To be getting a bit fed-up with the Mumsnet Gestapo popping up everywhere?

[BupcakesandCunting]

"Oooh that's not FUNNY"

"Oooh your username is RUBBISH"

"Oooh you SWORE"

"Oooooh you used capitals"

"Ooooh you used ... in a thread title"

"Oooh you have not posted in a way that I have deemed acceptable."

Who died and made you owner of the board? AIBU if from now on every time I see a self-appointed board police on patrol to link to and tell them to wind their necks in?

Are you a member of the resistance? Listen very carefully....I shall say zis only vonce. You are bang on.

only if we aren't allowed to join in

Hahaha ??

Aren't you hoisting yourself with your own petard a bit there?

What with telling people what they can and can't post and all that?

Soz that was meant to be a thumbs up...

YABU

YANBU

oh i'm confused ... whats the right thing to post?

Might be.

FFS.

Spot on! bupcakes

i often see these sort of posts and think or just " oh fuck off its a public forum with no entrance exam and its ment to be FUN!"

What annoys me is the "this thread was done before 17 million years ago you should search through the archive before posting". If you're not interested in a thread because it's "been done" don't click on it!

Also don't see what wrong with these: hon, lol, names which aren't little phrases.

Love the link!

Xx (apparently these are not the done thing either which makes me tempted to use them all the time although I naturally wouldn't)

Funny enough I -felt compelled- used "wind you neck in" on a thread this very morning

-felt compelled-

Why didn't my strike through work

yanbu

felt compelled I'm menopausal!

"your thread title is shocking/offensive/not explicit enough

The ones that say that you are entitled to your views as long as you agree with them. And those who say "you should read all the posts" yeh all 32 pages of them, yeh right!

Don't know. Yabu at some level. I have always found good advice, hilarious entertainment (see pregnancy threads) and straight forward responses to all questions I have asked.
Personal remarks by 'Gestapo' could quite easily be ignored as this is virtual. And some might just be in fun/spirit of it all.
Parenting can't be serious stuff you see!

Love that phrase 'wind your neck in' You can use that any time on me and I will duly crack up laughing despite my hurt at being told to wind it in, sob

Excuuuuse me, I'm not gestapo. I am however part of Trills Thread-Placement Militia and damned proud.

If you can't keep yourselves tidy, someone has to nag you. Just think of me as a kindly mammy telling you to tidy up your room.

My only "rule" is unless someone is being shockingly offensive, you either reply in a dignified manner or eff off to another thread.

I admit that I did lose my shit on the abortion thread the other night but mainly because there was one goon on there being inflammatory.

Other than that, live and let live innit?

"Trills Thread-Placement Militia"

Oh Crap.

What is this?

agree wannabe.

pigletmania see your point HOWEVER nothing is more annoying that someone posting a rant at the OP when it was retracted 3 pages beforehand.

It is the "your link doesn't work" lot that make my teeth itch. She hasn't pissed on your newborn, she hasn't posted a turd through your door she has just messed up a link.

OR OR "try paragraphs" try fucking off or learning to read without needing a paragraph break to ease your weary brain. Some amazing literature has been written with crazy punctuation, endless sentences and multiple sub clauses. Saramago anyone? No? Too busy reading DM? Thought so.

"Trills Thread-Placement Militia"

Those are all words know but put together I just don't understand. Og I'm such a MN novice I'm so gonna fail the MN entrance exam if it is brought in.

Coraltoes I agree! James Joyce anyone (good training for stream of consciousness posting)!

We need a pistol emoticon...