What ways have you found to tell posters they're being a cock but without getting your post deleted?

[AgentZigzag]

Of course you could use calm, reasoned debate.

But where's the fun in that??

It's not often I feel the need to personally attack a poster, but one of the two times I have I said that if anyone said that in RL I'd feel obliged to tell them they're were a fucking prick (or some such words).

I suppose you could censor yourself and substitute swears for benign words.

If bloody became chubby, and cock became chicken, the poster you were insulting might feel a bit of an idiot complaining to MN about being called a chubby chicken?

Would scoring out the insult mean you've still attacked them do you think?

'Now you're just being a fuckwit silly billy ShittyPoster'.

Yeah, yeah, it's immature/not nice to be horrible to other posters, but needs must and all that.

I can't think how you twist 'parpity parp parp' round to mortally offend a poster ggirl.

Although I love the expression.

Perhaps you could put into context using an example for me?

you say YOURE A FUCKER

You could offer them a big cup of Shut the Fuck Up.

I just reported your post LITR, and no I won't cock off if you don't mind

How exactly would one "cock off", exactly? It sounds painful.

My choice would be: "Screamingly witty and undeniably apt message directed at (poster of choice) deleted by Mumsnet"

can some helpful person tell me what ladyintheradiator said please?

I find this helps too.

And

this

I think it's quite funny that you are looking for ways to insult people without getting deleted and when someone insults you, you report it (what'd she say? [nosy] )

anyway. 'attack' the post, not the poster.

So if someone says something that annoys / offends / insults - say so. Talk about the post. That was... that is... I disagree because... that was uncalled for... etc, rather than making it about the person - you are a... etc

Do you have English as a second language? You seem to be having some difficulty with the points I'm making, perhaps I am being to colloquial for you. Sorry.

is it very worng that i find jean-luc picard very sexy?

This is a fucking nasty thread.

I call people dearie but have been reprimanded by MN HQ for it!!!!!

is it phooey? never mind dearie.

was litr not offering a suggestion?

Sorry to deflate your outrage but I was just pulling LITR leg, she didn't write anything but 'Message deleted by Mumsnet'

LITR would never stoop to telling someone to cock off

aw I'm disappointed. I thought I had ring side seats.

Sorry hecate, but you are on MN, so please don't feel you have to let the truth get in the way of a jolly good Saturday flaming

Hey I missed the point completely and yet still managed to sound as though I'd understood - aren't I clever?