I see so many posts on here these days that are auire clearly made up for the drama or the laughs etc which is fine. However it seems to have become more common because genuine posters are being shot down in flames and torn to pieces for asking honest questions. One that springs to mind was an OP who was upset that her partner didn’t check in with her after what genuinley sounded like a harrowing day at work. Another ‘trend’ I’ve noticed is the Mumsnet vulture hovering over the new and unanswered posts so they can get in there first and be a right dick! I think I’m actually fascinated with the whole ‘first reply’ thing because so often the first poster reply is just horrible and it’s as if it’s a blatant attempt to ‘sent the tone of the post’ or instigate a pile on. I’m almost bracing myself or the ‘are you ok OP?’ Why do so many first replies seem to be so nasty? Are people trying to destroy OP’s so that everyone is scared to post?