General Chat

Well....I would just look upon them as ignorant wotsits Sylvia.....You pay your subs and anyone else who does, has a right to post....but nobody has a right to be obnoxious.

After a time, one gets to know who to speak to and who to avoid. I converse with all nations and all the people I know would not hear of such discrimination.......mind you....I expect there are the odd few who don't even realise they are doing it......now that is a thread on it's own....I have met many on my travels and they sincerely believe they are non biased....etc.....but that is due to education. What peeves me is when the person is highly educated and still so rude......but like I say.....room for another thread methinks.

I hope you have got over it Sylvia......we and you are just ordinary posters. You know that you are welcome on any threads :-)

Edit the last post as it sounded sooooooo patronising.......To say......I know I am welcomed on overseas threads cos now and then I look in and say hello....not once has anyone been rude to me and I have been welcomed......

Susanwithnumbers that wasnt patronising, it's what most of us mean I think.

Regarding the whole new people thing, I'm not really bothered about welcoming new people - I see this more as a website than an online community. If people have something to say that's interesting to me then I'll respond the same as I would to someone I'm used to speaking to - only difference is I'm more likely to notice posts from someone I've seen about a lot and I'm more likely to get the tone of what they're saying. I haven't really got any friends on here and I'm not looking to make any but I dolike laugh and a discussion on here.

Am I not your friend then Uggers, boo hoo

And I bought you a drink once... :-D :-D

Oh you know what I mean, Sheila :D - I don't think friendship can be forced as a lot of people seem to suggest on here, it just happens when you click with people as we did - bout time you bought me another!

I have been a member for ages but dont post that often, I come on most days to read the boards but only post if I have something relevant to add!!

I have joined in with threads on several of the pages and although i am not what you would call a prolific poster i think most people recognise me when i do post!

I don't know anybody outside these boards but have often started discussions or joined in with others.
I think that sometimes if a topic is moving quickly some posts get overlooked and people might feel that their contribution was ignored (not me as I have skin as thick as a rhino!!)

a plan to welcome newbies!
If we see someone starting a thread on any of the other boards we could post a comment along the lines of welcome to the boards, come over to chat for your proper welcome, then whoever spotted it could start a thread on chat called a big welcome to **** and we could all then post on there?? it would be then up to the new person whether they wanted to come and say hello or not? its easier to spot new people now that we can see how many posts they have mad.

Anyway just an idea but others may hate it!!!

Julia (In Cambs)

Julia, just to say I recognise you when you post.

Uggers, and here was I thinking we were all your friends!!!! (I haven't bought you a drink though!)

Ahhh, thanks Anninglos!!!! nice to know someone has noticed me!!!

Julia (In Cambs)

No Probs Julia.


talking about threads and newbies not adding to them. There are some I find intimidating strangely enough, just went to look on one which is a very long thread. Thought I hadn't looked at it in a long while and it is an interesting title and used to be good to read and add to. Had to giggle when it turned out to have developed into the equivalent of the old unthreaded chat board. didn't add to it because it was like breaking into a private conversation.

Hi
I don't know what you call 'new blood' as I have been on Gr since February.

I have had a lot of kind helpfulness and met some nice people who have kept in touch.

I'm afraid I have received a few nasty comments, and have been totally ignored when I have ventured on to some threads which really put me off posting. I am NOT such a confident person that I will post on any threads, and I am afraid my sense of humour is probably not
what is liked here,

Yes, having tried to read through some of the threads - some of which are far too long - I thought they were really cliquey. and I felt like an intruder and gave up the idea of joining in.

I'm just getting some response from a few nice ladies but I wish it had happened months ago , before I decided to leave.

carol

Hi Georgina,

if I look back at my first posts in 2006/7 some of them were 'ignored' you might say lol but it wasn't deliberate, more people talking 'over' my post. Quite often that is down to the process of typing ...I often miss people's posts because I'm still typing the reply to the one before. :-)

I think it's like joining anything really, a bit difficult if you think everyone already knows each other, but it's much easier to do on a website ... for one thing you don't have to get dressed up before you walk in ;-)

I do :-D

She does, she does :-D :-D

But I thought you had to do your hair and put your teeth in, as well as getting dressed.

Goergina I wont hang the washing out without me lippy on... :-D

Georgina,don't worry about dress code. I always post in the buff :-D

and me BC. I live in hope :-D :-D :-D

I live in fear, Island....*wobbles with laughter.....

Don't you put your false teeth in then?

This is becoming degenerate again, I can't possibly let my hubby know the sort of people I mix with now.
Tho he did say now I am 70 I can be as rude as I like.
carol

Is he giving you quizzical looks when you LOL Carol? :-D :-D :-D