DrRadfem aka Venice Allan has been blocked from Twitter

There's a lot of support for you on twitter Dr Radfem. If we want to get this into the public domain we need to be addressing this as a free speech issue, because ultimately I suspect Jo public are going to be more outraged at that rather than the trans issues. Been talking to my sister today who is on social media but had No idea about Any of this stuff, self ID, #Mam Friday, Posie, none of it. We have to get this into the public domain.

I don’t like the app. I think you get a better feel for Mumsnet by going through safari, too.

@DrRadfem

If you click on "active threads", then at the top right there's the three little lines you can click on for a menu, go to "my Mumsnet." On the next screen at the bottom "open my Mumsnet settings" which will open up a page in safari. There you can see your PMs.

@DrRadFem the Mumsnet app is, in my opinion, useless. Better to stick to using it via Safari.

It would be a shame to not have you over here, many of us don’t use Facebook for these discussions because of safety concerns.

Anyhow, if anyone wants to private message me they can contact me on fb (Venice Allan) xxxx

Thanks Spartacus- I'm using Mumsnet talk app and I can't see that screen

PBP = Previously Banned Poster.

Sorry what's a PBP?

Can't see DMs I mean!

Hey I'm now on @Evie_Tee but am already shadow banned 😔 just temporary until I set up new verified account. Still can see DMs on here... am using app on my phone x

I've had to lock my twitter account down as i received a notification of a like on a dormant social media account where the profile picture of the person doing the liking was a man with a large knife. i don't think this is unconnected to my gender critical posts on Twitter and is meant to intimidate me.

I contacted the police who said no crime has been committed but if i receive any further contact they told me to get back in touch. To their credit, they got back in touch with me very quickly. I've also deleted the dormant social media in question.

It goes without saying that any murder is horrific, but there is no mention in the article that this person was murdered due to being a trans woman.

Trans women are women apparently (#no debate) so why has LM never shared concerns that two women per week are murdered by their intimate partners?

Not to mention all the other issues which affect women.

It's as though they don't really understand what being a woman entails.

Oh and latest from LM.

Fails to mention victim was murdered by a man.

Oh, and we can swear all we fucking like, so long as you don’t insult a person directly.

Clicky links aren't hard to do, but can be tricky on a phone or small keyboard

There's a guide how to do them just below the "Preview message" and "Post message" buttons, but find out where your square brackets are now so that you are prepared

Oh and once you've posted you can't edit or delete a post.

You have to report it yourself to MNHQ to explain why you want it removed (usually for reasons of privacy if you've accidentally outed yourself).

What else?

Ok if you want something in bold put an asterisk either side of the text (no spaces).

You can refer to another user by typing in @ and then you'll get a list of users on the same thread.

Not everyone likes this though as it sends an email notification that you've been mentioned in a post (though you can turn this off in your account preferences).

Typically if you want to refer to another user you just head your post with their name (or part of their name that makes it obvious who you are talking to eg Darth) in bold.

@Sophia2222

Ok a crash course in MN

They "mainstay" of MN are threads rather than individuals.

Threads are grouped by topics.

You can interact with a thread by starting one, posting on it or alternatively "watching" it (think of that like bookmarking). You can also hide a thread if you wish (a bit like blocking - but on a thread rather than individual basis).

You can also save your favourite topics ie areas where threads you are likely to be interested can been seen.

On any topic the threads are "ranked" by the most recent contribution, not by the volume of posts.

You can also look at active threads to see which threads are garnering the most attention at any point in time.

You can't "follow" individuals but you can PM them (personal message - like a DM on twitter).

If you object to a post on a thread because it breeches talk guidelines you can report it to MNHQ.

You can argue the pros and cons of the threads vs follow(ers) principle but imho it makes MN more democratic.

You connect to a thread that's of interest and you get to hear everyone's view - not just those you agree with.

You'll see quite a few acronyms and there's a section on the website that explains those most frequently used. You'll also find new sweary terms you've never heard of before (cockwomble being a favourite of mine )

Hope that helps and welcome 🙏

/me waves @drradfem

Lovely to see you here. Maria is around as well I've seen and a few other people we know ;)

Hi, I was told about Mumsnet at a Womens Place meeting and how I should get myself on here, it's a bit bewildering if I'm honest. If it hadn't been for a link on twitter I would never have got this far..

I think Venice might just be as bad as I am in knowing how to navigate mumsnet :)

So am I. Do we follow each other or what?

Ah a PBP. That explains the ban.

Personally I don't mind transactivists coming on here. They're a bit of a gift in terms of lurkers and fence sitters.

Whereas Twitter is an echo chamber, Mumsnet isn't.

Cursed is TRA poison 101. Well done @MNHQ for banning him

He'll be back shortly under another guise to troll, no doubt. These fuckers always are