For being bitterly disappointed at the language and attitudes of people on MN lately?

[CS1753]

I started using MN for support when I was going through hard times, hopefully supporting people when they were going through their hard times, learn new things, catch up with news etc. Lately however every thread I go on seems to be one big fight session. People are either being purposefully nasty or having a go at anyone who disagrees with their opinion - foul language included in the bundle. Is this really what this site is turning in to? Surely everyone is entitled to an opinion and surely if you don't agree and can't be mature about you should follow my mother's advice 'if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all'.

Ah.. you mean you don't want to be a shiny happy person all the time! Right? That's all right then...!

Me neither. The name's a bit of a facetious red herring (And SleepyJess (old name) used to make me feel even more knackered!)

It's obvious if you throw a few thousand females together that at least 25% of them will have PMT!

CS1753 - I love the debates and I don't agree with your mother. If everyone is polite all the time and never criticises or challenges others' assumptions, we don't learn anything by talking to one another - and conversation is dull.

Though I don't think people should throw gratuitous insults or swear here.

you are fat
fark

like that?

GUFFAW!!!!!

she ain't head girl for nothing, our Cod!

Oh come off it.. we should be able to swear if we want to! Crikey.. I avoid swearing all day in front of my kids..

Maybe swearing AT people is best off avoided, but mostly the profanity on here is in jest..

What DOES fark mean ? And littlemouseperson, why are you so bad at typing ?? Are you that other poster who is also grot at it...? Codsomething....hmm.

"bitterly disappointed" is a bit dramatic really.. it made me think "get a life" although I'm sure you have a much more interesting one than mine truth be told!

Maybe.. "get a grip"?!

Fuck. It means FUCK.

csi753..

my mum said 'take the rough with smooth'...

(she didnt actually...but no-ones knows that)

TITTER@Ian-Paisley-alike

THe Old Girls are on form today

"concise, zingy, hurtful and patronising posts"

OUCH

Oh dear. As you can see Fio I had chosen to put head in sand and chose to believe she was commenting on fact that we can't all post in a shiny happy way all the time..!

[fingers in ears - shiny happy people laughing la la la]

My mother never said "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". But then, she is a mad old bint.

lmfao at this one!

My Mum said...

"Don't lurk in the corner, stand up & be heard!"

anyhoo, for what i have seen,most of the threads that turninto mass arguments have all been about the same subject.

if you forget about those, the amount of slagging, swearing and bitching is about average, no?

Love the way that this thread is going.

Ldc anyone?

Fanjos always seem to set a jocular tone

I'll have a corner slice please mars

Hot Damn - I aspire to 'concise, zingy, hurtful and patronising posts'.

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