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Wow. I really missed out that year ! (and I cannot even see the post MNHQ made as _chat has a short expiry).

Anyway, I would offer MNHQ my time for free if they wanted someone who could possibly interpret the pros and cons of any system wide switches and be available for staff feeling overloaded at MN Towers.

I've had a bad chest for the last 8 days - hence not asleep at this time - but normally am awake from 1900 UTC to 1100 UTC and based Merseyside

(In IT 35++ years, self employed, hours of my own choosing, three sisters believe I'm nuts, but in IT sometimes you get much more done at night !! Also handy if you monitor remote CCTV systems and are awake to give a running commentary when guys in masks are breaking in.)

"I think this shows that lots of people are really over-invested in MN."

Yep. Bit odd really.

well, even though the reports and posts were reasonable, I do think the ones saying she was misguided or malicious would be deleted anyway re Mumsnet rules, pas and all that.

Fair dos.

'Attackers'

FFS.

Glad to hear julie is ok.

Mn, you need to give your colleague support not side with her attackers.

Glad shes okay too, I wasn't impressed either, but it was way too much of a witch hunt & I had visions of some young new staff member in a complete state of panic - daft to be left to it on NYE if they are not used to the quirks of this site, but I'm sure lessons have been leant - aren't mistakes the best teacher in any field :)

I LOVE that emoticon - we NEED it on here :)

I'm glad Rooners :)

Zombie agrees with you, Rooners.

I think we need to be super nice to Julie when she comes back, just to make it up to her.

I am super chuffed to have had a reply from her and hope she won't mind me saying that it seems she is On Form and ready to rock and roll, which of course, there is no reason to suppose would not have been the case.

I am really glad to know she is Ok. So I thought I would just share that.

For me it was 8 hours or so. It was gone 8am when I stopped getting the 'no new threads' pop up despite me rebooting my ipad.

We so need that emoticon Sparkling.

Infact I could do with it on a flash card to hold up when the kids or DH are getting on my wick!

NearTheWindmillThere are still lots of lovely people.

There are some people who may have made an error of judgement last year/night and are still lovely people who will be there in a flash to help.

There's been an increase in the nasties but we can flick them off.

Sparkling - snorts with laughter at that!

There haver been some vile and nasty people about lately. I went out last night and must have missed a lot. However, I have to say I am seriously considering deregistering because this place isn't what it was. All rather sad.

Is this close Pancake?

I am imagining the design of that emoticon. I think it would be bouncy.

There should be an 'enough already' emoticon.

I think Queen Justine needs to be woken from her champagne induced NY snooze and make a pithy statement so we can have some more thread commenting on it then getting over it move along nicely.

You are not wrong Pancake time to say goodbyes and bury the lot.

The post-mortem is dragging on......

It's going round in circles. Worst stuff has happened on here.

How long was it that people could not post for unless on their mobile?

Sounds like people want heads on plates from all sides.......

I think this shows that lots of people are really over-invested in MN.

Really, not being able to post for an hour or so on a social networking site is hardly the end of the world.

I'm also a little about decisions being criticised on the basis that there were suicidal people who needed help. If people are seriously mentally unwell, they need medical attention and RL support.

For me MN is a brilliant, free resource - however I really don't get all the finger pointing and recriminations that there has been.

Mostly the funniest threads are unintentionally funny, don't go on for pages and don't end up in Classics.

Well, I am obviously more easily amused, curlew.

You know- I don't think I have ever seen a "gloriously funny" thread on Mumsnet! I have seen plenty where people tell each other how funny some threads are/were.................