To be losing the will to live after reading only 2 AIBU threads?

[DontShootTheDog]

Or at least losing the will to MN for a few minutes, almost the same thing. Can you guess which ones? Titles were almost enough but the content made me a bit and and

You'll all be grateful for the Zombie threads when it happens...

^DontShootTheDog Sun 04-Sep-11 09:47:05

Vivipru AIBU should be genuine AIBU questions. So generally about how one is acting/planning to behave or feeling. Should be juicy, like being drip fed hot gossip abou tother people's lives and their own or family/friend's outrageousness. ^

Thank you. That is very helpful and confirms my original perception of the intended thrust of AIBU.

A case of busy board syndrome then. People asking banal questions re: the minutiae of their existence because they think theres a captive audience here.

There does seem to be a prevailing wind of I'm so hard done by and its not my fault at the moment, probably because people know its not true, it IS their fault and they'd get probably short shrift with such woe is me wailings IRL.

I agree. Maybe people will feel better once schools/pre schools re-open. How many hours to go exactly??

SarahStratton Can't come soon enough

The moralising 'I think that's a terrible way to talk about your parents'

The stupidity. Yes, there I've said it. No examples as I'll get over stimulated.

The drivel imo, by those who can barely string a sentence together. Yes, I've said it again.

The total lack of irony/wit (see above)

How about we police it and send wrong'uns off with a flea in their ear (whatever than exactly means)?

Dontshootthedog, been doing doing that for months. Causes no end of outrage and "if you don't like it, don't read"

There seems to be a lot of prissiness too, someone reported and had deleted a comment where the op was called a silly moo, and told to get a grip, because they don't want to read childish insults. And the op got most uppity necause she wasn't getting exclusive adoration. And then I (and others) were accused of bullying.

There's never any juicy AIBUs any more, us soon as anyone says anything deemed even slightly offensive it's reported and goes pooof.
I don't mean the really nasty posts but the funny, witty, piss taking ones.
It's just no fun anymore.

Is it the invasion of the Huns? I know that's a bit unfair but there do seem to be a lot of unimaginatively named posters whining about things...

Belle, I think you could be right. Lots of "and you are mothers? Won't anyone think of the children" cries ringing through the boards.

Why don't you go on those threads then and post your views on them? I don't understand starting a thread to criticise posters, albeit by a clumsy attempt at stealth.

In fact, it's the thing I hate about some posters from the feminism board; they either stay there and critique from their lofty positions of superiority or they post on AIBU, criticising the board threads and other posters who post 'banalities'. Please, get over yourselves.

I don't know about other posters but my days are full; this is just a welcome chatboard distraction and that's all I take from it.

The feminist board terrifies me, and I'm speaking as a woman of 55 when feminism was womens lib, back in the 70s.
You have to be very careful what you say as they seem to pounce on everybody over the mildest thing.

That's never been my experience on the Feminist Board but maybe I post on the less contentious threads? If there are any

As for pointing out views on the relevant threads, sometimes I just can't be arsed. It's too much like hard work.

LadyBeagleEyes... I do know what you mean. I think that most women are feminists anyway, the degree just varies. It's not a new concept.

I'm not having a pop at the feminism board at all. It serves a purpose for those who want to read/post on it and that's fine. I just don't like the cross-over that's happening all too often and it's insidious and sly.

Belle... If you can't be arsed to point out your views on relevant threads then why post them on another unrelated thread? I don't understand that really.

You're free to post where you want, we all are, but I don't like this 'practice' and I'm saying so.

The cross-over?

Thank you... Sometimes the views of the OP are so blinkered that posting seems pointless or I can't face engaging with them. A bit like you on the Feminist board perhaps?

Belle... I don't post on the feminist board. Go and pick a fight with someone else, I'm not interested.

I wasn't trying to pick a fight. You pointed out your views and I pointed out mine. They happen to be different.