GNHQ here - please read

Thank you for the thread Lara hopefully it will be read by all.
There are some lovely supportive people on here but as with life some aren't!

My mum always said ‘ if you can’t say anything nice say nothing at all’!
I know we can’t always agree but sometimes I’m pretty shocked at how unkind some posts are.

Read and understood.

I wholeheartedly agree.
I haven’t had anything nasty directed at me recently but have seen it happen to others.
I must also say I have seen a number of GNs leaping to the defence of a poster who is receiving nasty, personal responses. So we know there are still plenty of lovely women here.

I stop reading the threads which turn nasty and I avoid the political threads for that reason. I am very interested in politics but am not interested in reading personal attacks directed at me or anyone else.

Well said Lara. Thank you.

Pleased you have started this thread Lara thank you.

Thank you Lara

Hope all will read it ( probably not) and inwardly digest, as they say.??

Thanks Lara

It would be nice to have debate without the nastiness.

I think you may be asking too much from some posters though...

It is the veiled attacks that I find most dispiriting.

Some are past masters at the practice.

It is such a shame.

Disagreement and good debate with considered replies is good but personal attacks simply pull the thread down.

Good post though lara

Totally agree, Lara, thank you for raising it.

Some posters are particularly vulnerable at the moment and some are very good at concealing it, until someone takes a swipe at them.
Lockdown seems to have brought out the worst in others. It's very easy to be nasty, when you can hide behind the mask of an anonymous user name.
You can disagree, without being offensive or as you say Lara, mean spirited.

However, I must acknowledge the number of kind, caring and supportive posters on here. You are stars. Perhaps the nasties can try and emulate them!

I totally agree. We may not all have the same opinion but there is no need to be unkind. Disagree but in a kind and considerate way. Always respect the other person's point of view.