Dear MNHQ, I didn't see all the problems kick off over poor Revjustabout...

I think MrEniddo is a troll. I don't believe she is a man.

Soph - who are the several people that were on there but not anywhere else?

Bubble had been on the Gaza threads a lot anyway. Then PPH and Enid were on there. Who else was there?

No I was posting on a childcare thread as well - managing to piss people off there too btw.

I do go on MN quite a lot, Enid. That is why I knew that rev was genuine. If you aren't on a site much and don't know the current state of play, why go on in order to try outing a 'troll' from a position of ignorance? It is very offensive, especially when moldies was allegedly set up to escape nasty persecution.

I also think it would be a credit to you if you apologised Eniddo as that accusation is pretty bad.

I thought it was supposed to be a way of making something less agressive (the smiley face). That's how I meant it anyway (unaggressively).

'just walking in on an argument'.

the only thread that several of those posters were on that day was this one. not really a case of 'just walking in' on something is it?

So you didnt believe she was a Rev or that her family died in the Holocost Enidno

Have you apologised to her then?

yes I did, briefly. I don't 'know' her in the way you do as I dont read mumsnet much at all these days. I think you have to accept that people just walking in on an argument may not have the respect or deep feelings that active and current posters may have for each other .

putting a smiley face on the end of a sentence doesn't make it less aggressive enid.

I have no, nor wish to exert any control over other posters be they Moldie or not
A few posters were suspicious and raised reasonable questions.
It then got personal and both sides exchanged unpleasantries.

The posters who have issues with Rev and her role/title/identity voiced them and have had the issue pretty much dealt with. Some have obviously taken it further perhaps?
pph has vocally distanced herself from any private sleuthing and this is being ignored.

What exactly is the desired outcome of this thread?

sophable please give it rest about moldies

am beginning to regret suggesting we invited you back now

Very brave of you to admit MrEniddo that you thought she was lying about her family suffering in the Holocaust as a way to strengthen her argument.

Sophable, hear hear.

I also agree with Mrsruffallo up there. I don't think that MNHQ have acquitted themselves with much distinction in this. It feels a bit as though the teachers are afraid of all of the arsey sixth formers who have left, but keep coming and causing fights outside the gates. Not very enlightening, or enjoyable for the rest of us, really.

Oh dear.

The Gaza discussions were getting quite heated before but this is too much.

is mouldies the mumsnet daughters of mediocrity? its one of teh things i found.

ban me if you like, tbh I would take it as a badge of honour as this is all totally ridiculous.

Actually, in a weird way, I think it is GOOD that these things are looked into.

A few weeks ago I got a call from the bank. They had cancelled my debit card, because of a weird, small payment to the States (something like 90cents). They were worried that it was someone testing the card out, and didn't want a big fraud to happen. As it happened, that was dh using his card (which has the same number) to buy some sheet music. I verified this with dh, phoned the bank back and they reinstated the card.

In the same way, if someone was posting as me on MN (either me or someone else), and enough detail had been given to identify me, I would hope that MN would follow it up - if it wasn't me I really wouldn't want someone POSTING as me. And if it was then it would be very easy to say 'actually that is me.' Otherwise, using the JudgeFlounce situation as an example - he had taken on a real person's identity, and then using that identity of a QC, posted very dodgy legal advice, and that could come back to haunt the innocent QC - say in a job interview, or if someone on here had a grievance.

Checks can be very useful - they're not always insulting/harrassment.

I can see a very simple and sensible way forward that neither capitulates to the bullies nor deprives Mumsnet of our much loved woman of the cloth:

I give you DeaconJustAbout

I didn't believe she had family in the holocaust. I thought she was using that as a way of strengthening her argument. I admit that freely. But I now believe that noone is that horrid and that I was almost certainly wrong - I usually am , but I don't think disbelieving an amorphous person on the internet is a hanging offence quite yet.

Sorry, haven't read the thread and am of course against any kind of bullying but..
Georgie, you say you haven't read the thread, but want posters banned?

Surley Rev or people who did read the thread are better placed to make such a request?

oh for gods sake.

I have no interest in outing the rev. She piqued my interest on the gaza thread and I found her 'jump on the bandwagon' stance on the people who set up a seperate chat forum was strange and aggressive to say the least.

But I certainly didn't 'out' her - in fact I haven't even seen the thread and only visited today as someone drew my attention to this. I will admit that I did think she was bullshitting - but I have changed my opinion and am sure she is a real rev - with a real rev dh - and they mumsnet together A LOT, on different pcs but at the same time which in itself I find quite odd but hey ho, my dh would rather stick pins in his eyes than have anything to do with mumsnet.

If you want to check ipc addresses or whatever they are with mumsnet be my guest - my conscience is clear!

and just as an incidental it was my claim on moldies that it (the site itself when it was discovered, and the way people were nominated) would be hurtful to people and that there would inevitably be a link between moldies and mumsnet that wasn't a very benevolent one was greeted with round condemnation and a huge amount of anger.

staggering really that after that some of those same posters should pull this stunt.