is there a moldies part three?

I can see it's been a long running saga.

and here

You can see there have been thousands and thousands of posts. Best now to read, not ask, methinks

here nkf

Someone fill me in on the Moldy story?
A group of dissident MN members set up alone? And blackballed others? Is that how it worked?

Having met Gerry at the Xmas meetup I can confirm she is female.

At least she seemed to be.... I fear the gin goggles were on by the time I met her (and it was Justine who flogged me a shedload of Christmas cards I'll still be using by 2010 at this rate...)

Yes probably Wilf. I know I do.

Flight, one answer might be that she's just human and changes her mind sometimes and makes mistakes?

I'm sure we all have a litany of contradictory statements in our past, no?

gerry - was it you that was having problems flogging cards at xmas do?

No, Batters, it was only me, and it wasn't to feel morally superior, it was because I was being unnaturally bugged by the word 'derisive' being quoted again and again, and decided to find out the truth.

Coming across the second post I C&P'd was pure coincidence and seemed highly ironic so I decided to share. It didn't make me feel superior. It made me feel sad and also curious as to why she had changed her outlook.

I don't feel that's something I need be sorry about or I would apologise. I just found it interesting. I'd love her to answer but doubt she will.

Oh, I can vouch for Gerry being a woman though (at least I think it is Gerry I am picturing...)

Points? ROTFL. Oh God. Time to get a full time job when you start awarding points to strangers on an internet forum! (Oor actually do some work if you already have a job).

I haven't posted on this before, dunno why I am now really.

How is cod to blame again for something. She left because of rl issues, the group was already going!!! How is it her fault??

Sinking - I know it hurts, but think of it this way, people know you well enough for you to have affected them deeply enough to reject you . That means that of the random pointless interaction on MN, yours has enough substance to effect people.

IMO - this Moldie business has cod written all over it. Whether it was set up by her or one of her 'mates', it just seems like a big coincidence that she had to leave MN for RL issues and this new forum pops up soon after.

I don't really care either way, as I think MN is a much nicer place now.

One thing I hoped for was that now moldies had been set up, there wouldn't be an "elite" few posters popping up on various threads and slagging off the thread (news ones springs to mind in particular).
I think one of the molides who has de-registered was quite vocal on expressing distaste on some threads that were set up, but I always was of the opinion that some people needed to discuss some topics (moldies being added to the list here) and they should be allowed.
So, if anything good comes out of this, I hope that mumsnetters are allowed to discuss the topics they feel the need to discuss, obviously within the mumsnet rules on not attacking other posters etc.

Mrs Mattie, I suppose because some people are friends in real life as well....and well, it must be hurtful if you think you are friends but then aren't deemed good enough to join in the "elite group"....

I think what people sometimes forget is that everyone has a different way to use forums....and that whilst some people maybe choose to completely change their internet persona, some people are themselves. Also, whilst of course these are only words on a screen for some, these words on the screen are written by real people, read by real people....!

BTW, just to clarify, I am not someone who was hurt in this process....I am not an oldie and don't know anyone in real life really....well, have met a few people when we did the "Mile for Maude", but never really made friends with anyone here.
But, I have made some real life friends on other forums, and I think I would be very hurt when those people would make a new group, forgetting or vetoiing against inviting me because I was deemed not good enough....

Rev - look here

If you do that the scab goes all soggy though.

scab - put a plaster over it

remove when scab disappears

job done

It probably is dull for some people, but so is knitting. Go and hang around sulkily over on arts and crafts, people

Ok. But how people can genuinely be 'hurt' by this..well, I find it baffling.

I will go back out into the normal world, now...come join us when your scab has dried up!