Deleted thread about the Labour Party telephone canvasser

[Crossfitmyarse]

Yes, this is a TAAT, so do your worst.

'We don't usually delete whole threads but we do so when it is to protect a poster's privacy.'

Aah, poor wee poster got flamed bang to rights on an AIBU so you delete the whole thread? BASED ON WHAT?

Seriously MNHQ? SERIOUSLY? Which one of you is she related to? I can't physically roll my eyes back in my head far enough to express my cynicism and weariness over this.

What is going on around here these days? Who/what are you scared of, exactly?

Ok I was unaware that someone had linked her to another account but that's the trouble with deleting an entire thread - I never go the benefit of seeing that by way of explanation.

Surely it would have been sufficient to just delete any potentially identifying posts?

Honestly, it really stinks.

It makes no sense to delete the whole tread anyway. If there was a lot of posts and people discussing the OP's identity I could understand it but it was one comment which was ignored. Makes more sense just to delete that post, surely?

Unless the thread deletion is because poor ickle bickle OP didn't have anyone agreeing with her

And ragged there were absolutely no nasty personal attacks, just robust, blunt, honest responses to the OP and her subsequent posts. Since when are we only allowed to say things that OPs want to hear?

Doing a link is very low form.

I am the only person who is happy (just happy not delighted) for political canvassers to call. I love to tell them my thoughts. And it makes a change from calls about my Windows not working or industrial accidents I have never had.

Though I once roared at the too eager Lib Dems who on election day phoned me 4 times to see if I had voted, offered me lifts etc. They are currently sending me a daily leaflet with Nick C smiling at lots of our community. My 79 yr old neighbour is delivering them and beginning to look fed up and there's weeks to go - I think I might tell them at the next phone call its exploitation of the elderly or tell my neighbour we will have a big bonfire.

There are times I am grateful that I live in a mega safe seat and the local canvassers have all been bussed over to the next constituency, which is a marginal.

It was like a pack of dogs had rounded on her.

I can only assume the same people who "I'll tell you to FUCK THE FUCK OFF ha ha" are just as classy and eloquent in real life.

And I'd say that if she had been a kipper as well. Or a Jehovah's Witness.

It was nasty to read and a lot of people need a good look at themselves.

Maybe it was the combination of cold calling and the Labour Party? I don't like cold callers either, and I don't have a vote in the UK, but being as vile as most posters on that thread were, whilst simultaneously hee-hawing and backslapping each other and aren't we all so hilarious being nasty to the OP was a sad indictment of how low the pack mentality makes some people stoop.

And don't be disingenuous OP.

There is an AIBU I'm on at the moment, where every single poster is disagreeing with the OP (you can search it, I'm not on many) None of those posters is telling the OP to fuck off, or is being abusive, or insulting like the dogs that were let loose last night were. Robust my arse.

Exactly Eggo thank you.

If someone invites my opinion, I often find myself able to respond reasonably - rather than interpreting the request as an invitation to revel in my (usually) suppressed sadism.

I sometimes think there are a lot of unhappy people on mn.

There is a children's book about how cold-calling is a developing world career alternative to sling organs. I realise this thread was a bit different but I gbink people who are horrible to cold-callers generally should read it.

I agree Cat, I just wonder if all those people last night went to bed happy that they'd (probably) made somebody cry. Did they feel good? Because they were in a majority on a thread all being loud and "fuck off some more!!!"????

All she did was ask people to be polite to cold calling canvassers. Her bad, maybe, and undoubtedly disingenuous herself, thinking she was going to get a positive reaction. But robust? If that's what people want to call it, but I know what I think it was.

Did she deserve it? Did she fuck. Nobody does.

I want this thread deleted because the phrase "lovechild of Quincy and Miss Marple" is giving me a mental image I really don't want. Unaccountably, there's no option on the Report form for that specific scenario.

Good lord cat! What is the title of the book, please?

I think if one posts asking for people's opinions, one should accept them, thank posters, take their comments away and learn from their experience.
I didn't see the thread in question, but I do not see why one should hold back ones feelings if asked for an opinion.

Ah x-post with sangria. I wouldn't make people cry just offer my opinion.

Perhaps if people are delicate flowers, politics isn't the best career choice though?

I didn't see the thread in question, but can quite see that it was a particularly stupid subject to start a thread about! Cold canvassers are not popular at the best of times, throw politics into the mix, and there you have it. An explosion about to happen.

Would love to be able to read it so I can respond to this op properly, though.

Heh heh, Yves

Oh I don't know that she went to bed crying Atomic. I would have though, had it been me. Not that I'd ever have the courage to be a cold caller mind...

She might have been a hardnosed journalist wanting to provide ammo to Matthew Wright about what bitches MNers are....

The demographic on the thread was quite odd. Lots of names I've never seen and then some long term MNers who are generally quite kind people suddenly coming over all fuck you OP. Like they'd suddenly found themselves in the middle of the big girls' gang in the playground and so let rip at the OP in way they wouldn't normally dare to, but had always wanted to.

I saw the thread but didn't post on it. I agree entirely with Sangria and thecatfromjapan, it was horrible. Like a pack of slavering, cackling hyenas.

Hmm sangria- politrolls perhaps, then?

I didn't see her ask "what are your opinions of cold callers for the Labour Party" though. She explained she was one, and asked people to be polite. Which was cringey and naïve, sure, but as I will not tire of saying, did not merit the abuse she was then given.

I like being asked my opinion. If the call is inconvenient I just say: 'I'm sorry but I'm busy.'

Ah, but then you don't get to heehaw with the meangirlz Limited. Chuh. Not nearly as much fun dontcha know.

Eggo- I'm sorry your Mum feels like that. My Mum is also alone and vulnerable and probably would be the same. I worry about her inviting panhandlers in to help her write her will etc. Still doesn't make what I saw last night right.

Maybe she was identifiable because the Labour Party has so few members there days, and only a handful in the 'cold calling' team?

I have far greater sympathy for people like EggoSuperstarr's DM, than for people who choose to cold-call (it's not a paid role for a political party, so not a case of 'this job or lose benefits').

If you're interrupting people at home, you have to take rough with smooth. And accept that many, many people revile cold callers, chuggers, spammers etc.