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MNet Newbie Guide - what would be your top piece advice on Mumsnet etiquette?

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JustineMumsnet · 27/01/2009 13:49

We wanted to put together a humourous yet telling guide for Mumsnet newbies, full of practical advice on how to get along in Mumsnet land.

You know the type of things...

Opening posts/ nicknames/ topics to avoid until you get the hang of it. Or don't post on AIBU if you don't want to hear that you are? Or please don't use textspeak/do use punctuation and paragraphs/ don't call people Hun.

Many many thanks. We'll bung it altogether one day soon.

Thank you in advance oh kind and good Mumsnetters.

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KarlWrenbury · 27/01/2009 13:53

NO NO NO tamarto - real advice.
not just yawnsome greggs "gags"

BoysAreLikeDogs · 27/01/2009 13:53

Yes to all that Justine plus :

Please don't drag grievances around the board; challenge then and there, no threads about threads please.

Oh, and don't revive dead threads unless you want my wrath upon your head

MaryAnnSingleton · 27/01/2009 13:53

No text speak either

Tamarto · 27/01/2009 13:52

Never admit you give your children fruit shoots and greggs sausage rolls.

M&T parking is a privilege not a right.

Yes, eating grapes at the supermarket is stealing.

rubyslippers · 27/01/2009 13:52

oh yes Karl, AIBU by stealth ... not good

rubyslippers · 27/01/2009 13:52

missing an 'of' in your title

which leads me to my point, which would be "preview all posts to appease the pedants"

and don't sign your posts off with your posting name

lots of love rubyslippers

xxx

KarlWrenbury · 27/01/2009 13:52

dont start a post like this
" I really am cross today, the cleaner is so annoying and I don't work and all I have done is watch tv" "

then everyone comes on and slags you off

then they say

" oh but I am a wheelchair user and I can;t get around"

ie put ALL the info in.

MaryAnnSingleton · 27/01/2009 13:51

Never, ever write a post USING ALL CAPITALS

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