To think that the bullying culture on MN can be a bit much....

[tjah04]

Having been a member of MN since 2003 I have seen and read some disgusting comments from other members particuarly on this board.

I am starting to think that some of these people must be very sad and insecure.

Some of the names that are called are disgusting and I am sure that these people would never go up to someone in RL and call them that.

And do not get me started on the "I am better than you because I can spell" attitude which seems to be the final insult if all else fails.

Other comments include

"troll" "Oh not another thread" etc.

It is cyber bullying at the end of the day and as mothers shouldn't we all just grow up a bit? The MN team do a great job of deleting such posts but often the OP has seen it and the damage is already done.

It gets worse, talking to someone you know in front of others is now a form of bullying? If I look at you cross eyed, is that bullying too? How about if I fail to give you my last rolo?

Saying there is a horrible bullying culture on MN because of x, y and z, and then pulling the "dyslexic cunt" rabbit out of the hat to justify it is risible. It's like saying Victoria Wood should be banned because of Bernard Manning.

It was reported and removed. But I have seen many similar threads and the damage is normally done before it is removed.

I have never seen no bullying.
And for everyone one person being rude about someone's spelling there will be 5 (that's a guess I don't have any actual evidence) telling them it's bad form.

You have rude people
You have horrible people
You have lovely people
You have utter arseholes

Just like RL.

And the 'you and you mates are ganging up on me' is usually the call of some one who was not expecting to be disagreed with.
If you want to see actual bullying have a peek at NMs. You will have to have to be patient. It's rife but it's cloaked in a smooshy smothering of ickle bunnies.

One example

Just one will do

And then we'll all be on your side.

I'd like you to link to the thread please tjah.

It's a serious accusation that you're making, and I'd like to judge for myself if you don't mind?

Oh fuck.

Now I agree with LeQ, Maryzed, Bof, Hully, Pag etc AGAIN. That's prolly bullying. It's definitely bjullying.
I'm off to earn that £22 before I agree with anyone else and so make someone cry.

Oh Sue. You don't agree with me. Unless I'm relegated to being etc. Now that really is bullying

Sue you've bloody made me cry!! Don't you agree with me? So unfair. Again.

I feel bullied and excluded, Sue.

OP you should be reporting some of the things you are listing, instead of making a thread about a thread to whine about it.

YABU.

The thread in question was deleted at my request.

If you think I am being goady then fine. Say so. Disagree with me. Give your opinion. I get that is the point of these threads.

But name calling? really?

Even if it were removed, you can tell us what the thread was called (roughly), and who the poster was. Otherwise it will be very difficult to believe you. I am also interested in other posters' response: if you were robustly defended, as I expect you were, then you cannot use one person's unpleasant behaviour as indicative of site culture.

It's a conspiracy Big. A great big conspiracy. I shall cry. Just like Kajagoogoo.

I'll tell you what is serious.

This morning my cousin who is 38 and already had terrible breast cancer and a breast removed, had an operation to remove a brain tumour. They got 75% and can't get the rest. That is serious, not the stupid she said she said bollocks.

So there.

I'll add £22.32 which is all I have in the bank.

Ah OK then. I'll just as MNHQ if that's true then. I'm not disbelieving of you or anything, I'm just very concerned that someone would say something so terrible.

While we await the example.
LeQueen what paint shall I get? I'm thinking grey.

(sorry about that ^^ just heard, slightly in shock)

Hully, I'm really sorry to hear that.

Oh Hully - I'm sorry. That is really horrible news.