Forced to join

[user1471427395]

Hi

I didn't want to join Mumsnet properly but I was forced to because a box kept popping up saying to join and I couldn't access the site so I have reluctantly joined and now I cant change my password. Think I will cancel it all and just not bother with this site anymore!

[FilmaWlintstone]

Thanks for the information

[Tiggeryoubastard]

Bye bye.

[MadameCholetsDirtySecret]

Not sure why you posted then.

[Patterkiller]

That's nice.

[exWifebeginsat40]

then what happened?

[user1471427395]

Maybe its a security thing. Typical that theres sarcastic comments straight away which is why I never wanted to join properly!

[MrsHandles]

Hi was 'forced' to join too. Meh, I've been a lurker for hundreds of years - it was only a matter of time.

My first thought was security, too.

[user1471441839]

Yep me too. Oh well at least I can now reply to pointless remarks. Tiggeryoubastard.

[MissBeaHaving]

Is this the new way?
Rendering lurkers equipment useless until they sign up ??
well slap my thighs till sundee

[OlafsCarrot]

The enforced log in is really putting me off. I much prefer to lurk on MN without logging in.
There are also threads on this issue in Site Stuff and in Chat. Which I have also moaned on.

[user1066]

I felt forced to register as well. I was a long term lurker - just reading good threads and not feeling the need to post until the pop-up box made this impossible. I'm the sort of person that enjoys listening to conversation without saying much in real life and felt the same about MN.

So this is just testing my log in, etc.

[Sparklingbrook]

I am not sure why you want to 'access the site' if you don't like it very much.

[newshmoo74]

I was forced to join after several years happy lurking without feeling the need to post - I was a member before but I've forgotten all my details. For some reason this new format has made me feel compelled to contribute. i was already addicted to aibu, now I may never get off here.

[toadgirl]

but I was forced to because a box kept popping up

If you sign up for things based on a "box that kept popping up", you are going to find yourself signing up for some mighty weird stuff (donkey porn, viagra, the list goes on)

[SpringBail]

I was "forced" to join too and as pp mentioned it's probably due to security reasons. I was a lurker for a long time but don't mind having to join. So thought I would say hi

[user1471556502]

Ooh hello, I was forced too. But actually I'm rather excited to be able to start commenting on things when they really annoy me.

[user1471433243]

Hi forced to join also but looking it as positive because just occasionally I would like to comment, hey ho life changes 🙂

[user1471524987]

I am also one of the new recruits . Lurked in the shadows for years but always hesitated to sign up. I waste enough time just reading so God knows how many hours I'll lose by responding to threads. Still, it beats housework.

[LucyBabs]

We don't care! Hold on.. Maybe we do?!

[lackingimagination]

Lovely first few comments.

What about 'lurkers' who are getting support/advice/company from reading threads and will now be put off by having to sign up. There are many reasons for not wanting to log in/sign up - concerns over security & anonymity possibly being the main issue.

For example somebody in an abusive relationship with no privacy and a partner who would not allow or want them to be looking at sites such as this. Signing up requires a link with an email address/facebook account which in most cases will be traceable in some way. Up until now people in a situation like that would simply have come on, browsed and deleted browsing history. With the new rule it is not so simple, especially to those who don't know their way around smartphones/the internet so well.

I have mixed feelings on it, I understand posters require a level of privacy and policing as well, but the above is a major concern to me.

[user1471430928]

Hi same happened to me. I thought mumsnet must've gotten sick of me lurking so much

[Falderal]

I'm another one press-ganged into signing up after happily lurking & learning loads from Mumsnet.

Just testing my posting prowess really ... nice to "meet" you all!

[Sparklingbrook]

Good advice from Usual. The user followed by long number names make it hard to tell everyone apart.