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Could warnings to people be issued by PM rather than email?

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magimedi · 23/03/2015 12:12

This is not a TAAT but has been raised on another thread.

WorraLiberty has summed this up well & (with her permission) I am quoting her from another thread:

"I don't use a phone for Mumsnetting, so I would actively have to log into my email to check on the off chance that HQ might have sent me a warning for something.

Rebecca said... We have temporarily suspended her account for personally attacking several times on the same thread in a short space of time when we have sent previous warnings about similar behaviours.

If it was in a short space of time, she might not have seen the emails.

Whereas if her inbox lit up, she probably would have and then heeded the warning.

It's how lots of forum moderators do it."

It seems such a good idea. Not all of us use phones for Mumsnetting.

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 19:02

The
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TSSDNCOP

we'll never know

Bakeoffcake · 23/03/2015 19:00

In fact, is that what the TTNRCCCOP or whatever the heck it is, actually refers to? I think it might be, they come round to your house, have a little chat, have a look at your interweb thingy, then decide whether or not to ban you?

Bakeoffcake · 23/03/2015 18:57

Ahh that's a nice cake Worra.

have they already been round?

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 18:48

bother me in the house? naggig me to stop? oh dear I think DH works for MNHQShock

WorraLiberty · 23/03/2015 18:44

I think that's a great idea.

Actually I'd like a home made, personally delivered cake from Justine.

Could warnings to people be issued by PM rather than email?
Bakeoffcake · 23/03/2015 18:39

I like the personal approach myself. So the only proper course of action is for someone from MNHQ to come around to your house.

What could possibly go wrong?

LineRunner · 23/03/2015 17:58

Yes, the Twit too of course, magi

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 17:53

Hahaha good one magi ! Grin

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 17:50

i have to switch to desk top site mobile site is shite. no photos showing

Original poster
magimedi · 23/03/2015 17:37

Line - don't you reckon a tweet is also necessary?

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LineRunner · 23/03/2015 17:34

A PM, and an email, and an Ahem on the thread. Plus an advertisement in the classified section of The Times should cover it.

bumbleymummy · 23/03/2015 17:32

Zing, no, mines an iPhone. The dot appears over the little person icon at the top.

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magimedi · 23/03/2015 17:30

Fru - Olivia tens to do her 'ahems' in a more general direction .

I think Zing wan't something like this:

Could warnings to people be issued by PM rather than email?
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StayingSamVimesGirl · 23/03/2015 17:28

I am sure MNHQ could warn people by PM and email - to cover both bases.

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 17:25

I want accusatory finger pointing at people.
an actual index finger emoticon

FruChristerOla · 23/03/2015 17:23

"Maybe they could have a special font & colour??"

Now you're suggesting the ridiculous, magi. The Pore.Ole.Collective.Techs will be holding their collective heads in their collective hands at this suggestion Grin

No wonder The Original Main Tech has left

Original poster
magimedi · 23/03/2015 17:17

oh like a thunderous voice in the Big Brother house?

Maybe they could have a special font & colour?? Grin

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FruChristerOla · 23/03/2015 17:17

But they do that sometimes, magi.

I've certainly seen OliviaMN with her and comments on threads before now Grin

I suspect the thread we're all thinking about (which I didn't read and didn't post on, so what do I know?) kicked-off over the weekend when there might have been 'skeleton MNHQ staff'?

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 17:16

magi

what was weird to me is that they almost zapped it but decided to let it carry on and there was the idea of spreding peace and love or something
I thought then and still think that it should've been zapped at that point. EDS /FIB would be still here.
it escalated pretty bad after - so IMO not taking the guns away at that point was a mistake. it turned very nasty afterwards

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 17:13

oh like a thunderous voice in the Big Brother house?
Zing you must not swear. if you say "uppity fucker" you are out

like that?
Grin

it might work! at least it would break the tension

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magimedi · 23/03/2015 17:01

Just another, possibly more contentious, thought. MNHQ must have read the thread in order to issue warnings. Why not warn on thread?

So: "Ahem, Magi if you swear at anyone again we will think of giving you a time out".

Suspect that idea won't be popular & I guess it could derail threads.

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 16:59

where is the dot? i don't see it Sad

mine is android. is yours?

bumbleymummy · 23/03/2015 16:58

Zing, I have the mobile site on my phone and I get the little red dot when I have a pm

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 23/03/2015 16:52

fairenuff

again none of that is visible on the mobile site!

Fairenuff · 23/03/2015 16:41

PMing would be better but that too needs to be more obvious. Everything else is right 'in your face'; the adverts, the drop down menus, the big purple thing. Then there's this tiny little dot to tell you 'you got mail'.

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