To suggest banning those cliquey type threads which don't belong in AIBU?

[Simontowers1]

The ones where anybody new to MN doesn't have a clue what anybody is on about and which aren't really an AIBU but rather a pointless attempt to attract attention/be funny/demonstrate their matey-ness with the rest of the MN clique?
Not saying their isn't a place for such threads just saying shift them off AIBU to stop other users wasting precious seconds of their life clicking. N them.

I have no idea what this or the other thread is about? Can I have a goat/scarf/biscuit?

Some wine would be nice.

A random hijack threaded by serious annoyingness.

Was this serious?

Perhaps this is a 'v obvious' example of a serious thread. Which means its nothing of the sort

Serious threading hijacked by random cotton.

Well, I for one am shocked and saddened by the direction this thread has taken.

[shockedandsaddenedface]

Never mind cotton, does anybody have any bamboo?

[verysorrytethersendface]

:(

Op, if you are being vexed by people chatting in a way that you deem inappropriate you can just start a thread about that without it being a thread about a thread.
Site stuff would be a good place . Or chat maybe. Or just start an aibu to be annoyed by cliques.
Then it isn't a thread about a thread and people won't be confused.
Or you could just post on one of the others on the same theme. There will be a few

A hijacked seriousness randomed by thread.

Is it more that pub-like 'chat' funny, cliquey, whatever threads are constantly being hosted in the AIBU section???

I alluded to the other thread to give an example. Now wish I hadn't as the waters of my argument have been muddied by the fact that the other goddam thread was a bloody stalker. Btw that thread is still up - the stalker has won.

Ahem, I think the OP is justified in feeling that her thread has been derailed.

Can I just clarify, OP? (welcome to MN by the way):

You object to threads you don't understand. However you feel that you understand MN enough to know that there are cliques and these threads are entirely designed to point out how popular the OP is?

I'm struggling a bit, because the thread you are talking about is nothing like that.

I've been here 7 years now and I've never been in a clique.

The stalker hasn't 'won' - it's most probably been left up for all to see what a knobber he/she is.

It's alright op. we all fuck up.
Seriously start a new thread in site stuff.

I only dip in here from time to time. Plus I've changed my name.

I don't think there's a clique for that?

Just jump on in and post stuff.

You could start your very own clique.

Who the fuck just set fire to my cave, there's smoke everywhere. I am in many cliques. You may not ban them.

Op, many of the cliques are about support. Brave babes, stately homes, wooly hugs to name a few.

Others are for like minded people to chat and share without cluttering or hijacking other threads.

Instead of moaning about what you don't want why not tell us what you are looking for from Mnet. It's probably here somewhere. Every bloody other thing is.

Regretting opening he clique can of worms.
Not here for much really honey dragon, mainly voyeuristic reasons I suppose.

It's true, there's even a Swine Flu topic,

And a Ford topic (the car not Gina)

That other thread is going poof now Simon.

That's odd, Maryz says 'It will go soon' and minutes later....

You could ask mnhq to start a voyeurs topic.
You need a name though...