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

The only problem I have with hiding threads is, I've stumbled across lots of great threads in active convos. I presume that's the point. They may have been cliquey quichey but I'll often stick in a post. If it's ignored I'll go on my merry way. If not, I may have found hours of support/fun/whatever.

Also, you all appear to hate the Twisluts, but we're all very supportive of each other, and it has kicked off some very creative things for some of the posters. We're very welcoming to new recruits and we even created a glossary to help people join in. There are posters who have been there since the first thread, and we pick up people every 3 or 4 threads. I'd hate to think there are Mumsnetters out there who might miss out on a Twilight-based obsession because the threads are automatically hidden.

Whispers: If I drop by the twi-sluts thread, will someone explain why you are obsessed with such a load of enjoyable tosh?

We won't tell you, we'll show you. Beware, you may never go back.

ASmallBunchOfFlowers - yes pop over, we will totes explain, and all agree that it is indeed tosh!

What LittleRedDragon said for me.

Erm, what's going to happen to this thread? Its going to take ages for you guys to hash all this out and then you'll all be known as the quiche clique and no one else will want to come on with an opinion because you all know each other and are friends.

Then someone else will start a thread saying shouldn't cliques have a quiche section or something and then bumperlicious will pop up and say come along to here why don't you, we share your pain. So they'll come along and join and others may look and feel a bit like they shouldn't join and....

'Tis the circle of life Honeydragon

One day MN is going to eat itself!

I don't really mind but would REALLLY like a 'hide poster' option, please.

It would satisfy the little voice in me that just wants to scream 'shut the fuck UP' every time I see certain people.

I found my way into a quiche in the 'conception' topic and it was a bit of a lifesaver for me... There are now a lot of us who have been there for aaaages but new people in the same position join regularly and are welcomed.

If we were moved out to the Quiche Ghetto then this wouldn't happen, unless we spent ages trawling the conception board to check if anyone was hanging around there looking a bit ancient and lonely.

And we are def one that pops up often in active convos and annoys people (however I get the impression loads of people hide the conception topic anyway...)

Surely the worst that happens is you click on a thread, you find it dull as shite, you leave...

I dont' think anyone is talking about hiding the threads altogether - just having the option of hiding them in one go, rather than one by one from active convos.

So the newbies would see them, and those of us who are miserable old farts can hide the lot of them.

Maybe I should start a miserable old fart quiche thread.....

i know what you mean flight - but then someone else would say 'I think AnnoyingMumsy has a point, and furthermore, I would do the same, only without the vaseline, and probably publicly too' and then you end up thinking wtf did AnnoyingMumsy say?

No I would know EXACTLY what annoyingmumsy would have said

Flight: that is a fab idea!

I think I would love that too Flighty re. the hiding particular posters button.

But then I wonder if I wouldn't actually miss the feeling of steam coming out of my ears and tangible nausea at some of what my nemesis writes. In a ghoulish way I probably quite enjoy it a tiny bit .

Some shit stirrers people don't bother to hide though. Take for example the cs topic. I get that people rant when people post about cs in other topics and say "stop talking about cs at this time of the year you C**TS!".

BUT

They then come onto threads on the actual Cs topic itself and hurl disdain and abuse about. FFS the topic is there all year round, the heading itself indicates there is a topic about cs, you don't have to go in there.

They can hide it but they choose to be mean, and I wonder whether the same kind of thing would happen with a quiche ghetto? People deliberately storm in with the intention of chucking all their toys out their pram, having a big flounce and then claiming to be hurt when people ask them to play nice or else where?

If MNHQ wants to create a quiche section, then fine. I think it would be a bit of a shame, though, as both of the threads I most often post on (the first-time frolickers in Conception, and the Twi-sluts) could come under that heading, and both threads are very welcoming of newcomers.

I don't use Active Convos at all though, so I have no idea how it could be irritating or not. I suspect a quiche section will never appear though, so perhaps learning to live with it is the easiest option.

Anyone who secretly harbours a strange and disturbing fascination with Twilight is welcome on the Twi-Sluts threads, by the way. Come on in, we'll provide you with literary smut

Anyone who is trying to conceive their first child is welcome on the First Time Frolickers threads, too. They are a wealth of TTC info and support :)

See, I don't want to hide the Christmas topic. I want to discuss Christmas, presents, food, nativity plays, M&S ready-prepped veg. The Lot. I just don't want to do it in August. Or September. Or even October really.

I'll hide it if someone reminds me to un-hide it in the third week of November .

nameymcnamechange - It was an example of a topic that annoys people and you said the c word!

EvilGiraffe you are currently my favourite mumsnet name.

If I had a Hide Poster button, the whole of Mumsnet would consist of posts saying 'I think wukter makes a very good point'

Honeydragon - thank you! I am now beaming with pride!

why are you sluts, twi-sluts?

I think wukter makes a very good point

Good idea. Then I can hide the lot of them in one go.

I'd love a delete poster option, I think it's hard having to put up with certain people when you really don't want to. You can delete and hide people on facebook, although not sure how it would work on here?

Aaaaah but if you deleted me DP I could namechange come back and continue to offend you

I think Wukter and JiggeryPopery make a very good point.

Ha ha;

No, by deleting you I'd be deleting you and all your namechanges; ....so your ip address.

It must be possible.

( I don't know you btw, just using you as an example)

Its ok I have no intention of stalking you either

I'm a quiche-tart if you know what I mean

Doesn't really bother me where they go but echo others that would love the 'hide poster' facility.