Mumsnet mafia ??!!!

[charlyp]

Am a really new poster to Mumsnet having just found out I am pregnant for the first time EDD June 1st, have been surfing the site and making a few posts but have been very surprised by the amount of vitriol in some of the posts on certain subjects, and am amazed about people outing other people and everyone seems to know everyone elses business - more than you might expect on a forum? How does that work?? Is there like a bunch of people who all live in the same road or something? Just wondering as on most forums I post on there are lots of people sharing views but it rarely gets that personal inn terms of people getting to know other people off line. Made me wonder if there is a Mumsnet mafia in place!! Makes me alightly concerned about posting my thoughts and feelings about the things that are happening to me and about how my privacy will be respected.

perhaps i feel a little guilty about the partners.

but to be fair, she started all this.

oh fuck ok ok ok ok I'm sorry I shouldnt have named and shamed

I was just so PISSED off with her grrrr

WB I respect you again

I'd have Johnny's love children anyday.

DH knows this, however.

He said, 'Make sure you get a chateau out of it.'

Everyone already knew it was Tamba who started the Huge Mistake thread.

Welshy was simply clarifying it

thanks for retracting the 'mafia' bit

as for 'knocked up' where I come from (and in my generation ) it has not very nice connotations - it just doesn't sound very pleasant in a nutshell (to me).

Anyway, hello

Everyone didn't know SsssandraDee, and it wasn't just me. But that's a moot point now.

It wasnt for me to name/shame though

It wasnt my place

expat - are you shaggin ma husband, he's a weegie.
Sherlock - I feckin love you BTW. Can you msn me asap at [email protected]
Ta

No, LVT, I'm shagging my husband.

He's a Edinbugger .

I didn't know.

Hi to charlyp and any other new people. I haven't read the whole thread, just wanted to say that there are a lot of nice friendly people on MN. Sometimes the threads get nasty and rows start etc but I usually keep away from them and stick to trying to help others out with advice or chat etc.
I love it.

Ghouls you are clearly posh then. Which is fine. Viva la diversity and all.. can't remember the stats from that article, but you are not in the minority, we are mostly 'middle class cows' on here apparently..

(And that 'we' did not include 'me'.. 4 times knocked up and common as muck.. )

PrincessMel your halo is causing light feedback on my screen...

Welshy

There were clues everywhere all you did was fill in the gaps.

Tamba did nothing to disguise her self, apart from change her name and then leave a trail a mile wide.

Carlk outed himself on Friday night. FGS

Thisissick (the name changer) left people in no doubt who we were dealing with.

Then Carlk came back as TheManinQuestion (still can't figure that one out)

I would put next months mortgage money on very few jaws hitting the deck in surprise.

So stop beating yourself up about it.

Tamba has done enough damage, it does not need to move over into a new week.

Consider yourself huggged.

LGJ

That was some thread, wasn't it, LGJ!?

I admit to neglecting my children that evening.

Helloe everyone. I have also only been here for a few months and find it a great way to pas the day when I am bored. I have also learned to cook an omlette.

I think "themaninquestion" bit came from me. I had said in one of the threads. The man in question bla bla bla. Then he came back on with it as a nick.

He was also on another on Sunday night using his own name and suggesting people wanted his wife to find out as she read/posts/lurks on mnet.

I don't think WB is beating herself up. There's nothing wrong with publically stating that perhaps an action was a little hasty even though can understand the v.strong urge to do what she did.

But if it was all so clear to so many then it obviously didn't need to be stated baldly did it. Imagine if his wife had come on and done a search on his MN name (who knows she didn't.. poor woman ).. She may have got her comfirmation from other threads straight from the (cheating) horses mouth so to speak.. but she would have got that thread, with all that laughter, jollity and creaton of haikus. How awful.

Not trying to make WB feel worse now, am just responding to points made in defence of the naming.

Oooh that definitely makes me a judgemental then

WB - give yourself a break. People love your honesty and straight talking. It's not like you run around randomly telling people 'like it is'.

You get involved in a debate/issue, and join in.

You are fab. Pack this in. You are scaring me

Said myself, have always respecting WB's posts, honesty etc. I am talking about one issue.. on one thread. And I'm shutting up now you'll be happy to hear.

Creepyjess - are you completely avoiding the fact that it was carlk himself who posted on the thread and outed himself, as carlk?

He did it again on the next thread.

This wasn't someone who was trying to avoid his wife finding out about his affair!

SB I KNOW.. and he is a shite for it. He clearly had no real concerns for his wife finding out. So why in that case did it need stated baldly just because people were asking for someone to do it. If so many of you knew anyone of you could have done it.. but didn't. Can you imagine one of the innocent partners being brought face to face with that thread, 9as may or may not have happened) with the names there, in their face, no holds barred, and everyone enjoying themselves immensely??

I really am going now.

I wasnt meaning you as one of the judgementals but aparently I have a catalogue of evils.

I had thought of that too. What a way to find out The man is a tosser

oh feck I'm still here. No I saw him. I saw him post as himself AFTER he had been named (on that thead).. and shite tho he is actually felt a bit sorry for him and the terrible state of affairs he'd got himself .. and others.. into. Pity more than sympathy mind you.