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

Attention seeking par excellence. Very sad.

One person on GN even told me that a personal photo wasn't actually my own and that I had lifted it from the Internet!

Joseanne was it a washing line of snowy white nappies fluttering in the breeze?

Top marks Elegran. I quoted that very xyz bit, probably clumsily, because it wasn't well received earlier! I speculate not.

Riverwalk.

Ooh, I once called out the nappy photo! Is it a thing?
Please let me know.

Joseanne but you do have an extremely lovely home

There have been many photos of lovely homes on GN. Urmstongran did a nice piece on hallways, I speculated to myself that someone I think in Leicester had a beautiful property, though all the other rooms might have been a tip!

That sounds very much like my very humble abode.
My living room is lovely, but everything is else is a disaster!
I live in Derby though (this is not top secret information)

Somehow, I think the lady doth protest too much. The louder she shouts, the more ears will hear that she has a secret, which she is not going to reveal to them, so there!

I doubt very much indeed that any secrets were revealed.

It's more likely that some posters have a very recognisable posting style; perhaps they may disappear for a while then return but other posters realise who they are and think they can chat on the same friendly terms they have done for years.

Whitewavemark2

I keep looking at this threads title, but haven’t read the thread tbh.

But what I will say for what it is worth.

Never, ever mistake social media with RL.

It isn’t, and however friendly you become with anyone, it isn’t remotely like “knowing” someone that you meet face to face on a regular basis.

So only divulge anything about yourself, that you would not really mind everyone knowing - otherwise keep your counsel.

Good advice.

FannyCornforth

GGravy ooh, an award! Thank you 😊

So relieved that you're posting this morning FannyCornforth. Did you eat the fish pie?
Or would that be tmi?

I don’t like reincarnations. Why don’t people just stay as they are? Are they ashamed of themselves or what ?

Callistemon21

^Somehow, I think the lady doth protest too much. The louder she shouts, the more ears will hear that she has a secret, which she is not going to reveal to them, so there!^

I doubt very much indeed that any secrets were revealed.

It's more likely that some posters have a very recognisable posting style; perhaps they may disappear for a while then return but other posters realise who they are and think they can chat on the same friendly terms they have done for years.

I think I saw the quote being referred to. It did comment on information being passed on by someone else. At the time, I thought ooooh, tattle but it wasn't about me, so...

Top secret, Calli.

kittylester

Top secret, Calli.

Reader, I ate it

nanna8

I don’t like reincarnations. Why don’t people just stay as they are? Are they ashamed of themselves or what ?

I don't have a problem with people reincarnating per se. Sometimes people just want a fresh start - possibly because they've said something they regret, or have made themselves unpopular. Much as in real life when people move house and start again. Also, sometimes people get locked out, or close their account then change their mind. Some come back with versions of their original name, but if they fancy a change, why not?

I think it's different when posters try to deceive though. Claiming to have been 'hounded' off the board but posting on threads where others are saying that about them, or denying that they ever said things that are in another name - that sort of thing is dishonest. Prolific posters can pretty much always be spotted anyway, I think. It would be difficult to post in a completely different style for any length of time, and we all have our 'hobby horses' and topics which attract us.

Totally agree Doodledog.
If I came back with a new user name my lifestyle choices - batting between our two little homes - would be a dead giveaway. So then I’d probably have to change a lot of postings too. Less personal stuff (what the weather is like, what I’m doing hat day) and just limit to ‘opinion’ threads - political, styling etc. Otherwise it would be very apparent.

I don’t think I could carry it off for long.

Until you mentioned wrapping up warm in your Teddy coat Urmstongran. Even the weather can trip you up!

Let's not forget this thread about someone breaking the confidence of another GN member. Anything else is speculation.

I am still not sure what this post is about. Can't really say I care either. If the OP has a problem she should take it up with the powers that be.

Yes Urms I think we would 'out' you very quickly. Just keep on doing what you are doing as you come across as fun and friendly.

I cannot say the same for the OP.

GagaJo

Let's not forget this thread about someone breaking the confidence of another GN member. Anything else is speculation.

But is it?

GagaJo
Nobody has broken the confidence of another poster. A lot of us on here know the op from many years back. She has told us where she lives, why she lives there, why she came to live in the uk, her husband’s profession, her career, her children, her relatives in America, her students who come to stay.
She has often told us about personal finance problems ( who does that 😳) Brexit related.
There’s more on here but you get my drift.

Yes doodle dog, good comments and I agree when you put it like that.

What you thought was a secret Fleurpepper, actually wasn’t a secret. Many of us recognised you immediately, style of writing, turn of phrase plus change of username over the years, it wasn’t difficult to recognise you.
Unless you have absolute proof one individual poster has shared your secret, you are out of order placing all blame on whichever poster you are alluding to.
This is farcical.

Can anyone tell me what this is about?

I’m clueless!