If you (still) feel the need to discuss Moldies, please do it here so folks can hide this if they want to.

[LittleDonkeyCarrieMaryMumsnet]

Well hopefully the title says it all. There's been a suggestion, and we agree, that as we did with Baby P and the Mc Canns we just have one thread where anyone who feels they still have anything to add on this subject can post and those who'd rather move on can hide it away.

It feels strange to put this thread in site stuff as we are definitely not wanting to encourage further discussion of Moldies (we have presents to wrap too you know ) but we weren't sure where else to put it.

We will delete any new Moldies threads that are started, so please feel free to report them in case we miss any (what with wrapping the presents and all...)

And if you do want to carry on the discussion please remember that Mumsnet's here to make everyone's lives easier and not the reverse, and that Christmas is a time of goodwill to all mumsnetters past, present and future

Thanks,
MNHQ

'Bag of bellends'

Pre-existing private password-only forum set up during the Gina Ford Wars. Few knew of its existence.

Revived by Twiglett at or around the time that Cod was hounded off MN. Became a place for Cod to continue to post to her mates and fellow oldies.

Most on MN completely unaware of its existence.

New members recruited from MN via practices that would make papal enclaves blush.

Cover blown by Justine Mumsnet a few days ago, apparently in innocence although some aren't sure.

Board is agog.

well she is from texas

why does there always need to be combat?

why can't you fuckers just get drunk like me and make fucking merry and have a laugh?

do you get this aggro IRL?

seriously?

Ummmmm.

OK, so who was the cunt with the big idea?

The personal insults are bad expat; horrid that you have to read stuff like that. I never saw the posts - I always miss everything big to start with - horrible though.

bring it on is combative? i read that as an acceptance to discuss whatever the other person had to say, not as a challenge

sigh

lol @ bag of bellends

and expat gave me some information regarding a close friend of mine, which i am very grateful for.

expat -I am taking your advice. Second glass of red going down now

it is nearly Christmas-fucking-Eve and you are fractious.

WTF?

i come from a place where people draw firearms when they get angry.

they don't shout, scream, get all in your face.

someone all too often just pointlessly gets dead and the other person just pointlessly winds up life without parole.

and it's dumb fucking nowhere shit, as most arguments are.

i didn't even read a lot of these threads because there is no time.

yet it's all pitchforks and expat-you're-a-mo-fo and all this pent up shit.

well, yes, then, bring it on.

let it all hang out if it makes you feel better and you get a better Christmas for your kids because you let that shit just GO!

please, do!

roffle at papal enclaves. Was there smoke?

rofl at bag of bellends.

No comment.

they've certainly been a bit, er, ill-judged at times.

shall I do it then?

Some people revived an alternative forum and contacted others who had been around for a while (much MUCH longer than my year and a bit) to see if they wanted to join

Kind of co-incided with Cod's stalker and people getting upset about noise and nastiness over Baby P.

some people who had already left a long time ago found a home, others who were feeling pissed off found they were invited and saw no problem in joining.

so far so good.

MNHQ then posted a blog kind of 'blowing the whistle' on the exodus of the old guard. Twiglett then posted an inflammatory and upset email about this that LOTS of people got very upset by, since it seemed to be saying that it was better in the old days etc etc.

Many, many people got upset for different reasons:

1. Old guard themselves knew nothing

1. Old guard and new not invited

1. Seemed (though difficult to pull out truth from rumour) that some voting and vetoing of potential membership went on. Many many people upset at this secret society business and idea that they were judged and found wanting. This disputed though by many Moldies.

1. Many people further upset by Moldies and others coming onto threads shouting 'I don't care' 'what are you so upset about' 'get a life' etc. Real hurt and mistrust and about 8000 thread ensue.

So. Major car crash all round.

It is in the later stages now. Many still upset. Many Moldies, doubtless, not sure what to say/do. Some uninterested.

holidaywonk - personal insults not nice and also not allowed either.

Ah. See (as always ) PWonk said it more succinctly and elegantly than I.

Sorry hula. Was answering Desi's question. To Desi, 'cunt' is a term of endearment.

not quite holidaywonk

revived in a selective manner where some were not asked to be part of the renewal
which is where it all blew up I think

however I'm not sure what's going on now, it all seems to have become about ExP which is odd as she is- if I am correct- erm, just one person, no?

Can someone clarify this for me please?

If Twig had deregistered and set up her own forum then why did she come back and start a thread compaining about the MN blog, if she had moved on?

'To Desi, cunt is a term of endearment'

She de-regged after Justine Mumsnet blew her cover I think, chequers (don't know for sure).

I'm betting Desi is of the 'couldn't give a crap either way' party on this one.

goodwilf - nice précis

to add - not many mouldies actually seeing that 'they' were actively responsible for the hurt though

none actually saying - 'yes i empathise - it was shitty and underhand and i should have known better'

Oooh I've been deleted!! Never happened before!!

Very sorry MNHQ. Desi made me do it, honest.

You BUGGER Desi.