Too much negativity on here.. I’m bloody leaving

[Bush100]

Well what a disgrace is all I can say. Racists, negativity, disrespect and not to mention the know it all regulars on here 👍 Some of you really need to have a word with yourself

See YA!

Agreed.
Imagine the shame upon waking😁

At least they name changed

I haven't rtft cos I can't be fucking arsed but I have read your posts OP.

I know this might be a tism thing but I genuinely don't understand this. If something isn't for you, just....stop doing it?

Am I being too black and white? Am I missing something?

If I went on a website, read through the posts and didn't like what people were saying, I'd just....not go back on that website?

It really is that simple (to ME). Again, if anyone can shed light on why other people don't just stop doing/looking at things they don't like, I'd be really happy to be educated (no sarcasm!).

Of course it is!

However, people need to have thick skins and not allow anonymous strangers to provoke them online in the first place.

Words on a screen isn’t real life.

Did a thread of yours go very badly OP? Sometimes posting at a different time (am, pm, evening) draws a different crowd and you'll get different answers.

I have notifications off and only return to read OPs updates and it's just pure luck if I see a post responding to mine. Makes life more peaceful.

Bye then.

What do you expect people to say?

There is a specific board for flouncers.

I think maybe mumsnet has taught me how to stand up for myself better

Not until they have had enough attention 🤣

I think you’re looking on the wrong threads.

I think this might be more about what catches your eye and your own interests.

There are many positive supportive and helpful threads on here. It’s a place full of support.

I know nothing about your periods! Well, except that you have them, because you've just told us. Are you trying to get pregnant, OP? (comment about evap lines) I know nothing about your sex life either, but hope you'll have been satisfactorily shagged by the time you come back to this thread full of posts about why you're not posting here any more. Try lying on your back with your legs up after sex. Doesn't make any difference, but some suckers are still paying for research to find out if it does.

See, I don't claim to know everything but I do know some things about several things. Did I get the last word??

Clever. Love it!

I have been here for twenty odd years.

I agree with you that there has been a shift -- there used to be so many witty people, and humor was often the order of the day.

Now, there is condesention, snobbism and just plain meanness.

I think that there is a lot of paid activism now actually - you see it on the FWR, the Royal threads (especially anything to do with the Sussex Two), and Middle East.

It is a pity. It was great to have collective wisdom and wit. It was not always sugar coated but it was not nasty like it is now.

Mumsnet is not an airport lounge, you don’t need to announce your departure.

This is sad to read. There are some toxic threads and users for sure but for me this has ended up being a hugely unjudgementsl forum for support. As a brown woman I’m sad to say racists are everywhere but I’ve managed to avoid them (mostly) on here. Maybe I’m wrong tho! Xx

You’re not wrong to point out how toxic it’s become on here. It’s the worse i’ve seen it.

You know you can hide individual threads and topics?

What is a flouncers board and why didn't I know about it before?

Is it because I hath not flounced? 🤔

They why,and I mean this nicely, are you here? If not being on here makes you feel better, why be here?

There is nothing wrong with commenting on the unnecessary, almost gratuitous unpleasantness that sometimes appears on here.

But if you do, you will always get this kind of sarcastic and weirdly defensive responses, and the ‘bye 👋-type answers, as you have seen here. Nobody really wants to reflect and change their style. And social media is a bit of a cesspit.

For me, the good outweighs the bad. I just roll my eyes at the nasty stuff, and wonder at the desperation to make the OPs feel bad on threads. There are many decent responses too, and lots of boards to choose from. And I am old enough to have a thick skin.

I don’t think people have to be ‘kind’ and nice all the time. But many people seem to be horrid to the sake of it. Maybe it gives them a kick? I don’t know.

“You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing lately... In the name of God, go!".

Here you go.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/flouncers_corner

Poor attempt at a flounce OP.

I agree with you op. I’ve taken very long breaks from Mumsnet for this reason, but I always find myself returning. I continue to be appalled however at the barrage of negativity that litters the vast majority of chats.

Shut door on your way out