To be distinctly peeved that my thread was treated as spam.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

It was a link to a really important National Autistic Society survey.

I posted it in AIBU for traffic. Lots of people signed.

But then it was banished to some godforsaken corner of MN. Because someone reported it as spam

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

And I think I'm being the opposite of 'sneaky' Tiggy.

I'm being flagrantly upfront and blatant and cross

[AuntyMag10]

Yanbu, there's so many threads about pointless stuff all the time on here I'm surprised that your thread was deleted.

[VanitasVanitatum]

100% support autism awareness but you did put a survey in AIBU simply for traffic. If everyone did that then AIBU topics would be buried. MNHQ can't give autism special treatment above other awareness campaigns, it wouldn't be fair on the others.

[TiggyD]

There are a lot of good causes that members really feel strongly about. That doesn't mean you can ignore the rules.

"we'll delete anyone's attempts to spam the boards with links, as a way of promoting their own product, services, survey or e-petition,"

That should have been a hint that they would delete it. And they'll probably delete this one too, and maybe even ban the OP for a bit for posting it again on this thread.

[FadedRed]

Think you might not have been so 'harshly' treated by MNHQ if you'd posted in _Chat rather than AIBU, and as a long time user of the site you should know that.
I also think you are being a tad cynical reposting the link in AIBU, and if I were in MNHQ I'd be tempted to remove this post too.
I agree the subject is important, but that's not the real point here, is it?
I'm with Tiggy and Anyone on this.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

There is SO MUCH nonsense in AIBU though

I'm STILL banjaxed that anyone reported in the first place and as spam

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

That should have been a hint that they would delete it. And they'll probably delete this one too, and maybe even ban the OP for a bit for posting it again on this thread.

I can hear you rubbing your hands together and smacking your lips Tiggy

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

Think you might not have been so 'harshly' treated by MNHQ if you'd posted in _Chat rather than AIBU, and as a long time user of the site you should know that.

You're not the first to say that, so I have to accept that there may be something in it but I've never drawn such a strong mental distinction between them myself. Oh well.

[msgrinch]

woah I know this is an emotive subject for you op but your last comment to tiggy was out of order. They were just posting the general rules and happenings of the thread. I doubt there's any hand rubbing going on at all.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

I agree the subject is important, but that's not the real point here, is it?

It is to me

[TiggyD]

Acting like a wazzock for a good cause is still acting like a wazzock.

[BlackeyedSusan]

oh the irony.

you are so not unreasonable

[CrabbyTheCrabster]

So this thread is just a sneaky way to get your survey back on a high traffic area. Very poor form. I suggest you ask for this to be deleted.

But this is a perfectly valid AIBU question, Tiggy. You can think YABU or YANBU, but it's a whole lot more valid than many of the threads in this forum section.

'Poor form' my arse. The original thread was off topic (as are so many irrelevant and misplaced-attention-seeking AIBU threads), but trying to raise awareness of difficulties faced by autistic children (and adults)... well I can think of worse things.

[GeorgeYeatsAutomaticWriter]

Gratuitously nasty Tiggy

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

I didn't realise Tiggy was covert-MNHQ

[TiggyD]

Why not start a thread about the National Autistic Society and the work they do, in an interesting, informative and entertaining way, then mention how people could help?

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

Because this isn't the WI?

[CrabbyTheCrabster]

It was me who criticised Maggie for posting the original thread in AIBU instead of Chat and the SEN boards. I then pointed out that an 'AIBU to be pissed off that MNHQ moved my thread for being spam' thread would be a perfectly valid thread to post in AIBU and would draw the attention she wanted to the cause of raising autism awareness.

So don't flame her, flame me. Because I'm feeling right fucking bolshy tonight and couldn't give a flying fuck whether you think I'm unreasonable or not.

So there.

[TiggyD]

As Gratuitously nasty as "I can hear you rubbing your hands together and smacking your lips Tiggy" George?

Of course I'm pissed off.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

Crabby

[WinterOfOurDiscountTents15]

You posted a not remotely aibu in aibu, so it got moved. End of story. What it was about is not really relevant. We've all got things that are particularly important to us, lots of us have children with additional needs, but its a big site and the rules are there and apply to everyone.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

Well don't sit on a thread smugly predicting people's imminent banning like a self-satisfied school prefect then Tiggy and people won't remark in irritation on your air of smuggery.

[msgrinch]

insulting other posters because they don't agree with you, how pleasant.

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

(It isn't up to Tiggy who gets banned grinch. Agreeing didn't come into it)

[msgrinch]

No one said it was.