MN the old days

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What are your most remembered threads or posters ?

I know this has been done before but I'm bored shitless.

Remembered a couple more, who stick in my mind -
Daftpunk, also SheihkYerbouti - I wonder if they’re still around. Was there also someone named Biscuit?

Anyone remember when someone posted a link to buy a piece of furniture - bed, I think - for a ridiculously low price of like £1 or something that was obviously an error and looooads of people ordered and complained here when the company cancelled the order?

In sure I haven’t imagined the year when a poster gave away £50 to others on MN. Gave away total of £1000, I believe.

Was very grateful to the poster who have the heads up in around 2005/6 about Curry’s selling George Foreman grill reduced to £10. Still have mine and use it often.

Definitely more of a community back then, although people complained about the cliques. Someone used to liken MN to a pub, where people met, chatted, made friends, dropped in and out of conversations, along with the odd bar brawl, which I thought was quite accurate. Those were the days…

You can still do blank posts.

So many names and threads mentioned here that I'd forgotten, although I drifted away for a while so missed penis beaker/sistene screamer and some others. Weirdly I think of them as being "new" (and unfunny) classics, rather than actual classics.

I was a bit scared of some posters when I first joined. And MN was very cliquey.

I loved Hecate (many debates on how to pronounce her name) - always so kind even if you didn’t agree with her.
Who was the Scottish person with the creepy wee brackets 😂 she was very kind to me on a thread I had

Christ, just advanced searched an old username, you really have got me feeling nostalgic [wunk]

I’m sad we don’t get deletion messages any more. Also the creepy wee brackets don’t seem to be a thing any more <shame> Also I’ve not seen the word boak in near a decade.

Does this still work?

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When people talk about cliques being on mn in the old days - yes there were some. The good posters responded whomever you were ~bupcakes, Maryz, mrsdevere, the one who changed their bed daily, but I can’t remember their name yet had me howling to name a few~ then there were others who were arses ~still here still arses~

Agree with many of comments here.

So many witty, intelligent women back in the earlier days. penis breaker really was the end of the end.

Dittany was amazing - I recall her challenging me on how I knew what it felt like to be a woman. I thought she was quite mad. I learnt so much.

MorningPaper, Shiny, TSC, BOF, Cog, Xenia, laQueen, bupcakes, bonsoiranna were all good fun in their own ways. Loved MaryZ and was furious when she was banned.

the bereavement board has some gems: Shabba & LunaticFringe. Was v sad she died so unexpectedly.

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I think I joined in 2003, might have been earlier, used to go to the Brighton meet ups which were good fun. I didn’t know Noddy has died, she was lovely. Custardo and MABS were other regulars, I can’t remember the usernames of others although I can see their faces. BitOfFun and I would sometimes chat in the middle of the night when cancer treatment kept us awake, when I think of her I am so sad that she didn’t make it through and I did. Lots of different usernames, I once posted something I thought was fairly innocuous on a bank holiday when a lot of people were obviously feeling bored and nasty - I came off the site for 2-3 years after that. I spend way too much time here!

KatyMac is the dancing mum.
I think she still posts but not so often.

Re: mrsdevere, my real life and here crossed over in a lovely way when a RL friend was going to a protest and MrsDV was too. I have both on FB and introduced them and they found each other.

See, that sort of thing wouldn't happen now I don't think.

MN got me through the baby and toddler years - it doesn't have the same feeling of camaderie 10-15 years later, and I also miss the wit. It all feels more basic and lonely these days.

Who posted about lemon drizzle cake? That one sticks in my mind.

There was a poster called OneBatMother that I felt I connected with. I still kind of miss her.

MarsLady I think.

I remember sitting vigil with a woman whose daughter was dying- there were many others doing the same. We all lit candles for her. I am so sad I can't remember the names of the people involved. I told some rl non Mumsnet friends and they lit candles too. I have no idea whether it would be of the remotest comfort to the bereaved mother to know that her daughter is remembered by strangers, but she is.

Here we go.

Was that Expat’s daughter?

Do the <creepy wee brackets>no longer work?

I'm sure I used them just the other day.

Wait, no, I used the wrong brackets. These were the ones I was thinking of

I am so shocked to hear that. lovely lady who I met a few times. so sad.

Ah yes ArtandCo was the one I was thinking of - perfect life and advice in things as inane as keeping pens on a kitchen table in a pot (which we copied) as they lived in a perfectly posh but smal london flat. I was fascinated by the whole lifestyle. It felt like years of this whole persona she had built up - and yes then the random thread from ages ago whcih outed her.

I liked Hecate.

And crumbs and LaQueen - were they both talking crap too? I remember the names but it blurs. Who posted pictures of their house/holiday that turned out to be fake.

And yes remember bonsoir.

Wow just realising my prime mumnset time was 13/14 years ago which makes me feel old. I think we used the Internet and discussion hoards differently then too. I'd missed some huge rift (mouldies?) Andnsome went onto Facebook and even then there was the "old crew/untouchables/royalty" and I never really worked out what had happened!

I notice a huge difference now in the amount of threads with posters looking to make a drama about everything.
Posters look to complain about everything, teachers, mil's, other children.
A lot of the old time threads were asking for genuine help, and got genuine help in return. Now it just seems posters want others to validate their outrage

Fabbychic was bonkers.

Quintessential was lovely.

There was a woman called daughterdrowninginjunk who I really felt for.

Wellwhoknew and her dear stbxh threads.

Now you all mention it I don't recognise posters names in quite the same way I used to. I do recognise a lot of those named on this thread though.

There was a poster who always gave good legal advice with a measure of humour on threads involving divorce or family law. Her advice was always spot on.

Sparklingbrook left after the whole furore over the sex topic, and the way it was handled by MNHQ.