Ban reverse threads

[LetTheBirdsSing]

@MNHQ would it be possible to make ‘reverse’ threads a breach of the the Talk Guidelines, and for these threads to be deleted by MNHQ in order to discourage people from posting them? I have seen two of these threads today where the poster has written a thread pretending to be a different person in the scenario they’ve described. Cue lots of well meaning advice from Mumsnetters which isn’t applicable to the original poster as they aren’t who they say they are in the original post. They are SO irritating.

I agree. Such a waste of everyone’s time!!

It annoys me as it is never done well. It is never a true reverse from the other persons perspective. No matter how clever someone tries to be about it they will always have bias even if unintentional.

I totally agree. You can’t truly describe the other persons side of the story.
all these lies are ruining the atmosphere around here.

They’re probably not that busy if they’re on mumsnet posting about a randoms wedding or MIL or toddlers 3rd birthday party. Your advice isn’t really that valuable in most cases. 😬 People get way too invested. A lot of stuff on here is probably made up anyway. Leave the reverses, it adds to the entertainment.

There wouldn't be any more rules if they just stuck to the current ones.

"No trolling, misleading or deliberately inflammatory behaviour"

By allowing the thread to stand and telling people to read all the OP's posts as they reveal it's a reverse, they're actually helping posters to break their own talk guidelines

It's ridiculous and akin to actually helping people to troll.

Reverses often show the hypocrisy on Mumsnet especially where it isn't obvious or just misleading if the poster is a man or woman. I wouldn't want them banned because they highlight the injustice faced on here at times.

You've just convinced me they should be banned.

@RockedThemAll you are so right.

Me too!

Hate reverse threads, suspend the OP for being a knob.

How on earth do you know, though? If it's "done well" you'd just assume it was a 1st-person problem the same as most other threads on here.
There's some weird notion that if the OP is describing OP's actions they must be being honest, unbiased and objective!

I agree with @donquixotedelamancha

But @donquixotedelamancha has said she doesn't want 'more' rules.

Banning reverses isn't adding more rules, it's just sticking to the rules hat have been there for years.

"No trolling, misleading or deliberately inflammatory behaviour"

Ban them and ban the poster who thinks that's a good idea forever and ever.