General Chat

There seems to be some strife happening on this Board.

It looks as though it is becoming nasty

and it happened yesterday as well ............... Remembrance Day which is a very important day for remembering people who gave up their lives so we would have free speech.

I know Sunday is the biggest day for you guys, but we here still observe Remembrance Day, with services, parades, and thanksgiving for why lives were lost.

It was VERY disappointing to come on here and see so much nastiness.

I didn't read the threads concerned, not interested in them, but I couldn't avoid seeing that OPs had been RR"d. And the same thing happened today.


Please stop it.

I totally agree with you, Sylvia!

I've sent a complaint to GR not that I suppose it will do much good but at least I've got it off my chest!

Words are a powerful tool, but ones so easily misused.

Is there anything on this earth not capable of annoying someone, somewhere? :-S

At last, a breath of sanity.

Thank you, Sylvia

I didn’t look in yesterday, so didn’t see anything.

Here as well as the big parade on Sunday, we also have a well attended ceremony in the market square at 11am on the 11th. I went to that and it was was poignant as ever

I deleted my previous comment - just in case anyone has already seen it.

Sylvia, I know it can't be helped due to location but, while I agree with you to some extent, you are late to the party so no need to stir the pot.
I thank you. :-D

Island as you say it can't be helped that someone is late to post an opinion on the situation, it could have been any of us anywhere ( night owls here, early birds elsewhere).

But maybe a reminder to the more mature ( older!) that they could restrain themselves on a day which here at least was supposed to be about remembrance and reconciliation?

No doubt it will continue at a different time, as history on here proves ;-)

Before anyone is named as a suspect I reported Barbra's post, she is clearly upset and may ( as she has done in the past ) want to reconsider whether the argument is worth leaving the board over.

Why has my post been reported what a load of sad people Barb did say 29veiws no replies AW cyber bullies. My original one was just chat between Ann G Florence. JOAN .I REALLY AM UPSET WILL NEVER EVER POST AGAIN ON GR I HAVE REPORTED BULLYING TO GR HAD A REPLY THAT'S IT FOR ME NOW Barbara

Oh bugger!

I have missed it all again.

I have told you why I reported above Barbra,

As I posted earlier - no need to stir the pot, so well done.

Rose I apologise thought you had reported my long standing post from May .let's just say Bye please God this is it now Barbara

Sylvia...as you stated you never saw the post in question which caused a rumpus on the boards.

I will not and NEVER will sit back and watch someone being called vile names, in my opinion an attack which came out the blue...be it friend or poster.

I thought my response was quite apt given the nature of the abuse to a fellow poster.

I'm sure I saw an article recently concerning the recruitment of much needed nurses from abroad to make up for the apparent lack of suitable UK born candidates.

On the other hand, French President Macron is intending to tighten rules on immigration & asylum.

I have deleted my post, because I realised that I had posted in anger, just as obviously happened on other threads.


I was so very disappointed that it was thought that I had no right to comment because I live in a different part of the world.

It will however make no difference to me. I can't help it that most people are on here when I am not. It is still my right to post a thread on any subject that I like, and I will continue to do so.

but as Dermot posted ............

"Words are a powerful tool, but ones so easily misused."

Perhaps it should be realised, this board is part of the World Wide (see those two words?) Web.
As such, people from all over the world can post whenever they want.
If, as it appears, someone only wants people to post when it's convenient to 'them', perhaps they should just start their own site - for them and their friends.
Or alternatively, if they just want 'local' talk, arrange a coffee morning! :-D :-D

I never read your deleted post Sylvia but I agree with
Maggie it doesn't matter where in the world you or anyone else live,
you have the right to make comments the same as everyone else.

Thank you maggie and Emma, and also Allan and LondonBelle.xx

Of course everyone can post regardless of where they are but putting up a thread with no knowledge of what led up to the 'issue' or what was posted, especially as things had calmed, seems like flaming to me.

Trust me, you don't want to be waving the red rag as some of us have found an innocent wave of a silk hanky has 'released the beast'.