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RTFT

35 replies

DavidTheDog · 15/06/2021 13:34

Sometimes people not RTFT is irritating, but sometimes it's downright cruel or offensive. So, I suggest the following treatment.

  • first time offence, banned for 1 day.
  • second offence, banned for 2 days.
  • third offence, banned for... I've changed my mind actually, three strikes and you're out.
OP posts:
Blue4YOU · 22/06/2021 21:26

A lot of the time the first few pages are all people saying the same thing. OP comes back, in-fighting happens etc. One might well have something to say but life is limited

HumunaHey · 22/06/2021 21:10

@GCAcademic

You don’t have to load 10 pages, though. You can just select the OP’s posts, read those, and make sure you’re not putting your foot in it before posting.
Exactly. Read all of OP's posts and the last page of replies and you will get a good idea of the convo.

Also, if a thread is multiple pages deep and someone can't be bother to rtft/all of OPs posts, why do they bother to get involved? It's a bit pointless imo.

GreatBigBird · 22/06/2021 20:57

@GCAcademic

You don’t have to load 10 pages, though. You can just select the OP’s posts, read those, and make sure you’re not putting your foot in it before posting.
That’s hardly RTFT and much of the detail is in the replies.
Original poster
DavidTheDog · 22/06/2021 20:49

Ha! @OffRampHilton

OP posts:
GCAcademic · 22/06/2021 19:48

You don’t have to load 10 pages, though. You can just select the OP’s posts, read those, and make sure you’re not putting your foot in it before posting.

OffRampHilton · 22/06/2021 19:47

OP, have you thought of maybe some kind of a third strikes and you’re out rule?

Original poster
DavidTheDog · 22/06/2021 19:45

I appreciate that it's easier for you, but what effects do you think it might have on everyone else?

OP posts:
LotsOfFunToday · 21/06/2021 21:13

@DavidTheDog

Thank you for replying to my rather flippant and ridiculous post. It’s something I have never experienced on other forums, albeit I no longer use many.

It just drives me crazy. And deleted posts may cause more distress (unless you could put something like, “this fool hadn’t RTFT”).

What did you think to the recent idea of using a different colour for Zombie threads?

The problem is, MNHQ @LilyMumsnet no longer allow you to have 1000 posts per page. There’s no way I can be bothered to wait for up to 10 pages to load while reading, so sometimes it’s easy to post after a couple.
Original poster
DavidTheDog · 15/06/2021 20:52

Thank you for replying to my rather flippant and ridiculous post. It’s something I have never experienced on other forums, albeit I no longer use many.

It just drives me crazy. And deleted posts may cause more distress (unless you could put something like, “this fool hadn’t RTFT”).

What did you think to the recent idea of using a different colour for Zombie threads?

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MNHQ
LilyMumsnet · 15/06/2021 20:22

Hello!

Thanks so much for your thoughts.

This is an internet-wide issue that happens all across the web - so it isn't isolated to Mumsnet alone.

We don't tend to ban people for not RTFT because it's usually not done with the intention to cause upset. That being said, if it's something that is being done without the best of intentions, we would of course step in.

We do find that once aware, people are quite sorry for not RTFT and post to say as much - which we think is quite nice, when appropriate.

As ever, it's dealt with on a case-by-case basis so if you have any concerns, please do report the post to us using the report button and we'll take a look. Flowers

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