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Why are MN still moving CV threads?

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NellyGrace · 22/03/2020 09:16

This is something that affects us all now. Not just an annoyance.

Supposedly we are in this altogether.

Why is Mumsnet still moving Coronavirus threads to health?

We all need to be aware. It is irresponsible of MN to be hiding these conversations away.

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chomalungma · 22/03/2020 09:18

Totally agree
This is not Brexit

This is unprecedented. Things will settle down but at the moment, they should not be moved.

This affects everything in our lives.

HuntIdeas · 22/03/2020 09:19

Maybe because some of us would prefer to get Coronavirus information from a reputable source (BBC / NHS) and use Mumsnet for more lighthearted relief?

Oakmaiden · 22/03/2020 09:20

I keep thinking this. This is huge. It is affecting and changing every moment of our lives.

But we are not allowed to talk about except in hushed whispers in a dedicated fora, because it might make people anxious or piss off the people who don't want to talk about it (or see that other people are talking about it).

I don't really get it.

HugeAckmansWife · 22/03/2020 09:20

Maybe because not absolutely every single board needs to be dominated by it. People need to mentally escape a bit even if they can't physically. Every thread, on every topic gets about 3 posts in before someone makes it about CV, even if it's irrelevant to the actual question. Yes it's crucially important we are aware and that people do the right thing but there are also other things happening and people might just want to talk about that for a bit.

P0lka · 22/03/2020 09:20

Because some people come here forb5 minutes of escapism? And having c19 in another forum allows them to block it out for a while? They aren't stop people reading or accessing the I formation, they are just making it easy for the overly-anxious, stressed and frightened individuals

PurpleDaisies · 22/03/2020 09:21

So people with anxiety don’t have to see them if they don’t want to.

Oakmaiden · 22/03/2020 09:22

Maybe because some of us would prefer to get Coronavirus information from a reputable source (BBC / NHS) and use Mumsnet for more lighthearted relief?

So fine, don't read or post on those then.

But the fact that there are so many threads about it surely indicates you are in a minority - most people do want to talk about it.

Aragog · 22/03/2020 09:23

I agree with PP.
I prefer them altogether whilst they can be.

I get my news from news sources.
I use Mumsnet for light relief.

I hide the CV topic from my active conversations, and only go direct to the thread when I choose to.

Some of the thread titles relating to CV-19 are inflammatory and make the tabloids seem calm!

ChicChicChicChiclana · 22/03/2020 09:23

They are not hidden away!! How many more times?

PurpleDaisies · 22/03/2020 09:23

But the fact that there are so many threads about it surely indicates you are in a minority - most people do want to talk about it.

So what’s the issue with all the threads being in the same place then?

cockcrowfarm · 22/03/2020 09:24

If I want to read about cv it is easy enough to go to the Coronavirus section. Apart from that I like to read AIBU for other categories. It isn't difficult to navigate and get what I am interested in at any particular time.

EnterFunnyNameHere · 22/03/2020 09:24

Because there's a difference in being aware/up to date, and being completely inundated with covid19 every time you go online anywhere.

This pandemic is hugely affecting people's mental health. If they want to hide covid19 threads so they can get some level of distraction from reading about something else, more power to them. People can chose to go to the covid19 board if they want to, people who want to avoid it currently can't go on MN at all, meaning they've lost something that otherwise might have helped them feel supported.

I think it's irresponsible to be ignoring the covid19 topic and posting elsewhere. If you want to use MN for covid19 stuff that's fine, just go to the topic page, no one is stopping you! It's not exactly an under populated topic right now!

HoneysuckIejasmine · 22/03/2020 09:24

Because I'm stuck at home for at least the next three months, with two under fives. I don't want to read every single possible issue people are having with it. The advice is clear (from WHO). Please follow it, and allow me a bit of frivolity to take my mind off my otherwise impending death, thank you.

Bagelsandbrie · 22/03/2020 09:24

I agree. I don’t even think there should be a separate topic anymore.

Sparklingbrook · 22/03/2020 09:24

If they are in the topic then people that want to read about it can find it. But that said you can use hide thread as you go along.
Some people don't want to be confronted with thread after thread, as they are trying to escape for a bit as P0lka said.

I don't think it's a great idea to use MN as a source of info on all this there's some really dubious and misleading stuff on here.

Aragog · 22/03/2020 09:25

People can still talk about it.
But there's a whole topic area for it, which is very easy to find and use.

Just like if I wanted to post about a TV programme I go to that topic area, if I'm posting about a holiday I head there.

That's what the topic sections are for. To organise the threads.

Aragog · 22/03/2020 09:27

They're hardly hidden away.

If you post on the CV topic area the posts show up.
They are all together.

Unless you hide the CV topic area they will appear in your Active Conversations page too.

Why do you think posting in CV is hidden but posting in chat or AIBU is not hidden?

That's not how MN works. None of it's hidden unless you choose it to be.

chomalungma · 22/03/2020 09:29

Maybe because some of us would prefer to get Coronavirus information from a reputable source

Then don't read them then.

dontlikebeards · 22/03/2020 09:31

We are going to need escapism more than ever in the next few months. Let CV19 stay in a different thread, leave AIBU for something to take our mind off the real world.

Madvixen · 22/03/2020 09:32

Because I don't want it consuming every aspect of everything. It's all I'm dealing with at work, it's dictating my free time and I would really like to be able to look at other things.

No objection to it moving away from the CV board IF all CV related posts were marked as such so that I could avoid them if I wanted to

Oakmaiden · 22/03/2020 09:32

Just like if I wanted to post about a TV programme I go to that topic area, if I'm posting about a holiday I head there.

Many of the CV threads cross areas though.

If we want to talk about the affect of CV on schooling, why can't we post in the education section? It is as appropriate as the CV section?

I mean, for "I think I might have it" or general statistics threads you are right, but for other aspects of life?

Oakmaiden · 22/03/2020 09:33

We are going to need escapism more than ever in the next few months.

It will calm down as we get used to our new reality. People will talk about it less.

PurpleDaisies · 22/03/2020 09:34

It will calm down as we get used to our new reality. People will talk about it less

As we get locked down and the body count sky rockets, people are going to talk about it more.

ShamefulBlanket · 22/03/2020 09:36

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Paintedmaypole · 22/03/2020 09:38

I think it is good that they are in one section, it is easy to find when anyone wants to talk about it. It is good if it doesn't swamp everything and we see plenty of posts about other things. I fully appreciate that this is very serious but all we can do is follow advice and socially distance, the fact that the virus is out there is something we can't control so there is no point focussing on it to the exclusion of everything else.