To mourn MN as it was in the Moulden Days

[GregoriaTheGreat]

Admittedly, it was not perfect (full of quiches and Queen Bees). So much so that I gave it a rest for a considerable while. I may even have Flounced at some point (though was not a Mouldie. I would never have been cool enough).

But I now mourn the Olden Days when nobody had to bother with "lighthearted" when a thread was evidently lighthearted. Nobody took everything quite so seriously, even when they would have good reason to.

Posters generally had a decent command of spelling and grammar, too.

Maybe I'm just old and need to take up knitting or something.

It's referred to so often people want to know what it was. Part of MN lore

The post that leaked the news about Moldies was started by GibbonInARibbon I believe (don't ask me how I remember). I was agog.

Is it referred to "often" though? I think it pops up rarely.

Did all of them leave though? Presumably some posters were on both at least for a while. Seems odd that it would be an either/or, especially with the potential to be a kind of double agent in a ludicrous, 'Allo 'Allo fashion.

I'm just here for the biscuits, thanks Duchess

Och, it's not that odd for people to be a little nosy about the whole thing.

Like wanting to know why Liz cut off Mary's head. It's MN history.

It's always mentioned on threads like this.

I was here when it happened Soupdragon.
Not sure why you think it can’t be mentioned now though? Since it’s being discussed now.

WeBuilt ah yes thanks. Short term memory uh, misplacement is well established here. Asking what I did yesterday will get you a blank look but wallowing in MN history is fine.
I didn't pay much attention to Moldies and as it all kicked off around Christmas I think. I was otherwise engaged trying, unsuccessfully to interest young offspring in turkey, sprouts and stuffing.

Not sure why you think it can’t be mentioned now though?

Where did I say that?

I think I'm going to run a book on how many more people will turn up and ask "please can someone explain what Mouldies was?" despite it being explained on here eleventy million times already

I was answering a PP's question @SoupDragon! But don't see any reason why it shouldn't be talked about again. Lots of PP saying they can't remember posters' names. Yes, they may no longer be here, or may be here with a name change but why not help with memories?

Blimey. I only said I thought it was odd. I didn't direct it at anyone. 🙄

Good Lord, some of you have brilliant memories. I never remember any of this stuff until I am reminded.

I joined as a green fresh faced thing around Moldies time. I didn't have a clue what was happening.

Really @AnyFucker?! For some reason I thought you'd been here longer than that!

Your attitude makes perfect sense to me @duchessofealing. When I was a newbie and didn't know anyone I just thought "I am a newbie and don't know anyone". I didn't think people were excluding me. I gradually got to know a few posters just naturally over the years (as you could when people kept the same name) and went to a few meetups. All very benign and harmless. All the talk of "arselicking" and "fawning over" is so ugly and angry. It's just friendship. Or even just chatting to people you find you have something in common with at that time in your life. Isn't that a good thing to come out of the internet?

Maybe I'm remembering incorrectly but any threads that descended into silliness were those that would nowadays instantly be recognisable as goady fucker or troll threads or political frothing. I doubt that any poster with a serious/genuine problem would have been subjected to inappropriate nonsense. Would be interesting to see some examples.

I remember you AF on a very explicit thread about BJs. Those were the days when a load of posters could get together and chat about that sort of stuff without fearing it was a hairy handed trucker called Dave typing with one hand asking for 'advice'.

Is your face still green?

Yes. I agree. And I think the introduction of the sex board wasn't helpful in that regard!

Gosh really, SW ? Times really have changed as you would be hounded off as a perv now. Although I do remember Expat making a very technical post about BJ's.

BIWI, yes. I've been around a while but am not one of the real oldies

In that way it was like a slightly drunken get together with your friends and having a laugh.
MN got me through many an otherwise long tedious evening. It helped me change my relationship with exDP and I thought it most telling that he exclaimed once that he wished I'd never found it.
Also I found a niche of pushchair madness in which I could discuss liners and harness styles at will.

Is it Moldies or Mouldies?

I've been here for around ten years (under different names) and I do think that there is a lot less humour than there used to be, and an awful lot more excusing of terrible behaviour, both from partners and from posters themselves.

And a lot more venom towards women who are trying to stand up for their rights. I wonder if that's because a whole new generation of adult women have been raised in the era of the internet where bowing down to men is the default setting and gaining men's approval is everything.

Oh god, yeah ! I remember Mal ! She was crazily possessive about her maaaaaan and would not be convinced otherwise. I wonder if they are still together. Nice woman though.

Moldies as in Mumsnet Oldies.

But at this point it's mouldies.