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MNHQ I have a question about posters' history

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W0rmy · 16/02/2012 16:17

I have had a search of this but couldn't find anything so sorry if it's been discussed before and I've missed it.

What is your stance on a poster searching someone's posting history and bringing it up on another thread in an accusatory way or to attack that poster?

completely random and probably feeble e.g "Ah I see you say you bought a budgie and now you've gone and got a cat, that poor budgie I think that's disgusting and cruel"

Is it merely frowned upon, or if one finds it offensive what should one do?

TIA

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W0rmy · 17/02/2012 08:49

I should say that the personal attack (I have decided that's what it was) was not aimed at me but a fellow poster on the thread, I did call the other poster on it, saying it was bad form, but then checked here that I wasn't talking out of my arse Grin - it turns out I wasn't for a change

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TalkinPeace2 · 16/02/2012 21:22

Give yourself a Shiny. OK Tiggs.

shineoncubiczirconia · 16/02/2012 21:00

Je ne suis pas el shiney.

TessTickular · 16/02/2012 21:00

Yes I was wondering if Olivia needed some french lessons.

Ce n'est pas le cricket.

Maryz · 16/02/2012 20:59

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Maryz · 16/02/2012 20:59

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SuePurblybilt · 16/02/2012 20:55

El Criqueto no-no

TwoStepsBack · 16/02/2012 20:55

il n'est tout simplement pas le cricket ???

bibbitybobbityhat · 16/02/2012 20:54

I think it should be "il ne criquet pas"

Maryz · 16/02/2012 20:53

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StealthPolarBear · 16/02/2012 20:49

I am trying to find an angle from which "I would think that following the spirit of the site that Ne Cricket Pas" is grammatically correct :o

SuePurblybilt · 16/02/2012 20:47
MrsCampbellBlack · 16/02/2012 20:47

Oh I like your S&B threads where you have to buy something in m&S [freaky memory]

Its like hully and her dress that has to be blue and Showy and her frock that puddles.

bibbitybobbityhat · 16/02/2012 20:46

Extremely consternated as to how you go about doing an "internal" search MrsCB ??

shineoncubiczirconia · 16/02/2012 20:45

I'm only allowed on S&B once per annum or MN crashes.

MNHQ
OliviaMumsnet · 16/02/2012 20:45

@StealthPolarBear

Olivia are you drunk? That made no sense!

Sadly not
I do have whole nut
It did make sense I think

crazynanna · 16/02/2012 20:45

I have no idea how to do a search Confused

TalkinPeace2 · 16/02/2012 20:44

I recognise the names of people who used to post on FHG on ebay 5 years ago and ask how they are when I see them on here
does that make me a stalker or just polite?

nenevomito · 16/02/2012 20:43

Especially for you!

Honeydragon · 16/02/2012 20:41

MrsCB

Sorry should have said I mentioned it to be helpful .... trying to establish what she had tried since the previous op and to check it was the same op I was thinking off, and she got really cross at me for remembering. I wasn't mentioning it to be a cow. Blush

MrsCampbellBlack · 16/02/2012 20:41

To be fair I post the same old stuff about white jeans and leopard print so am not a terribly good name-changer Wink

Oh and I use advanced search for advice about holidays/school stuff/health stuff and its very useful

TwoStepsBack · 16/02/2012 20:37

I think dragging Jason Donovan lyrics onto the thread from 1991 is just not cricket.

shineoncubiczirconia · 16/02/2012 20:37

I have an excellent memory and know who MrsCB used to be for example.

TessTickular · 16/02/2012 20:37

Advice?

shineoncubiczirconia · 16/02/2012 20:35

I use advanced search A LOT. 99% of that usage is for advice. 0.5% looking for lost threads. 0.5% checking out if a poster's usually a twonk or just having a bad day.