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

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Fleurpepper Mon 12-Dec-22 17:02:28

Surely not. People on GN should have the right to anonimity, unless they choose to divulge any private information, be it about profession, locality, ethnicity, or whatever.

Secondly, should any information given in a PM be fair game to share to other members? Surely not.

Millie22 Tue 13-Dec-22 21:30:55

Bonkers. Just that really.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 13-Dec-22 21:23:25

MissA I am in a mission 🐈

Oreo Tue 13-Dec-22 21:22:58

GagaJo

There are a few posters on here who have already been temporarily banned. They'd do well to remember that and keep their noses clean if they really rely on the site for friendship and support. They're not innocent victims by any means GG13.

New members haven't seen their shenanigans, but some of what has gone on wasn't good at all. It was horrible and very unkind.

Who are you Gagajo to say this to everyone? Are you a mod?
Sounds like it.
Or a spokesperson for the OP?
This thread is dingo crazy.

MissAdventure Tue 13-Dec-22 21:14:43

Ooh I love cats.

My daughter loved her dog to a ridiculous extent, but she said her heart still did a little "in love" flip when she saw her cat nipping in. smile

I dream of finding an abandoned kitten on my doorstep.

I'd have to take it in...

Callistemon21 Tue 13-Dec-22 21:11:16

😲
I may have to revise my opinion!

Iam64 Tue 13-Dec-22 21:06:31

You’re a cat woman then Miss A?

MissAdventure Tue 13-Dec-22 21:02:53

What?!?
That's preposterous!

Iam64 Tue 13-Dec-22 21:01:32

Ok Lathyrus, what a tedious thing to live with. Mr i was allergic to cats, ok with dogs thankfully. He’d wheeze, eyes would swell up, he’d be drained of energy for a couple of days of even the slightest exposure to cats. Luckily for us, I’d shared my life with one cat before we met. That experience cured me of any desire to repeat it

Lathyrus Tue 13-Dec-22 20:57:49

Cats, Guineapigs, rabbits, I’m impartial 😬

Lathyrus Tue 13-Dec-22 20:55:51

I’m afraid I’m highly allergic to them. I start wheezing if I have to sit near someone who has a dog, even if the dogs not there! A bit like you tell when so neos a smoker even if they’re not smoking. It’s a big nuisance🙂

Iam64 Tue 13-Dec-22 20:49:40

Lathryus, how do you manage without a dog? I only have two at the moment. Neither of them could be described as ‘east to train’ but I love them nonetheless. They may be easily distracted (young and huge) or a bit of a diva (spaniels, what did I expect) but they aren’t complicated. What you see is what you get.

Callistemon21 Tue 13-Dec-22 20:46:43

Caleo

Callistemon, I referred to an important ethic . An ethic is a standard by which actions and ideas can be judged. Frankly I am more interested in moral philosophy than Gransnet.

Ethics - so is bullying unethical, so you think?

Kalu Tue 13-Dec-22 20:44:06

I also know only too well Calli having witnessed certain posters with selective memories who have hurt and bullied people over the years.

tickingbird Tue 13-Dec-22 20:28:20

I’ve no idea what any of this is about and I’m quite happy to remain in blissful ignorance,

Lathyrus Tue 13-Dec-22 20:24:37

So if it’s not pms, how would anybody tell someone else something about you without telling everybody on the thread and then you would just say they are wrong -or right.

Lathyrus has a dog

No I don’t

Lathyrus doesn’t have a dog

That’s right

There we are, that’s cleared that up.

Caleo Tue 13-Dec-22 20:24:03

Callistemon, I referred to an important ethic . An ethic is a standard by which actions and ideas can be judged. Frankly I am more interested in moral philosophy than Gransnet.

VioletSky Tue 13-Dec-22 20:20:24

There have been a few banned and reinstated people I am aware of and while I don't agree with the behaviour that caused the ban, I was glad they were reinstated.

Some members really do need this forum/website or whatever we want to call it.

Also it can be hard sometimes on an anonymous forum to always remember you are talking to a real person who may be really going through it behind the scenes no matter whether we think they are genuine or being truthful

Callistemon21 Tue 13-Dec-22 20:19:26

Caleo

Fleurpepper wrote:

"GG13, I am not talking about pms, although to be quite honest, talking about people behind their back is not on and very rude. "

I support any poster such as Feurpepper who explicitly states an important ethic.

Nothing posted on GN is behind anyone's back.
Anyone in the world can read it.

Callistemon21 Tue 13-Dec-22 20:18:24

Sometimes it's the only way, Lathyrus

Caleo Tue 13-Dec-22 20:18:11

Fleurpepper wrote:

"GG13, I am not talking about pms, although to be quite honest, talking about people behind their back is not on and very rude. "

I support any poster such as Feurpepper who explicitly states an important ethic.

Lathyrus Tue 13-Dec-22 20:16:09

GagaJo

Callistemon21

But there has to be evidence.

So far I haven't seen or heard of any.

And Fleurpepper did say that it is:

^Just an example, to illustrate my point about privacy^

So it's a non-event, a hypothetical situation.

You were present for the huge blow-up on here Callistemon. Someone had been unkind to another member and had been banned.

These aren't non-events. They hurt people. And usually, sadly, the bullies pick on the vulnerable.

Sorry I’m being flippant.

I have had my knuckles rapped for that before.

GagaJo Tue 13-Dec-22 20:15:12

Lathyrus

Nope still don’t get it.

Are we lining up to be the banned poster?

LOL, no.

I'm Sparticus!

Lathyrus Tue 13-Dec-22 20:13:20

Nope still don’t get it.

Are we lining up to be the banned poster?

GagaJo Tue 13-Dec-22 20:11:44

hazel93

And we are supposed to be the adults !!
What the hell is wrong with some of you -grow up.

Couldn't agree more. Just ignore those you don't like! It's such a no brainer.

Silvergirl Tue 13-Dec-22 20:10:08

Much ado about nothing!!! Back to class now children.