To think that sometimes YABU beacause of your name on MN

[2anddone]

I have been lurking for a while on this topic and it seems to me that depending on who is asking AIBU depends on the answer. It seems to me that if you have posted loads and been a member forever YANBU but if you are a newbie you are every time or called a troll. So now I guess as it is my first time I will see what happens just wanted to share my thoughts

YABU

Most of the time I don't even read the posters name.

YABU

I rarely even look at the username let alone know how long they have been here.

YABU

HTH

YABU. I have lurked and posted, and have had normal responses to my posts.

If you have been lurking you would have seen the huge amount of nonsense being posted recently.

Which begs the question...????

not true at all

If you are an oldie you generally have a better idea of what the reaction will be, so you are less likely to post when people will say YABU.

YABU. But that's nothing to do with your name. It depends on the question, not the poster.

YABU - I don't even notice the poster's name most of the time, or think about how familiar they are when deciding my response. I don;t think most people on here respond differently on AIBU threads depending on the OP, though they might be more "chatty" in the way they say things if they "know" the person.

I don't read the OP's name either. And I bloomin' hate sycophants so would not agree with anyone because of who they are.

YABU

YABU

Thought I was

Well, I haven't been on MN that long. But I know enough never to start a thread in AIBU.

Kathy was spot on there!

YABU

YANBU. Just to go against the grain there

I don't think what you have posted is unreasonable some people definitely sit on the fence more if it's an established poster.

Your title doesn't make sense.

Thats what you get for typing with a baby on your knee! (well actually trying to climb over your shoulder and down your back too)

You get the general gist from your title OP. Even if it's a little confused.

hmmmm, I have noticed a slight bias towards long time posters, but I think that is the case on any message board. All of them end up quite "cliquey" and full of like minded people who become friends.

So YAB(bit)U but not totally.

YABU ... a bit.

I know what you mean about people doing name and posting checks on people. Now that winds me up ... its just creepy !

There are definitely cases where people are more sympathetic to older posters because they know the background. When I was new I used to get quite pissed off about how a certain person seemed able to be really nasty to other people and no-one picked her up on it, and I later found out that she had PND, so I guess people who knew were just making allowances.
This doesn't happen a lot though, and I don't think it's a bad thing, it's part of being a community.

Kathy is right

I used to get sick of getting YABU all the time though so changed my name to post and still got it; have come to conclusion I am boring immensely reasonable LOL

Sorry, meant I got YANBU