What threads do you avoid and why??

[nickytwotimes]

i try to keep out of feeding related ones (though am sometimes drawn in)- far too contraversial,
i never go near style as i have none and don't care!

Ones that interest me or that I have something to offer to. If somethings just turning into an argument I tend to just stay away.

i do avoid threads where I see that a couple of posters have been as I know the thread will then wind me up.
other than that i just stay away from the ones that I know nothing about.

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I avoid the TEA SHOPS and BARS because I'm new and they look like they are all people who have been together on MN for yonks - would feel a bit of a fraud trying to join in! And I avoid For Sale cos even if I wanted to buy, delivery overseas would be too much hassle. And I don't go on housekeeping because I don't see how talking about it gets it done... (not that I get it done as much as I need to anyway!)

contentious topics that come up again and again.

Anything that comes up again and again

I do go on threads I know nothing about though

I dont do weaning or pregnancy, mainly because I'm not doing either in my life! However, recently I have been looking at the miscarriage topics and its opened up a can of worms in my heart that I thought I'd got over! Bloody MN, I was fine before you came along!!

I avoid most of the baby threads - dim and distant memory.
Avoid threads which start with really long OP as cannot be bothered to read them al. (Sorry)

i avoid ones where i feel I can contribute nothing at all, in terms of humour, advice, support or empathy. (that's most of them, then... )

burek, try the tea shop, somebody will always talk to you, we love meeting new faces.

thanks littlelapin. What do people actually do in there then? Just chat?

Those threads are fine. Never seen anything nasty going on in there. Just go in and order something to eat/drink and then chat

I just stepped in to the Tea Shop [brave emoticon].

Nickytwotimes, your thread may have expanded my MN usage today!

Any of the those cliquey threads about particular MN members. I find it all a bit weird.

there was no-one there... boo hoo

any threads asking for help on getting their 2 year old to read/do phonics/ etc etc

weaning

and teh navel gazing ones

who is your fave mumsnetter

who is conniedescending

etc etc repeat ad nauseam

That's because we couldn't find the tea shop burek!

burek - i frequent the tea shop and only joined in march - everyone is always very welcoming! haven't got time now but perhaps i'll see you there later!

Weaning, breast vs bottle, vaccination, WOHM vs SAHM. Anything that might become a bun fight tbh.