Can energy/COL topics become like covid topics please

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@MNHQ

I've already been called a snowflake for objecting to a flippant post about small business going to the wall, so no doubt this will be thrown at me again but can the endless energy threads/general cost of living threads all live in their own topic page which is already set up?

This isn't burying head in the sand but just means that people can continue to get light relief from MN (and fuck me it is needed) and then only read the COL threads when they choose.

Agreed, this will go on until Britain gets off gas.

@OhYouBadBadKitten yes! Thank you. We're going to discuss this.

I think this is a good idea. The majority of posters seem to think there are no other topics than AIBU (aka For Traffic) Relationships and Chat.

I love this idea purely becuase it will help me find boards I didn't know existed

Re the tedious 'thread police' moaning about threads being in the wrong place - isn't a simple solution to that to make it like troll hunting? I.E against talk guidelines to chastise the OP on the thread, just silently report the thread to MNHQ to suggest its relocation.

If an OP has a good specific reason for wanting a thread to stay on AIBU eg a poll (not 'posting for traffic') then they should be allowed to state that in the OP and generally have that respected.

Excellent idea - all these cost of living etc threads are incredibly tedious.

The thing is, some of you clearly find the cost of living threads tedious, and that's fine, but the reason there are so many of these threads are because other people do want to talk about it. Nobody is forcing you to join in.

As it happens, I find lots of common topics on Chat/AIBU quite tedious, but I don't demand that MNHQ removes them all to the appropriate topic, I just scroll on until I find something more interesting.

Some of you seem to think that the site should revolve around your preferences, and that people should only discuss issues on the general topic boards that meet with your approval, but what if I find your choice of approved topics unbelievably dull and trivial?Why do your preferences trump mine?

If people only want to discuss a limited range of topics, then there are topic boards that cater to that. If people are open to talking about a wide range of topics, then the general topic boards such as Chat and AIBU are available for their use. If MNHQ wants to stop people from posting stuff on the general boards, then they need to clearly articulate a transparent list of which topics are allowed and which are banned. Or maybe they should just get rid of the general topics like Chat and AIBU altogether in order to resolve this issue.

Why do your preferences trump mine?

They don't, that's why we're having a discussion.

I don't suppose MNHQ has the least desire to ban any particular topic from the general boards - I certainly hope not! But it may be generally helpful to organise some threads if they're very specific and there's an appropriate board.

@ErrolTheDragon, I agree that MNHQ probably don't want to ban certain topics from the general boards, but some posters very clearly do.

Your suggestions above are measured and sensible, but some people seem to be demanding that current affairs topics are kept out of the general topics altogether.

My view is that people should be able to post whatever they like on the general boards, as long as they're not breaking talk guidelines or saying stuff that would be in breach of the law etc. If its AIBU, then there should be some sort of AIBU question. If it's chat, then anything goes.

If threads are quietly moved to the topic boards by MNHQ behind the scenes, without comment and without any fuss, and if they are allowed to stand in those cases where the OP has specifically stated that they have chosen to post on a general board for a specific reason, then I don't have any real objections to that. However, the self-righteous thread police won't be able to help themselves, even if it is against talk guidelines to complain about where people are posting - we see this all the time with the troll hunters who just can't help but try to "out" people when they think a thread seems suspicious.

Things do get moved eg FWR and Covid probably others

I guess mnhq isn’t ready to do it with this, but maybe when more want it

Are we going to hide the Beauty Advent Calendar threads this year because they may be distressing to the half of the country who can no longer afford luxuries?

The RightMove threads because they are upsetting the many people are losing their homes?

Line eyes threads because those who are struggling to conceive find it hard to keep seeing them?

Isn't it unrealistically entitled to expect Mumsnet to reconfigure Mumsnet to your own specifications?

I'd add my name to the list who think this is a good idea

Not only because many people may want to avoid it sometimes. But also, there are likely to be lots of resources, hints, and tips posted on these threads. Having them in one place would make them easier to find

Isn't it unrealistically entitled to expect Mumsnet to reconfigure Mumsnet to your own specifications?

???? Alternatively why are users not using MN as they intend. They have different topics and encourage people to post in the correct topic.

I was not policing threads but posting on site stuff to discuss it. Discuss, that old fashioned idea, I have a view, you have a view and we talk about them without throwing insults and MN then read both sides and decide whatever they want.

verdant the beauty calendar in the cost of living topic would be tasteless, the line eyes threads in infertility or pregnancy loss would be inappropriate... but in a suitable topic they would be fine...oh...

Don’t be obtuse.

You’re trying to suggest that posters not wanting to see COL threads on every single topic because they are all broadly the same and it becomes tedious with being offended on someone else’s behalf over the subject of the thread. It’s not the same thing at all.

Please. I often come to Mumsnet to chill when I can't sleep, I'm having to avoid it more and more.

Alternatively why are users not using MN as they intend. They have different topics and encourage people to post in the correct topic.

So are you also asking MN to ensure that all of the other threads on AIBU/Chat are moved to the "correct" topic? Right now, I can see threads on AIBU that should probably be moved to the Relationships board, Health, Education, Parenting, Food, Style & Beauty etc, as well as Cost of Living. Are you asking for MNHQ to move every single thread that would fit into another topic? Or just the ones that you don't feel like reading?

Another your tone is really quite aggressive, I certainly do not care anywhere near as much as you do. This is not AIBU, this is a place to talk to MN.

I have just used site stuff to suggest something to MN, they have replied and don't agree but from this discussion an excellent idea has been generated by OYBBK that MN is going to look into. I'd say that was site stuff working as intended.

No idea why you’d want to block conversations that everybody is having because it’s a real concern.

All
ic an think is: are you rich OP? Is it irrelevant to you?

I’m relatively well off and completely stressed about my £800 bills.

I can’t think of any reason why you might want to shut down such important conversation. Hide the threads of you don’t like them. This isnt the time to be shitting down free speech. Save your ire for the endless parking threads or petty shit about play dates.