to suggest that every MN stops posting links to the Daily Mail

[AKissIsNotAContract]

(unless you agree with them, in which case go ahead and the rest of us can avoid)

Every day on here people post links to stories in the Mail. The Mail don't care whether you are clicking out of outrage, curiosity or any other reason, they still get the revenue.

If everyone who agrees they've gone too far with today's headline agrees never to post or click on another Daily Mail link, it might only be a small change but it's pretty easy to do and might make MN a nicer place.

YANBU to want to do everything possible to avoid feeding the DM. Unfortunately though, it's already grown to horrific proportions and I fear the only way to really stop it now would be to kill it with fire.

Block the links.

It is not censorship - you can still access the crap if you want to.

You can still chat about and argue about what is in the paper, just that direct links from mumsnet won't work.

You can still read the nasty stuff if it is news (as today) as it will nearly always have been reproduced elsewhere to avoid generating profits for the Daily Mail (e.g. as an image or cut 'n; paste).

You could even just have a DAILY MAIL ALERT! colourful thing which makes it stand out when a DM link is in the OP or replies - that would be better than nothing.

It is not about censorship but about not generating advertising revenues for them and fuelling their profits.

It's a fair request to ask people to clearly mark Daily mail links,

It would be very unreasonable not to clearly indicate a DM link,

It's not censorship to allow people to make an informed choice.

Maybe MN could install something so all DM links show, if people are unable to manage themselves.

Not everyone wants to fund vile poison, and it's not nice to be duped into doing so.

Oh no I don't want any posts censored. All I'm suggesting is that the people who don't like the mail stop posting and clicking on links which earn money for the mail. If you like them and want them to keep making money, then post and click as much as you like. If you only click out of curiosity/outrage then recognise that you are paying them (albeit indirectly) to cause you outrage.

Fully agree, in future, please all make sure to post a link for the same news in each of all UK newspapers.

:o

I thought everyone already did warn of DM link?

people on here rarely posts where the link are from

they just do \link{http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/expeditions/mariana/images/annsoupy/kids-easter%20soupy%20closeup.jpg\look} here type of links

anyway people will continue to post links without warning though i dont get worked up by dm links myself

I don't know how to do links but if I did I wouldn't put a warning up. It's ridiculous. I just can't get het up with it all.

I find the DM links harder to spot now I use my phone a lot because I can't check the address I'm being sent to before I click.

A lot of posters are great about saying Warning: DM link! Which is great, but thought it was worth reminding those who aren't aware that lots of posters feel strongly about not wanting to give the DM any money!

Pathetic.

Particularly pathetic are those posters who must rush to their computers every morning to scan the DM looking to be outraged and then posting their findings on MN.

Agreed, and then abusing anyone who isn't as outraged as they or don't want to join their moral crusade.