To think that people should think about this before posting...

[BroodyTroody]

IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, DONT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL!

why does every thread seem to end up with spiteful comments?! If you don't agree with the OP, then politely explain why or don't say anything, click 'back' and read a different thread... There's no need to be nasty or make personal remarks about the OP.

Even the light hearted ones either end up reported and deleted or with posters being mean- fairly sure that's not what MN is about?!

If they are nasty then report them.

Any comments that are really nasty and abusive are usually called out by other posters on the thread. Goady ones are usually deleted without it effecting the 'flow' of the thread.

99.9% of MN is 99.9% reasonable and conversational. AIBU has it's won charms

own.
own charms.

I have no idea which other thread you are referring to but, on the whole, I agree with you.

I am all for robust discussion and enjoy a good controversial thread now and again but have been struck recently on a couple of threads how the aggressive, sweary posts can derail that. Fuck Off does not constitute discussion in my eyes and nor does shouting others down.

I agree completely. The majority of discussions I've ever been involved with I've been left feeling really rubbish my unnecessary nasty comments. MN is not a place for faint hearted. It's very sad that people think this is normal/acceptable behaviour on here and in RL.

YABU
Tis the internet and all of human life is here.
Some nice, some cunty.
And most somewhere in between.

MN definitely isn't for the faint hearted!

Totally disagree. If a poster is being racist, sexist or homophobic, why should I say that in a nice gentle way? I am not talking about mild ignorance here by the way, but some threads are just so out of order.

Yanbu i agree with you op it might not be on every thread but most of them

I like you honey x
Lots of hugs.

Oh i did see that the previous poster was honey. By 'honey' i was addressing op, i m trying to be nice.