Reading the thread (with our without the “f”)

How hard is it to just read the thread?
Or not- but in that case don't comment on something which clearly doesn't interest you.

There is a history of requests to highlight, by colour, the original poster's continuing posts and, to date, no practical solution has been afforded by the GN powers.

In the absence of this, it is surely no hardship to pick out the OP's subsequent posts if you are invested in contributing to the thread, especially in circumstances such as these?

I only see the initial OP in Green on android phone, android tablet and PC. Subsequent posts are white.
My posts are always in pink.

Conclusion, it must depend on your device.

Grannynannywanny

I use GN on my iPhone. I see all of the OP’s posts in green and my own posts in pink

I see my posts in pink and only the first post by the OP in green.
I am using a two-week-old Macbook Air. It was the same on my previous MacBook.
It does not work well on the Sainsbury delivery order but that is all I have found.

Germanshepherdsmum

Frankly I despair. When seeing a thread about a devastating diagnosis why do people not read the thread to see what updates there may be before wading in? Is it not worth their time? So many excuses. IMO there is no excuse. Do the OP the simple courtesy of RTFT before adding your two penn’orth. You may save further grief and preserve your own reputation.

I totally agree, GSM.

Agreed, GSM.

Frankly I despair. When seeing a thread about a devastating diagnosis why do people not read the thread to see what updates there may be before wading in? Is it not worth their time? So many excuses. IMO there is no excuse. Do the OP the simple courtesy of RTFT before adding your two penn’orth. You may save further grief and preserve your own reputation.

and it wasn't me who put the crass comments. I do object and take offence when I am accused when I have not done anything wrong on the original post
Nobody has accused you of anything @Bella and the posts in question have now been deleted by HQ anyway, so can we all please calm down?

Baggs this thread is less about repeating other posters than updating oneself on the state of affairs before posting what may be insensitive messages under the circumstances.

Before this disappears down the rabbit hole of she said/I said /I didnt say
1) Baggs will no doubt have recognised her quoted post
2) I have never suggested that you Bella were one of the posters who had either missed or ignored GT's sad news.
Cross purposes need not mean cross posters.

Baggs

*they are repeating previous posts as though the PPs haven't spoken*

doodledog, yes you are right. My point though, is why does anyone mind posts being repeated? I suspect not everyone does mind and just regards it as a shrug and move on moment. It's not a big deal, really. Not to me anyway. Which is all I meant. Plus, I expect others don't mind either.

Clearly some do mind because they keep telling us.

But it will still happen so I hope it doesn't disturb them too much.

I don't know if others mind. I suspect that as with most things, some will and some won't. Clearly some don't as they keep telling us .

It's not something that keeps me awake at night, but in a thread about RTFT I gave an opinion, same as other people. I hope that doesn't disturb anyone?

I use GN on my iPhone. I see all of the OP’s posts in green and my own posts in pink

Uh oh! Mea culpa! I said something someone else already said! 😜

Nothing personal, Bella 🙂

Bella23

Baggs

Highlighting the OPs post in a different colour would help

The OP's post is highlighted in a different colour.

It's not on my computer.

That would suggest that post highlighting is not in the control of Gransnet HQ.

Seems it's different on different devices. Hey ho!

Baggs

*Highlighting the OPs post in a different colour would help*

The OP's post is highlighted in a different colour.

It's not on my computer.

they are repeating previous posts as though the PPs haven't spoken

doodledog, yes you are right. My point though, is why does anyone mind posts being repeated? I suspect not everyone does mind and just regards it as a shrug and move on moment. It's not a big deal, really. Not to me anyway. Which is all I meant. Plus, I expect others don't mind either.

Clearly some do mind because they keep telling us.

But it will still happen so I hope it doesn't disturb them too much.

I am going to defend myself here I did put something compassionate on the first post. I did not read all the pages of answers and ended up reading another post about peoples remarks. So I NEVER said anything inappropriate to the posters distressing news of loosing her husband.
This is what happens when more than one post pops up about the same subject and it wasn't me who put the crass comments. I do object and take offence when I am accused when I have not done anything wrong on the original post.

RosiesMaw

^I don’t think there is anything wrong with answering the OP and not immersing oneself in what has happened between it and the time one thinks of a reply to it^

Perhaps not under normal circumstances, but when OP has initially shared the devastating news of her DH’s diagnosis, shared his progress after treatment and then shared the sad news of his death just last week, surely anybody even glancing through the thread might have noticed the messages of condolence over the last few days, and thought twice about posting jolly “keep positive, hope it all turns out all right, enjoy the time you have together” type messages.

In RL if you know somebody’s partner/parent/child is gravely ill, you phrase your enquiry gently don’t you?
Nothing to do with a SOH Bella or the odd jokey post, but there is a time and a place - and this is one for consideration, kindness, and tact - not to mention common sense.

Actually, I didn't put anything on that post as I could not think of anything to say to help having never been in the situation myself.
The quote is not mine, immersing oneself is not a term I would use.

I do feel that labouring the point might be just as insensitive though.

Least said, soonest mended.

I saw that thread and there were so many messages of condolence after OP had posted about husband's death, that it should have been obvious to posters even if they only skimmed through the thread.

Hi Galaxy on my Samsung Galaxy tablet they are not coloured apart from the opening post. So it does look as though it is device dependent. The facility to look at all the OPs posts together would help.

HelterSkelter1

The original post is in green, but correct me if I am wrong and I expect you will, but the OPs later posts arent coloured??

All OP's subsequent posts are highlighted in green on my phone.

It is device dependent I think, I read on a Samsung phone and all ops posts are highlighted in green.

HelterSkelter1

The original post is in green, but correct me if I am wrong and I expect you will, but the OPs later posts arent coloured??

I think that depends on which device you're using to read Gnet, and whether you're using the desktop or mobile version.

I'm not positive about that, mind you.

The original post is in green, but correct me if I am wrong and I expect you will, but the OPs later posts arent coloured??