Missing mumsnetter appeal....

[pupuce]

Where is Jasper?????
Miss you !

As i've been posting for over two years I suppose I am an "oldie" - and IMO the vast majority of Mumsnetters are good people, regardless of how long they have been around. I think that most of us (old and new) are extremely proud of the online (and increasingly offline) community we have created - and that is possibly why some members react a bit abruptly to anyone who criticises it. I'm sorry if any newer members find the site cliquey - but that's certainly not the image I have of the site, or would want for it. In fact, compared with other parenting sites I have visited, Mumsnet seems remarkably "uncliquey" (is that a word? Probably not). The fact that new members are always welcomed with open arms at meet ups is surely testament to that

Blimey.

janh, it confused me too.

The only thing I don't like about mumsnet is the feeling that just occasionally people are logging on under new names and throwing in sarky/provocative comments. We had this happen on the NCT Coffee list - some real nasty racist stuff - and, as moderators we had to put all new posters on moderated posts, which means no new members could send any message to the list without a moderator having read it first.

We suspected it was someone who was already a member re-subbing under a new name and it left a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

Janh I'm confused too. In fact most of this thread is confusing me!

I have been here about 1 1/2 years and would say that Mumsnet has been my saviour many a day. I agree with the others that sometimes I don't post for fear of repeating myself and boring everyone to tears, I can just imagine you all saying "Oh no here she goes again!"

I have really enjoyed a good debate in the past but don't usually have the time or the energy to participate now.

I wouldn't say that Mumsnet is cliquey I just know that there are some who I connect with more than others but these are old and new members, sometimes if your lives are taking the same path you may find yourself in conversation with the same person regularly but then a few months down the line you are taking different directions and don't meet so much on threads! Anyway enough waffling I'm still addicted to Mumsnet!

I'm utterly confused - what is all this rubbish abut "old" and "new" mumsnetters?? If I find somone's posts aggressive, I don't tar them with an "old" or "new" label, I assume it's just a personality clash between me and that one person and not all "new" or "old" mumsnetters. I also tend to assume that it's just a clash on that particular thread - I may even seem schizo disagreeing vehemently with someone on one thread and appearing best pals on another.

Yes, Mumsnet has changed but that's what happens when a group expands and you get a whole fresh lot of personalities and new views.

Whymummy said that "some of you "old" mumsnetters remind me of some mother and baby groups where newcomers are completely ignored as they think the place belongs to them because they were there first " but this can equally be applied to some "newer" mumsnetters I guess who seemed to want to perpetuate this supposed old/new divide. Whoever the oldies and newbies are - I'm not sure except for those who are complaining about the Great Divide. EG I always got the impression that Mum2toby had been here for ages - she seemd to settle into mumsnet like a comfortable old armchair. Um, like Mumsnet was a comfortable armchair, not Mum2toby, obviously!!

Anyway, are there any truffles left over there in the Yurt...? Come on over and if you've not been before, I'll show you where the composting toilets are

Please stop all of this ... I am pretty sure that the point of Mumsnet is not about old and new ... it is about mums (and the odd dad) talking about life and what it throws at us ...
This is sad ... please can everyone be friends?
I have had one argument with a fellow mumsnetter before ... only a little one ... and I felt bad for days ....

hey i wasnt the first one to mention the "old" word thats how some people discribed themselves

Ooooh I wasn't getting at you, Whymummy, honest! Just using your quote (couldn't find the original old/new thread and, quite frankly, couldn't be a*d to search for it).

Eeek!

not sure if I feel old or new - sort of middling really as didn't join at the beginning. it's going to take me weeks to catch up on all this, having babies really does get in the way of reading through mumsnet threads

So anyone seen Jasper????? I think that's where it started??

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Rioja????, mmm possible that someone is posting under 2 different names and forgot to change?

Looks like the most probable answer breeze.

No, Edgarcat, I have a degree in being very boring, middle of the road and non confrontational.

Except on the Santa thread. And maybe a couple of others...

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hi soupdragon,i didnt say that in anger,sorry if you thought it was,i just didnt want others to think i was calling people old,etc,no hard feelings at all,ive been on 3 anti-war demonstrations in spain so im a total pacifist
ok amiga?

Jasper was last seen sitting on the steps of Glasgow's Concert Hall tandem breastfeeding, in a tin shirt and playing a hair whistle

Tissy!

Hmmm think you could be right about Rioja that would make sense.

I do feel disappointed with something like that happens and all the stomping off etc. It seems like some feel the need to use Mumsnet for an ego boost.

And just as it was starting to go quiet. Fingers in ears and wait for the explosion.

I didn't "stomp off"! I was genuinely upset by it all!!!!! I had no idea that people would post on a thread to bring me back!!!!

It's seems pretty obvious that even when things calm down some people just can't resist stirring up the sh*t again!!!

You just couldn't help yourself. You think whatever you like.

(wow that was quick)

I think you are playing games Demented. Just to point out again..... there are real people here getting hurt. But judging by your post on the YURT thread re: couldn't resist another post...

It seems you think this is funny. Well it's not. And it does appear that the Mumsnet witch hunt is after me.

By the way..... please don't anyone post anything nice about me ever again in case I get accused of looking for an ego boost.