to think that a perfectly harmless and hilarious thread shouldn't be deleted

[SeeMyLanyardAndWeepBitch]

Just because the poster is new and on (what we suspect might be) a bit of a wind up? I mean what actual rules are broken and what harm done?

PLEASE DON'T DELETE THIS THREAD FOR BEING A TAT. I am referencing a previous deleted thread, but my point is less about that thread and more about the prevailing culture on here these days concerning what is considered off limits.

The thread I have in mind wasn't offensive, just daft. A spoof. No person with a protected characteristic (or humble but doughty shop worker) was offended, harmed or triggered in the making of said thread.

Are spoofs and very obvious tongue in cheek wind ups no longer to be tolerated on MN?

This place has changed. It used to be fun. We could all take a joke once. What has happened?

YANBU: This place has changed. Way too serious now.

YABU: I am a sanctimonious Guardian reading arse who sees no humour in anything.

Oh, shame on us both have an emoji on me in celebration of us girls being permitted to express ourselves. On a website designed mainly for women to be able to do just that. Shocking.

This was a long time ago. The feral children poster got banned the next week so swings and roundabouts.

@ImFree2doasiwant

When I first joined mymsnet I remember reading this threads , with the witty , often hilarious responses. They made their way into classics, and are still funny now . I can't actually remember the last time a new thread made me laugh like those ones.

Same!!

There's a different vibe now. There are a whole lot of men in here now which frankly I wish was not the case. Also, I'm guessing there is a lot of pandemic frustration coming out in bad tempered posts. It definitely used to be funny and more like talking to friends.

@Sparklingbrook

This was a long time ago. The feral children poster got banned the next week so swings and roundabouts.

She came back though, many times I think.

@Propagandalf your name is fantastic! It makes me laugh every time I see you

Oh did she/he @CaptainNancy? It was all very odd.

And as if by magic, now this has been deleted, utterly and completely pointlessly.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/4441569-I-became-friends-with-my-idol-AMA

As far as I remember the OP didn't come back to answer a single question on that AMA so how the fuck there could have been anything that would have identified her or her famous friend I have literally no idea.

@SeeMyLanyardAndWeepBitch

And as if by magic, now this has been deleted, utterly and completely pointlessly.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/4441569-I-became-friends-with-my-idol-AMA

As far as I remember the OP didn't come back to answer a single question on that AMA so how the fuck there could have been anything that would have identified her or her famous friend I have literally no idea.

I think they came back under a namechange? It was a rubbish AMA though TBF.

Message from MNHQ: The OP has been in touch about identifying information in the post so we have agreed to take it down.

Was probably not that hard to anticipate that personal info might be used in this thread!

@SeeMyLanyardAndWeepBitch

And as if by magic, now this has been deleted, utterly and completely pointlessly.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/4441569-I-became-friends-with-my-idol-AMA

As far as I remember the OP didn't come back to answer a single question on that AMA so how the fuck there could have been anything that would have identified her or her famous friend I have literally no idea.

That’s just ridiculous. Surely the whole point of AMA is for people to ask questions to find out the back story, the details, etc. If you don’t want anyone to work out who you are, don’t invite them to AMA. Some people…