To feel annoyed when

[MsKittyFane]

suddenly, half way down a thread an OP announces that they are suffering from depression after 20 people have just told them that they ABU or have disagreed with their opening post.
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sorry that was mean to say "and perhaps are not very self-reflective anyway"

Because if for example, you post something here about your relationship, if you post on the Relationships board you're more likely that someone will understand and have gone through similar. Same with SN issues.

This is a huge place. I tend towards AIBU as it is most entertaining and faster moving than some other places.

And I reckon that there is no excuse for being nasty, here or anywhere.

I suppose the approach I would take is to say a person is being unreasonable but to ask more about it to see if there's something else going on. If the OP continues to insist they're reasonable then I just leave the thread - what's the point in persisting if they're not listening?

I do sometimes think posters use AIBU as a chance to feel superior and they secretly love it if an OP starts to argue back because they can use it as an opportunity to express their outrage and incredulity. The only time I would argue is if I think a poster is dead set on making a really bad decision for their children. I would argue in the hopes of changing their mind, but even then I would step lightly because alienating someone isn't a good approach.

YANBU, but that's not why I'm posting.

Can I just thank Debeez for "Drip feeding annoys the butter off my crumpet." ? Fabulous phrase!

Surley the point of posting AIBU is to find out if you are BU? Things may seem quite straightfoward but a bit of teasing out and hearing other perspectives can help get to the bottom of why you need to ask the question. Something like feeling anxious or being pregnant may not seem relevent to the OP at first.