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HQ is it really acceptable ....

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suziewoozie Thu 23-Jan-20 12:22:34

to post any story at all about Meghan and Harry no matter how lacking in evidence from whatever gutter source? Can they just be libelled by posts on GN because it’s open season on them and they therefore have no rights? Opinion is one thing but on here it’s now often inseparable from lies.

Eglantine21 Thu 23-Jan-20 18:26:10

Icanhandthemback you’re absolutely right. My apologies.

Buffybee Thu 23-Jan-20 18:26:42

Nobody likes a smart arse!
Nobody likes being told off by some wearisome woman!

Chestnut Thu 23-Jan-20 18:29:47

And then she says H&M are 'real people who shouldn't be treated like a punch bag'. It seems that GN posters are not real people so she can therefore treat them like a punch bag and be as rude or nasty to them as she likes. .

phoenix Thu 23-Jan-20 18:31:43

suziewoozie such a grown up name!

Actually, I am grown up and would usually walk on by with threads like this, but the energy and passion with which you posted sort of drew me in. Unfortunately.

Well, I will contribute, seeing as you asked so nicely.

As HQ have pointed out, if a member thinks a post is in breach of forum guidelines, we are free to report it, even if it's one of yours, suzie (we don't need permission)

And as other members have stated, we are all free to ignore threads that we have no interest in, advice which if I remember correctly, you have been given previously and chosen to ignore.

suziewoozie Thu 23-Jan-20 18:32:02

Yakity yak yakity yak yakity yak.

Oopsminty Thu 23-Jan-20 18:34:08

Let's not feed the troll, ladies

SirChenjin Thu 23-Jan-20 18:34:30

Yes you do suzie - a lot.

craftyone Thu 23-Jan-20 18:34:43

Is this link allowed
www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1232135/meghan-markle-news-job-voiceover-prince-harry-royal-family-series-hbo-max

poor wooziesusie, must spend all day on GN. Got to feel sorry for that poster

lemongrove Thu 23-Jan-20 18:35:04

Very grown up of you suziew ......have you run out of things to say?hmm

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:36:50

Nothing wrong with spending lots of time on Gransnet.

Callistemon Thu 23-Jan-20 18:37:21

phoenix can say whatever she wants to - unless it's libellous.

It's up to GNHQ to police the threads.

I must admit I was surprised at the speed and volume of the M&H threads.
I posted information on other threads which I thought were far more important, eg the Australian fires, but those threads dropped off the active lists.

Yesterday's paper selling yesterday's news sad

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:39:58

will debut in cartoon form is the important bit from the Express link. cartoon form.

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:41:16

Oh everyone's talking about it. What's wrong with that in these gloomy January days?

Chewbacca Thu 23-Jan-20 18:42:09

You lot are really scraping the bottom of the barrel aren’t you?

Grow up phoenix pity you’ve nothing to contribute

And then this:

Yakity yak yakity yak yakity yak.

Such an erudite, articulate and incisive comment! The gift that just keeps on giving! gringringrin

phoenix Thu 23-Jan-20 18:42:24

grinwink

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:44:34

The Express is diabolical with their running down of the RF.

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:45:16

Ooh 'eco. Is that libellous against the Express?

lucywinter Thu 23-Jan-20 18:45:58

'eck not echo hmm

craftyone Thu 23-Jan-20 18:47:27

I hate the disrespect of our monarch and the hard working royals plus of course the use of the children

Jaycee5 Thu 23-Jan-20 20:02:59

Egalantine Libel is civil. Criminal Libel was abolished in 2010 and before then there were virtually no cases of criminal libel for many years.

Jaycee5 Thu 23-Jan-20 20:08:41

Egalantine I missed a page. My previous point had already been dealt with so ignore.

phoenix Thu 23-Jan-20 20:21:43

Ooh, oopsminty you'll be in trouble for using the "t" word! shock

wink

Buffybee Thu 23-Jan-20 20:28:42

Clip clop, Clip clop!
Over the rickity, yackity, yackity Bridge!

Alexa Thu 23-Jan-20 20:30:00

Espee, the theme of the story about Harry and Meghan is how they took on the power of the tabloid media and won. Will they win? If they do manage to curb these filth mongers their battle will have been very worth writing about.

merlotgran Thu 23-Jan-20 20:33:57

Well, I was called Merlotits earlier on so it's wine o'clock.

Time to top them up! grin