Newcomer

[newwave]

I have read a few topics on here over the last week after being shown this site by a friend.

One thing I have noticed that there is a lot of posters having problems with:

Neighbours
In Laws
Cats
Parking
Schools
etc etc

and come on here to talk about it/let off steam BUT not deal with the issue for fear of "upsetting" someone.

As long as your in the right give them a "talking" to, dont be a doormat or you will always get walked on.

As far as i can assertain on this site a troll is someone who posts something the majority dont agree with.

There is now no need for Mumsnet.

beer...would you like to start

be cross and bolshy with the next RL person you see...

I am guessing the next RL person I see will be the cock at the end of my street, who hangs out and leers at all the schoolgirls walking home from school

I pass him every day on the school run

OP...I need help with not being a doormat here...give me some assertiveness tricks. What should I yell say to him ?

Damn doormat touched my sore spot.
Didnt do anything though, just came on here to moan about it.

I never imagined you with pink cushions AF? Am having Barbara Cartland-esque visions of your interiors now?

now what would one call a collective of doormats ? < muses >

a bristle of doormats?

Oh I'm a doormat and proud!

Well obviously not too proud. No-one likes those who blow their own trumpet

May I be a hall carpet instead?

BTW did you notice my pick and mix of metaphors there? Impressive I thought.

You can be my hall carpet, I don't have one

But if I did, I would like it to be just like you

Awww thanks AF. I think that must be the nicest thing anyone has said to me this week

< gives orm a damn good vaccing >

Ooh ooh ooh - I think I know the troll! Doesn't s/he remind you of the one who came on last year and told us all how much more intelligent s/he was than the rest of us, but in impenetrable text speak? Think s/he might also have lectured on how his/her experience of clomid was more valuable than anyone else's even if it didn't match the expected/usual?

Per, wrong, for what it is worth I swear that I have NEVER posted on here before today and was hardly aware of the site until a couple of weeks ago.

And I never use txt spk except when sending txts.

So are you a mum or a net?

So you have only been on here a couple of weeks and you have come to the assumption that we are all doormats

Per, I am confused by the nun & net thing, I have two boys.

Vinegar, please dont exagerrate where have I said ALL or even put a name to anyone.

Anyway I am off to the gym as it is cheaper before 6-30, you will however be pleased (or not) to know that I will return to offer my wisdom to the prickly people amongst you. :o

Laters

I don't see what the problem is why are so many people being narky to a newcomer, maybe I'm just naive.

oh, so you've only been 'lurking' for the last week. not posting, but 'lurking'.
But you seem to have MN sussed. Funny that. becasue its taken me 6 years, and i still don't have a clue.

No LeQ - it's surely a 'brush-off'?