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LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 18-Aug-20 22:29:37

Hello
We wanted to clear a few things up:
1) We don't allow troll hunting on the forums. If you are worried someone may not be genuine, please email us directly or report any concerning posts to us. We will deal with it. Making accusations on the forums is not helpful and could, if incorrect, lead to possibly vulnerable people feeling victimised. We will have to delete threads that accuse other users of being trolls.
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3) Despite what it feels like tonight hmm we do not enjoy deleting threads. We have a handful of guidelines, all there with the purpose of making the threads better, and more welcoming for users. We are doing our best and rely on you to report things to us that seem concerning, so thank you for caring so much about the site and reporting anything that looks suspicious.

Thank you
GNHQ

Lucca Fri 21-Aug-20 08:55:11

Ignore that. It’s all listed below.

Chewbacca Fri 21-Aug-20 08:59:14

** immediately before and after the word does this embolden
^ immediately before and after the word does this italics
-- immediately before and after the word does this delete
_ immediately before and after the word does this underline

pollyperkins Fri 21-Aug-20 09:04:42

—like this—

Beechnut Fri 21-Aug-20 09:07:40

Grannynannywanny no it wasn’t just you. I also thought they walked across the ceiling and down the wall to get into the radio ?

pollyperkins Fri 21-Aug-20 09:07:58

--like this—

pollyperkins Fri 21-Aug-20 09:08:27

or this

pollyperkins Fri 21-Aug-20 09:09:23

Hooray!? now Ill have to remember what I did!

gillybob Fri 21-Aug-20 09:13:28

The little dashes don’t work the same on an iPad as they do on a PC Chewy it’s a bit of a faff but it can be done .

pollyperkins Fri 21-Aug-20 09:16:02

Thanks Bluebelle!

BlueBelle Fri 21-Aug-20 09:17:08

Whoop whoop whoop never give up Pollyperkins
Can you see what you did wrong in the first attempt second attempt and what you did right in the third attempt

chewbacca it’s not that simply on an iPad or iPhone you have to do some side steps For the cross through It just doesn’t work as per your instructions

seacliff Fri 21-Aug-20 09:18:09

I love the way threads on GN meander onto such different subjects, this last one is educational for me too .

BlueBelle Fri 21-Aug-20 09:21:50

I was just thinking what a long and meandering way we have come too sodapop Great isn’t it

annsixty Fri 21-Aug-20 09:23:55

seacliff
That was the whole purpose of Archie, it was to educate him, and now it’s worked for you as well.
Do you remember the young, very, Julie Andrews?
She started her career in that programme and used to sing a song in the middle of each episode.

Grandmafrench Fri 21-Aug-20 09:30:12

STOP PRESS!!! Julie Andrews related to Archie Andrews? All these years, I never knew grin

MawB2 Fri 21-Aug-20 09:31:43

Love child as I understand!

Chewbacca Fri 21-Aug-20 09:34:00

Love child as I understand!

No! shock

Beechnut Fri 21-Aug-20 09:34:35

How do you do it on iPad gilly ? My two dashes join up into one long one ?

Callistemon Fri 21-Aug-20 09:46:05

But I saw Archie on the telly so I know he was real.
He had Peter Brough very well trained.

Doodle Fri 21-Aug-20 10:27:49

beechnut you need to read bluebelle’s post 8.11.29
If you try strike through on some (all) iPads instead of -- you get —. It’s really annoying. To get round it you have to do it as bluebelle said in two stages. Type one - then the word then another - . Then go back to the beginning and type another - in front of the first - without any spaces so it looks like this -- and not like this — then do the same at the other end and you should get this .
Archie, Julie’s lovechild. Who would have guessed.
Did Sooty and Soo have any offspring ? ?

Charleygirl5 Fri 21-Aug-20 10:59:34

OMG all I can do is switch my computer on. This is all beyond me.

I am going to have a lie down as I fancy clubbing at a seaside resort later this evening. Anybody care to join me?

Chewbacca Fri 21-Aug-20 11:00:33

Did Sooty and Soo have any offspring

Well Doodle, there is a rumour going round that Scampi isn't a cousin at all! winkwink

Charleygirl5 Fri 21-Aug-20 11:08:10

Who on earth is Scampi? Was I asleep during my childhood years or have I lost it totally?

Marydoll Fri 21-Aug-20 11:33:20

Charleygirl, Scampi is Sooty's cousin.

Chewbacca Fri 21-Aug-20 11:58:55

Mispent youth Charleygirl? grin

Urmstongran Fri 21-Aug-20 12:04:38

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