To ask MNHQ to create a board about the current situation

[MrsMillhouse]

Just that there is a lot of posts just now about the current situation. And many with anxiety are getting very upset.

Aibu to suggest that this gets its own board: similar to what we had for Covid?

Most of those I see getting upset have actually posted for support and reassurance - which they are getting, in the main.

It's daft to create a new little ghetto every time there is a dominant topic in current affairs. You'd be adding and removing boards every few weeks.

Can't we just accept that MN Active Conversations ebbs and flows with the prevailing events that interest and affect people? I find it really confusing that people want it all tidied up into little boxes all the time. Don't click on threads if they don't interest you or you think you might not be able to cope with the content.

It’s already been asked, there’s a thread in site stuff

Fgs, not this again! If You don't want to read about the 'current situation' hide the thread.

It only means you’ll get just as many posts saying “use the Ukraine board” and “why should I have to use the Ukraine board” as you would get posts about it anyway.

I suffer from anxiety quite badly. I take medication for it. I do not need to be treated like a 3 year old though. I recognise that wars etc are part of life. I wish I could stick my head in the sand and behave like the world is all Disney and rainbows but it isn't. If people are upset then hide the thread and don't participate, it's that simple. We are grown women not kids who need to be protected from life. Aren't we?

Cynically, I think the threads will die down in a few days as people adjust and calm down and then mostly move on.

That or the world will end, in which case 🤷‍♀️

And many with anxiety are getting very upset.

A thread title or the OP let people know what a thread is about so it can be avoided. We don't demand that the BBC only broadcast news on a dedicated news channel to insulate people who find world events upsetting so why should MN create a new board for this issue?

And this:

We are grown women not kids who need to be protected from life. Aren't we?

All the hiding stuff away is silly. There are loads of threads I would find boring, so I don't open them. I don't ask for them to be banished. it happened with Brexit, it happened with covid, it has happened with feminism and now the war in Ukraine.

If you don't want to read something, don't read it.

Anybody of a nervous disposition should really avoid AIBU regardless of what’s in the news.

If people are going to work themselves up into a tizzy they will do it whether people are posting about it on mumsnet or not.

Broadly speaking when there are enough threads on a certain topic which looks to be long term then they warrants a dedicated board
a) to keep them together
b) to stop them drowning out other threads
c) so people who don't want to keep seeing those threads can more easily avoid them

I come on MN to relax. My MH is shaky. A number of the thread titles are close to scaremongering. I personally would prefer not to have them shoved in my face but instead choose when I want to see MN threads on this topic by choosing to visit a specific board.

So my preference would be for a separate board unless the situation calms unexpectedly quickly.

@MrsMillhouse

Just that there is a lot of posts just now about the current situation. And many with anxiety are getting very upset.

Aibu to suggest that this gets its own board: similar to what we had for Covid?

I'd say a board topic will make the anxiety worse!

We are grown women not kids who need to be protected from life. Aren't we?

This seems the most sensible view.

Don't click on threads you don't want to read.

I agree OP

Some sort of international politics topic or similar would be very helpful

I'm not sure a separate board is needed but I also think if we start getting threads entitled "Why we are all fucked" and "How far would you get in 4 minutes" then my opinion will change.

As an adult with anxiety there are many things which can trigger me. I use my common sense and judge by a thread title whether or not to open it and read or to scroll on by. No need to separate everything out and no need for these constant threads that seem to think that they speak for everyone with anxiety.

I don't suffer from anxiety & will would like the Ukraine threads compartmentalised. We (UK residents) are surrounded by Ukraine news constantly; Radio6 is my only escape -- or The Archers. Came up 3x at work today (chit chat).

I agree OP, it litters the entire forum. Just have it in one space. It is getting ridiculous now, all the threads on the same fucking topic.

@ZeroFuchsGiven

Fgs, not this again! If You don't want to read about the 'current situation' hide the thread.

@ZeroFuchsGiven Problem is you can't hide a thread without going into it, in the first place, in order to hide it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/4481166-war-topic?pg=1

I think there should be a separate board definitely.

@oncemoreunto

We are grown women not kids who need to be protected from life. Aren't we?

This seems the most sensible view.

Don't click on threads you don't want to read.

The problem with that is that some of the titles are ambiguous, although that's a problem with a lot of posts/topics.

Don't want threads about war

Yet here we are with another one!!

Getting upset?? Tough, hide the thread then. This is too important to sweep under the carpet so the anxious lot aren't offended

Would be very disappointed with mumsnet if they did hide it away

In fact, hide the topic

You can always 'unhide' it when it's all over

It’s not just about anxiety. It organises the threads even when the titles are not obvious. I found it useful when there were multiple covid threads.