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to want to know some of the unspoken rules of MN?

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Gurke · 19/05/2013 08:43

Just that really! I only joined a few months ago and have already learnt a lot of useful (and some less useful) stuff. On the whole I've been impressed by the tone of helpful solidarity and good-natured humour that prevails. But every now and then I'm wondering what I'm missing: why do some threads get hardly any replies, but others with pretty much the same question get loads? Why, as I read somewhere here, are displays of affection such as xx or virtual hugs a big no-no? Why does posters' whininess seem to be more accepted than neediness or petulance? (Huge generalisation, maybe unjustified) I'm a bit surprised about myself that I care, but I guess during the marathon of night feeds MN has become a rather good companion whose dynamics and rules I'd like to know better.

I'm not trying to be controversial, by the way, just genuinely curious.

OP posts:
Pagwatch · 22/05/2013 09:19

Are you like Santa ?

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 09:24

Shock maybe!
TSC does it really stands for TheSantaComing?Grin

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 09:24

*stand for

lissieloo · 22/05/2013 09:32

Ah, but TSC, remember this: you absolutely must forget everything anyone has ever posted!

Remind me again, which one are you? Wink

TheSecondComing · 22/05/2013 09:42

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lissieloo · 22/05/2013 09:46

hahaha Grin what a nob.

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 09:50

well my DS1 is a choirboy in one of the Royal Chapels and gets paid for it..

we should really say that he works for Her Majesty, shouldn't we?Grin

reelingintheyears · 22/05/2013 09:58

God's right hand man amazingmum.

BumpingFuglies · 22/05/2013 09:59

The center parcs thread is still at number 3 if you google. Oh dear Grin

echt · 22/05/2013 10:01

If you post about the strange/weird/different/unacceptable behaviour of someone else, be prepared for the following:

  1. If you hazard a guess in your OP that the person might have mental health (MH) issues or, if a child, (SN) you will be pissed on from great height for presuming to diagnose.
  1. If you DON'T allow for these in your OP, you will be pissed on from a great height for NOT factoring these possibilities before you posted.
lissieloo · 22/05/2013 10:05

Jools holland and I are close, personal friends! i waited on him once, years ago, and made him laugh

everlong · 22/05/2013 10:05

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amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 10:11

another rule: don't brag about your kids or anythingelse really, unless invited to do so by the thread/topic/other posters etc.

same as RL, nobody cares and you'll look like a nob

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 10:12

ant for fick sake learnt to spell!

reelingintheyears · 22/05/2013 10:18

Has anyone mentioned royalty yet Grin

lissieloo · 22/05/2013 10:20

If you decide to leave, you must post a flounce thread. And then another, and another. All in all it should take you 6 months to actually leave.

FuckThisShit · 22/05/2013 10:32

Has anyone mentioned royalty yet

No reeling, because I've not arrived yet Grin

ExitPursuedByABear · 22/05/2013 10:33

Has anyone ever really left?

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 10:34

reeling I had mentioned Her Majesty, doesn't that count?

everlong · 22/05/2013 10:37

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reelingintheyears · 22/05/2013 10:46

Thank FuckThisShit is here

reelingintheyears · 22/05/2013 10:47

But you are royalty too everlong

FuckThisShit · 22/05/2013 10:53
Grin
amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 10:54

and here's your tiara

..........?
vvv\VVV/vvv

amazingmumof6 · 22/05/2013 10:54

kind of

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