Are you having a New Year break, GNHQ?

Retiredwell, it was this part of your post, which triggered my response.

Should someone wish to say something to another forum user then that can be stated in an open thread where all can see what is said?

We are not going to agree, so best to just let it go. Both points of view are equally valid.

I have more pressing matters to deal with.
A flat car battery needs my full attention. I wish you a pleasant day!

Retiredwell we are grown women and we don’t need you to tell us how to communicate with each other and how to make friends, thank you.
Just put your wooden spoon away and stop trying to cause disruption.

<places tongue in cheek>
You are a relative newcomer to the forum aren’t you, retiredwell?
It really doesn’t behove a newcomer to start pontificating about the use of private messages, IMHO.

PMs are a way to communicate with posters and build up a relationship , when both parties feel secure that is when email addresses can be exchanged.

janeainsworth

<places tongue in cheek>
You are a relative newcomer to the forum aren’t you, retiredwell?
It really doesn’t behove a newcomer to start pontificating about the use of private messages, IMHO.

I am one who like so many on this forum change their name and return. I am a long term forum member. ?

I don’t understand Retiredwell. How do people communicate via personal email unless they’ve done a PM?

I think the clique thing is nonsense, and even cliques existed, who cares frankly?

Retiredwell you suggest that anyone wishing to communicate privately with another poster should exchange personal email addresses. I assume you mean that they should post that on the forum for all the world to see? Without the facility to send private emails, that is the only way that they can move from online virtual acquaintances to real-life flesh-and-blood friends. What price privacy and security then, with your personal contact details published to the whole world?

Crossed posts, Lucca!

Retiredwell coming back with a different user name and not informing others of your previous incarnation is not in the true spirit of GN surely?

A flat car battery needs my full attention
Oh dear - I suppose many of us have not been using our cars much or, if so, just for short journeys.
Can anyone put it on charge or do you need a new one?
Are you in the AA (Home Start?)

Every contact medium can be used for good purposes and bad. Without the ability to exchange private emails in Gransnet, my own life would have been far poorer.

I remember when meet-ups in person were first suggested on Gransnet (many years ago) there were some who were horrified that posters were considering actually having coffee and cake in person in a cafe with other members. You'd have thought they were planning to meet with white slavers in an opium den! Thank heaven many gransnetters ignored the doom merchants and created what have been life-enhancing local groups.

Callistemon

^A flat car battery needs my full attention^
Oh dear - I suppose many of us have not been using our cars much or, if so, just for short journeys.
Can anyone put it on charge or do you need a new one?
Are you in the AA (Home Start?)

Must be contagious, DH has his car battery on charge at the moment, I haven’t started my car for over three weeks, perhaps I should try?

I agree Elegran I have made several lovely friends since meeting in real life and several who we communicate through PMs.

I do have Home Start and it looks that due to my shielding status and unavoidable infrequent car use, my battery needs replaced. Of course, as expected it is an unusual one and it's going to take time to source a new one.I'm not likely to be going anywhere any time soon.

I had suspected that Retiredwell was a reincarnation.
The style and pomposity was oh so familiar. It was so obvious he/she had a wooden spoon in their hand.

Great news, GNHQ are back in the building. I can rest easy.

JackyB

If GN can't afford moderators to be on duty 24/7 couldn't they just program the site so that a post that is reported is automatically removed pending moderation. At least no one else would be able to read the offensive content until the moderators are back and can look into it.

Good idea, jackyb.

Can't say I've found GN Tech Dept to be impressive so far though so I'm not sure they'd manage what you suggest.

Dons tin hat for when HQ reappears ?

I do not really see the need for moderators, surely if you don't like a post or person just scroll past.

Ignore advertising posts and treat scam posts the same way you would scam emails or phone calls.

Members with dual identities could be picked up by GN via their IP address if they felt it necessary so do not need it reported.

Members with dual identities could be picked up by GN via their IP address if they felt it necessary so do not need it reported.

It's not possible to have dual identities, is it?

If you use different email addresses you can have as many as you like.

Oh, right.

patsy I do not really see the need for moderators, surely if you don't like a post or person just scroll past. Ignore advertising posts and treat scam posts the same way you would scam emails or phone calls

The forum would be inundated with scams, dubious adverts, people soliciting etc if the moderators didn’t swiftly remove those posts.

I agree that sometimes posts or threads seem to be deleted too quickly for no good reason, but at the same time a line has to be drawn somewhere. Even Twitter removes hate speech and fake news.

The other reason a post might be deleted would be if it was deemed libellous or in contempt of court. In that situation I think GN would be liable.

Yes, I had to call the AA out yesterday morning to due to a flat battery. They were brilliant here in less than half an hour, tested the battery on the car, visually gave me the results and advised on a new one which he then fitted.

Gave me the old one which is still under warranty so I can make a claim on that (hopefully) as being a Bank Holiday that garage and car dealer were not open for business.

I think, that is where we came in on this thread with people wishing to have time off at holiday time which I do not disapprove of them having.

As for forum members changing their names, what would be the point of anyone changing their name and then announcing that to the entire forum. Should anyone do that (which I doubt has ever happened) they may as well keep their old name.

Still, may go off and begin another reincarnation again now, I will see how I feel. ?

Someone did accidentally out themselves shaving been re-incarnated, after being previously banned.

It didn't take long to work out who you were. I'm pretty good at identifying styles. Posting on certain threads was also a clue. I fancy myself as a female Sherlock Holmes. .
However, I could be totally wrong!

I look forward to seeing you in yet an other persona.
I'm off to PM my clique with your new name. Only kidding!

Are you trying to make people wary of you Retiredwell?

Someone did accidentally out themselves shaving



Oh Sister Josephine!

Please Marydoll can I be in your clique pretty please ?