It is possible to send a positive report of a post to GNHQ

Lisagran

EP, have you commented on / participated in any other threads than the ones started by yourself?

I’m not sure posting a succession of links (The Nur zum Spaß thread) or the “spam” Portuguese thread really counts as “commenting or participating “ does it?

We’ve talked about this so many times but I don’t favour a like button. Posters who did not get a like for their post would start feeling left out and there would be talk of cliques. . It is frankly not necessary!

Couldn’t we just have a ‘like’ button like everywhere else does ?I really couldn’t be bothered ‘reporting’ a good thread and I am sure the mods have better things to do than watch them and sift the likes from the dislikes.

Also

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1299074-Would-you-wash-your-clothes-with-an-Aero-mint-bar

A thread about ideas for learning French that I cannot find now.

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1297538-Como-obter-efeito-m-ximo-com-Lista-de-e-mail-executiva

www.gransnet.com/forums/education/1291986-WEA-South-West-Online-Womens-Group

and I have read some others but not posted in them

ElderlyPerson

Lisagran

EP, have you commented on / participated in any other threads than the ones started by yourself?

Yes.

www.gransnet.com/forums/relationships/1298610-Saying-No-when-the-dating-site-photo-is-about-20-years-old

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1299139-Nur-zum-Spass-Only-for-fun

www.gransnet.com/forums/coronavirus/1298974-Is-it-just-me-who-is-terrified-of-the-way-this-country-and-the-whole-world-is-turning-out

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1298991-Offer-Id-really-like-to-accept-but-cant

A succinct reply. Thank you.

Lisagran

EP, have you commented on / participated in any other threads than the ones started by yourself?

Yes.

www.gransnet.com/forums/relationships/1298610-Saying-No-when-the-dating-site-photo-is-about-20-years-old

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1299139-Nur-zum-Spass-Only-for-fun

www.gransnet.com/forums/coronavirus/1298974-Is-it-just-me-who-is-terrified-of-the-way-this-country-and-the-whole-world-is-turning-out

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1298991-Offer-Id-really-like-to-accept-but-cant

kittylester

Surely, if one approves of a post (or a thread) one can always say 'Good post' or similar, in which ever language seems appropriate at the time.

Done it myself countless times!

I think receiving comments like "good post," "well said" or "I agree" was one of the things that made me feel part of the GN community when I first started posting. I always make a point of telling posters when I appreciate their contribution.
So thank you EP for giving some of us the opportunity to dig deep into our foreign language reserves and to play with foreign vocabulary.
I am not so interested in all the workings of GN and reporting posts, so I will pass on that one.

kittylester

Surely, if one approves of a post (or a thread) one can always say 'Good post' or similar, in which ever language seems appropriate at the time.

Done it myself countless times!

Good post, kityylester!
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That’s the very reason I was trying to lighten it a bit FC I don’t want EP giving up and be put on a back foot just because he has a different way of thinking and indeed writing
I haven’t seen anything about his likes or interests maybe that was in French or German I m not clever enough to speak another language I admire those that can
Anyway don’t give up EP ?

BlueBelle
EP has actually spoken about his knowledge and interests.
He has already proved that he is ‘interesting’.
He’s tried to do something about making friends on here, but oh dear, he hasn’t done it in quite the right way.
As someone who has close family members and friends (and indeed possibly myself) who are on the spectrum I’m finding this thread really quite upsetting

So EP are you saying it’s been suggested to you in the past that you are very single minded, very pedantic and sometimes
act like a dog with a bone
This is not meant to be a negative post about you but you do have a different way of thinking and different expectations to most of us and I don’t think it is as simple as a male/female divide
I m sure you are a kind person maybe a bit bored all on your own but highly intelligent
Why not talk a bit about your hobbies, your days events, are you going out yet ? do you have family nearby? Do you have friends to chat with or do you find it really hard to talk small talk. Are you really elderly or just think of yourself as elderly?
What career did you have ? Do you have a favourite film or tv programme
I m sure there is a very interesting character beneath these threads but you get stuck on a simple, unimportant, tiny piece of information
Chat with us

EP, have you commented on / participated in any other threads than the ones started by yourself?

I’m glad someone is

Quite wonderful. My already boggled mind is further down that road. You are all a hoot and I love it.

I think that this thread needs to be knocked on the head

So perhaps if no one else posts, it will just quietly disappear?

Hint, hint.

MerylStreep

In the above I put this down to your lack of interaction with real people.
You can have all the telephone conversations and on line chat that you want, but nothing tells you more than looking at a real face to know if you have read the situation correctly.
I believe your chosen way of life is very unhealthy.
This is evidenced by the way you are interacting with posters.

Over the years from time to time a few people have told me I am patronising and I have never understood why.

Whenever I asked people to explain they just get annoyed and walk away without explaining.

The final sentence of what you wrote, can you explain what evidence you are talking about please? That would be very helpful to me.

Someone did make some comment once to someone else about me about lack of eye contact, but I think that I used to look at a wall or something static rather than at a person speaking so as to better concentrate and understand what was being said without having the movement in front of me.

MerylStreep
Perhaps EP’s ‘way of life’ isn’t ‘chosen’.
I imagine that his lifestyle has much in common with my own.
I think that this thread needs to be knocked on the head.

Gosh EP no one is suggesting that you are not kind. From reading your posts and also your pms to me, I am sure that you are.
I have tried to help you navigate the seas of Gransnet to no avail.
If you start an unpopular thread it is not a judgement upon your character - it’s just an unpopular thread.
Let it go, perhaps reflect upon it, and start another one the next day.
We’ve all been there (well, I know I have) it’s nothing personal.
Perhaps give GN a bit of a break for a couple of days, concentrate on one of your other hobbies, and come back afresh.
I worry that perhaps you are expecting too much of GN

ElderlyPerson

Yes I did.

As I said, I have always liked to think of myself as being a kind and helpful person.

It seems that some people have misinterpreted my kindly nature.

It was a good definition

ADJECTIVE

Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority ; condescending .

Let’s agree to differ.

In the above I put this down to your lack of interaction with real people.
You can have all the telephone conversations and on line chat that you want, but nothing tells you more than looking at a real face to know if you have read the situation correctly.
I believe your chosen way of life is very unhealthy.
This is evidenced by the way you are interacting with posters.

Yes I did.

As I said, I have always liked to think of myself as being a kind and helpful person.

It seems that some people have misinterpreted my kindly nature.

EP
I do believe that you truly believe that your not mansplaining or patronising.
But can’t you see from the majority of posts that you are coming over in that light.

ElderlyPerson

MawBe

With respect Elderly Person I will withdraw the term “mansplaining” but substitute patronising
Perhaps you need to recognise that some grannies do not require egg-sucking tutorials.

I have never understood the word 'patronising'.

I have been accused of it and heard of others being accused of it, but I have never understood what it means.

www.lexico.com/definition/patronizing

Oh dear!

Well, I have always liked to think of myself as being a kind and helpful person.

I imagine you read to the end of the definition you linked to?

EP, I think the consensus is, we are happy to stick with acknowledging, good post, well said etc. as we have been doing publicly for years in preference to getting in touch with HQ to share our thoughts that so and so has just added this very good post. I personally prefer to tell a poster, well said, as an acknowledgement to my agreement with their post.

I really don’t feel any need to get in touch with HQ on such matters. Much better to tell said poster there and then I would have thought.

Surely, if one approves of a post (or a thread) one can always say 'Good post' or similar, in which ever language seems appropriate at the time.

Done it myself countless times!