bulling on mumsnet.

[threefeethighandrising]

Yes, this is a thread about a thread. Or lots of threads in fact. So shoot me.

I'm shocked saddened by the level of bullying that goes on, particularly in AIBU.

I'm not complaining about people speaking their minds. One of the things I love about mumsnet is frank exchanges, that people can say what they want.

What worries me is a nasty group mentality - people ganging up on a poster - usually a new one - and picking apart their story and being absolutely, unforgivably nasty to them.

We teach our DCs to stand up to bullies. Well, how do we stand up to these ones?

I've recommended mumsnet to many people over the years, as a place you can find fantastic support, frank and honest opinions. Those kinds of threads make me question whether this is a place I should be inviting any one other than those with a very think skin. Which is a real shame IMO.

I'm not really asking AIBU. I am asking how we can stand up to bullies on mumsnet. I've posted it here because it happens here a lot.

Unfortunately bullying the bully is using double standards. But asking them to elaborate using proper words to explain, instead of expletives, might be one way.

Ahh, so you work within a field and that gives you the right to comment on other peoples situations without knowing them? [tongue-is-FIRMLY-in-cheek]

Big shaht Aht to all my MN buddies in the howwwws!!!

And I refuse to let my view of a sock puppet be besmirched...

This is a sock-puppet! Look at his little face!! He couldn't cause dissension on a forum if he tried!!

Strews s. Wanders off>>

yogididabooboo Im beginning to question myself if im stalking you pmsl , verywhere I post you get there just before me ....

consider yaself stalked

no nor me Beer, But it was suggested that people put a callout for their freinds justto "back them up"

seems very odd to me. If they feel so unable to articulate their pov without support then why join the thread?

Ahh, so you work within a field and that gives you the right to comment on other peoples situations without knowing them? [tongue-is-FIRMLY-in-cheek]
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nope but it could mean I work with mental cows HTHs

Im far to narcissistic to not want to put my name to the crap stuff I spout , one mans shit is another mans nightmare.
wtf!! am I saying ? makes sense to me after a bottle and half of red

anyway I could never be a sock puppet , if I daren't repeat it I dont say it, end ofshrugs

Mumsnet was mentioned by one of my colleagues recently (can't remember the context and I've never mentioned that I come here) and three out of four of the women in my team had heard that MN was full of bullies, and yet none of them had ever visited

How funny beer!

I tried to name change this evening to post on a thread and I just couldn't do it. Felt all weirdy.

I get really uncomfortable when people get all shitty about ' long term posters' and I fret that they are talking about me.

I am too much of a Jessie for this.

oooopps here we go again

I feel like i should bring knitting and popcorn

TSC - your post has totally confused me

not that i entirely disagree

I've never ganged up with other posters on here. Nobody is up to my standards.

IMO anyone gets upset then they need to take a long hard look at why they are such a whining spineless limpet and preferably fuck off my internet and go and watch Corrie or something

Yogi, thanks for enlightening me about the shiney crew. I've been on MN for about four years (I namechange about once a fortnight, as I have no desire to become 'known' even as a disembodied voice on the internet), and still haven't got the hang of the playground politics of all the cliques.

well i wanted to know what all the fuss was about so i went and gatecrashed for a couple of days. i was rather disapointed at the niceness tbh.

i've never been shouted out to - should I feel left out?
and posting under a diffrent name - would it feel like someone else doing it..?

would i have to type left-handed?

Okay - I'm new, so enlighten me 'What is Troll hunting????'