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To ask if anyone is setting up a fb page to discuss Tricky Dicky?

627 replies

IAmOnMyBike · 03/01/2015 20:53

It seems we are not allowed to speak about anything negative elsewhere. Please do not speak badly of Tricky Dicky and co.

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iamtheeggman · 03/01/2015 20:59

I hope the irony is not lost on MNHQ that a number of the concerns raised on the thread were about the aggressive censorship imposed by tricky dicky.

nutsinwinter · 03/01/2015 20:59

Curiousgeorgie?

curiousgeorgie · 03/01/2015 20:59

I would start a Facebook group but have no idea how. Can someone do it and post a link here.

WrappedInABlankie · 03/01/2015 20:59

Where is the list of things that are in the spirt of MN? I missed the list when I signed up

IgnoreMeEveryOtherReindeerDoes · 03/01/2015 20:59

I have fb selling profile and I was looking at the page whilst he was zapping someone who asked a genuine question

SignoraStronza · 03/01/2015 20:59

I am really surprised about this. Has someone been doing some ear bending at mnhq? Not in the spirit of good pr perhaps? Hmm

outflewtheweb · 03/01/2015 21:00

Weird decision - I don't think the comments were personal. Perhaps on the first thread but not this one.

TheFairyCaravan · 03/01/2015 21:00

It is so annoying that they deleted it. Far, far worse has been allowed to stay.

iloveshortshorts · 03/01/2015 21:00

surprised MN deleted it, last I read it was still discussing (nicely) the issues of the FB page and donations

toriap2 · 03/01/2015 21:00

I'll join a Facebook page :)

LilMissSunshine9 · 03/01/2015 21:00

iamtheeggman - totally agree with you and it is what a number of people were saying

Rebecca2014 · 03/01/2015 21:01

I think a facebook page would be good. I am sure there are many people outside mumsnet who feel the same.

Bluestocking · 03/01/2015 21:01

If they have got professional PR involved, it can't be very good - the main players still have their FB pages wide open.

LongDistanceLove · 03/01/2015 21:01

How does 'Tricky Dickies dodgy dealings' sound Grin

MuttonCadet · 03/01/2015 21:01

It stinks as far as I'm concerned, hugely disappointed in MNHQ.

northernlurker · 03/01/2015 21:01

Hardly surprising the thread was negative. There are two people involved who yes have had a prem baby and yes are far from home but who are also perfectly happy to take whatever cash people will chuck at them with the whole farrago being co-ordinated by a total git, a racist, and from what I could see probably, misogynistic git at that.

toriap2 · 03/01/2015 21:01

Nice one

DinoSnores · 03/01/2015 21:02

I was following the previous thread but missed this being deleted or the suggestions of a scam. Can anyone (obliquely) explain the concerns about fraud? TD is certainly not a very nice sort of chap but i didn't see the concerns about fraud before. Obviously the FB page in question is all very positive, except when they talk about the 'haterz'.

outflewtheweb · 03/01/2015 21:02

I have to discuss this somewhere or I shall burst!

asmallandnoisymonkey · 03/01/2015 21:02

LongDistanceLove - that's perfect, the alliteration is rather pleasing!

vindscreenviper · 03/01/2015 21:02

Well since this story is IN THE NEWS you might still be allowed to post about it.

nudge, nudge

IAmOnMyBike · 03/01/2015 21:02

Yes please, set up tricky dickies dodgy dealings.

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Icimoi · 03/01/2015 21:02

I could see why posts commenting on, for instance, the parents' appearance needed to be zapped. By the vast majority of the thread concerned the actions of their so-called friend and in particular very legitimate concerns that people were being led to give money under false pretences.

What is really a matter of concern is that said friend was regularly deleting Facebook posts with legitimate questions about what is going on, and now MN is doing exactly the same.

WannaBe · 03/01/2015 21:02

so, it's not ok to suggest that a fundraiser is not above board and that people are being exploited, but it's ok to call katie hopkins a cunt? perhaps we would have done better if we'd just suggested that tricky dicky was a cunt then? or a dick? Grin

LongDistanceLove · 03/01/2015 21:03

Give me a second let me set it up, and I'll post a link.