To think that unless you're extremely funny, have a speciality or you're controversial you're a nobody on MN

[thisismyxmasname]

From my observations.

YANBU but you shouldn't actually care.

It's a chat website not the UN!

Nah, I think everyone has an equal place on here.

Don't think anyone is a 'nobody'. Some people 'know' each other, but that doesn't mean everyone else is in a lower division of mumsnetter.

i dont know, I think it helps to be a prolific poster, people do respond better to usernames they recognise. i namechanged a while back and other posters did react differently to me. dont think its because of any the reasons given in the OP, just that people got used to seeing the name lissielou.

But is that a bad thing? I rather like being instantly forgettable. It adds to my air of mystery.

Do you want to be a 'somebody'?

I just come on here for chat, debate, advice and jokes. I change my name frequently, so nobody ever really knows who I am (apart from some real oldies who occasionally spot me ).

Tis the internet. Get your recognition elsewhere!

I don't feel the need to be a somebody though. Why is this an issue?

i often feel my contributions are worthless as im not a regular poster and i haven't got a big personality, does anyone else feel like this?

this isn't a complaint in anyway, i love all the different personalities on here, maybe i need to be more pushy

I'm none of the above, but I enjoy what I can give to MN. I don't care if I ever get recognition for that.

I've met some fantastic people through MN, some in RL and some only on here. My life is richer for it. I'm happy with that.

I think you're waaay overthinking how important MN is.

It's just a way topass the time if things are slack at work so far as I'm concerned. A more sociable version of doing the crossword.

Ere we go ere we go ere we go

someone will be along in a minute to talk about mn royalty.

then all the royalty will turn up and deny it.

then moldies will be mentioned.

then people will ask who they are

and on and on and on we go

Just so we're clear, you're quite right OP, and I am the Queen.

agree with lissielou. If you are a addict regular poster, people will come to recognise your name.

Hully, you are not the Queen. The Queen can operate Twitter.

xmasname, no contribution is worthless. every character typed makes an impression here.

Jump in and say what you think, if you don't know what to say, you can say that too!

< throws quiche at hully >

I agree with mumblechum.

We are pissarsing about on the internet. We are not that important really. We could all be fat fishermen called Nigel at the end of the day.

One can operate Twitter, one just chooses not to

Feck orf, get orf

Come along ladies, make a will with me, my shoe fund is running low!

When I'm not being Queen, I like to be a thin fisheman called Cedric Horatio. I have thigh length waders and a sou'wester.

lolol 'fuck orf, get orf'

Hully, you are a twat.

You are jealous of my waders because I am a fishing style icon.

OP probably thinks we are all inbreds having an injoke, thereby rather proving her point

Thisis, I actually understand where you are coming from. Sometimes I do wonder if my posts are invisable. But as said the people on here are irrelevant to our RL so it really doesn't matter. I also sometimes feel a bit lonely on here but for some reason (think its because I am so nosey) I do keep coming back.

Just wanted you to know you are not the only one who feels this way x