Is there just less content being posted now?

Agree with what others are saying. Also I no longer want to waste spend time crafting thoughtful, intelligent posts as too often threads are being pulled by over-zealous moderators, or people complaining they've been 'upset' by them.

Agree with what everybody is saying.

I also can't be bothered to start about 99% of threads I think about because you just know you'll get the thread police telling you that there's already a similar thread etc.

And I CBA to search for existing threads before I post because the search function is a waste of time.

@BernardBlackMissesLangCleg “MN also seems like a much less 'intelligent' place than it used to be“

I’ve also noticed this, but didn’t want to come out and say it. I remember a teacher who used to ask “are you being deliberately obtuse?”, I feel her pain quite often when I’m reading some threads.

Im sick of writing a long post and then it doesn't bloody load.....soooo irritating..

My favourite lately has been the Playmo Platty Joobs.

Nothing other than fabulous.

MN has been getting steadily less funny, less clever and more unpleasant for a while now. Maybe it's a reflection of the world at large or a self-feeding vicious circle like a pp mentioned above?

Anyway the thing that has definitely driven me away is the new site launch. Too many glitches / adverts/ it freezes / zaps my post / doesn't update - whatever. It's too much hassle for what it's worth these days. I only ever go on MN to check the FWR active threads now.

With a few exceptions (FWR being one) MN also seems like a much less 'intelligent' place than it used to be

even FWR is pretty slow moving these days. A lot of the really interesting and funny content creators got banned, and I think many of those who survived are pretty tired of dancing round the stupid rules.

and often interesting threads get deleted. you start wondering what the point is after a while

Yes and the Olympic 2012 ones or BGT. No agendas! Just watch and comment.

It reminded me of the old X Factor threads @Sparklingbrook

That's what the OP on thread was trying to explain. But apparently it was wrong. Like it even mattered on a thread that was actually about her partner's effect on her and her DC.

I agree we were just enjoying watching and commenting. Dare I say having a laugh?

I think the funniest threads are the ones like the jubilee concert which was a good laugh (despite a few people trying to make issues out of everything).

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@SpinningRoundRightRound - I’m Scottish, left in my 29s, still say staying, haven’t played dominoes for years, but used to chap on the door. But I’ve never heard of roasted cheese . 😯. Is it the same as cheese on toast?

I read the OP and hid it when it first appeared thinking well that's clearly made up and it'll be gone soon.
Then it blew up and went viral so I thought ok I'll read it because it must be hilarious, maybe it's the replies. But no, nothing.

A lot of what gets nominated for classics is funny imo.

Really?

They must be fucking desperate.

Next it'll be 'my hubby asked me to roger him up the arse with his dead dad's stuffed squirrel in a swim nappy'.

Apart from the first post I have never read the penis beaker thread. Most of the so called hilarious threads are a pile of shite.

MN have put Penis Beaker on their Instagram stories today.

Stuff keeps disappearing off my "TIO"!

No idea why-makes you wonder why you bother though!

'Wow just wow. I never expected so many replies'

Chinny reckon you big old troll.

You forgot the ubiquitous ‘wow’ 😉

Aye sparkling - shocked at the response level my arse.

Sometimes the OP comes back after a day and a half or whatever to the bunfight they started and never posted again, and people are saying 'Where's the OP, they seem to have disappeared?'
They than say 'I haven't got all day to spend on MN like you lot' or something to that effect. They then tell everyone how busy they've been while acting shocked at the amount of replies and wondering why on earth it all kicked off.

I think you might be right, and it's on the increase.

The Mail Online is very male England-centric, isn't it?

On Mumsnet, if a poster back in the old days of green fields used, say, standard Scottish expressions like 'chapping', 'staying' or 'roasted cheese', they might be asked what they meant. Now it's just piling in - 'what on earth is roasted cheese?' 'What are you even saying?' etc etc. Horrible ignorant nonsense.

Sometimes though it's completely obvious that the OP absolutely wants a fight. Or to set one off then disappear which seems to be increasingly the case.

Aye. A big boy did it and ran away territory.