AIBU to wonder about this Mumsnet mystery

[TheAverageJuror]

I clocked onto it few weeks ago.

In a morning someone starts a threat.
For example "Both my ears fell off, AIBU not to go to A&E? My DH is freaking out though." and throughout the day number of other posts "should I go to doctor?" appear. If none appears in a morning, no one else seems to need to visit a doctor that day...

Same with neigbours, police, food, friends who move to or from countryside/London () environment, partners, families, pets, speckles of dust....

Is it some kind of herd mentality "Oh! Someone is talking about that issue, I have it too" or is it more of a "Oh! It got lots of comments, I shall make up similar post to have fun today" situation?

🤔

Can’t say I’ve noticed this but I expect if it is a phenomenon it’s because people see a similar situation to something they have experienced and it leads them to share their story.

I’ve noticed this today with a couple of threads about changing career.

Maybe, as you say when someone sees something that is related to their issue they want to post for advice on their own situation. For all it’s faults, MN does tend to have decent advice for people in a quandary.

Cant say Ive noticed this but what I have noticed an increase in is people posting a dilemma or question and then just buggering off, never to return. It makes me think they're journos looking for stories.

I suspect the "hit and runs" are mainly just for shit and giggles.
I also suspect that 40% of posts are made up. At least lately.

I've noticed this. I put it down to topic association.

Maybe there's a specific virus affecting ears doing the rounds; or a person with a very sharp sword, an ear fetish and a quiet demeanour.

Yes I've always noticed this OP.

At the moment, the current trend seems to be threads about OPs who are upset at being mistaken for being much younger.

worra Yes and they then seem most put out to be told that it might just be something else that’s causing people to stare.

Yes, I've noticed this too, not just recently.

Can I start one about this just to bug you? 😁

Can I start one about this just to bug you? 😁
Go for it

Maybe there's a specific virus affecting ears doing the rounds; or a person with a very sharp sword, an ear fetish and a quiet demeanour.

Checking my ears for virus signs

I am glad others see it too! Thought I was going crazy at one point. Open a thread in a morning. Come back in the evening and get confused by wth is going on.

I've been posting for about 8 years and I've always noticed this. Quite a few other posters have noticed it too.

I think that's where a lot of the embellishment comes from, because they want to make their thread different to all the others.

I thought this post might have been about why Boswell walked up the post office steps.

@neverendingflorist Don't start!

TheAverageJuror I just can’t get over it. I need to know!!

There's been a heck of a lot of Hen night threads lately...

There are a couple of 'stealing or not' threads too.

Boswell!!

Yes, it's true that multiple threads on the same theme often appear together. Prostitution/lap dancing/phone line sex worker is one such theme! Dental phobia, rehoming pets, child modelling, waxing of pubes - at times I've seen Active Coversations with a disproportionate number of threads on those themes.

Time was you couldn't move on Mumsnet for threads about bumsex.

I’ve noticed the plethora of hens do threads, but wouldn’t you expect this in Northern hemisphere springtime?

Will look out for other ‘trends’ more carefully now...

Yeah, it's hen do season.

Time was you couldn't move on Mumsnet for threads about bumsex.
This made me laugh!