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So now Mumsnet deletes posts on the grounds that they're offensive to people with religious beliefs and MRA's

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FastidiaBlueberry · 17/02/2013 12:55

On the circumcision thread a post of mine was deleted and when I asked mumsnet why, this was the response:

"While it is true that posts we don't tend to delete posts on the grounds of being in poor taste because it would be really hard to draw the line; we do as in this case remove posts that, in our judgement, are simply beyond the pale.

Your post was reported to us and tbh we felt that * (an offensive acronym for MRA's) was beyond the pale tbh, especially when added to the rest of your post which was also incredibly offensive to anyone with religious beliefs."

So basically, we are not allowed to post things which offend people's religious beliefs in conjunction with offending MRA's.

Just thought I'd let you all know. I'm not even annoyed about this, after last week's targeting I think it's obvious that MN really don't want radical feminism represented here.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:27

Not remotely, scottish.

I know you seem to get off on it in some peculiar and faintly unsavoury way, but I just find it boring since it is now, what, a year ago, and you bring it up every time.

Here's a newsflash: sometimes, we discuss how feminist MN is just because we want to discuss how feminist MN is. Sometimes we discuss the moderation because we want to discuss the moderation. Just occasionally, we're not actually doing it so you can bring up your favourite row again.

Why do you care so much?

SigmundFraude · 18/02/2013 00:26

It's always uncomfortable for them to recall something that didn't go entirely their way.

scottishmummy · 18/02/2013 00:25

Bubbles,maybe you missed the last debacle.in nutshell some felt mnhq unfeminist,flounced
Mnhq clarified position,this is topic about feminism.it's nit a feminist forum
Lrd,point has been made on tonight mnhq antifeminist seeing as this is "feminist forum" and should moderate this better. Is it uncomfortable for you to recall last debacle about this topic?

LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:25

Oh, that's really unpleasant, but thanks for letting me know which thread it was.

So effectively this is about how trolls go on the wind-up. Again.

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FastidiaBlueberry · 18/02/2013 00:24

LRD - it was the circumcision thread.

Rowanmumsnet has just confirmed that it was started by a persistent troll who has been banned several times but always comes back.

He was hoping that we'd all say we were in favour of men being circumcised and in fact for two pins we wouldn't stop at the foreskin, we'd lop the whole penis off and cook it in red wine, but the discussion didn't go as he'd anticipated so he desperately tried to get indignant about us all agreeing with him that we weren't in favour of male circumcision. It was quite funny. Grin

So now he's started another one but I think MN are on to him.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:23

Everyone knows that. We're just wondering why you think it's a revelation, or how it relates to the actual topic in hand, which bubbles has already explained to you in conveniently small words.

'Perhaps there's an antifeminist bias throughout MN (reflecting the world outside MN) and it only becomes problematic in the FWR section where it is specifically targeted by antifeminist trolls?'

SigmundFraude · 18/02/2013 00:22

I don't know how to explain it any other way. It's a section for the 'discussion of feminism'...not for feminists. Ask MNHQ to clarify it.

BubblesOfBliss · 18/02/2013 00:19

I don't know how you can be clear about something that doesn't actually make sense

LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:19

If anyone had somehow missed that debate, scottish, your shoehorning it into every thread since might have tipped them off, you know.

What's your point? It's not relevant and no-one was thinking about it until you dragged it up, were they?

BubblesOfBliss · 18/02/2013 00:18

"There was a rad fem topic set up on mnhq after last hoo haa,don't know how that went"

I was going to mention that -

  • but didn't because penning in the radical feminists is just offensive. I wonder if MN planned to moderate that any differently or would have taken the 'this isn't a radical feminist forum, it is just a forum to chat about radical feminism' line when the MRA's would start their crap up to hound them out..
SigmundFraude · 18/02/2013 00:17

I remember that debate SM. MNHQ were very clear about it.

scottishmummy · 18/02/2013 00:15

What don't you get bubbles,this is atopic about feminism, on mn site
It's not a feminism forum.it's a topic hosted on mn
This was debated extensively while back, mnhq clarified there no feminist section on mn. There are subject topics globally hosted by mn

LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:15

Was the original thread in FWR then? Which one is it?

scottishmummy · 18/02/2013 00:12

This topic isn't a feminism or women's right forum,and it won't get different moderation from mnhq
Hoping or expecting mnhq treat this topic as a feminist forum is setting off on wrong premise
There was a rad fem topic set up on mnhq after last hoo haa,don't know how that went

BubblesOfBliss · 18/02/2013 00:12

"We've been here before on mn,this topic isn't a feminist forum.at all. It's a topic about feminism on mn site"

Well that's about as clear as mud Confused

this topic isn't moderated differently

Perhaps there's an antifeminist bias throughout MN (reflecting the world outside MN) and it only becomes problematic in the FWR section where it is specifically targeted by antifeminist trolls?

LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:06

I'm here all week. The chips are very good.

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FastidiaBlueberry · 18/02/2013 00:05

May I just thank LRD and SF for their brilliant artistic endeavor.

It's like watching an experimental "happening" at the ICA.

Fucking awesome.

Grin
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scottishmummy · 18/02/2013 00:05

We've been here before on mn,this topic isn't a feminist forum.at all
It's a topic about feminism on mn site.this topic isn't moderated differently
Last time mnhq clarified this,it caused lots of hoo haa

LRDtheFeministDragon · 18/02/2013 00:04

Sorry, I doubt I'll remember as I try to blank out your posts after a few moments, but how's about you do the normal thing the rest of us do and don't reply unless you fancy it, ok?

Unless you have a gun to your head and are being forced to pretend to an interest in feminism you don't really have, obviously.

SigmundFraude · 18/02/2013 00:03

My God, am I in the twilight zone? Don't address me any more LRD, ever, please. And I will do you the same courtesy.

BubblesOfBliss · 18/02/2013 00:00

"What you looking for here?"

I am not the OP, but I think its important to combat a potential antifeminist bias in the moderating of a feminism and women's rights forum.

"This is a thread about a thread"

What's wrong with that?

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FastidiaBlueberry · 17/02/2013 23:59

PMSL at that link Mitchy, I loved this bit:

"A number of other Mens rights sits are blocked due to being classed as pornography. This list is relatively small in number and thus could possibly constitute accidental blocking rather than a deliberate attempt to deny men their human rights and free speech."

So wanking over porn is now a male human right and any attempt to block that is an attack on their basic human rights. It's like Nazi Germany, I tell you.

Oh....kay.

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LRDtheFeministDragon · 17/02/2013 23:58

sig - oh dear. If you read my post again, you may understand it and provide a relevant reply.

Take as long as you like, and google for the tricky words.

FloraFox · 17/02/2013 23:57

Sigmund which of your assertions have been proved right? That either you or Bubbles are not telepathic? Biscuit

SigmundFraude · 17/02/2013 23:56

'You are good at that aren't you.'

Monkey see, monkey do, as they say.

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