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To ask what the point of AIBU is any more?

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PatTesting · 10/08/2023 22:50

Can someone at @MNHQ explain what the purpose of AIBU is now?

Obviously, the purpose of it originally was for posters to ask an actual question, Am I being unreasonable… to not want to visit Mexico at Christmas, to think teabags should only be used once, to want my friend to visit me for once.

It’s quite obviously now mainly used for traffic and I’d guess that around 60-70% of the threads posted on it are not an AIBU. Reporting threads which clearly belong in other topics such as Relationships, Work, Legal etc is pointless because MNHQ don’t move them which makes me wonder what the point of AIBU is now.

As a kind of secondary point to this, why have so many topics and not use them? People end up posting asking for advice in AIBU on sensitive topics because they get no response in the correct topic. They then get roasted by the twats and no one is happy.

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LilyMumsnet · 11/08/2023 15:02

Hi OP

Thanks for getting in touch about this. We do move threads around when needed, but we often find people have posted in AIBU for a poll. If we move the thread, the poll will be lost. We're happy to have a wider chat about topics and threads so bear with us, but in the meantime, please do report any of these you see.

FictionalCharacter · 10/08/2023 23:02

I agree. “Posting here for traffic” all the time.

PatTesting · 10/08/2023 23:00

And yet MNHQ continue to create new topics based on demands from posters who think they’ve identified a gap or want a niche single topic area.

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