To enjoy reading some intelligent debate on netmums?

[lesley33]

I have been bored with mumsnet tonight so thought I would go over and look at netmums. And under the topic about current affairs and news there are some intelligent and interesting debates. It is noticeable BTW that the posters on the interesting threads have a lack of sparkles and other stuff. But AIBU to enjoy the intelligent debate there?

How long were you gone?

You are a nasty troll. Go away and take any sparkles you may possess with you!

I tried that once. I found it all a bit...colourful. But then I'm very easily distracted.

YANBU. It's obviously a different environment. Intelligent debate is great. Can't give an opinion on sparkles and stuff as I don't know what you mean. Can you swear?

No you fucking can't.

"bored with Mumsnet"?

YABVU!

Oh. Flipping heck, what a bore.

I go for quick look daily, its alright [shrugs]. I'm a member of both

I've found that some of the most in-depth and vitriol-free debates on MN have also been lacking in swearing - when someone stepped out of line, they were told off spoken to firmly, and the conversation continued without bun-fighting, mud-slinging and so on.

Many of these debates have been on religion, on the evolution/creation debate, homosexuality and other contentious topics.

So this leads me to the inevitable conclusion that swearing is the MN equivalent of the NM sparkly stuff, and that we on MN are mature enough to realise that some topics need are ok for swearing, whereas others are just too - well, serious. .

I realise that IA probably BU to reach this conclusion.

Wiggles, what's the main difference? (Forget the language).

What are they debating? whether hun begins with a capital 'h' or not? As Oscar Wilde once said, "If your bored or mumsnet, your bored of life"...

Bored of and you're doh!

Good point, pointy!

Thats my fault isn't it lesley

Can you link to an interesting debate so I can see without having to search? Cos that bit's boring.

Is that allowed? Or am I suggesting something far too outrageous?

Engel - Been looking at similar threads to on here - proposal to introduce gay marriage, households with over 44k losing cb, schools banning children from having best friend, differences in income, etc.

Their local boards are a cut above MN, its a bit less cliquey, some of the topics are a bit wtf, I think you can say that . A lot of the OPs are a bit dull - ie guess what I did today? but I don't know, it doesn't take itself as seriously than MN for want of a better word.

Mind you I'd better watch I don't get sent to the POW for daring to have a moan

I'll scoot over and have a nose...

Is it sparky? Sorry being dim I don't know what you mean?

Okay link below. Posters saying pretty much what was said on similar thread although there is no swearing.

www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/general-coffeehouse-chat-514/news-current-affairs-topical-discussion-12/729750-gay-marriage-debate.html

They don't have a feminism board and I can't see the more academic debates you get on here. But in terms of news and current affairs its not THAT different imo.

lesley some of the posters had quite twee tickers, smileys etc

VERY BIG SIGNATURES that sparkle at the bottom of threads. Usually in pink.

Tis you on the unpopular's thread....I think

Nethuns has been bought up there because of me and my stupid sparkly name

Thanks, I'll follow that in a minute.

I went and had a quick look, as I clearly have no patience at all. It is colourful! And those tickers are bloody annoying when you are trying to read and they keep sodding moving.