To think this is going to attract a lot of the 'wrong' kind of people?.....

[SprocketAndTubbs]

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I probably am, I'm all for change and development and I understand that MNHQ have to promote this site, as it's a money making business and that this article is not the result of any marketing as such, however I can't help thinking that coverage like this will only make the site much more attractive to hairy @rsed truckers looking for a cheap sexual thrill on a Friday night. The extra publicity also attracts more trolls, which makes the boards so much harder to read these days. The site is infested with trolls / threads about trolls just now, or at least any time a slightly unusual situation is written about, this is the conclusion that is jumped to.

I know it's about time I dragged myself kicking and screaming from the 18th Century to the present where marketing and news coverage are the norm, but as a long time lurker, the site just doesn't seem to be as great as it was when it was much more of a smaller and lesser known place to come online. Gah!! Need to get over myself!!

oh ffs, was that written by some 12-yr-old work ex bint?

I am very real, Bibbity!! I have posted on here before about a few things

And I really do believe that this kind of coverage opens the gates for people who'll be wanting their sexual thrills on a Friday night. We've had a few before this article - I think some people get off on posting about on here and seeing the reaction that lots of unsuspecting MNers provide - it's less obvious than the hard core sites - not to mention the bored school kids looking for thrills whose parents have child locked the net from the porn sites.

It's the DM trying to exact some kind of petty revenge for the comments on MN.

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

How can you be a long time lurker and not know Pirate Sex was a joke thread?

You are allowed to say arse you know

Good grief... they could have quoted worse... piracy and lego (both tongue in cheek) maybe they missed the 'Biggest Sexual Secret' thread.
The thing is... are mums just about BFing tips, education, recipies and relationship advice? Or are we whole people with feelings, opinions (however apparently valid or misguided), a sense of humour and/or outrage or just women with compassion and empathy?
Whatever we are, en masse, we are noticed and maybe disturb people occasionally.
As individuals, we are just women... at home... living our lives and communicating with each other.

Sorry sprocket , that was aimed more at the writer of the article than you.
You're probably right... unfortunately.

pmsl. DIdn't the Daily meail desparately want mumsnet to write articles for it only a matter of months ago?!