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Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board

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Titerama · 27/09/2023 20:23

Just FYI the new text and linking between the two feminism boards is a bit mucked up and needs a fix.

The one on feminism: chat has the right link to the other one but the text calls it the women’s rights board, which it is the old name from before it became feminism: sex and gender

The one on feminism: sex and gender seems to be missing some of the text, and the link is to the same board rather than to the feminism: chat board

Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board
Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board
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ArabellaScott · 16/10/2023 21:33

Cattenberg · 16/10/2023 17:26

Why was the feminist board split in two? Was it at the insistence of our self-styled monitors, or was there another reason?

Yes. A small group of posters insisted they needed a safe space where nobody would mention 'gender'.

Cattenberg · 16/10/2023 17:26

Why was the feminist board split in two? Was it at the insistence of our self-styled monitors, or was there another reason?

Genderwoo · 16/10/2023 17:23

LilyMumsnet · 28/09/2023 09:44

Hi OP

Thanks so much for flagging this - we're looking into it now and will have it fixed ASAP. Flowers

Any progress on fixing this? Or reverting the descriptor in Sex and Gender? Any chance 'intersectionality' could receive it's proper placement as being merely a theory among other also-valid ones?

At least two off-topic threads started on the (formerly) S&G since this mistake. One died on it's arse, thankfully.

SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 09:32

The link to feminist chat inside an S&G thread still works, it’s just missing from the top of the page where all the threads are listed

Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board
SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 09:21

This is how it currently appears for me:

Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board
Not quite right - interlinks between the feminism board
ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 09:19

Oh, there was a link to Chat there earlier this morning, I'm sure there was!

SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 09:18

ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 09:13

Aye, or maybe the Chapman brothers.

Scribbling over the top of pre existing historically important work or lots and lots of dildos?

Both seem rather fitting!

SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 09:17

The link from Chat to S&G currently works, but no live link from S&G to Chat.

So that keeps all us nasty terves corralled in the S&G area, which should make the Modern Feminists happy, no?

Bored Modern Art GIF by unimpressionism
ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 09:13

Aye, or maybe the Chapman brothers.

SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 08:24

So Damien Hirst’s pickled dead cows rather than Yves Klein’s naked-women-as-human-paintbrushes?

🤔

ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 08:19

Maybe it's pomo feminism.

SpiderMaam · 03/10/2023 08:16

As for 'modern feminism'? Please!

Especially as contemporary feminism is a new wave of Radical Feminism!

Perhaps by ‘modern feminism’ MN meant it in a similar way to ‘Modern Art’? As in abstract & decorative but way past it’s heyday?

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Titerama · 03/10/2023 07:56

There are not enough rolling eye emojis to respond to this - you’ll have to just imagine them.

A classic and entirely predictable “drama” because as per usual, regulars from sex and gender can’t seem to cope with the existence of a feminism board that doesn’t centre the issues they care most about.

Back to the point of this post…

Please MNHQ, could someone fix the weird words and missing links at the trope of the feminism boards? They’re still not right, and it’s adding to friction and confusion.

If, at the same time, they might move some threads from feminism Chat (that have already been reported as needing to be on sex & gender) over to the appropriate board then all the better.

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ArabellaScott · 03/10/2023 07:25

MrsTerryPratchett · 03/10/2023 06:05

What business of yours is it if a poster has named changed, having to put the advanced search link in, toxic much? Such a school bully response, bless your little cotton head

I think the inference is that if it's a new poster, why do they care so much. I doubt it is a new poster.

I also wish we could have actual conversations about this without all the nonsense. Being disagreed with isn't the same as harassment and attack. I've been a feminist girl and woman for several decades and the debate has always been heated and we all survived the cut and thrust without all this drama. If everyone just wants to be agreed with, a feminist forum probably isn;t the place.

As for 'modern feminism'? Please!

Absolutely. In fact a discussion board probably isn't the place! It would be nice if we could have discussions, and even disagreement, without drama.

JustAnotherPoster00 · 03/10/2023 06:22

Bosky · 03/10/2023 05:45

Oh that touched a nerve! Bless both your little cotton socks!

No nerve touched, just seemed a strange response on a site that allows name changes 🤷‍♀️

MrsTerryPratchett · 03/10/2023 06:05

What business of yours is it if a poster has named changed, having to put the advanced search link in, toxic much? Such a school bully response, bless your little cotton head

I think the inference is that if it's a new poster, why do they care so much. I doubt it is a new poster.

