonegirl.

Surely the golden rule is to always be polite and don't say anything on here that we would not be prepared to say face to face. Humour and wit are fine, downright rudeness is totally unacceptable.