to feel let down by mumsnet

[cantbedoingwithit]

A friend has been raving about mumsnet and said that i should join as it is "like talking to friends who are supportive, friendly and who give sound advice." I have been lurking on mn and have been reading lots of threads and have been put off from starting a thread myself because i found some of the replies really quite un friendly (to say the least) and some sound quite rude. I realize that mn prides its self on being a 'no nonsense' type of forum and life isnt all flowers and fluffy clouds, and that sometimes the truth isnt always 'nice' but i was quite shocked at some of the 'un sisterly' comments.

[Khaleasy]

Some people on MN can be cunty to be sure - I've had a fair few people make my cry/get extremely upset.

But for every one of those people, three more have made me smile or laugh, comforted me in a crisis or encouraged me in some way.

My OH always rolls his eyes when I say I'm on MN and says "why do you do it to yourself?" because he only sees the nastiness.

It is what you make of it, I guess. You soon learn what not to say

[TrinityRhino]

Did Asda sort you out a new friend Oinkment?

[DioneTheDiabolist]

I dont think that MN is unsisterly. But then my sisters are a pair of cunts.

I still love them.

[badgeroncaffeine]

Never let anyone here make you cry or get you extremely upset. Most people doing that have actually set out to "achieve" it.

[ToysRLuv]

YABU.

[SauvignonBlanche]

I think you should sue ASDA for some compo, oinkment.

[CarpeVinum]

PoppyAmex

Tis an old fave.

[ouryve]

Bye, then. Don't let the door hit you on the arse, on your way out.

[ChippingInWiredOnCoffee]

and have been put off from starting a thread myself because i found some of the replies really quite un friendly

... and yet... here we are

[OccasionalTherapy]

She said they were delicious and moreish and filled you up and she couldn't get enough of them

oinkment are you sure your friend said big cocks fig rolls?

[MammaTJ]

Ignore the rest of them, they are a bunch of vipers.

Tell me about your ishoos, I'm understanding and nice and I don't even fucking swear much unless you treat me like a cunt!!

[yamsareyammy]

Chipping. But does it take a certain type of person to go on MN.
Or be able to cope with MN?

[usualsuspect]

MN has thousands of posters, I doubt they are all a certain type.

[josephinebruce]

Do you think OP is watching this and laughing?

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Well I think yANBentirelyU as there does seem to be a plethora of ornery arseholes on AIBU.

[usualsuspect]

You are not wrong, Fanjo.

[gordyslovesheep]

I'm not here enough to notice any cliques or silly stuff - sadly I do notice the loons

[ToysRLuv]

gordy: I have certainly noticed the fence woman. Otherwise everyone seems sort of normal (even if not all very likeable).

[cory]

Do you think it's the same poster posting the I-am-writing-my-first-post-ever-to-tell-you-I-don't-want-to-play-with-you or do you reckon it's a new one every week?

They always claim to have been lurking for some time, but apparently not for long enough to get bored with the ever-recurrent surprised-to-find-you-are-a-nest-of-vipers.

Or perhaps they are like Douglas Adams' sheep, surprised every morning at the fact that the grass is green.

[ToysRLuv]

[usualsuspect]

I got deleted for saying similar, cory.

So watch out for Helen.

[SunshineBossaNova]

YABU

[Portofino]

In. H experience there are a few long standing right goady posters. And then there there is the odd troll. But the vast majority are lovely and helpful in the extreme