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BeyondStrongAndStable · 20/05/2017 12:53

I know a lot of posters with disabilities avoid toilet/car parking threads, so I thought those that do might want to see this response to the thread in aibu.

It's certainly different to the usual reponse that signposts 'this is my child'. What do you think? Better or worse?

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KateMumsnet · 22/05/2017 12:26

Hi all - thanks for this.

There hasn't been any change in our moderation policy - we still try to tread the line between deleting posts which most people would agree are offensive, while also allowing the discussion to flow.

We do understand that it can be frustrating to be told that we'd rather allow the debate to continue than delete threads like this. But we believe, ultimately, that everyone has more to gain by Mumsnet's choice to be a broad church rather than a narrow one, and by our tendency to err on the side of free speech. We think this gives people the opportunity to deepen their understanding and perhaps change their thinking - many Mumsnetters have told us they've had their minds broadened by posts they've seen on Mumsnet and have become more tolerant and understanding as a result. That's where we are, and in truth it's unlikely that that's going to change in the near future.

Having said that, we've now seen some reports of posts which should have been deleted, so we're doing that now. Apols for the delay - it was a rather busy weekend so we've been a bit slow.

Thanks all.

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KateMumsnet · 22/05/2017 13:08

@mychilddoesntlookdisabled

Can you advise if, as was stated on another thread, someone who posts disablist stuff 3 times will be banned?

Hi there - yes, if someone were to be deleted three times for disablism they'd be banned. When it happens for the first time, we mail the poster to let them know that's the basis for the deletion - we hope they'll take the opportunity to rethink their approach, but if not we'd take action.

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