AIBU to be losing the will to live with MN. Let's ban the following!

[proudnglad]

Yes, yes it's a thread about threads. Yes it's grumpy. But FFS what is going on MN?? Can we please ban the following on AIBU:

Facebook threads

Threads where the OP is 62 paragraphs long (fair enough if it's emotional with a long back story but when it's about a fight with your MIL over a satsuma - MAKE IT SHORT)

Gender threads - no-one likes their sons more than their daughters ok??

Fabricated dialogue - 'a man in the supermarket told me to remove my dd's filthy little hand from his trolley or he would call security, AIBU to tell him to piss off?'. No he didn't say that. You are making it up. Go away.

Any others?

Threads where people say it's OK for children to act however they want.

threads with a posters name.....we have pm now!!

Ooh so glad to hear you say the fabricated dialogue one. That's my bugbear too.

Often followed by the OP claiming to make some very pithy retort and asking 'WIBU to say this to the horrid old lady', then pages of 'you're a legend' type replies from bewilderingly gullible posters.

I don't get it, never have. Step away from the made-up nasty old woman threads!!

Po. Po is taking over.

Guessing game threads.

'Guess what happened today?'

Then 67 posts of drivel.

Starting a boring as hell post like that should earn you an immediate ban from Mumsnet.

Ear piercing threads. Does it really matter if a working class child at your dc's school has their ear pierced and is breaking the rules?

Threads about evil MIL. Yes I know some people will genuinely have evil MILs, but the rest are just mildly irritating and the OP is being precious about nonsense.

Yes I've woken up in grumpy mood too.

And weddings!!!! For the love of god, please no more wedding threads. And anyone who mentions the word "bridezilla" in them should immediately be banned. You can't please everyone all of the time, that doesn't make the bride a bridezilla.

LOL! Great thread.

I vote for the threads where people post a perfectly normal, borderline boring OP, people respond with thought and care, and then the OP reveals... wait for it... they were making it all up for a larf!

WTF. Trolling is supposed to be FUNNY.

I also vote for a once weekly policy of "If you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all" - imagine how quiet the boards would be! All those two-year-olds with rashes/tummy pains/bad dreams might stand a chance of getting answered.

What is P.O? I thought it was a place to deposit one's post...

I second the no more wedding thing.

And for the record, my mother in law is the most wonderful woman, and she's great with the kids and kind and caring. Tough it out if you hate your MIL and stop moaning.

I think anyone posting a MIL hate thread should be obliged to get their mother in law on to reveal her side of the story. Think we might learn a LOT.

Expect this would wipe out most of the threads on the AIBU board.... but the pathetic 'is my DH/DP being a twunt?' threads are really getting boring. Usually it's pretty obvious that they are. Don't post messages... LEAVE!!

Benefits threads with the phrase "and they've got a 52 inch plasma TV"

Fuck off, you boring whiny cunts.

at "a fight wth your MIL over a satsuma"

I agree.

These are all my favourite threads

AIBU by stealth.

'I had a fight with my MIL'

'YABU'

'Oh, but I forgot to mention that she drowned my cat/called my son a bastard/still gives DH his bath in the evening'

threads about weddings that involve:
they asked for cash (shock horror) - should I even bother going?
My umpteen children aren't invited to this small and very expensive wedding - should I just take them anyway?
Should I wear black to a wedding?

and I agree with theyoungvisiter.

Oh God, agree about the AIBU? thing.

-AIBU?
-YABU
-No I'm not

• YABU
• Mumsnet is full of aggressive caaaaahs, I came on here for support

The ones where someone asks about ridiculous baby names. If you cant decide if they like it or are worried what folk might think , dont call your baby it. Or are these just a joke thread?

And I really hate the smug AIBU threads where the only purpose is to show what a superior mother the OP is ... e.g. "AIBU to have taken a tupperware box filled with home grown carrot sticks to MIL's house for DD to eat because I knew she was cooking her fishfingers and chips and quite frankly she prefers the carrots but MIL thinks I'm lying".

No you're not being unreasonable because you're talking about a box of fricking carrots but yes you're being very unreasonable for making us read about it just to get the point across that your child likes carrots, you grow them at home and you cook better food than your MIL. Time burglar!!

(am even getting enraged at my own made up example thread ...)

Am I gullible or have I missed something?

How do you tell in threads if the op has made up the conversation / incident?

Or do i not go into aibu enough to know what you're talking about?

Threads asking you something you couldn't possibly know the answer to and the OP could easily find out if they used some common sense. Am I pregnant/Is my child sick? Er, take a test or go to the doctors.

AIBU to opine about some mildly controversial parenting I've just witnssed when all I really want to be is judgemental and show off to you all about what a fantastic mother I am in comparison. Yes you are. Fuck off.

Threads which specifically ask for the attention of named MNers. Or blatantly just want to lick arse. Fuck off.

Threads where the responses are gratuitiously rude to the OP / don't bother reading the thread so miss the bit where OP comes back and says oh ok maybe aibu

Trolls and troll hunting. Troll hunting where the op is could v easily be genuine

Threads which get everyone concerned and the OP doesn't come back. Actually this upsets me more in the relationships section cos I worry