General Chat

due to ill health, i haven't been around much these last couple of months, but i have noticed lots of strange ' names ' that i don't recognise....so PLEASE add your usual name at the bottom of the post. bryan.

adding on from what Bryan said You can also add your name as I have done at the end of your boardname Elaine x

Hi All.. ooohhh look at all the lovely people on here ! Nice to see you ... not been on much myself lately. But not because of any 'dodgy' threads....[ i just try and avoid them ] we have just had a few 'family' things to sort out. Nice to see names i have not seen for a while though. Sue xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

New fashion on the catwalk,is the 'old' fashioned LOL Like to think of myself as'Oldie but Goodie' Golden Oldie Mau XX

Jeannette... thankyou so much for putting up this thread. I thought all you lovely people had left the site... haven't seen many of you for such a long time. I agree with you all and would only add that I think GR should stop name changes. I know this is a contentious issue but I am getting on in years and my mind is not as nimble as it used to be and I don't know who a lot of people are anymore. Alternatively, as Elaine, Paul and others do, always keep your name in your title. Jean x.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~waves to everyone~~~~~~~~~~~ I so agree with with you all about the threads. I am an oldie but haven't posted a lot but I did post a thread the other day ''Choices'' and didn't get one reply,Hence the new name. We all have the choice of either ignoring the threads which are contentious but they can become very personal which I do not like. So lets get the board back to what it used to be Re- debates/jokes and fun threads. Sue

Count me in too, Jeanette! Just logged on today, haven't been on since yesterday afternoon - and now I find that yet something else has taken place, though quite what I have yet to discover lol. Hi, all. x

Hi Bryan, Pleased you are feeling better. I do normally sign my proper name at the bottom but must be honest I've taken to just signing C. This is cos I'm rubbish at typing and it takes me so long to type something I thought I'd take a short cut. lol But you are right we should sign ours names it would be less confusing. Christine xx ( who has taken 3 mins to type this) I'm improving!!! lol

I can see you Sue! lol Christine......I blame our parents. They should have given us names of no more than 4 letters! Ooooops just realised my eldest is Roseanna.......but we do shorten it to Rosie! Glenys.....I think I missed most of it. This was just a thread to voice how I have been feeling over the last couple of weeks. And I can see I wasn't alone!

I'm so bored with the bitterness that me now try to avoid getting involved in the squabbles but it does seem to be the same old names that light the touchpaper!! ;o(

Hi Jeanette, You are right ... I blame them!! My daughter also has a long name Ceriann but has always been called Boo or Charlie.... Don't ask!!!!! lol Christine x

Christine........my sister's nickname is Boo too (real name Justine). Don't ask on that score either! LOL

Jeanette, first time today I have had chance to sit and read all through your thread. So pleased you put it up. I fully agree with all that has been said. I personally think one of the reasons the General Topics board is going down the pan, is because a few months ago a lot of new members joined and there was hassle, thus causing a lot of us 'oldies' not bothering as much as usual. Even more new members came along and most followed the apparent flow of the board got the wrong impression of what the norm on the board was and hey presto, before we knew it the board is full of members that seem to think it is just like the 'Chat Board or Room' I have always felt that the Gen Topics Board was totally different to the 'Chat Board' I do not refer to 'Us Oldies' as elderly in age, but as folks that have been members for quite a while. We have a lot of lovely members in their teens, 20's & 30's. They help keep us older generation feeling young and cheerful ( Well they do me ) It is just a few new members that need to see that this Board is for all ages etc. and must respect every single members feelings and views. So I vote all us 'Oldies' should come back in full swing and show a few of the new members what this board is all about. Then if they dont like our way, they can push off. Sorry for getting on my soap box. Jenny x Third year member.

Jenny, I think you've hit the nail on the head

can I join your clique please ??!! oh, the name changes get right up my nose too - I also like to know if the person I am talking to is male or female - just a first name at the bottom of a post would be much more pleasant Maz. XX

Well said Jenny

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.......Oh go on then Maz! LOL

You know what, in the spirit of trying to get back to how things were... I've changed my name back to what it used to be. A small, symbolic change on my part :o)

Hooray ! Our 'chunks' returns lol ! Elaine x :o))))))))

Wondered where you had gone to Paul. Welcome back as 'You' Jenny x