Not in the spirit of Gransnet

my dog is a weirdo as well

My dog is beautiful, but a bit stroppy today due to the weather. His name is the same as Harry's and he is ginger. I've just tried him with a (gentle, not cruel) collar that stops him barking. Perhaps I could lend it out, the collar I mean.

The dog hates the rain, he won’t go out for a walk unless you actually drag him when it’s raining, he just keeps going rigid or sitting down. He won’t walk on the grass in the garden either, he’s a wuss. He’s been in a lot for two days because of the weather, but he’s got lots of pent up energy, which he is dispersing by wanting to constantly be in my face. However much you play with him is not enough! He was also up at 6.00 this morning barking for attention, which is very unusual. He is however very beautiful.

Yet again GN believe they know what is right for us I do get tired of being treated like someone who has age but no brain

Oh that's made me laugh a bit trisher. The endless troll family threads dont seem that beautiful or useful to me.

I'm much more prosaic:
Do I love it, do I want it, do I need it?

Then put it back in the cupboard while I have a think about it.

Callistemon21

I don't understand the William Morris reference

which one?

trisher was referring to a William Morris quote: have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful

but he also said: Love is enough: though the World be a-waning, and the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining.

Casdon, is your dog worried by the weather?

Callistemon21

I don't understand the William Morris reference

The reason given for the deletion of the thead was that it conributed noting useful or beautiful to GN which is William Morris 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful' - William Morris.
Never noticed this on other posts

What's the dog done Casdon?

He probably wants a long walkies and not a short sniffies but he hasn't been paying attention to the weather forecast!
?

I don't understand the William Morris reference

That’s probably why he wanted everything in his life to be useful or beautiful JaneJudge, so he could stay calm. It’s just a good job my dog’s beautiful as he is sorely trying my patience today.

William Morris had a temper so wild it provoked seizures

trisher, nobody was judgmental about the purpose of your thread because you openly admitted that it was to goad people - which is indeed neither useful nor beautiful.

It's sad that people think they have the right to be judgemental about others' threads. It shows just how deep their belief in free speech goes. Interestingly GNHQ now seem to have become followers of William Morris so presumably anything which isn't useful or beautiful will be taken down. Who knew?

Well today’s goady thread was taken down, good job too.

I also dislike it when posters come on to say not interested or who cares without further explanation. Why bother to comment, you add nothing to the discussion.
Also posters who write goady threads to get people wound up, to suit their own agenda, it's very sad really.

Josieann

Yes, language is a very interesting one on social media/GN Bewsitched. I tend to use lots of superlatives to paint a word picture, but have then been accused of boasting and showing off. Some posters prefer to the point one liners, but they can come across as abrupt and abrasive too. Very tricky.

It is tricky, and I am sure that if we typed in conversations as we had them with friends they may well sound judgemental or abrupt, and as for the constant interrupting and shooting off at a tangent....well! However, we all have a responsibility to do our best not to offend as we air our differing opinions, a very useful thread.

Yes, language is a very interesting one on social media/GN Bewsitched. I tend to use lots of superlatives to paint a word picture, but have then been accused of boasting and showing off. Some posters prefer to the point one liners, but they can come across as abrupt and abrasive too. Very tricky.

Thanks Ro60.

I agree that social signals are important and also when you know somebody 'in the round' so to speak you can see their comments and views in some sort of perspective and context. I am quite sure that I would find some of my friends opinionated or sarcastic on here, but because I also see how kind and thoughtful they are in many other ways I just laugh it off as them 'obviously being behind the door when tact was being handed out'.

I think small cultural differences can also lead to misunderstandings. I remember being accused of trying to sound posh on Mumsnet once because I said 'myself and my sister...'
But that's how we say it here in Dublin.
I was also accused on Gransnet of being derogatory about a particular career because I said you had to have a third level degree nowadays to enter it. Third level in Ireland means a university degree, but some posters thought I meant a third rate degree and took offence.

Rafichagran 15.03 my sentiments too ?
Sometimes is just nice to connect ... Thanks for your responses folks ????
Many thanks to beswitched for coming up with the thread

I agree Raficha.I haven't taken part because I'm feeling very dull-brained at the moment. Head full of cottonwool.

This has been a good informative thread. I am enjoying reading the posts and I like the humour on it. Glad it was not deleted.

I think it's good that several examples have been given as to what rattles posters. The N & P forum is always a tricky one because some posters might want to discuss happenings in the news in a more light hearted manner, but are then accused of trivialising Politics threads. It isn't nice for posters to be told to clear off back to cake baking or flower arranging threads, implying their views are less intelligent or less worthy of discussion.
As Ro60 says, in real life such things can be said with a grin, but written down it looks far more aggressive.

Ro60

It does show how much we rely on other social signals in a conversation - those that we can't see on a forum - like eye contact, a smile, body language and also knowing the person.

So true Ro60 .

That's true Ro60.