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Please can we just ban the following from MN? <unreasonableness alert>

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KatieMiddleton · 23/01/2012 17:40

The following words:

hubby
chavvy/chav
aunt flo
plasma screen TV in any context other than a geeky one.

Starring would be acceptable. You could make it opt in so the huns can get on with it and I don't have to cry "my eyes! my eyes!" every 40 minutes.

Threads about the following:

Benefit bashing Or at least put a warning on the thread titles like BIGOT in big red letters. Possibly flashing. I feel this could be one use of a ticker I could support.

Posters:

Who cannot read a thread properly due to being a lazy arse

Who are hard of thinking

Who are determined to take great offence at what others post regardless of the actual intent of the poster

Who don't say thank you when someone takes the time to give advice

I'm sure there is more. I'm sure others have more. Please MNHQ can you just take a metaphorical red pen to the whole lot?

OP posts:
Pagwatch · 24/01/2012 09:00

Haha at mrsdv trying to raise mn competitive hackles

Pagwatch · 24/01/2012 08:59

I think if you try to link a daily mail article you should get a small tazer through your keyboard. If you link it with 'daily mail alert' or 'sorry, daily mail' you should lose fingers.

OhDoAdmitMrsDeVere · 24/01/2012 08:52

After last night I would love an 'ignore poster' function.

NETMUMS has one

Seriously though, they are fab and v.funny.

NewbieMcNew · 24/01/2012 08:50

Actually MN, I'd be happy if you just had an auto-delete function for any links to the DM website.

Perhaps it could detect the link and just replace it with a link to a page that says. "Blah, blah, blah, bigot, blah blah, blah scary bullshit" and people will get the gist of whatever it is.

Pagwatch · 24/01/2012 08:35

What Mardy said.

Can I be in charge then? I want to abolish threads about reading schemes. I get disproportionately irritated.

BIWI · 24/01/2012 08:35

I agree with Mardy

MardyBra · 24/01/2012 08:13
MardyBra · 24/01/2012 08:12

Anyone who says "what soandso said". Either say why you agree or don't bother cluttering up my screen.

Original poster
KatieMiddleton · 24/01/2012 00:43

Hmm I think the narrative needs work Rebecca.

How about we have a troll hunting amnesty for a few days to give you a chance to refine your plot lines a bit? WinkGrin

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BeerTricksP0tter · 23/01/2012 20:06

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RebeccaMumsnet · 23/01/2012 19:54

or and The Three Billy Goats Gruff all reported the nasty troll rather than shouting 'troll' at him and RebeccaMumsnet didn't go grey quite as quickly ?

SauvignonBlanche · 23/01/2012 19:53

Love the happy ending idea.
Apologies for causing offence by my name.

BeerTricksP0tter · 23/01/2012 19:49

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RebeccaMumsnet · 23/01/2012 19:46

@KatieMiddleton

We could have a ban on posters demanding an update on sensitive threads where the op doesn't want to come back of course.

That would be fine so long as RebeccaMumsnet made up a satisfactory ending instead.

and they all lived happily ever after works for my 3 year old

PinotMN · 23/01/2012 19:42
Maryz · 23/01/2012 19:03

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MardyBra · 23/01/2012 19:02

Maybe this thread is making MNHQ nervous. The peasants are revolting...

Original poster
KatieMiddleton · 23/01/2012 19:02

Yes. Posters who DO NOT PARAGRAPH should be given remedial classes in pressing the enter key.

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MardyBra · 23/01/2012 19:02

Sauvignon - or without punctuation. Although I'm afraid you are on a sticky wicket with your long, tricky-to-spell name.

Maryz · 23/01/2012 19:01

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SauvignonBlanche · 23/01/2012 19:00

Please can we ban OPs which are a whole essay with no paragraphs?

MardyBra · 23/01/2012 19:00

Bloody hell Maryz. Wtf were you posting?

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KatieMiddleton · 23/01/2012 18:59

1/2 a poster? Confused

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Maryz · 23/01/2012 18:58

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thestringcheesemassacre · 23/01/2012 18:58

I love pags idea. Imagine the carnage. I would ban whole topics.