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Harry and Meghan threads

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takealettermsjones · 16/12/2022 12:01

@MNHQ please could you move these into the Royal Family board? They're all over AIBU.

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AutumnCrow · 31/12/2022 13:45

BIWI · 18/12/2022 20:40

And I do.

But why the fuck don't people post them in the right place to start with?

I'm beginning to think a lot of them are started and posted on by bots.

It's always the same tedious fucking formula:

Inspirational
If you don't agree = haterz
Inspirational
Inspirational
Fantastic role models
Ooh hatred!
Twisting my words
Inspirational

And now coming to you in AIBU, over and over again, you lucky lucky punters.

Littlechickenhead · 23/12/2022 19:57

So it would appear that MN are not even moving the most egregiously pointless H&M threads. I reported two today which aren’t even pretending to be a discussion, they’re just ‘ooh I’m in awe of them they’re sooooo wonderful!’ nonsense and they’re still in Chat.

GreenLunchBox · 18/12/2022 20:45

Quveas · 16/12/2022 18:37

The "interesting discussion" twaddle note seems to be code for many many people posting disgustingly offensive posts about any subject at all. Want to be racist? It's an interesting discussion. Disabilist? It's educational. Bash benefits claimants? It's a topic that's informative. Tell another poster they are an idiot and you are banned! I suspect the site owners like the toxicity because it pulls in the numbers and the stats, supports their marketing. Welcome to capitalism at its best. You can sell anything including vitriol and abuse.

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Yep, exactly

BIWI · 18/12/2022 20:40

And I do.

But why the fuck don't people post them in the right place to start with?

SaltyCrisp · 18/12/2022 20:23

BIWI · 18/12/2022 17:43

One I reported today has now been moved, thankfully.

Or you could just hide them ...

BIWI · 18/12/2022 17:43

One I reported today has now been moved, thankfully.

WrongTopic · 18/12/2022 17:26

I am reporting when I see them, to be fair most of them do get moved. Just need to keep reporting them for wrong topic, unless they are in Trending and are actually in the right topic.
If people would take time to check before posting and actually post in the right place there wouldn't be all this annoyance and anger and people not using the site any more. It was like this during Covid, then there was a topic for it and eventually it cooled off, this crap looks as if it going to go on for ages yet. I left because of the Covid stuff taking over everywhere, don't really want to be driven out by such a waste of space this time.

glintwithpersperation · 18/12/2022 15:29

Please excuse the following expletive filled rant but if I see another thread about those pair of cunts I’m going to explode. I have no interest in any of the fucking royals and the sycophantic ghoulish discussions are driving me to distraction.
how do you hide a topic?

BIWI · 18/12/2022 14:21

So it seems like @MNHQ are ignoring this thread, as well as reports that are being made about the issue.

dolor · 18/12/2022 00:48

Please do this, I am losing what little sanity I have left.

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takealettermsjones · 18/12/2022 00:42

SaltyCrisp · 18/12/2022 00:26

OP - maybe take a break from Mumsnet if it's getting to you so much.

If I inadvertently open a thread that's not of interest to me, I just move on. It's not that big a deal.

I didn't say it was getting to me. I just made a site related request to MNHQ, like every other OP on this board.

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SaltyCrisp · 18/12/2022 00:26

OP - maybe take a break from Mumsnet if it's getting to you so much.

If I inadvertently open a thread that's not of interest to me, I just move on. It's not that big a deal.

tiddlywinks2 · 18/12/2022 00:24

Yes please. Also, how do you hide threads?

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takealettermsjones · 18/12/2022 00:18

RoseslnTheHospital · 17/12/2022 19:53

Just scroll past for goodness sake if you're not interested. How difficult is it to do that?? Shedloads of threads that I scroll by because they are of zero interest to me. It's weird and childish to insist that threads are moved to one topic just to stop you from having to see the thread title.

It's not just having to see the title, though. For one thing, people often post threads with unhelpful titles such as "is this weird?" or "AIBU to think this?" There have been several such H&M threads recently.

Secondly, the topics should act as a filtration system. If I looked on BBC News for the news in my area and it constantly showed me what was going on in Devon, I would find another news site.

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RoseslnTheHospital · 17/12/2022 20:11

I have no problem with this thread, I wanted to read it and am happy to comment on it. You won't see me posting on threads that don't interest me, nor do I read them.

There are a handful of threads in active. There are lots about Christmas, about Relationships, and so on and so on. It's unsurprising that there are more threads than usual about the royal family because of the attention the Netflix documentary is getting.

The topics are there to help people find posts that interest them. AIBU and Chat are free for all, any topic that you like.

Pieministers · 17/12/2022 20:07

RoseslnTheHospital · 17/12/2022 19:53

Just scroll past for goodness sake if you're not interested. How difficult is it to do that?? Shedloads of threads that I scroll by because they are of zero interest to me. It's weird and childish to insist that threads are moved to one topic just to stop you from having to see the thread title.

The sheer number of H&M threads on MN is relentless and constant. Even before the Netflix documentary, there was numerous threads about them. It’s tedious and the threads are rarely started in good faith.

There is a topic for Royal Family threads. What is the point of having topics if MNHQ refuse to use them?

Out of interest, why was it so difficult for you to not scroll past this thread and post on it telling us all we should scroll past threads we don’t want to read?

RoseslnTheHospital · 17/12/2022 19:53

Just scroll past for goodness sake if you're not interested. How difficult is it to do that?? Shedloads of threads that I scroll by because they are of zero interest to me. It's weird and childish to insist that threads are moved to one topic just to stop you from having to see the thread title.

WrongTopic · 17/12/2022 19:51

www.mumsnet.com/
talk/amibeing_unreasonable/4700008-to-think-harry-and-meghan-are-a-busted-flush-now?page=2

Newwardrobe · 17/12/2022 19:50

I despair, my FB feed is now full of positive stories about H&M (not despairing because they are positive stories but because I cant escape them )

WrongTopic · 17/12/2022 19:47

There is currently another bloody thread in AIBU, PLEASE get rid of these bastards.

butterfliedtwo · 17/12/2022 19:15

Spudlet · 17/12/2022 18:40

Also, afaik you can’t easily hide topics on mobile. 😑

You can't, it's annoying. I'm hiding a million single threads, it feels like!

ohioriver · 17/12/2022 18:47

Please can you move them it's relentless

Spudlet · 17/12/2022 18:40

Also, afaik you can’t easily hide topics on mobile. 😑

Spudlet · 17/12/2022 18:37

It is WEIRD. There’s no middle ground ever -Meghan is either the devil incarnate, or a wronged angel who never did a thing wrong in her life. Kate is either the perfect future Queen, or a cold hearted harpy - not much middle ground there either at the moment. There’s never any nuance or acknowledgment that everyone involved is human and thus flawed. It’s not a discussion, it’s just two diametrically opposed camps shrieking at each other. Over and over again. And it’s so fucking BORING.