To think MN is getting nastier?

[MaggieJoyBlunt]

So far this week we've had giving birth referred to as 'calving' (in the context of women having children while young). Someone loved that one so much they immediately commented on what a great expression it was and repeated it.

We've had someone propose that Prince Phillip should be 'humanely destroyed'. swiftly followed up by a similar suggestion about taking him out to a barn or a shed or some such and shooting him.

We've had a thread about the death of a convicted murdered where several posters queued up to tell us they were, smiling or "laughing gleefully" or simply to post "lol" as a one word comment. (Okay she was a vicious killer and will not be much missed, but really?)

Add to all of that the Budget threads where in the midst of people worrying and calculating the cut to their household budget, other people came to gloat and make helpful observations such as "If you can't afford DC, don't have them."

MN didn't used to be nasty. Vigorous, challenging etc; But not nasty.

What's going on around here?

don't say that usual, I've never name changed here in ten years and nae bugger has ever mentioned me in a favourite mnetter thread

I agree with Pag, Doe, Bam and Thornrose!

Pag's arse is full..no room at the arse.

sorry usual, am a slow typer, that reply there was to something you said earlier

no, I know it wasn't. I was just hypocritically, sycophantically backing you up as I agreed with you rather than the other poster who I thought was being a tad harsh.

My DD is watching something called Pretty Little Liars.
I may try that for a while.
She's sitting there ago. I'm pretty sure it's going to be inappropriate.
I may have to parent my child

bloody hell pag, thats taking it too far

My teen dd is nagging at me to get off the laptop and go out in the garden, in a weird role reversal.

It's come to that ssd

Haha @ Thorn

See, I completely agreed with Bambambini's post about the same threads coming up again and again (understandable on a long running forum with a huge number of posters) and there seeming to be a Mumsnet stock response. In my mind this was this type of thing:

Parent & child parking space: don't be so entitled, get out and walk

Disabled toilet: NEVER acceptable, even if you are about to pee your pants

Smelly washing machine: maintenance 90 degree wash with soda crystals

Shoes off in house: how very working class

Toilet brushes: ewwwww

Large budget for house or other purchase: stop showing off

Now I see from the later posts on this thread that Bambambini has a huge axe to grind and I kind of wish we had the Hide Poster button.

I am sick to the back teeth of these snide, veiled posts about royalty.

No one ever, EVER, has the guts to cite specific examples. And there would need to be quite a number of them to prove a point? It is so unimaginative and makes me think those who do it are a wee bit inadequate.

We are just setting off to pick up the youngst from cub camp - will we need pegs for our noses? And right as the Murry brothers are about to (hopefully) kick some ass!

But Mintyy, you've just demonstrated exactly - yes, there are so many posts of the same stuff that comes up again and again that posters who have been around for longer recognise these posts having come up before

Personally, I have seen you on a thread before posting within the first few posts to huff "not this same stuff again". It's natural that the same topics will come back again, especially with the number of new posters on. I don't think it's necessary comment on those threads if you don't have anything constructive to say. You must be able to see that?

I don't mean to have a go here - but this is an example of a long-standing poster not being supportive or helpful because, to you, the thread has been done to death

I have done that once or twice. Usually when it is within a few days of the last 1000 message thread on the subject.

I know that both me and fanjo are eye rolled at. We both defend our kids, and I don't think either of us will ever apologise for that.

I'll definitely start on the 'oh not again' when it's the 4986792837th thread that week on disabled loos/prams rather than wheelchairs on buses/disabled kids shouldn't be spoiling other people's fun/disabled people and carers shouldn't get benefits.

Because it's definitely one of those weird ones where we get a rash of them all at once.

I must be the only poster ever on mumsnet who doesn't get what's wrong or annoying about 'royalty' existing or even starting a thread about posters you think are great

Divisive or bullying cliques would be annoying, sure, but I don't know if I've seen that. I've seen people who are clearly old friends and sometimes they're all on a thread and it looks really fun and I feel a bit funny about posting in case they all swivel and go 'who the fuck are you?' but that's my shyness, and there are tons of other threads so not a biggie really.

But seriously, you get threads on here all the time where people go 'oh GROSS some posters ADMIRE other posters HOW AWFUL' and 'oh yes the royalty they're all basically just saddos hahaha'.

And I don't get it. Like, people admire fucking reality TV stars. Admiring someone who gives good advice or is funny on the internet, and a bunch of other people also admiring that person, and them ending up sort of 'known' in this one tiny niche... what's wrong with that? Seriously. I mean, provided no powers are used for evil.

I'm not even thinking of anyone in particular. And I've only been here a year or something so what would I know. Pagwatch = good? Or something.

I think the people who call royalty saddos are jealous. .which is..sad

I don't anyone would identify themselves as being 'royalty' though. It's other posters who label people as this.

I'm still none the wiser.

Oh yes I mean people who label others as Royalty and call them saddos.

Let's face it, 'MN Royalty' is never used as a compliment, is it?

It's used as a snide and - I think - somewhat cowardly way of criticising posters, because those using the term never actually name names.

They know that if they named names they'd be deleted. Hence the cowardly snide references which I reckon should also be deleted.

I haven't got a problem with MN royalty either ( apart from not knowing who they are? ) if you've been around a while & post a lot you're bound to have made friends & have a 'following' - I can't see a problem with that.
( I just want to know who's the MN version of Prince Phillip, I'd take a look at their threads )

I agree, ilovesooty.

The thing is, it's often used - as has been said on this thread - to refer to posters who've been around for a while who don't name change. Which leaves all those of us who don't name change thinking that the sneering is about us. Which is a really unpleasant position to be in.

Wasn't LaQueen kind of Prince Phillip? What I want to know is who's Fergie.