To think MMHQ are more trigger happy these days?

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Not a TAAT as such - more about moderation in general.

Is it just me or are MN much quicker to delete threads these days?

There have been a few examples recently where the thread had taken an odd turn - but which could have been solved by deletions or posdibly even a stern but the whole thread has been pulled, despite the thread containing useful advice.

Is this a new policy? Or are there a couple of new mods who are more likely to pull threads?

AIBU to think this is happening and it's a shame if so?

I was disappointed that they deleted the thread where a woman TTC voiced perfectly reasonable fears about the prospects of having an autistic child because autism runs in her family. One poster did put something awful and tactless which I shall not repeat, but on the whole I thought it was a fair topic for conversation. Her fears were perfectly legitimate, she wasn't making a judgement call about the worth of autistic people, she was talking from experience about how living with a suspected autistic sibling had adversely affected her childhood and her fears of having a child with the same issues. The thread on AIBU from the mother of an autistic child expressing her frustrations at how some people romanticise the condition and have no idea just how hard it is to parent a severely autistic child has plenty of accounts of how life alteringly difficult it can be, and having read that thread I can only conclude that the TTC poster is entitled to feel the way she did. I really don't see therefore why her thread needed to be deleted; simply deleting the offensive post someone else made during that thread would have sufficed imo....

I agree it all got a bit harsher, @RedDogsBeg. Posters have always been torn into on AIBU, but it used subside a little if they gave in and accepted they'd been a twat. The vulnerable and distressed had a little more leeway, too. This is unfortunately combined with ever more vulnerable and fragile posters. Perhaps that is the reason for the somewhat more trigger-happy moderation.

It's not the fun friendly place you make it out to be, unless you agree with them of course.

It’s not another version of AIBU though, the point of r/trolls is to highlight what some (including myself) see as a huge troll/gf problem on MN without worry of being banned (or shouted down by the teacher-pet posters on here banging on about ‘da rulez).

Yes, sometimes specific posters come under fire, rather than just one off threads. However, I have found that it’s only because that poster has made a point of drawing attention to themselves - either through starting ridiculous, goady threads on a weekly bases, posting obvious fantasist nonsense, or generally being a rude, deliberately obtuse and contradictory arsehole.

I have to say, I’ve hardly posted on MN recently. I genuinely have found the Reddit sub-forum to be a far more enjoyable and supportive place to ‘hang out’, even in things non-troll related. No, it’s not all hugs and rainbows, but at least I find the posters read like actual people, not yet another attention seeker CF thread, or a damn piss troll again.

Lesson learned. I now name change for every single post.
perfume I wasn’t annoyed about her finding out about what happened, he told her about the incident, but when it was in the top headlines she seen it and recognised it must have been me. She walked up to him the next day and said “I seen your wife made the papers”. For all she knew I had posted stuff about wanting to leave him, or maybe he didn’t know I was a mumsnet user. I wouldn’t go round telling everyone in the office so they knew my username and can see everything I’ve posted. Hence the reason that I name change every single time. So the name cannot be linked to previous threads.

Gwenhwyfar that thread is because you keep justifying and defending the posts of whatever thoughts pop through your head - disablist or whatever. Nobody cares about random nonsense.

Some threads are going quicker; you don't know who is reporting them or how many times or whatever. Some posters replying on a thread won't necessarily report.

paxillin there used to be a fair bit of lighthearted joshing, alongside a few caustic comments, of OP's in AIBU, who were unreasonable or had done or said something daft or were blinkered in their view . Now there is a rush to see who can post the most brutal comment and include the most swear words possible without actually stepping right over the Talk Guidelines. Yes we can be more direct and swear on MN which is great but it doesn't mean you have to nor do you have to try and outdo the poster above you, it's not a competition with a prize for the most obnoxious at the end.

Yes and as I said they get piled on and 'downvoted'? It's not the fun friendly place you make it out to be, unless you agree with them of course

Pure GFs will likely get down voted but the idea that there is a 'them' is simply inaccurate. Watch the debate on individual threads where some do and some don't think there is trolling happening.

People get upvoted even if voicing unpopular opinions, simply to ensure they can post to the group. This is a good thing IMO.

The only people I've seen consistently downvoted are those who join and then contribute zilch beyond contentless "nyer you suck" type posts. That would happen on any reddit sub. There are also posters from here who have boasted about joining just to downvote everyone. Takes all sorts I guess.

"I don't imagine threads mentioned reddit are deleted just because it's been mentioned."

Post a link to that place on here and see what happens to your post

The big question is, are far too many people over invested in MN? It’s a chat forum and nothing else.

It’s rather sad that people have to take their pathetic squabbles onto other platforms. I seriously wonder if some of the posters never grew out of playground behaviour.

"Gwenhwyfar that thread is because you keep justifying and defending the posts of whatever thoughts pop through your head - disablist or whatever. "

Which disablist posts have I justified? Better give an example if you're going to make accusations like that.

"Nobody cares about random nonsense."

You keep answering me so you obviously care.

True, @RedDogsBeg. There is a fine art to gentle mocking. Some posters have nailed it and became quite popular because of it. I think the brutal shredding is the result of those less able to gently jibe who try to emulate those posters.

I didn't know what 'Reddit' was but was directed there as my name was 'in lights'. Read the thread, didn't know what I'd done to cause annoyance and left. I see Stratters is on there, I liked her posts here.

I think MNHQ lurk more than we think and dodgy posts and threads are being reported all the time because it's trolly here now.

Gwenhwyfar, I'm going to make this my last post to you because you're annoying me now. I'll say it slow-ly:

'Judgemental thread'

• it start off ok
• slid into odd - descended into spite about buggies and pushchairs and reins
• spiralled into nastiness
• and was gone.
• POOF!

and that's the thread you're banging on about relentlessly. Stop being wide-eyed and disingenuous about this cramping of your 'free speech'.

Any other posters wondering what I'm talking about - read the thread that Gwenhwrfar linked earlier.

agree with paxillin, it does feel as if it's a one-upmanship here sometimes.

Flyingflipflop

Well - I’m not taking MN too seriously. I posted about mum on there as I have reported her - calling/insinuating posters are Nazis I’m not sure how that’s acceptable to post on here but it apparently is. There’s no squabbling and to be fair I did say what I wanted to say about mum on here a few days ago but it was deleted really really fast I’m not even sure she seen my post

Chickenvindaloo2 added me yesterday to his/her "lazy cunt / breeders list" on a thread. I think they are still working on the art of the gentle jibe.

I posted about mum on there

did say what I wanted to say about mum on here

posted there, posted here..
It sounds an obsession.

posted there, posted here..
It sounds an obsession.

Why? It's just someone using more than one forum. There is nothing wrong with that. There are almost 1500 on the sub, the poster you mention is one of a few who uses the same name on both. Most don't. Do you?

No that’s not an obsession.

You can think that I have an obsession if you want though.