Mumsnet can be really quite an unpleasant place these days it used to be so supportive and fun.

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I don't really go on Twitter but I gather it can be vicious.

Mumsnet was so helpful and also used to have me rolling on the floor laughing at times. I guess I am just being nostalgic. I still like a little wanter around the active threads near to knocking off work time but it usually just makes me feel a little bit sad about the world now.

I know we don't tend to like it when people have a different opinion from us but I don't think we need to be nasty. I have some unusual opinions at times but try to put them across politely but there is no tolerance for differing opinions at all.

Feeling a bit blue. Might need a session on Netmums to even it out.

This might be my last post if I come back and have been fully roasted for saying this but hey, life moves on I guess.

It’s been similar since I joined around 12 years ago. There were threads then in the same vein.

A forum version of Daily Mail comments, articles and so called news.

I still think 🤔 there are unintentionally funny quirky threads to be had on here, aswell as rest of the stuff,
I think mumsnet still just reflects society to a certain degree,
So bound to have all sorts ect

What's annoying really ,

Is when certain Mumsnet threads ops are cancelled ramondly without getting a chance to have a proper look to see if you want respond to that particular mumsnet thread Op,

"Woke brigade", "cancelled"... both on my bingo card, but I really didn't think Trustpilot would be dragged into this. Trustpilot ffs 😆

It hasn't.

These threads are so frequent it's starting to feel like this topic needs its own sub-forum. Perhaps we could call it 'Mumsnet Nostalgia'.

Or “Disingenuous attempt to flog a new forum”

100% this. It's been very noticeable in the past few weeks.

Don't people use netmums anymore? I thought that's where all the people who wanted a cuddle used to go. Occasionally they'd stray onto mumsnet, get all offended by the swearing, then retreat back to the land of banners, sparkles and hunz.

Alright edgelord

I know there has been a lot of general mean-ness around Mumsnet the same as any internet forum but I do agree OP. I have only just re-joined after some time out (lurked), and can say that in the last 5 or so years and especially since the pandemic it has become much more nasty and instead of handling it and maybe moderating a little harder (or actually at all in some cases) MN admin are just letting things slide and not actually investigating posting histories of very obvious trolls etc. Or they "out" posters who DO call out trolls (I saw one today where they had alluded to a poster being x miles away from an OP who had given a very specific location, which is pretty dodgy IMO).

While letting the conversation flow and being light on moderation may have worked 10 or 20 years ago it doesn't now, and MN admin appear to refuse to move with the times.

It can be a vile place and many of the posters are judgemental and some just batshit crazy.

I enjoy reading the threads. I NEVER ask for advice myself as I don't believe this forum has a balanced audience. Also I dont need advice from a bunch of strangers.

Lastly if I post, I never go back and see if anyone is arguing or disagreeing with me. Ive given my opinion / view etc. I only read the OP’s updates as to whether I can give further help. Thats it for me on here