to feel a little guarded over posting?

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In the last week, I have read 2 stories on the DM, taken directly from MN - One about micromanaging a DH and another (Cant remember the exact topic) and it got me thinking, what if you saw one of your posts, or replies on something like the DM? It's made me a little guarded about posting in some ways... Surely they need permission to post something on their site?

When people talk about anything from years ago I am pretty clueless.

I think the closest category my thread would fall into from ThenWhenItGotDark's list is extremely pervy and it wasn't really pervy. DM journalism smacks of desperation. Apparently my page and a half constituted "mumsnet in meltdown"

I was quoted in a paper once about an MN thread.

Amusingly it was a poster telling people off for having opinions during the working day and assuming we must be bankers wives sitting at home with too much time on our hands while hubby goes out to work. I seem to recall it might have been a thread about cleaners.

As it happens in real life the other poster quoted was about 8.5 months pregnant and was home on maternity leave (shame on her not scrubbing her floors on her hands and knees) and I am a professionally qualified accountant (and single mother) who works predominantly from home.

It was very funny I wish I could remember the thread now. But yes i sometimes forget its a public forum and should be a bit more guarded at times. Particularly as I'm pretty "out" and known by some in real life.

Here's the Mandy Holden one I got quoted in. A journalist helpfully showed her the thread then asked her to comment. She went on to become patron of a website called MonsterMummies. The 'Monster' stood for something or other. Can't find the site now.

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2305111/Why-I-hate-negative-judgmental-Mumsnet--Amanda-Holden-Britains-Got-Talent-star-accuses-site-fuelling-mothers-guilt.html

I found the thread - in fact it was a telegraph article where the (male) journo cut an pasted some comments (selectively) from the thread commenting that I was a city wife etc etc. Very very far from the truth and the worst case of lazy journalism and trying to make a handful of anonymous comments into a stick to beat women with.

To be fair the to Telegraph they did post my amused comment about his lazy journalism and how wrong he was!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/862957-To-discover-a-really-experienced-child-minder-charges-half-what

Not that it makes much sense without the article but you'll get the gist

It's a public forum. You agree to the terms and conditions when you sign up.

Why is the forum here? Yes it's a fun way for us to pass the time while having a cup of tea... but what benefit do MN get out of it? Advertising income from ads down the side and they probably sell the rights to DM . Or I wouldn't be surprised if DM don't actually own MN or something?!

Be careful what you post. There's trolls, stalkers, journo and allsorts of wierdos on forums. Don't post anything that identifies you, where you live or would get you in trouble! If you do, then just be prepared for what might happen if it was published in the media.

I had one of my replies on the Facebook mumsnet page once- they added a photo and everything. It was actually really funny, I told DDad about it (it was a quote from him when I was a child that he'd long since forgotten about) he was a bit baffled!