What's the next "make MN unwelcoming" game going to be?

[hunkermunker]

We've had "out the troll" when a newbie posts.

We've had "PARP at the thread" when an oft-posted topic is posted again.

Anyone got any others?

Thanks oops, maybe I'm only 98% weird then!

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"I know you are a supremely confident person, "

PMSL and ROFLMAO - you don't know me very well then

this thread laurenholly introduced herself and well. felt a bit peeved as i had emailed her the mumsnet web link. she thinks cod is a bit odd.

"she thinks cod is a bit odd."

errr well she is isn't she?? Well I've been here since December last year and I've always just thought coddy was a "wierd 'un"

No harm in having a laugh amongst yourselves, but that's not what this is about. This is about questionning why a small group on here feel it's appropriate or acceptable to denegrate someone with one of their in jokes.

I think it's probably very easy to appear confident online if you want to. No-one can see your appearance, or your body language, or your expressions.

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Good point oops

I think the whole cod thing is a bit odd (there - I've said it, finally. I'm shaking now!). Who else on here would start whole threads about themselves, and does anyone else think the whole spelling thngia jst nt funni?

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yes - but even in those "old topic" conversations, that a new person starts (with a group that already know each other) there's almost always going to be at least some references to things 'gone by' - you can't avoid it - it's how life is!

"What a tangled web we weave........"

References - yes. Parping, yawning, hooting and sarky comments at the conversation - nooooooo.

What annoys me about mn is you have people who come on here with genuine problems and worries and they write a thread regarding it, They get about 10 answers if there not "well known", then you get these stupid childish threads with messing about on and they get about 1000 posts its just ridiculous.

oops - I tend to jump in and spout cr*p (bit like on here really) - guess it's like my "defence" mechanism incase people just ignore me (which they tend to do anyhow). [frown]

that link shows how hard it is for people to understand how mn works if they think it is a chat room (which i've never been in LOL)

it sometimes appears to be but appearances are deceptive

it is mad to groan when old topics are round again because there is limit to what new interesting things you can post about, hence banal and controversial, nauseating and humorous threads all bubble along together...loads of it is inconsequential but people want to post something and have a chat.

I don't really hold with the defence of it's not real it's online though as we are real people and that is what sometimes causes the problems,

ramble ramble

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of course not those things in real life, but then you probably wouldn't be saying "4", "Boden" or any of the other 'common' things would you?

I wouldn't go onto another forum and say those things, as they're not 'from' those forums.

But hey - some people are angels, with little halo's on their heads, because they've never had a quite giggle on the side when someone else is talking

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Like it QoQ, we are all human.

I'm also not particularly good at articulating 'feelings' (well my feelings anyhow) to people....think the closest I've ever got (where people actually appeared to understand what I was saying ) was this thread.

bunny, I dont think its to do with if people are well known or not. If someone has a genuine problem, I often read it with interest, but if I dont have any useful advice, or if someone has already said what I would have said, but better, then I dont post. but I am still interested.

bunnyboo

I know what you mean but

you can't make people post on a thread if they aren't inclined to

and you can just ignore the boring threads with loads of rubbish on..just like you can leave a party when everyone gets drunk and silly

and mn is at least lively most of the time so you can usually find something to post on or read

or start it yourself

although people won't necessarily reply to you I'm always starting threads with zilch replies

I know - I'm for it now. Oh well . The spelling thing is a bit old hat now. We all post things with spelling mistakes, no big deal!

"and you can just ignore the boring threads with loads of rubbish on..just like you can leave a party when everyone gets drunk and silly "

unless you're one of the people being drunk and silly

Paolo - you sure are girl - better dive for cover