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Petty things that annoy you on Mumsnet.

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PettyAndIKnowIt · 08/12/2022 09:01

What little things on MN annoy you more than they should?

People responding to others on a thread but not quoting them so I have to scroll back pages and hunt for the comment that they were responding to.

People referring to 3 and 4 year olds as toddlers.

If someone's posts annoy me and their name involves something that I love, then that bothers me even more.

The one poster who always responds to a "What's your favourite episode of a show? or What's your favourite dish from the Chinese takeaway?or similar threads by informing us how much they hate takeaways or wouldn't watch said show if they had a gun held to their head.

The phrase "Give your head a wobble." It's utterly infuriating.

OP posts:
Gunner1510 · 08/12/2022 15:45

GeneratedRandomly · 08/12/2022 15:08

F

Posting F instead of watching or bookmarking, or even actually joining in.

Yes I’ve noticed this randomly…. What does F mean? Or stand for? I genuinely have no idea and can’t work it out!!

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 08/12/2022 15:48

Gunner1510 · 08/12/2022 15:45

Yes I’ve noticed this randomly…. What does F mean? Or stand for? I genuinely have no idea and can’t work it out!!

Show quote history

it's f for 'follow'.

WestwardHo1 · 08/12/2022 15:53

Brefugee · 08/12/2022 13:56

I was just about to post the affectation of writing a sentence then using strike through on part of it. Since there is still no edit function on MN, the strike through will have been added at the point of initial posting.

i think the point is that it is something you might think but don't actually say out loud? Say it's a MIL thread and the MIL is being a cow, and the DIL needs an answer so a poster might write:

just give her the cup of tea and a biscuit and stab her in the face with a toasting fork ask her what her day has been like

I actually find it quite amusing at times.
What this site might really need is a MumsNetiquette guide to explain the quirks and things that have been developed over time. Like the "naice" thing. It explains a whole concept in one bonkers word.

Yes a good strike through, done properly, can be funny.

I remember smiling at the woman years ago who was wondering what to give her baby substitutes cats on an infertility thread.

RobinHumphries · 08/12/2022 15:56

As pp have already mentioned not quoting posts.

When the OP asks any pilots/ teachers/ doctors etc around? And the first 30 responses are I’m not a pilot but …… and then go on to say something inaccurate/ totally wrong.

Gunner1510 · 08/12/2022 16:02

@MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake Thanks! Makes sense now!

HeatwaveToNightshade · 08/12/2022 17:08

There's a particular poster who polices AIBU, telling people that they shouldn't be posting there. Why do they care? Bugs the hell out of me.

Bare with me ... No thanks!

Ddog, Dcat, Dbudgie. I can just about cope with the Dhumans!

UglyBeauty · 08/12/2022 18:12

I was being ironic when I posted ‘F’ further up thread, in case anyone thought otherwise.

Just click the ‘watch thread’ button FFS, no one needs to know you’re following it!

GeneratedRandomly · 08/12/2022 19:51

calling them draw/draw instead of drawers.

This one I don't mind, my Dad used to call them draws, because when you pulled them out you drew them forwards, it was quite a normal thing to say where he was brought up. Like drawing the curtains but forwards rather than sideways.

DesertIslandCondiment · 08/12/2022 23:00

I get why 'Cool Wives' is annoying.

You do get the poster that will say 'I don't care if my DH shares the bed on a weekend away with his stunning female friend or Movie Star crush because I trust him.

Lol 😆

ALongHardWinter · 08/12/2022 23:39

People who start bitching because a poster doesn't drive.

Blocked · 08/12/2022 23:48

Autumnnewname · 08/12/2022 12:30

Forgot one.

I'm putting the kettle on - what does everyone want

Followed by lots of "oooh I'll have a hob nob please". "Ooh milk and two sugars please"

I absolutely love those type of threads, where everyone chit chats about mundane topics. I start the odd 'what's happening in your house' or 'why are you awake' thread too. They're a mumsnet tradition and I like them Blush

JustLyra · 09/12/2022 00:01

ALongHardWinter · 08/12/2022 23:39

People who start bitching because a poster doesn't drive.

It's quite baffling when you see the same posters bitching about poor driving standards also basically saying everyone should drive.

Perhaps if we didn't put pressure on everyone the people who are shit at it would feel able to say "that's not for me". We'd all be safer if it was socially acceptable not to drive (and the public transport system was decent).

Thursa · 09/12/2022 00:18

The faux misunderstanding when the OP contains a spelling mistake. There’s always someone who will belabour the point over several posts before the sudden Aha moment when they “understand”.

someone pours their heart out in a post and someone else posts a . So they don’t miss out on anything juicy.

posters who don’t understand why other people like something they don’t. AIBU to not understand the love for…Pandora, or such. The real point is to be snobbish about other peoples poor taste.

