Posting on Grabbit

Issyc

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

All that you are doing is reinforcing my point - a select group of posters are doing everything they can to shout down anybody that dares to disagree with them. What you fail to realise is that the only viewpoint you are harming by this behaviour is your own.

Which was why the poll was suggested so that anybody who was interested could have a say.

Ken68

This is a privately financed site, staff are paid to tidy up the forum.
We should let them do their job and accept the final decision.

nikkilala_2

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

All that you are doing is reinforcing my point - a select group of posters are doing everything they can to shout down anybody that dares to disagree with them. What you fail to realise is that the only viewpoint you are harming by this behaviour is your own.

I'm sorry but I totally disagree with that, what exactly do you mean by "this behaviour". No one is shouting anyone down, just putting their point across. If you are'nt allowed to put your point across by starting a poll and voting why does MSE have the facility to set up a poll in the first place??

Issyc

Ken68 wrote: »

This is a privately financed site, staff are paid to tidy up the forum.
We should let them do their job and accept the final decision.

I appreciate the work done by the Moderators who, I believe, are not paid but without us there would not be a forum.

artha

Savvybunny2009 wrote: »

I have only seen very few people opposed to the Tesco grabbits, with the soaring rise in food costs and the fact that many families are finding it hard to even feed their family let alone buy the luxuries posted on here surely it is in the best interest for grabbits that can help those feed their families on a tight budget or get the essentials cheaper should remain to help those who need it most?

Perhaps there is a better way to do it but I don't think moving threads randomly is helping anyone, those who oppose the threads only have to ignore them. I just cant see logic, for those who need to make sure they can feed their family on a pittance these threads make the world of difference, them being here wont make much of a difference to those who oppose except little more effort to scrollthe page and click a button.

Obviously I can't be sure and I apologise in advance if I,m wrong, but, using the supposed needs of the poor to promote self interest to maintain the cosy status quo of a few individuals is a bit shallow IMHO. To get access quickly to some of the deals on here you have to be in the know of where, quite illogically, certain immediate uncertain grabbits are posted, have an iphone or similar to browse while you are in Tescos, have a laptop to browse at leisure whilst exchanging irrelevant (to the poor) chit chat and how are you my dear stuff, and a reliable car with plenty of fuel to whizz around various stores spending money upfront to secure a years supply of goods. That is not the profile of someone who is desperate to make ends meet. Many people who really need the bargains just don't have the means to access them as posted here

nikkilala_2

artha wrote: »

Obviously I can't be sure and I apologise in advance if I,m wrong, but, using the supposed needs of the poor to promote self interest to maintain the cosy status quo of a few individuals is a bit shallow IMHO. To get access quickly to some of the deals on here you have to be in the know of where, quite illogically, certain immediate uncertain grabbits are posted, have an iphone or similar to browse while you are in Tescos, have a laptop to browse at leisure whilst exchanging irrelevant (to the poor) chit chat and how are you my dear stuff, and a reliable car with plenty of fuel to whizz around various stores spending money upfront to secure a years supply of goods. That is not the profile of someone who is desperate to make ends meet. Many people who really need the bargains just don't have the means to access them as posted here

How can it be the cosy status of a few individuals, when the poll has 573 yes votes??

baileyboo_2

Thanks for the link nikkilala

nikkilala_2

baileyboo wrote: »

Thanks for the link nikkilala

This one https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3554867 You're welcome;)

artha

nikkilala wrote: »

How can it be the cosy status of a few individuals, when the poll has 573 yes votes??

I think you may be missing the point of my post in your crusade for what you want as an individual. How will the arrangement you want help the poor and needy to get basic food at a cheap price when a lot of those posting complain that because they are using an Iphone or similar find it difficult to access bargains while they are on a jaunt around stores in their free time that they have, possibly because they don't have to work

nikkilala_2

artha wrote: »

I think you may be missing the point of my post in your crusade for what you want as an individual. How will the arrangement you want help the poor and needy to get basic food at a cheap price when a lot of those posting complain that because they are using an Iphone or similar find it difficult to access bargains while they are on a jaunt around stores in their free time that they have, possibly because they don't have to work

It's not what I want as an individual, it's what the majority want. This is getting way out of hand.
I started a poll as the grabbits kept getting moved, people voted on that, the majority so far, over 93% 587 votes, voted for the grabbits to stay as they were.What does that tell you? Yes I promoted the poll in various threads to make people aware of the poll, because that's what you do when you have a poll otherwise no one votes;) It's pretty straight forward in my opinion, you either want it or you don't.