Cruising Granny wrote:

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The site is already busy. It takes a lot of time to keep up with everything. I haven't looked at the joke page for weeks for example.
Keep up the good work fellow nomads. The spirit here is good - rum, brandy, vodka, gin, scotch etc.

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 I'm on the vodka myself

Blue Orchid wrote:

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NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH


It gives me great pleasure to announce that ONE of the main offenders has now deleted his/her account.

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 Geez Blue....how the hell do you know that??  If you don't want to tell me that's ok but wow I can't believe that you know such info.

Boroma577 wrote:

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Blue Orchid wrote:

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NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH


It gives me great pleasure to announce that ONE of the main offenders has now deleted his/her account.

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 Geez Blue....how the hell do you know that??  If you don't want to tell me that's ok but wow I can't believe that you know such info.

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 I'm Mas guardian angel.  I look after her.

Blue Orchid wrote:

I'm Mas guardian angel. I look after her.
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You certainly do Blue...and good for you

Blue Orchid wrote:

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Vic wrote: (In another topic)



And it wasn't JRH or Vic either. I think somone must have complained about Ma and off topic posts and she just decided she had enough.

There are a couple on here that consider themselves self appointed moderators and I think that would be a good guess.......

PS: There is only one moderator on here and that is the Webmaster Cindy.

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Vic

You are VERY, VERY close to determining why Ma opted to delete her status.

It had nothing to do with the lighthearted fun that happens between the family of regular postees, more the criticism from the fence sitters, the arrogance of the "know it alls" and the people who never admit when they are wrong, especially the "know it alls.

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 Thanks for the feedback Blue, and keep working on Ma to come back to the forum, I may have a rest from the forum myself, can't take all this drama, not resigning but will try to avoid the temptation to post for awhile.  Plenty of troops here to keep Wombat in line...he he....

Vic wrote:

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Blue Orchid wrote:

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Vic wrote: (In another topic)



And it wasn't JRH or Vic either. I think somone must have complained about Ma and off topic posts and she just decided she had enough.

There are a couple on here that consider themselves self appointed moderators and I think that would be a good guess.......

PS: There is only one moderator on here and that is the Webmaster Cindy.

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Vic

You are VERY, VERY close to determining why Ma opted to delete her status.

It had nothing to do with the lighthearted fun that happens between the family of regular postees, more the criticism from the fence sitters, the arrogance of the "know it alls" and the people who never admit when they are wrong, especially the "know it alls.

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 Thanks for the feedback Blue, and keep working on Ma to come back to the forum, I may have a rest from the forum myself, can't take all this drama, not resigning but will try to avoid the temptation to post for awhile.  Plenty of troops here to keep Wombat in line...he he....

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 Vic you could always visit over the road, you will be surprised who you will meet there

Rip and Rosie wrote:

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Hey- lets get it straight.

This forum is like Happy Hour conversations- starts out simple, and people add to the conversation, and it all flows along. Sometimes it involves one topic, and another will meander in as comments are made along the way. Some folk talk a lot, some are a bit shy and talk a little, and some just have another drink.

The is really no such thing as "Off topic" in a conversation.

Lot's of folk inject humour, challenge or bits of rubbish and/or plain bad taste, but that's how it goes. Its just banter. But on the whole you find here that people welcome newbies, genuinely care about the welfare of each other, respond to requests and questions, and give the best advice based on experience. Occasionally, you'll find bias and predjudice, but that's in any happy hour too.

This is not parliment, with the Speaker insisting Westminster Rules. It's a community and it takes all sorts.

It helps to remember that this is written word, and thus we miss the vocal tones and body language which makes the writer's intent clearer.

Like any happy hour, if you get annoyed with the conversation, you have choices: start a row, go home, suck it up, or have another drink.

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 Couldn't of said it better myself, if we all just pass quickly by what heats us up and don't respond in a negative tone you soon forget it with the next helpful, funny, inspirational, stupid or thought provoking subject that takes your fancy this too will pass but we will all miss Ma.

Happywanderer wrote:

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I know, I know. A good detective can work it out fairly quickly.

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 hmmmm a bit of detective work here too - Loffty and I thought he / she might've been one of them.

Come back when and if you're ready Ma - we enjoy your posts

I'm sure Blue will report all our good wishes to Ma.

Here here CG!

Worms need not apply for membership!

Cruising Granny wrote:

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Once we've been true friends on GN I'm pretty sure we're inclined to remain friends with the genuine ones.
If a topic is getting out of hand in anyone's opinion they need to go away, and resist the urge to comment in the negative.
To send PM's to anyone to "have a go" for no apparent reason is just plain nasty.
Instead of questioning people about their credibility, why not just ask them by PM if you have a question. There's no need to attack anyone, ever.
Many of us have a broad range of experiences to draw on when expressing ourselves on this forum.
With that most of us have a sense of humour which often rears it's head to lighten the mood, and present the lighter side to a topic.
No one has the right to attack anyone else on these forums, ever.
It happened to me a couple of years ago and I thought those days had passed, but it looks like the worms wriggle in from time to time. They may even be the same worm who attacked me using another name tag, returned to attack anyone, particularly women who may have a wealth of experience to call upon.
Let's weed out the worms.

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 Geez Granny, I dont even want to remember those days!! You showed much patience and courage, but I decided it wasnt worth being a member here with such awful people so I deleted myself.  Didnt take long before I wished I hadnt!

Try selecting Ma's profile and you will see it is deleted.

I am meeting up with Elaine (Ma) in a few weeks, I will pass on all your sentiments to her

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Blue Orchid wrote:

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One of the reasons that Ma deleted was the arrogance of a few so called members who had the gall to follow up on subjects she disagreed with on the open forum with abusive PMs questioning her experiences.

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I don't think I have ever seen a bad response to a reply on this forum. 

Please give us a few more details so I can check them out ?????

I didn't think those people were on here ?????

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 Garry, you have been absent for a little while and sometimes things move fairly fast on forums as you know.   Yes, there have been some bad responses, some members and posts removed by Cindy and some members left of their own accord and now hopefully the forum can return to it's normal happy state.   Best to leave sleeping dogs lie now rather than go over old ground.  

Just a few hiccups that have been straightened out now, except a couple of valued members who will be missed have bailed out because of the ill feeling that prevailed at the time. Life goes on as we know.