Is it worth having a sort of 'Clique Corner' or even a Quiche Corner?

[Bumperlicious]

Just to start with saying I have no problem with cliques! Ok, I don't mean cliques as such but the 'regular' threads that appear on MN, Elevenses, Shiney, Twilight etc. When I first started I was in a regular antenatal/postnatal group, and lord knows people griped enough about those!

But there are lots of regular threads that I am too scared to join don't wish to be a part of that keep appearing in my active convos. I can hide them, but have to do so individually, then a new one pops up. I was wondering, if it becomes apparent that you have a 'regular thread' (and I know they aren't usually premeditated, they often come about organically) could it be moved into a topic that can be hidden, or at least new threads started in such a topic?

Is that a really bad idea? Don't want to offend anyone, but would like to make my MNetting as efficient as possible

I think CatintheHat2's suggestion of Quiches and Cliques is good. And Trillian's thing about custard creams is spot on. Cliques would presumably turn their noses up at anyone other than themselves expressing an opinion about custard creams, but quiches would embrace newcomers with open arms. And offers of tea.

Custard creams are just wrong and any CC support thread would most definitely belong in the Quiche Corner of my MN!

I started of in agreement with Bumper but MaMoTTaT has convinced me to change my mind.

[easily swayed]

I agree with rubyrubyruby

Sadly, I'm in the second lot

MaMoTTaT Mon 20-Sep-10 15:29:42

'I bet you they didn't all join at the same time.....

Surely it's no different to moving to a new area and meeting new people - when you first join in a conversation they're going to be talking like they know each other........ermm because they do - in time you'll "know" them as well'

Spot on. I'm on the Brave Babes thread and the LIGHTer thread and if any newbies want to contribute/join in etc, they are welcomed with open arms!

Especially the LIGHTer one, there's not many of us!

Well, why don't you just start a Quiche with her SC

whatever happened to the yurt thread

oh and the pelvic floor one

I dislike custard creams.

It can't be called 'Quiche Corner' because quiches don't have corners, they're circular. So it should be called 'Quiche Quarter'

And you could just have at the top of the thread and/or topic - like where disclaimery bit is in mental health, I think - 'regular threads - newcomers always welcome'.

Then you can hide the lot from active convos if you so wish and it doesn't keep newbies out.

IN FACT I think it could be a good thing, couldn't it, a good place for newbies to start. If you came to mn because you'd just had twins, or you had a look in quiche corner/quarter/section/wedge first and thought Ah yes, I am a healthy eating vampire lovin' slattern, you could instantly find somewhere where you would fit in, without having to make a clunky entrance with some mad thread, piss everyone off and then have to change your name like me some.

Oh god someone please explain the quiche reference for me. I am feeling a bit queasy now at the thought of all those slimmers and one-child families bogging down in congealed cheesey egg.

excellent post, jig. twi-sluts should just go altogether because it's a shit name.

I agree to hide.

hide hide and forget everything we disagree with, tidy up and compartmentalize. Thats the spirit.

Especially as I have never find a quiche to suite me. harrump.

Elephants - on some thread, way back in the Victorian era, someone referred to "cliques" as "quiches". The name stuck

I wandered into Shiney's thread once and they called me 'fecking Bella' and stuck chewing gum in my hair.

Felt quite honoured really

I would like to try that one where they all talk in florid, ancient prose though.

What's it called again?

Shirrup your moaning the lot of you. Just hide the bloody topics/threads

^wot she said

or the other way if you are reading upwards

Just hide the things if they bother you that much. They hardly appear on Active COnvos. And wanting them gone because you are too scared to join one is just.....well... sad

Sorry, I think it's a really bad idea.

Admittedly I find the shiney/twisluts/slatterns mildly irritating because they're not remotely interesting to me, but some of the others I'd never have come across if they'd not been in active convos or in the relevant section. I clicked on 'stately homes' out of curiosity in Relationships and never would have thought to go looking for it - because it didn't occur to me that my rather sad childhood could ever be described as abusive. To be honest, I think if you're motivated to go looking for these threads, you're probably one of the ones who needs them least.