Hi all,
Thanks for your patience. We've been through the reports and deleted everything that we felt crossed the line... so now we're re-opening this with somewhat of a plea.
It's a scary time for everyone, and we know that it's easy to type something out and not really think about it, but can we bear in mind that we are all human - no matter how flawed?
We will not allow posts that appear to take delight in the situation being discussed. It's simply not what Mumsnet is about, and we think we're better than that. Nor will any personal attack be left to stand, regardless of the context behind it.
Please do re-read the guidelines, because if we continue having to make deletions, then this could result in a suspension. Or the thread could be lost in its entirety (if it starts to look too much like swiss cheese).
Rather than responding to a post that is causing you upset, please REPORT it to us. That's what we're here for! We can do the clearing up, otherwise it ends up as one big mess.
So to summarise...
Please follow the talk guidelines. Please use the report button and perhaps, most importantly, please remember that what we could all do with right now, is a little bit of peace and love. 