MN target audience - judgy twats??

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I joined this site last year primarily to get advice on the menopause. Didn't know where else to go. Since then I've been sucked into other topics.

I honestly thought this was meant to be a nice, supportive place to go for people in need of advice but OMG that's not the case. I'm stunned by the number of people who are judgy and just plain nasty to people they don't know. Who are these people in real life who sit in judgement on others and feel that they have the right to slate them on the internet? I'm guessing they wouldn't say this shit to their own friends/family. Don't get me wrong, I've had some helpful advice. But I've also had some horrendous insults. I wonder what the intent/target audience was when MN was set up. It's very sad that some women treat their peers in this way.

So calling people “judgy twats” is nice and supportive?

I think the thread title asks if the target audience is judgy twats, OP is of course not saying that everyone who posts on MN is a judgemental twat. I inferred that she thinks there seems to be an increase in the amount of judgemental, mean spirited and nasty posts on MN in the past year. I think she’s right.

You get menopausal advice from your doctor. There may be health care professionals on Mumsnet but generally all you'll get is responses from people who talk about their own experiences and they are not you.

Ok I'll rephrase that - I came on to talk to other women about their experiences. I don't have friends who have gone through this. But go ahead and pick apart what I said.

Uh huh

It USED to be great. But a long time ago. Now it's just a bit horrific.

I like the judgy twats, sometimes it's good to see the harsh but true advice and also to know what people are really thinking. There's a lot of OTT stuff but I just find that funny and settle in for the arguments

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Yeah you're coming across a bit aggressive OP...

I've had support when I need it and I've been called a twat when I deserved it. The support was a pleasant surprise because everyone on MN is a stranger so I wouldn't expect anything

Aye. It ain’t what it used to be.

But that’s the nature of the beast. Nothing stands still.

One nasty poster at the start of a thread sets the tone and gives others the confidence to spurt their venom.

I maybe need to lighten up. It's not FB is it..