EXCUSE ME - OVER HERE - BRILL IDEA

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Oh Dear - i took the piss too

I don't think it would make a blind bit of difference tbh. If it's in Active conversations, there will still be cries of "troll! troll!" and if it isn't in active conversations then no one will post on it. Which kind of defeats the whole purpose of posting it.

Yes, Dropintheit probably was an honest thread (the pong onebut it wasn't titled pong---that is what I titled mine based on input from another brilliant poster), but I just got so tickled about it that I got carried away and not only did a piss-take, but I started two additional and quite hysterical threads to follow it up. Very childish indeed.

BTW-missed the vagina pong thread! Think I would have probably been pissing myself laughing too much to post anything constructive.Just T.M.I,imo!

ssd-we are talking about many threads which innocent people have started for advice and who have then been shot down in flames by people who aren't interested in the subject matter or think it is too trivial to talk about but who can't resist the need to post unhelpful,sarcastic comments.

Thank GOD. OK, I will marry you.

I am not usually a piss-taker, I am normally very nice, for some reason I totally lost control yesterday and I am seriously starting to regret it. I have never accused anyone of being a troll--vagina pong just gets to me I am not of sour-milk, I am of love and light and goodness and sometimes I do lose control....

Sorry to be dim again, but are there really a lot of trolls on MN or are some of us just quick tempered and think the worst?

Ouch ... I mean principle ...

I think it's a good idea in principal, and you are right when you say that "troll" shouldn't be the first thing that people think when they see a strange name or a strange topic, but knowing Mumsnet I can't see p*ss takers keeping off the thread just because it's in a special section. Sometimes I don't even register what topic a thread is under, and of course there are a lot of people here who hate being told not to post and who would post on such a topic just to make a point.

I do think it would be nice if there was a safe place to post personal questions where the assumption is that you are serious, but sadly it's very much open to abuse (either by the trolls or the p*ss takers).

What thread are you all refering to, feel like the new girl who doesn't know what everyone is on about?

a bit of respect and an assumption that not everyone is a troll just because they ask an odd question would solve that one.

or simply parp urself(or whatever ur supposed to say) and leave the thread

It must be hard being perfect,eh?

I think it's a nice idea too but won't stop the bitching - have you ever seen the threads about 'which threads annoy you' - there was even a mention that poems on the miscarriage/bereavement thread were crap Also if you suggest that they don't read/post/look elsewhere you really get it!!

agree mtpw that it would be useful
but tbh I dont think it will stop the name changing, I have only changed my name once for legal reasons but like sunny have asked personal questions with own name.
But still dont think it will stop the bitching.

btw I was a piss taker too so PLEASE beat me too

TBH I don't see the problem having it in active convo's, there's plenty there I don't post on, if it would rile some people they don't need to go into personal like I don't go into arts and crafts etc....

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meggymoo-think there should be a name and shame thread then and if any one of those sarcy people want any advice in the future ,then they can sod off! This is a parenting site, afterall not a "who can be cleverer than thou" site! !