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To think its a bit shit that our posts end up on FB

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gardenbouche · 28/12/2025 21:21

Not sure I am happy about that tbh

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Slovenlyandblubbing · 29/12/2025 15:46

There are numerous ‘journalists’ frequenting threads too…they may not post as such, but they use content to include in their absolute drivel articles. Georgina Fuller, I’m looking at you.

Mary46 · 29/12/2025 15:51

Yes I am more careful now in case family read it online. I keep posts vague now

ElizabethsTailor · 29/12/2025 15:53

I’ve had a thread end up in the Daily Mail. I was surprised, but also surprised that it didn’t bother me. TBH it was a very mundane thread, and I had had the sense to change some of the details.

What I would advise is to be very aware that every piece of information you post can be attributed back to you if someone cares to put in the work. Look up jigsaw identification/ mosaic effect.

With ever increasing computing power, posts (even on different sites) can even be linked based on quirks of how you phrase things, patterns of grammar, choice of acronyms, regular autocorrect mistakes, how you structure paragraphs, what words you emphasise and how, which emojis you prefer etc.

Link that with the fact that over a few hundred posts on different sites and with different names you could easily have shared that you are a 47 year old divorced woman with 3 kids, born in 2012, 2014, 2018. You lived in Kent until 2018. You now live within 20 minutes of Norwich. You work in a care home. It’s a 10 minute walk from work to your house. Your birthday is in February. Your lucky number is 17 because that’s the day you were born. You have a tall holly tree in your garden. You live on a main road. You love your bright blue door…

It very quickly comes together.

(That was of course a completely fictional example)

grinchmcgrinchface · 29/12/2025 15:54

CountryMouse22 · 29/12/2025 15:42

what is 'penis beaker'?

oh my god how do you not know?! go to the classics. Grin

mumofoneAloneandwell · 29/12/2025 15:55

Where are you seeing these? 😭 i've never seen anything from mn on Facebook

CountingQuiche · 29/12/2025 16:59

mumofoneAloneandwell · 29/12/2025 15:55

Where are you seeing these? 😭 i've never seen anything from mn on Facebook

They have their own page: https://www.facebook.com/mumsnet

muddyford · 29/12/2025 17:08

CountryMouse22 · 29/12/2025 15:42

what is 'penis beaker'?

I don't know either, couldn't find it when I searched and no one will ever explain!

gardenbouche · 29/12/2025 21:35

Before that it was Gina Ford… long time ago

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BriefEncountersOfTheThirdKind · 29/12/2025 22:37

noblegiraffe · 29/12/2025 12:01

I think the chance of the OP seeing them when it is not flagged anywhere on MN that their thread has been posted on facebook is unlikely.

Unless they follow the MN FB page ..

TattyBluebell · 30/12/2025 23:13

I didn't realise this!
I've only started a couple of threads of my own since I've been on MN. I don't think I'll do that anymore. I'll reply to other peoples posts though!

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