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

Too tempting, I listened to this blast from the past. I do find my self repeatedly sing the line, 🎼it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter🎼 Very apt. 😂

Rosie 😄

Rosie51

Kalu and MerylStreep no offence was intended, my remark was made very lightheartedly. It was more to tell Doodledog she'd given me an ear worm Not sure if I want to open your latest link Doodledog........

Please, Rosie, I didn’t read your post as offensive at all.
That Doodledog is such a 👿 I’m still stuck on the first earworm and I don’t even like Bryan Ferry but don’t tell kitty🤐😃

MerylStreep

Rosie51
I repeat: there is no clique, no in crowd just very long time members with good memories.
There was no need for the OP. As I can see this is because someone made reference to the OP living in Switzerland.
As someone mentioned when you are a long time member you recognise peoples style of posting, it doesn’t matter how many names they’ve had. Most probably that poster recognised the OP and innocently made reference to it not knowing that the OP didn’t want to be recognised.

Which could have been one of the many who recognised the OP on her return. Not just one poster who I feel is, for some reason, being targeted.

Kalu and MerylStreep no offence was intended, my remark was made very lightheartedly. It was more to tell Doodledog she'd given me an ear worm Not sure if I want to open your latest link Doodledog........

Good posts Kalu and Meryl.

Here's another ear worm for those fed up with the lovely Bryan

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlZM_mwIEX4

Rosie51
I repeat: there is no clique, no in crowd just very long time members with good memories.
There was no need for the OP. As I can see this is because someone made reference to the OP living in Switzerland.
As someone mentioned when you are a long time member you recognise peoples style of posting, it doesn’t matter how many names they’ve had. Most probably that poster recognised the OP and innocently made reference to it not knowing that the OP didn’t want to be recognised.

Rosie51

Put me down amongst the confused, out of touch, definitely not one of "The In Crowd" ........I now have that as an earworm, and what's worse I'm singing it Doodledog 🤣🤣🤣

There really is no in crowd, just a few posters who know what is going on, the OP knowing this was the case when she started this thread. I wouldn’t have a problem with revealing all but GNHQ won’t allow it and without doubt, know we will be reported in the blink of an eye, resulting in being banned possibly. It’s frustrating for all.

Abitbarmy

We’re not harking back to river cruises are we? Just wondering. I may be on completely the wrong tack here…

Sorry Meryl I meant to quote the thread about cruises just above yours.
I tripped over a rock yesterday, went dow n with a bang, and have a sore head today!

Put me down amongst the confused, out of touch, definitely not one of "The In Crowd" ........I now have that as an earworm, and what's worse I'm singing it Doodledog 🤣🤣🤣

No bullying that I have witnessed here.

Unnecessary drama? Yes.

Blossoming
Your not far from the truth.

I'm in Bluebelle and Co. I haven't been on GN as long as some here, but do sort of pride myself on picking up nuances and niggles across the threads. I think someone referred to it as "remarkable recall"!! (I used to work for the European Police for a few years), but even I am baffled.

MerylStreep

I’m sorry if this thread appears cliquey believe me it’s not.
Some of us on GN have been here a long time. Some of us have very good memories.

Crikey, I hope not, or I sailed down the Rhône for 1000 posts totally oblivious, then frolicked in the Med for another 5 or 600.
There was a poster constellationgazer whose eating habits were uncovered. Is this the private information?

I'm in, BlueBelle. I come on here most days, but when things like this happen I never seem to have a clue what's going on. It really put me off GN when I first joined, as it felt as though I'd never be part of things. I don't feel like that now, but am very aware that there is a library of backstories that I know nothing about.

That's fair enough - it's inevitable in an organic community like this - but when threads like this start, and people start making accusations about Some People, it is really frustrating.

Some people

*sigh

Quite honestly, I don’t know what all the vague hints of groups and secret messages are about, but it’s beginning to look like somebody wants to provoke an argument and angry responses so they can report posts. I’m out of here.

Is it called start a thread throw a firework, stand back and watch the explosions or is it throw the cat amongst the pigeons
Blimey I ve just took us back to the cat posts now I don’t dislike cats but I do dislike the poo in my garden and the digging up of my bulbs when Ive just put them in then I could cheerfully never see one again
Getting back to this thread

Can we have a list of innocents who haven’t a clue what all this is about, who’s heads are always ‘gone over’, who come on most days but invariable see or notice nothing untoward

Me Buebelle anyone else joining me ?

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?

I’m sorry if this thread appears cliquey believe me it’s not.
Some of us on GN have been here a long time. Some of us have very good memories.

We’re not harking back to river cruises are we? Just wondering. I may be on completely the wrong tack here…

Do we actually have specific proof of bullying? You seem to be in the know Gaga.

As Kalu has said, GNHQ should have dealt with it. That would have been the proper way to do it.

I haven't seen any bullying.

I wonder if the OP feels bullied?

Yeah. Let's not making bullying public.