Do you take people at face value on here?

[mutznutz]

You know some posters tend to enter a thread with "Well I'm a Doctor, Lawyer, Teacher, Head Teacher" or whatever...well do you give their post any more creedence because of it or do you just disregard it completely and read what they have to say as if they'd never mentioned it?

Bearing in mind any of us can be anything we claim to be?

Thanks in advance
Mutznutz OBE

I think people either exaggerate or lie about 30% of the time. Rough guess

Are you really the Mutts Nuts?

I am god.

Erm no.
I go on how much sense their post makes and if it's a sensible response in relation to the thread.

Rl doctors, lawyers, teachers can talk shite too ya know...

there are those who I suspect aren't what they make themselves out to be, naming no names

i tend to try to read between the lines.

however one poster I have read as geing a such "proffesion" more than once. but I dont belive they are. on the other hand I have read a psoter claiming to be such and such and have taken it on face value. it depends on how plausible thier post or advice is.

I really am a dragon and I like honey,

and tom hardy really is my dh. he is lush and i love him. xx

Why of course...I'm a pair of dog's bollocks tapping away at the keyboard whilst he washes

True enough I suppose after a while of posting you get to 'know' people and get a feel of if what they say is true...as long as people stop changing their damn names! Lol

I have to say, I deliberately don't give my background unless really necessary for a thread.

I own plenty of wellies though {grin]

giydas please do tell!

People lie on the internet shocker

anyone with one function brain cell should know that 99% of stuff posted on forums is a load of shiat. Thats why it has such appeal.

BTW i am a brain surgeon on my tea break. Just off to finish a lobotomy i started earlier. BRB

Sheesh I'd sooner believe a single word George Osborne says than fall for online shit! Although I do have a nice mental image of a large pair of shiny testicles tap tapping at a keyboard!

mutznutz

Thank you for the best mental image of the evening

There are a couple of well-known posters who are instantly noticeable and have a strong projection of themselves...that I don't wholly believe. Others I believe but I wonder about their motives iyswim

I'm fairly new to mumsnet but did wonder if some of the posters were moderators posting to ty to 'spice' things up a bit by disagreeing with everyone :)

yeah I used judge flounce for legal advice

I have met loads and loads of doctors, lawyers, accountants etc.
They are perfectly capable of being as deeply stupid as anyone else. And a little bit more likely to have a better opinion of themselves than is really deserved.

If I thought everyone on here was like their posts in real life I would have given up on humanity and be living as a recluse on a Scottish island with just cats and birds for company by now.

No moderators on MN

i read the content of the post and take it for what it is, a post.

i don't assume something is gospel simply because it is posted by someone claiming to be a Dr/lawyer/vicar etc.

there are some situations where someones profession would offer some useful insight to a debate but again, i don't assume that everything they have said is the absolute correct answer. even within the same profession, colleagues will disagree on subjects.

i dont get gabyloggan has anyone worked this guy out?

prob shouldnt name and shame but that poster gets me every time

Well I talk a load of bollocks so I figured I may as well type it too

btbetty I have to say that sadly...the last forum I was a regular on used to have far more shite posted on it than here so I very much doubt that.

It depends on how their advice is worded after they've made their declararation but I do tend to take peoples word. Maybe I'm too trusting