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

DD was bored.
then I made her sit up for a minute or two (when I say "sit up" i mean, be on her bum, but with her arms on her knees and her back really really bend, so she might as well have been folded in tow. but we're getting there! )
and then she fell down (thankfully 2cm away from the sharp corner this time!) nd now she's lying on her back, just rambling away to herself. don't know what she's looking at.

Habbs, don't feel bad, I got over it!

Honey you arse, of course it wasn't!

Maryz - it is fecking freezing!! I have risked the electricity bills good and proper today, electric heaters on, shivered my arse off most of the day and sitting now with a blanket over me like some old woman! Some places have even had snow, I believe, which is unusual for May. And it drizzled today, which by rights should have warmed things up a bit (cloud cover) but no!

's fookin boiling here Thumb.

I'm not really called Katie either t'other Katie.

I wish I was though as my RL name is shit.

Pinot knows it too, she knows everyone

Well jel at Pinot knowing Leq's name though...

Oh

I do know it acksherly. Fuck knows how though.

Only first name though, if that counts.

God I'm hot.

I know my RL name, I think.

What! These usernames aren't RL names, that's where I've been going wrong

Seriously though - I've lurked for quite awhile now and find it nice that there people who are clearly friends on here. Even if I don't get all of the in jokes, they do make me laugh.

my RL name is nickelbabe.
not nickebarapasaurus.

true.
(my real name is a dinosaur name, but you'd now that if you did my dinosaur name thread thing)

Also posting on a thread that came to an end a couple of hours ago doesn't help

now??
know

it didn't - someone broke MN, and we went and did RL things instead.

Phew at least I didn't break it - need to get some food on for DS. RL here I come

"I'm not really called Katie either t'other Katie.

I wish I was though as my RL name is shit."

That was a bit mean of your parents, Katie.

Have I killed the thread?

Is there a flouncers corner?

How does that work without stomping and slamming doors

It gives people a chance to vent before they go but not many people read it!

@ STDG!