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MarsScarlet · 27/01/2025 06:05

FYI: I've name changed for this to avoid a pile-on.

This post is about the overwhelming negativity and hostility with the FWR board that new posters and posters with a differing viewpoint face if they attempt to use the board.

There is a persistent group within the board that are, to put it simply, hateful towards others. Despite posting there on and off for more than 4 years, I have never felt welcome, despite not holding any particular extreme views or being abusive to others. Without exception, I am accused of being another poster, or a man, a TRA, or some kind of paid activist. This occurs again and again until I leave a thread in frustration.

I’ve seen this happen to many other new posters. Few return. Why would they? Such an acidic atmosphere doesn’t encourage healthy discussion. I’d just like to discuss women’s rights, but this board makes discussion impossible.

I’m not exactly sure what the answer is, except for @MNHQ to request the board to tone down the rhetoric a bit and back off on any new names they may see on the board. Let people engage with you rather than actively drive them away.

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HebeMumsnet · 27/01/2025 11:05

Thanks for your feedback, everyone. We do understand that FWR is a bit of a more 'robust' discussion space than some of the other boards, largely due to the nature of the debates there.

We will keep an eye out generally on the board. It's important that everyone feels welcome here and that while disagreement is fine, that it's done in a civil way.

Do remember that we have a specific set of guidelines covering discussions around sex and gender, as well as our general Talk guidelines so it might be worth having a look over those both if you aren't sure about what breaks the rules and what doesn't. But please do just hit the report button if you want us to take a look - it's much easier for us to step in at the time and when we can see a specific example of this sort of issue. We moderate pretty strictly according to those guidelines and we don't mind at all if people genuinely aren't sure about whether things are deletable or not. We're always happy to have a quick look.

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BeckyAMumsnet · 27/01/2025 14:17

Hi all. We're finding this a broadly useful discussion but the surefire way to derail it is by namechecking other posters. Please don't do this - we'd prefer that you focus on the wider issues you wish to raise. Posts made in other threads are often part of broader discussions, and taking them out of that context can misrepresent the poster’s intent or meaning so it’s unfair to critique someone without the full picture. If you have concerns about an individual poster the correct way to approach this is by reporting them to us. We'd also like to remind posters that personal attacks break our guidelines so please don't do this either. Thanks.

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