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so a year of mumsnet subscription from the end of the year my thoughts.

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adam7485 · 30/08/2021 17:25

ok hmmm. i didn't make a great start to the mn forums. i'm a guy who decided to make a username with a female name and post a thread asking about who had made friendships in real life from the group. ok not the brightest idea i had ever had as many people here thought i was using the forum to catfish. tbh in hindsight a totally understandable conclusion really, but as it is a forum where everyone is annonymous i never gave the username a thought and i said at the time i chose my old username based on the fact i would like the name if i ever had a dd. also the thread was perfectly innocent hindsight again. but to talk of the group in general, seen some great posts and some very supportive people use it something i think is testament to the admin that they are using this forum to help and be almost like a family. i know if i do have a family of my own this is a good forum to come to, ok yes bad eggs exist but they exist in every walk of life. keep doing what your doing and i look forwards to posting more with you. take care.

OP posts:
00100001 · 30/08/2021 20:55

It's like...a reverse flounce Confused

TheVolturi · 30/08/2021 20:55

You should have just completely name changed and carried on from there, but your writing style might be a slight giveaway. Not many people have their actual name as their username, not the best idea. It's supposed to be anonymous.

HeronLanyon · 30/08/2021 20:56

You are sounding roughly 13 Adam (or thereabouts). Hmm

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

Rogue1001 · 30/08/2021 20:56

It does seem like there's a desire for a thread about mn premium, though (it's why I clicked!)

User56439876 · 30/08/2021 20:57

I had also settled down to read a review of MN Premium but I don't think OP has actually subscribed

HeronLanyon · 30/08/2021 20:57

001 yes ! Kind of a ‘Ta Da!’ With lots of poor spelling and petulance. Never seen the like !

ohfourfoxache · 30/08/2021 20:58

That’s nice

ChancesAre1 · 30/08/2021 21:05

You posted with a username that would mislead posters to think you were female, asking to hear about users meeting up in real life/ wanting to meet up in real life with people from MN?
Creepy.

CheckYourMalePrivilege · 30/08/2021 21:07

Think I missed that or forgot I read it - that sounds really creepy.

CheckYourMalePrivilege · 30/08/2021 21:10

Had to go back and check - Oh yes I remember that now. Probably got his arse handed to him. Wonder how people found out he's a man. Did he reveal himself? Did they suss him out? So many questions...

Sparklingbrook · 30/08/2021 21:15

I would AS for the original post but can't remember the username it was all very confusing-much like this thread.

CheckYourMalePrivilege · 30/08/2021 21:25

Thanks Sparklingbrook. Not sure I'd get any answers from Adam, so I'm off.

This has been a rather short-lived drama thread both based on the title and posts. Goodluck to the man.

Littleants · 30/08/2021 21:38

School hols are getting a bit boring by now…

TrampolineForMrKite · 30/08/2021 21:41

@adam7485 mate, as others have said just change your name occasionally. Doesn’t have to have anything to do with your legal name or gender. I’m not really called Mr. Kite and I haven’t been on a trampoline in 25 years.

AhCheeses · 30/08/2021 21:53

@adam7485

adam is my actual real name so so many of you have assumed something sinister is going on with my thread despit knowing anythingy. now i do get why and understand the problems the sadness is more that this has happened whilst i tried to settle a few some old concerns about me. i don't know am i an overthinker? lol

I do think that you are possibly overthinking it.
If you'd just name changed and then carried on posting, no one would have been any the wiser.
There's so much crazy that happens on here daily, your first attempt at posting under your old username would have just faded away.

Name change, don't use personal details and then just join in some conversations.
Move on from the last year.
No one is nearly as invested in it as you think.
In the words of the great Rafiki, 'it doesn't matter, it's in the past'.

Pebbledashery · 30/08/2021 21:56

Your lack of punctuation sets my teeth on edge.

MrsLCSofLichfield · 30/08/2021 22:24

@WorraLiberty

I thought this was going to be about Mumsnet Premium Confused
So did I, and I am disappointed! I want an edit button, and the ability to hide whole boards and certain posters
5318008 · 30/08/2021 22:51

Are we doing numbernames? I'm in.

Adam, don't over think it, mate.

LavendulaAngustifolia · 30/08/2021 23:57

No need to mansplain to us how to use mumsnet @adam7485. We've been doing it just fine so far.

Mickarooni · 31/08/2021 00:04

Just a gentle nudge but I don’t think it’s particularly wise to have your name in your username. You’ve said quite a few personal details about yourself and you could bd identifiable. I’ve been here a decade and name change frequently. You need to be smarter about keeping yourself anonymous.

Gooseberrypies · 31/08/2021 00:40

Did you post complaining about a nursery once, or am I thinking of someone else?

Boredmotherofone · 31/08/2021 01:13

@Pebbledashery

Your lack of punctuation sets my teeth on edge.
He's blind and using a screen reader
bringon2020 · 31/08/2021 01:26

Does a screen reader/writer writes things like "rediculous"? What kind of dictionary does it use?

viques · 31/08/2021 01:32

@Choice4567

But you still haven’t explained what it is you want to discuss with this thread!!!! 🤦‍♀️
Spelling reform?
GreyCarpet · 31/08/2021 03:29

I don't know. I'd be rather wary of a man who joined, what is still generally, a forum mainly used by women in the hope of making friends.

Smacks a little bit of a man who can't connect with others in real life looking for women to put that right with online.

No need for the announcement; no need for the acknowledgement; no need for a declaration.