Has anyone on GN got the right to give private information about you?

I know the song Callistemon21 my Gran used to sing it round the house (she never cried and was a really content person)

😲 Your Gran, GrannyGravy?

I feel really old now

I'm loving the songs.

How about this to put an end to all this nonsense?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE-nP1KsaBo

Tears of a Clown, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Seems somewhat appropriate.

I know the song Callistemon21 my Gran used to sing it round the house (she never cried and was a really content person)

Lesley Gore GrannyGravy

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"

You may be too young to remember 🙂

I am loving the GN jukebox 🎶🎶🎶

Don't tell me what to do

Oh, not another earworm song!

And don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to say

You don't own me! 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

Doodledog

Is that a joke? Ho ho ho. 😂

Or have you had an irony bypass?
Just the usual Do as I say, not as I do. 🥱🥱

Don't tell me what to do.

Don't like it, don't participate. Or here's an idea, let a dead thread die. This one is finished all bar the wingeing.

Is that a joke? Ho ho ho. 😂

Or have you had an irony bypass?

Add me please Bluebell wondered if this thread was aligned with GCHQ Christmas puzzle.

Oreo

Doodledog

GagaJo

Yeah. Let's not making bullying public.

I don't know if that's sarcastic or not, GagaJo.

If the OP felt she was being bullied, she could have asked HQ to step in, or approached the perpetrator privately. Instead, (her choice, of course) she included the rest of us, and kept the premise of the thread very vague - of course people are going to speculate. It's human nature.

It's also understandable that in a community such as this, when it becomes obvious that some people know what's going on and others don't, when there are veiled threats about people being banned, and references to old arguments that many people (eg me ) weren't part of, and a reference to another (presumably current?) thread about qualifications or something then of course people are going to feel excluded. Both of those things were always going to take the thread outside of the circle of people (whoever they are) involved, but that was the choice of the OP.

Are you suggesting that she shouldn't have made it public, or that people shouldn't speculate, or stop commenting, to keep it between those 'in the know'? It started about a betrayal of confidence (or appeared to), but someone (you?) brought bullying into it, effectively 'making bullying public'. Is that good or not? In your opinion?

The OP started this thread and Gagjo you have helped it along.
It reminds me of what Harry and Meghan are doing, start rumours and vague accusations and innuendo, no hard facts just speculation and causing all to wonder what they’re on about.
Just stop it.

Don't tell me what to do.

Don't like it, don't participate. Or here's an idea, let a dead thread die. This one is finished all bar the wingeing.

Well FC I am with you, I thought I knew what it was about and what poster the OP was referring to.

Now I haven’t got a clue, nor do I care.

As for allegations of bullying, I have not seen anything to warrant that accusation on this thread.

I can’t believe that this OP has generated so much speculation and so many pages.
I usually take things at face value, perhaps naively, but I understood the OP to ask if everyone has the right to remain anonymous on here unless they divulge identifying information?
I understand that.
Secondly she asked if personal information obtained on a PM should be divulged to others?
I understood this (I think 🤔)
If not told in confidence on a PM then I don’t suppose it should be expected that it be kept secret, unless it will be harmful/hurtful if relayed.
An incident may have occurred to provoke the OP’s question but really it’s non of my business.

Goodbyetoallthat
No one is excluding anyone. Some of us would prefer to couch our posts more clearly. This being GN it’s not allowed.
If anyone of us were to post as we want we would instantly be banned with no chance given to defend ourselves.

I've been past caring since about page 4 FC just pop in occasionally to see if there is any progress.

Add me to the havent had a clue from the get go and still don’t camp please.

No offence BB, but I think that we might need a more complex data management system.
Like a Venn or Carroll diagram.
Or something that hasn’t been invented yet.

I’m in the

‘I initially didn’t have a Scooby Doo what the OP was on about; and then later I thought that I did know what was going on; but now I’m not certain about anything at all. (And am nearing the past caring stage)’ camp

Add me to the list BlueBelle I haven't really got involved with all this but understand how some posters can feel excluded, best just to ignore the thread really.

Bluebelle
Doodlebug
Joseanne
Rosie51
Goodbytoallthat
Grannybags
Smileless
The list is growing

Strange because I ve been on GN over 10 years and go on every day so either I walk around with my head completely in the clouds or just don’t go on the right (or wrong) threads
I don’t recognise peoples styles only if they are extreme like a elderly gentleman or a lady who used to fly a lot otherwise I just read them at face value and rarely look to see the name of the poster but more about the content of the post
So here’s to my ‘in the dark’ friends, and my ‘in the know’ friends all very Dr Seuss and all very intriguing

Doodledog

GagaJo

Yeah. Let's not making bullying public.

I don't know if that's sarcastic or not, GagaJo.

If the OP felt she was being bullied, she could have asked HQ to step in, or approached the perpetrator privately. Instead, (her choice, of course) she included the rest of us, and kept the premise of the thread very vague - of course people are going to speculate. It's human nature.

It's also understandable that in a community such as this, when it becomes obvious that some people know what's going on and others don't, when there are veiled threats about people being banned, and references to old arguments that many people (eg me ) weren't part of, and a reference to another (presumably current?) thread about qualifications or something then of course people are going to feel excluded. Both of those things were always going to take the thread outside of the circle of people (whoever they are) involved, but that was the choice of the OP.

Are you suggesting that she shouldn't have made it public, or that people shouldn't speculate, or stop commenting, to keep it between those 'in the know'? It started about a betrayal of confidence (or appeared to), but someone (you?) brought bullying into it, effectively 'making bullying public'. Is that good or not? In your opinion?

The OP started this thread and Gagjo you have helped it along.
It reminds me of what Harry and Meghan are doing, start rumours and vague accusations and innuendo, no hard facts just speculation and causing all to wonder what they’re on about.
Just stop it.

I suppose it depends which threads you frequent smileless.

When gn started there were, inevitably, fewer posters and it was easy to get to know people and their posting style. Even if they left and returned with a new name.

That's what happened here! Except, another long standing poster referred back to info given by the op of this thread, under another name.

I think!

I'll put my name on your list Bluebell

If it doesn't turn us into a clique...

I've been on GN for getting on for 10 years Goodbyetoallthat and haven't the faintest idea what this is all about.

kittylester

Less competition Kalu!

He is all yours kitty. Enjoy your fantasy!😉

Less competition Kalu!

Well what a mysterious thread! I clicked on it thinking it might be covering the "heady" topic of GDPR.
There may well not be an "in crowd" but when posters say things along the lines of "long time posters know all about it but we can`t tell you newer members", I can see why some posters might feel that it is the case.