Confusedandanxiety · 09/12/2022 01:42

The D prefix.It's just so twee! Just say mum, dog, son, whatever.

On Facebook, when they post on the page it doesn't expand when you press it, if it's a long post. You have to click on a link.
So you get loads of people commenting on half a post.

Also on Facebook when you click the link, Mumsnet opens in the Facebook browser. Once you get past the first page, you get a popup inviting you to register. Fine, whatever. But what really gets me is the passive aggressive "we're all short on time". Are we? And what does it have to do with registering?

I can just open it in my browser and log in, instead of Facebook's 'in house' browser, if I want to read the whole thread.

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 09/12/2022 01:53

But what really gets me is the passive aggressive "we're all short on time".

I only ever read MN in my normal browser, but I hate that "we're all short on time" thing - then why are you putting obstacles in my way that I have to waste time to get rid of?

LemonSwan · 09/12/2022 02:12

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 08/12/2022 09:24

People spelling breathe as breath and lose as loose. People apostrophising dates and names, for example 1980's and in my daughter's class there are four Ava's.

To be fair lose and loose are such a pain. I always have to go back and correct as I just write as I say in my head and really loose and lose should be the other way around as lose is longer than loose.

WandaWonder · 09/12/2022 02:29

'This happened between me and this person' or 'I was told this by this person'

Then all these psychic people know exactly what the non op person is thinking or doing and they know this novel length long back story of what is going on

MyLoveIsYourLove0xO · 09/12/2022 02:39

Thursa · 09/12/2022 00:18

The faux misunderstanding when the OP contains a spelling mistake. There’s always someone who will belabour the point over several posts before the sudden Aha moment when they “understand”.

someone pours their heart out in a post and someone else posts a . So they don’t miss out on anything juicy.

posters who don’t understand why other people like something they don’t. AIBU to not understand the love for…Pandora, or such. The real point is to be snobbish about other peoples poor taste.

Or not so poor taste!

Fluffygreenslippers · 09/12/2022 03:25

Every single mner and their ‘strapping 6ft + sons’. Funny, none of them seem to live around here. The average men’s height in the uk is 5.9’’.

stuntbubbles · 09/12/2022 03:46

Sleep-related posts that amount to: “My baby slept through from [ridiculous early age] – although this is clearly luck, I credit this to keeping night feeds dark and quiet, lots of daylight and fresh air in the day, and noise during nap times, such as hoovering. [Therefore you, a simpleton with your terrible baby, must be turning the disco lights on at 3am and blasting Ride of the Valkyries, and the fact you spend your days in a cave of silence to persuade your baby to nap for a scant 20 minutes is a rod for your own back.]”

Fuck off. And fuck off some more. Then FUCK OFF.

TeachesOfPeaches · 09/12/2022 03:56

When an interesting thread gets derailed by a couple of posters having a bun fight over some minor irrelevant point which then descends into petty insults. Very boring.

isthisamistakeornot · 09/12/2022 05:57

My pet hate is when a poster joins a thread to tell us her DH’s opinion, it’s so 1950s.

For example if the question is “will house prices crash”, you’ll get everyone giving their views and then someone will say “my DH says house prices always go up long term”. Ummm thanks love but what do YOU think?

Mumtobabyhavoc · 09/12/2022 06:09

Exhausteddog · 08/12/2022 13:53

Haven't RTFT but my pet hate is when I'm following a thread, go back to it a day later and it's turned into an argument between about 3 or 4 posters, just quoting each other and answering back and there's now 4 pages of arguing, usually over something entirely irrelevant to the original post!

Yes!!!!! Hijacking drives my bonkers.

WandaWonder · 09/12/2022 06:23

isthisamistakeornot · 09/12/2022 05:57

My pet hate is when a poster joins a thread to tell us her DH’s opinion, it’s so 1950s.

For example if the question is “will house prices crash”, you’ll get everyone giving their views and then someone will say “my DH says house prices always go up long term”. Ummm thanks love but what do YOU think?

I don't disagree with you but it might be relevant to the person posting like their husband might be a real estate agent or has an intense desire to study it or watever, yeah I know people who property is their hobby

In your example that is

AWaferThinMint · 09/12/2022 06:35

isthisamistakeornot · 09/12/2022 05:57

My pet hate is when a poster joins a thread to tell us her DH’s opinion, it’s so 1950s.

For example if the question is “will house prices crash”, you’ll get everyone giving their views and then someone will say “my DH says house prices always go up long term”. Ummm thanks love but what do YOU think?

Sometimes that's relevant though. I could not answer a question about engineering / car engines, my H could.

Same as he asks me stuff I know about for the chaps on his forum.