Mumsnet behaviour-is it a police state?

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Hello, I've been lurking on Mumsnet for some time now but finally decided to post having been horrified at the reception that some people have received.

I always assumed that, within reason, mumsnet would be a place for parents/carers to come and, mostly anonymously, discuss their concerns. Over the last few weeks I have seen some ghastly behaviour from mns against innocent posts.
Are some of you out there assuming the mantle of "mumsnet police" and if so should you not announce that fact?

Why are people so aggressive? I've researched some of the more aggressive posters and it seems that there is a pattern to their behaviour.
If you disagree with a post or challenge its viewpoint perhaps you should just make it known and move on-berating people for their view or concern seems wrong to me.

There are lovely people on mumsnet and its such a shame that there are others who seem to get too busy and bully people into submission when they don't agree with them

I saw him on a video channel by chance. My sister and BIL were here and started laughing. They find him funny, and they're not exactly the young, street type - they're both 39, he's an engineer, she used to be a journalist and then a teacher (now a SAHM).

My BIL, who has a really deep Texas accent, kept going around quipping, 'Fittee cent. You got fittee cent?'

We were all humming 'Goin' to the candy shop . . . ' for days.

What sausage roll thing - have I missed something again?!

Whem candy shop comes on the radio, I have to turn it off. I'm sure dd understands the non too subtle innuendo, even though she's only 5. (that song makes me blush, which is rare.)

Did "Fiddy" also do the one about "gonna party like it's your birthday"?

That song always makes me laugh. It's funny as hell. And since my sis was here when we first heard it, it's almost sentimental. :o

tallmummy - pple who let their kids eat sausage rolls in the buggy - draw from that what you will

Don't like the labelling meself like.

It's revolting!

whaaaat? sausage rolls in the buggy? what kind of weirdo thing is this all about?

Oh. I see.

no, candy shop is revolting

what do you see?

Sorry- really slow posting. I see - about the sausage roll thing I think??

Is it the eating in the buggy that is a faux pas, or just the sausage rolls?

Is it OK to eat a bunch of grapes in the buggy?

lost me - my ds1 when he was a toddler followed sunday morning ritual of a sausage roll from Goddards Pie shop in Greenwich while he was being wheeled around the market.

Its lost on me slightly as well - I do it all the time, but apparently it can be an indicator of well, er, class I suppose.....I dunno - someone help me out here girls.

its the children in the buggies which is the faux pas

You see!

I TOLD you it was a police state .

Found the "middle class" comments hilarious by the nonjudgemental noncliquey nonnamed nomates bovverboots.

I thought it was pronounced "fiddy" cents not fitty......?

I love the fact thi sis still in active convos
because I keep seeing it and answering, NO IT'S NOT NEXT QUESTION

YES IT IS.

show me your machine gun and I might change my mind

dON'T know about it being a police state but my time on the puter is currently being heavily policed by my resident PC.

No, it's a military dictatorship

With a Combined Codette Force

& snotty sleeves

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sub machine gun fire.....