No-NC in MumsNetia

[paxillin]

I know we have discussed this before, more than once. Is it possible to have a no-NC topic please?

It could just be added to MN local as "MumsNetia" or "MumsNet Mountain" and people could chose it as their local page, so no tech wizardry needed.

I think it would help against "namechanged to goadyfuck".

NC could be possible on asking HQ, but not for a spontaneous trolling session. And people would have to stand by their more unpalatable opinions and couldn't go back to sweet as pie after a racist outburst.

What sort of discussions would be there? Like AIBU but with less gf/socking etc?

In all honesty I'd prefer it if it were made impossible to nc within a thread (either accidentally or maliciously) or possibly within a topic? So one could be DHisADick on Relationships and OneOfTHOSEParents on Secondary Education and GoadyTwat on AIBU.

A bit like Chat I imagine, but you'd "know" people. And I think it would be less rough, because nobody could go back to their nice name afterwards.

And I only suggest 1 topic, the rest of MN you can go back to GoadyTwat in AIBU and SweetyPie in chat.

NC is very useful (better than on other sites where you have to dereg and rereg if you're outed) but it is out of control.

It would be nice to have a "masks off" area though.

Is there much call for just general chat on here nowadays? I think people get fed up of clique and royalty accusations and generally aren't that bothered any more. People chat to the friends they make in separate spin-off groups where they get a bit of privacy and don't run the risk of being featured in the Daily Mail and similar rags.

Is it possible to have a no-NC topic please?

How do you see that working? People name change for all sorts of reasons, especially with the tabloid press trawling for “news”.

I think it would create a sense of community again. A lot of that came from people "knowing" each other. I understand nc has its place, and I believe it can be done by HQ for good reasons even on local. NC to troll isn't one of them.

I know what you are getting at, our Pax. Sadly the mumsnet clubby days are long gone I reckon. Interested to see what the HQ take is on this.

I can see the anonymity has its advantages and I don't want to lose those, @JaneyEJones. I am merely suggesting a single topic. I know we had this discussion before, but opinions change and I'm putting out feelers.

We all have more than one community in our lifes. Just because my work place is one and so is the school gate, doesn't mean I want my neighbourhood completely anonymous. I think MN has room for it.

I agree the clubby days are gone, @FlibbertyGiblets. I wasn't even there for the truly clubby all-fields-days. There might be an in-between though. This would allow newbies to join in just as much, just not change for goading.

I wouldn’t post on a board that doesn’t allow NC-ing.

How on earth would it work anyway? I’ve been on MN for a decade, name changing regularly. Which name should MN use? My very first one from ten years ago?

Any, just like people do on local.

But then how does it make it any different from any other board?

I can pick a name for your proposed board and still chase round MN slagging you off elsewhere under a name change if I like.

I don’t see the advantage.

My general chat would be on that one topic. Of course AIBU would still be super rough and totally anonymous, education a mix of teacher bashing and genuine support... and yes, you could chase me around. But that one topic could be the nice tearoom to relax in.

But you've got a nice tea room to relax in.....

What you’d get Pax is a very bland board used by a small number of posters where no one said what they thought or mentioned anything very personal.

I’m not sure relaxing is the word I’d use to be honest.

Worth a try?

I belong here as much as you do, JaneyE. I am not telling "them" (MN), because for me is is "us" and I am suggesting and see if others would like it, too.

The only threads on which I've been aware of rampant namechanging were the Mortificado ones, although some posters were crap at it.

Yeah, that was the only sense in which I meant that, Paxillin.
The place that must not be named can have a more intimate feel, more like a group of friends.

What you're suggesting for MN is not my thing, but that's fine. I'll wander on the boards that suit me.

One thing I don't understand, possibly through being technically illiterate. So posters could name change as much as they liked, ( which can be essential for some people), but when they popped over to ' The club ' their name would only/could only by some automatic means, revert back to their 'club' name?
Otherwise, the club rule of no name changes would not be respected by everyone.

I don't mean " Club " in any derogatory way: I'm picturing cosy armchairs by the fireside, drinks served .

Not my thing, but you crack on.