to understand why newbies feel unwelcome when there's a certain group of people on here that think mumsnet is all about them?

[truthful]

I really do understand why there is a 'flouncers corner' on this site and I understand why people feel the need to go to it!
Six months ago I joined this site and on my first ever thread there was about 10 people who all clearly knew eachother and started their own conversation and completely ignored me! I felt really unwelcome but just thought it was a one off. Ever since then I've begun to realise that its like school on here and theres the 'popular' group who seem to think that everyone should know who they are and so they just hijack everyone elses thread and talk amongst themselves ignoring other people in the process! I was even in a thread yesterday and there was a discussion and one of the popular ones said something along the lines of ' oh its jack, havent seen you for a while, hows your dad?'
To me that was rude and if you know eachother that well then shouldn't you be emailing or private messaging instead of being so rude? I can honestly say I have said something regarding to what the OP was asking and been completely ignored by what send like the usual lot talking about scones or something
Another thing which I hate is all the private jokes flying around which is between the usual lot and no one else. Fanjo??? Grow up!
The only time people seem to get noticed is when they have changed their name to something like one of the popular peoples names! Remember the whole 'whos impersonating sue's thing yesterday??? seems like thats all people cared about as yiu are sooo popular so

And Tethers your baby is absolutely gorgeous.
Congratualtions and well done.
xx

ABF

I don't think Queen actually sat and thought about the situations in which people may find themselves online a lot and forming friendships. We, as intelligent thoughtful people realise that there is more to it than just 'talking to strangers', I have also made lasting friendships with people I have met online, and consider myself very lucky to have done so.

Those people who choose to plaster their life over facebook etc but not have enduring relationships are the ones I feel sorry for.

tethers hear that....

That's my biological clock that

What a beautiful baby girl

Congratulations tethers! I want a baby now. Why do they make you wait 9 months for one?

Magneto if you hang around your local Mothercare long enough i'm sure someone will leave one unattended for a few seconds, you can then run over and grab it.

awww tethers

she's lahvely

she is really Shirley, isn't she? tell me she is. Pleeeeeeze

ick! these haven't seen a razor for a while

...anyway OP (if you're still about) the way I see it is this

Mumsnet is like a pond.

The reglers- ie them wot post all the fucking time- are like great big pike and they have better phones than mine. They hang around the bottom all day and grab the leggies of whatever they fancy. Everyone else is varying sorts of tiddlers, amphibian types etc etc

some, though, like me, are as old as time itself and flit in and out as they please. They are more akin to lovely dragonflies

hth

pile in and participate
don't get het up who is whom
as quite frankly it's words on a screen, uncorroborated(anyone could be a hairy handed banjo player) blether. so don't give mn an exaggerated status

There are quite a few cliques, but they can safely be ignored as a noisy minority, this is an IPOAT chatroom after all.

Publish and damn the torpedoes.

You have a really crappy attitude truthful. Would you just barge in to all conversations and expect a hug and a welcome like you had been missed if no one had met you before? Grow the fuck up!

I agree with every word of ABF's post about Queen's post. Nicely said, ABF.

Queen, did you mean to be so rude and spiteful? Maybe you should consider why you said what you did as surely the only outcome was to hurt posters who rely on MN more than you choose to do.

There is just no need for nastiness.

Oh who cares what she and her ilk say.

Who's happier hmm?

Us mates or the spiteful outsiders?

^ see wot i did there?

What the fuck has Christine Lagarde got to do with anything]grin]
She is not of our ilk.

oh get over it
some of you are cliquey
do make repetitive in jokes

and gurn about the good ole days and mn o yore

dint get so uppity when someone comments on it

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO CHRISTINE LAGARDE IS

She is a famous slut in Taipei.

Ms Lagarde is actually v dull.

Hello scottishmummy, I am still trusting nae fucker, as per your wisdom.

Kinda.

Tsk Hully so rood. So unnecessaryaryary.

trust nae fucker
an youll no go far wrong

Christine Lagarde is a Mner so ner

Scottishmummy - no

That was to the 'don't get uppity' post