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Original poster

I wondered if we might talk about ditching AIBU, please

194 replies

Fliight · 14/04/2010 15:09

seems as though several people are thinking the same...AIBU is such a carbuncle, really.

it was funny at first but now it's just dragging us down imho

I wondered what the official thought was on this?

Thanks.

OP posts:
Jamieandhismagictorch · 14/04/2010 22:08

Whither Financial Times ?
What Fucking Twat?
Waiting For Trolls?

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 22:08

ooh not bad!

tethersend · 14/04/2010 22:05

That was my attempt at a teacup emoticon.

I'll get my coat.

tethersend · 14/04/2010 22:05

U>

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 22:02

i wish we had a tea emoticon too

tethersend · 14/04/2010 22:01

WFT?

Blimey. Is that like WTF, but worse?

FSF.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 14/04/2010 21:58

WFT tether - you are clearly a loon. FFS etc etc

hocuspontas · 14/04/2010 21:57

By hiding the topic you'll forget it even existed. I hid buying and selling and ante-natal topics (among others) over a year ago and wouldn't even know if they're still around.

AnyFucker · 14/04/2010 21:53

posting the biscuit is your right, tiy, and I would fight to the death that you should have the opportunity to exercise it

I am quite partial to a jammy dodger, meself < pours cuppa >

tethersend · 14/04/2010 21:52

Can we have a FFS topic?

RedBlueRed · 14/04/2010 21:52

At least if they are all on one board you have the option of ignoring if it is not your thing.

I would like to propose some kind of flagging system so that I don't miss the fight can avoid flare ups.

Jamieandhismagictorch · 14/04/2010 21:51

FFS

< ironic >

whomovedmychocolate · 14/04/2010 21:46

Justine - I wouldn't worry, Google does that for you

Actually you should consider doing a separate landing page for the page following registration which has most popular topics first instead of the 'getting started' page (which no bugger uses I bet).

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 21:44

i think we should.

actually, instead can I just post this, cos I haven't yet and it seems like it could be appropriate

AnyFucker · 14/04/2010 21:40

no it isn't...

perhaps we should post it in AIBU ??

LittlePushka · 14/04/2010 21:38

I do not mind it being there but I would like to be able tohide it totally so it never appears eg when I press the "last 15 mins /last hour/last day" button

Its alphabetical position means is such a trawl to get through and predominates the boards.

brimfull · 14/04/2010 21:38

omg has that a-z option been there all the time??

thanks

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 21:37

questioning why someone is here is implying that you feel they shouldn't be.

MerlinsBeard · 14/04/2010 21:33

no don't do that- its already a complicated site to navigate and difficult enough to know where to post if you are a newbie!

AnyFucker · 14/04/2010 21:32

tiy, don't take it personally

that would be silly

people get picked up on a particular post all the time

timing ? something catches the eye ? the vociferousness of the post ? the detail of the moan ?

come on, you know how it works

and fwiw, questioning why someone is here is not the same as telling them they should leave

as you well know...

MerlinsBeard · 14/04/2010 21:31

ggirl, if you click on all topics it is alphabetical

MNHQ
JustineMumsnet · 14/04/2010 21:31

ggirl you can list topics alphabetically - see show all a-z link on Talk home page

Maybe we should think about listing according to most popular too...

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 21:29

i wasn't the first to post the same thoughts on the OP either... so I am really at a loss as to why you are singling me out on it. the only extra thing I said was that I thought we had more topics.

so... come on, why pick on me and not one of the other posters who said the exact same stuff?

whomovedmychocolate · 14/04/2010 21:27

I do think there is a valid point that for newbies it's difficult to know where to post. There do seem to be a hell of a lot of topics.

Perhaps though the solution is to present them differently. Thus you put the most popular at the top of the list when people first click on Talk. Simple optimisation really.

thisisyesterday · 14/04/2010 21:27

oh yes, i have SOOOOOO many problems

i dislike the nastiness that goes on in AIBU
and i think there are too many topics

clearly I should leave.

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