to think some of you are really nasty?

[Ilovemash]

That's it really, I can't see why some of you feel the need to be nasty/judgemental/vindictive and bitchy to some of the posters on here.

Some of what I read, I would class as bullying and we all know bullies have inferiority complexes and/or self loathing.

I thought we were all grown ups ? If you have children and they see you act like this at home then you are setting a terrible example.

This is not the school play ground, I think some of you need to grow up and realise it's not cool to be a bully.

I think Mumsnet should change it's name to BITCHNET !

BitOfFunInTheQuattro "Who knows? I get a bit irritated when people pull their own threads just because they've made themselves look a twonk."

Not too mention the fact that if everyone did this we would only have about 3 threads.

Yes, people can put the boot in, but generally only on AIBU, and it's pointed out at the top of the page that it can get a bit heated. In others areas of the site, people are generally quite nice.

Quite, Morloth

If you want to see it then start a relevant thread, this brings them out:
May I suggest a 'private schools are so much better then state schools' or a 'I'd rather bottle feed my baby' or a 'all women should stay at home after having children' thread.

People are much bitchier on here than they would dare be in RL

some people must get the shock of their lives when they first post!

'tis the nature of the internet although a large concentration of women is always going to get messy

To be fair to the OP, she did say 'some' people...

I'd say 95% of Mumsnet is very nice and supportive. The AIBU forum is where people seem to let off the most steam.

So imagine if a big fat troll had started a thread, looked like a twonk for page after page after page, until it got so embarassingly obvious who it was (yet again) that MN pulled it.

Wouldn't it be funny if that same poster came up with another thread under yet another name saying how bitchy Mumsnet is.

I bet that almost never happens.

Circumcision threads always go mental, as do abortion ones.

it is aibu, i've seen people called all sorts on those threads, have no idea why people seem to think it's acceptable

i had a tubal mc on xmas day last year. And a FUCKING WONDERFUL mn'er sent me a bunch of flowers and a large bottle of Bombay Sapphire.

Later, when I was still struggling (was my econd mc after a mmc at 12 weeks) another BLOODY MARVELLOUS mn'er sent me an inflatable hammer. Which made perfect sense at the time.

And yesterday, which was the anniversary of a day I didn't really want to think about, and that made me a bit wobbly, another JUST OH I HAVE RUN OUT OF EXPLETIVES MAGNIFICENT mn'er fought my corner on the thread just mentioned because I had forgotten how to.

I love mumsnet. And the amazing friends that I would not have met without it

erm, 'sceond' not 'econd'. Damn you, red wine!

apologies for the appalling sentence structure also. I really should be in bed

oh for fuck's sake. 'second'.

at ginhag - overdoing it again, hmm?

Don't know why you would post in AIBU to complain about 'bitchiness', unless you particularly wanted it to go off...

I like it here. It's full of funny, clever and kind posters. Of course you get the odd random, but if you're being an arsehole on a chat forum, you must have other issues, right? So best just to avoid anyone being nasty. And if someone is being nasty, there are usually lots of people telling them to lay off.

Whoever said they wouldn't post asking for advice has got it wrong, do post but in the relevant section, NOT IN AIBU unless you want to be told it straight. I personally prefer people tiptoeing around me, so usually avoid it. This one looked juicy though, couldn't resist

Imvho people who post on here about "bullying" are probably those touchy "sensitive" types who are quick to take offense at any sharp comment directed at them in RL too.

I do occasionally see flip remarks that could be misconstrued and I have seen some nastiness that is usually sat on pretty hard by other posters. In four years on MN I have yet to see a thread containing sustained bullying.

I do wish these moaning minnies would link to the threads they deem to be bullying in nature so that we see for ourselves.

I am ridiculously oversensitive and easily hurt. However I still don't think that mn is a hive of bullies...yes there are some people that can be quite harsh at times,but in a forum like AIBU that is,to an extent,the point....

As I mentioned earlier,mn can be really supportive,even to a delicate flower like me

I have made actual rl friends through this place. I shall be drinking wine with some of them on Monday

as this seems to be a first ever post from mash I find it hard to believe she is not a namechange poster with a grudge. The OP reads like someone spoiling for a fight to me.