DBF banning thread, part 2.

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OCCUPY MUMSNET continues......

Justine, that was a little topical joke, please don't ban me!

Actually, pictish, it would appear that MN lifts bans on posters, so it isn't final and nor should it be.

Last year they accused a recently bereaved mother of being a troll and banned her. Not their finest hour.

Fwiw - I tried this one on another parenting forum I frequent. Some of us wanted a banned member unbanned, for various reasons.

We were quite righlt told no. At the time I was all 'awww you meanies' about it, but with hindsight it was the right thing for them to do. She had been banned, and that was that. Didn't matter that I didn't agree with it.

The same for all, or not at all.

pictish - but, but....

MNHQ doesn't monitor every post of every thread. They see what's reported and no doubt read round it but sometimes they may not quite get the context right. In this case - and I didn't follow the original thread - so many posters seem to think they made a bad call.

I think 'judicial review' is an entirely proper step in this case.

No, I wouldn't, Dandy. I think I've explained why.

It is possible STDG but it is also possible that this home in entirely unsuitable, is it so wrong to want to ensure the home is the right home given the pup's history?

TLES is not experienced enough in rehoming to know that the home is suitable. Even experienced home checkers get it wrong sometimes which is why rescue always guarentee to take the dog back at any point during it's life.

Without rescue involvement that pup has no such guarentee. Wrt rehoming there is a right way and a wrong way.

I had no idea that banned posters have been unbanned on here before.
I think that makes things very complicated.

Um Jessie as far as I am aware that poster was banned.

Plenty of people on here have had bans, they havn't lasted forever, it's a slap on the wrist and a warning about how much stuff you can get done to play by the rules.

I'm saying that I don't like being told what the rules are- by anyone, tbh.

Also that I find it rankling from somebody who isn't all that familiar with the site, and hard to understand.

Do I find it rankling or hard to understand why somebody new wants to prance about on threads having fun and snogging people? No, I do not. Some might, I dunno, but I don't. So I don't just "single out" people for being new. I say when I am finding something irritating and difficult to understand.

I don't think it makes me Ghengis Khan here.

Does anyone know if TLES is who she says she is? Ie that the post about the rescue was a true story and not just a wind up on Val?

Blimey, it has taken me a few hours to read both these threads.

I just want to say that DBF has been absolutely and utterly helpful and kind and wonderful on a recent thread where I was struggeling with my rescue dog's health and where I, as a useless owner, admitted I had not yet got round to arranging insurance for my dog and the rescue I had adopted him from were paying for my oversight.
I was not shouted down. In fact I received help and support to the extend I was speechless and blown away. It rekindled my faith in human nature.

Please MNHQ, do not ban DBF / Valhalla.

This is MNHQ playing the long game.

Leave you all alone for long enough and you'll all turn on each other and have a fight and forget all about the point...

Dandy

I am that you've just singled me out for that slagging.

Necessary? Warranted?

Hully, stop being sensible

TLES definately has a dog. It wasn't a rescue. It was bought privately from a back yard breeder (or from some one had bought it from a back yard and could not cope). But none the less it definitely exists.

Can I ask why my post was deleted?

I simply listed the posting names of TLES for the poster who asked, other people on this thread have also done the same thing?

Not sure how to message MNHQ?

I think I see where Pictish is coming from though.

It's one thing if MNHQ give someone a temporary ban and reinstate them when they think they have had time to cool off.

It's another to revoke a ban just because a thread has been started demanding someone is reinstated right now.