To be horrified at the amount of vile and insensitive responses

[Rowyourboat1234]

I’ve come back after not being on mumsnet for a long time and I’m horrified at some of the vile and insensitive responses on some threads. Why?! What is the point of that? If you have nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything. How about that for Feb challenge?

Can posters be banned on here, or is that facility not available software wise. Other forums can track IP addresses so even if a poster comes back under another name they are caught.

Yes, posters can and are banned. Either by being too aggressive or nasty, too many personal attacks, or by being trolls or goady fuckers.

And yes, MNHQ can recognise IP addresses and recognise PBP (previously banned posters).

Some pps one pp have got temporary bans previously, so it's not all that simple, though.

In any case, personal attacks, and all sorts of -ist posts are deleted.

My grandmother always used to say "if you can't say anything nice, then saw something fucking horrible, because the wanker probably deserves it

Now trying to imagine my grandmother coming out with something like this

Honestly, there seems to be a lot of these threads, I have to say, while there does seem to be a fair few people who are nasty just for the sake of it, compare this to most other forums and there really is nothing to complain about at all. 90% of posts I read tend to be supportive, and fuck knows why some take a bunch of people saying 'yes, yabu' as a 'pile on'?! Same as a fair few seem to think a few people disagreeing with them means they are being 'shouted don' or whatever.

I had my arse utterly handed to me the first thread I made in this section. I was quite upset about it at the time as it did seem harsh, like 99% of replies ere telling me to grow up. In hindsight though, they were right. Plus, its a bloody forum for giving opinions..if you ant only support for whatever, netmums ill take you hun xo. I love mumsnet because its so different to 'the other place'. And as said, this is probably the least harsh forum I am a member of, even stuff like specific TV show discussion forums tend to be overly harsh. And I find facebook MUCH much worse too.

Also my W key seems to have broken. Great.

@Lifecraft

My grandmother always used to say "if you can't say anything nice, then saw something fucking horrible, because the wanker probably deserves it.

Wow. You're actually proud of this aren't you? How is life on the Chatsworth estate by the way? Say hello to your family from me. I haven't seen them for ages. I love this pic you posted of them on instagram the other week.
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OP ignore the nasties on here. They do it because they're bored.