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What is happening?

(20 Posts)
whitewave Wed 27-Jun-12 18:42:56

Is it me - but every now and again a thread disappears from the active list then pops back again

Anagram Wed 27-Jun-12 18:47:30

Yes, it's being doing that for a while. I wonder if GNHQ takes a thread away to scrutinise it for possible contraventions of the rules, and then puts it back again as if nothing had happened?

whitewave Wed 27-Jun-12 18:48:07

Them's my thoughts

johanna Wed 27-Jun-12 18:59:18

We got taken off last night.
Apparently lots of people looking for porn were directed to Gransnet.
..... The site crashed....... so may hits!!!!!!!

Even today when clicking on 50 shades of grey hair, it directed you to Sport..
gringrin

Also people looking for barbecued squirrels ended up on Gransnet.!!!

whitewave Wed 27-Jun-12 19:07:11

Yo! ho! they were all disappointed then - but at least they would learn a lot about humour

Anagram Wed 27-Jun-12 19:07:42

grin johanna!

whitewave Wed 27-Jun-12 19:09:16

(blush) thought you were serious OMG I am so thick at times

Annobel Wed 27-Jun-12 19:49:09

Nice one, johanna grin

Greatnan Thu 28-Jun-12 07:14:57

It could happen - when my granddaughter was about eight she began to show signs of early puberty and when I looked up 'premature sexual development' I was offered some horrible sites meant for paedophiles. (She was treated successfully, but it was worrying because it can be caused by a tumour on the pituitary gland).
Another time, I was doing some research on the historic treatment of children in schools, and when I looked up 'corporal punishment' you can imagine the kind of sites I was offered!

nanaej Thu 28-Jun-12 07:47:19

When google was still reasonably new I once typed in Sussex into the search box when looking for a possible hotel. Whether I put a space in by accident I do not know but I got all sorts of websites!blush

JessM Thu 28-Jun-12 08:49:15

Johanna grin this is a much more plausible explanation than my theory that RBS were failing to pay the tech bills.
I thought it was sheer genius the way whenim worked the phrase "fifty shades of grey" into the narrative of the geriatric porn thread. It has obviously gone viral!

Annobel Thu 28-Jun-12 08:54:03

I think I might have said this on another thread but when I put in 'toys' as a search, my eyes were opened as never before.

Ariadne Thu 28-Jun-12 09:15:46

We did have a thread on mummy p**n (not typing in full in case it triggers the same response!) maybe that was what caused the hits?

glammanana Thu 28-Jun-12 11:09:41

Now I know why so many nana's have been seen going down the garden to the "shed" confused

soop Thu 28-Jun-12 11:15:47

glamma...I blame those two rascals - Pete and gramps. Naughty nellie has been having her wicked way with them...all in the name of research, you understand. hmm

Anagram Thu 28-Jun-12 12:25:27

The Porn thread's gone now! confused

Anagram Thu 28-Jun-12 12:25:57

Oops! It's back....

gracesmum Thu 28-Jun-12 12:36:31

Could you pm me that barbecued squirrel recipe please johanna - jeni might like a copy too.

jeni Thu 28-Jun-12 12:53:47

hmm

gracesmum Thu 28-Jun-12 14:32:47

Waste not want not jeni - your neighbour is clearly capable of shooting them for yougrin You might want to invite them round to share (how many people would a squirrel feed?)