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Reporting threads in the wrong place - especially non AIBUs. Can we have an option on the report button.

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MardyBra · 28/07/2013 13:33

This is a perennial gripe for some of us, I know, where posters post in Aibu "for extra traffic". Imho, it's a rude type of queue-jumping.

Today I've seen threads about music playlists, weaning, breakdown cover, job interview technique, train tickets to name but a few in Aibu.

I sometimes go though a spate of reporting threads (but wonder if I'm being a bit petty). When you report a thread, there is the option to report as spam. Would it be possible to have another button saying "report as not Aibu" or "in wrong topic".

OliviaIsOffTheGinMumsnet · 28/07/2013 14:03

Hello MardyBra
Thanks for this - we'll have a think when we're all back at the towers tmw

HelenMumsnet · 29/07/2013 15:09

Hello. We're always happy to move a thread if it's obviously in the wrong place.

For example: AIBU where's the best place to buy a pram?

And in general, we are pretty much in favour of folks using as many of our topics as possible.

But we're not the thread police. If someone posts a thread in the wrong place "just for traffic" (and it was reported), we'd probably drop them a line and suggest they posted in the right topic, where they might get fewer replies (although a great number of topics are far more active than some folks think) but those replies would probably be more knowledgeable/helpful/etc

HelenMumsnet · 29/07/2013 16:10

@magimedi

Flowers Kim for posting that link.

I also feel there are far too many topics & a bit of pruning would be good.

Yes, we are planning some pruning.

And yet, as fast as we plan, we have other folks requesting more topics.

Tis a bit of a headscratcher!

OliviaIsOffTheGinMumsnet · 29/07/2013 19:54

What about the ones about veg LadyMH?
Wink

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