I also wish we could have actual conversations about this without all the nonsense. Being disagreed with isn't the same as harassment and attack. I've been a feminist girl and woman for several decades and the debate has always been heated and we all survived the cut and thrust without all this drama. If everyone just wants to be agreed with, a feminist forum probably isn;t the place.

As for 'modern feminism'? Please!

Bosky · 03/10/2023 05:45

Oh that touched a nerve! Bless both your little cotton socks!

JustAnotherPoster00 · 03/10/2023 04:14

Bosky · 03/10/2023 03:47

Have you done a Name Change? If not, this would appear to be your first ever post on Mumsnet:

https://www.mumsnet.com/search?usernames[0]=Titerama&date=all

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What business of yours is it if a poster has named changed, having to put the advanced search link in, toxic much? Such a school bully response, bless your little cotton head

Bosky · 03/10/2023 03:47

Titerama · 02/10/2023 16:40

The feminism chat board is wanted, and has a valid reason to be there, despite the belittling, sneering and attempts to get it removed by GC feminists.

It’s getting dominated by GC posters and threads, again, and mn aren’t taking much (any?) action to support non GC posters to be honest. This is disappointing, and not for lack of protest and reporting.

Whenever this happens, traffic from non GC posters decreases, because they get harassed and attacked if they comment on those threads without centring GC perspectives.

It baffles me why GC posters are so determined to stop other women from having conversations on a different board. Why is it so hard to accept that there are women on mn who don’t feel the same about gender politics, and who want to have conversations where it isn’t centred.

Reminiscent do the regular refrain of “why are you so keen to shut women up?”

(Not interested in discussing this with GC posters, just holding space for those who aren’t)

Have you done a Name Change? If not, this would appear to be your first ever post on Mumsnet:

https://www.mumsnet.com/search?usernames[0]=Titerama&date=all

🤔

ArabellaScott · 02/10/2023 21:33

If you see threads on Chat that should be on the other board, ask for them to be moved.

I don't care about there being another board, except that I think some posters don't realise there are two boards and post on 'Chat' thinking it's the old Chat board, or the only or main 'Feminism' board. Which is a shame. Because not many people read/post on 'Chat'.

SpiderMaam · 02/10/2023 16:56

You are ‘baffled’ that other women think this arbitrary division is negative?

wild.

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Titerama · 02/10/2023 16:40

The feminism chat board is wanted, and has a valid reason to be there, despite the belittling, sneering and attempts to get it removed by GC feminists.

It’s getting dominated by GC posters and threads, again, and mn aren’t taking much (any?) action to support non GC posters to be honest. This is disappointing, and not for lack of protest and reporting.

Whenever this happens, traffic from non GC posters decreases, because they get harassed and attacked if they comment on those threads without centring GC perspectives.

It baffles me why GC posters are so determined to stop other women from having conversations on a different board. Why is it so hard to accept that there are women on mn who don’t feel the same about gender politics, and who want to have conversations where it isn’t centred.

Reminiscent do the regular refrain of “why are you so keen to shut women up?”

(Not interested in discussing this with GC posters, just holding space for those who aren’t)

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ArabellaScott · 02/10/2023 15:38

I think the majority of those who use both boards would probably favour a single board. It was only ever a very few who insisted on having the boards separated out - and the 'Chat' board is barely used.

SpiderMaam · 02/10/2023 15:01

Maybe a ‘radical’ needs to be added to the description on both boards?

‘Intersectional & Radical Feminism’.

Going down to one board would be be my preferred option

Genderwoo · 02/10/2023 14:51

These mistakes/changes/bad linkages have still not been fixed. And have not reverted to their old coding state as a place-holding quick remedy either.

Feminism: Sex and Gender discussions
'A feminism forum for sex and gender discussions, feminist chat, theory and intersectional feminism.'

I'm concerned about the primacy of 'intersectional feminism' at the end, as it is already included in the 'theory' part of the remit 'mistake.' Also, 'Feminism: Sex and Gender discussions' alone gets the additional emphasis.

Feminism: chat
'A forum for feminist chat including modern feminism and feminism theory. See also...'

I have my thoughts on why new text was added. We'll see 🤔.

Nuts do make a loud noise rattling around a box, Bosky.