why do people do this on mumsnet? What is the point?

[jasper]

I'm talking about this strike through thingy. I don't understand. Is it meant to be witty? Is it so you can say unkind things but pretend you didn't?

no need to reply, really. So unimportant but I have a lot of time on my hands today

By the way I've always thought you were a bit of a cunt admired your insightful and witty posts.

I've found the occasional use of strike-through quite amusing but I'm easily pleased

What I don't get it why people bother using the

most of us just use it to talk about snack foods these days. :)

I love strike-through but don't understand the biscuit. Don't understand when and how to use the biscuit, I mean. Is it like 'talk to the hand'?

I love strike outs, but I need to know how you all do it and get a continuous line instead of crossing out individual words

DoesthisworkifIdoitlikethis?

You see? I'm crap at it. :(

The I think is a way to not respond when you strongly disagree but CBA to argue.

I cannot remember how to strike out a whole line either. Someone remind me please and thanks?

Is this how you do it?

I am crap at strikethrough too. It never seems to work for me becauseIamthick--

you don't need them every word now.

just at the beginning and end of what you want to strike out.

so fat blob you can sod all do that.

see

Looks like it faverolles

How did you do it?

Hahaaaaaa! I did it!

Madame, it's really easy - just put -- at each end of the sentence.

You end up with something like this. I was obviously overdoing it before.

like this?

i like a good strikethrough. meh

teh continuos line works if you put-- at the start and end of what you want to strike out instead of every word.

Ooh get me never knew that!

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I think of it as an aside to camera - like in Miranda

How do you feel about the use of the to denote actions?

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shit

Very glad that wasn't

Oh I love the use of >
Especially on live birth threads in a sort of way.

I love the strike out because I'm a saddo and the . I wouldn't be able to write anything without them!

I also enjoy the but am aware that some MNetters take a dim view of it.