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

I think some moldies have only posted on these threads and haven't posted accross the rest of the boards for quite some time. Hence when they post on these threads in a 'you are all really sad' tone it is likely they will get told to bugger off.

To those who still don't know - moldies were handpicked (like Hearsay.) What's left is Liberty X.

This has gone on now for 10 days. Yes, 10 days. 10 days when you could have been doing something useful (I include myself in that as well)

Shall I out this whole sorry charade, which has led to some pretty vile postings from BOTH sides of the argument, as well as people being attacked personally, into perspective for you?

On Tuesday last week, my friend and colleague died, leaving behind 3 children, one of which is a 7 week old baby. A seven week old baby who will never, ever know her daddy. Christmas will be forever ruined for that family, it will always bring the anniversary of his sudden and untimely death.

We are spending our days bickering about and internet forum, this argument is spilling over into the fucking papers, fgs, which is just showing the whole thing up to be fucking ridiculous, especially when the articles (eg on the front of the Independent on Sunday) are juxtaposed with images of children dying in the Gaza attacks.

I feel like I have played a part in this whole thing as yes, I am a Moldie member. I have probably alienated myself from this board because of this alone. I would like to say that I am truly sorry for any upset this has caused to folk, both moldies and non-moldies.

But just remember one thing, people on MN and elsewhere are going through some REAL shit right now, while you are all here arguing the toss under pseudonyms.

Hunker, read VVq's post, then have quiet word with her.

You're not stupid, don't pretend to be, you can see which posts cause the diffciulties and which don't.

People want you to stay, they want Aitch to stay, they also want to be upset about Moldies, if you can live with that without the bitterness descende to by some moldies then stick around. But you will have to live with/overlook some upset and fallout from the whole thing. You're choice I'd say.

lol. didn't liberty x have mors hits than hearsay? and who's myleene?

oh sheiky... i am sorry about your friend, that poor family.

Sheik, terribly sorry to hear about your friend. That is just tragic

Sheik Totally inadequate post, this, but I am very sorry.

I'm sorry you got deleted again PW.

I apologise for any offence I caused. I truly cannot remember what I said in my posts but I remember arguing vociferously about how many t's there were in twiglet. I had to google it this morning to find out.

I know FOR SURE that I did not call anyone anything but there must've been a reason for my posts being deleted. So I must've caused offence and for that I am sorry.

sorry about your friend sheik

I dint get invited. but thats cos I reckon its not wheelchair accessible

Seriously, if you don't want to be tarred with the moldie brush, go and post on baby names and sleep and long haul travel, they havent even heard of you or moldies there and will just chat away to you.

If you don't want everyone to point and scream 'MOLDIE!', just get off the moldie thread. It would be a good start.

well i am weaning myself off mn. uits been a while coming. i wont de-reg as would like to dip in and out. this whole thing has made me feel things i shouldnt over a website iyswim.

Thanks guys.

I don't want to turn this into a sympathy-fest, I just want everyone to remember that this has gone on long enough and that there are people suffering from some pretty serious shit right now, while we have been involved in the circular argument for the last 10 days.

sheik, sorry about your friend. I am aware there's some shit out there. Got some going on myself with dd having a massive seizure last night. Least mumsnet and this spat take my mind off it. Some fluff in a not nice and shitty world.

LOL @ nmc... have you heard about a bomb scare in city center?

what! ds1 has just gone down there!

nmc - sorry to hear that - how is your dd now?

Just let people be pissed off.
The moldies thing has happened and of course was going to upset people - the decision to pretty much recreate mumsnet but without the posters- so just let people moan and pore over the finer points and debate as long as they feel likeit. It wont last that long, it's not that interesting.
But to keep coming back to defend it or to belittle the feelings of those who have been offended is what keeps renewing the anger.
Surely you can all see that?
You've got what you wanted - a seperate place thats private. If other people want to express their pissed-offedness about the consequences of that then let them (of course feel free to challenge personal attacks but from what I can see that is very much two way traffic with only one side having chosen to set this whole thing off in the first place). You cant have it all.

waiting for doc who is bloody lost. and now calling ds frantically but he's not answering his mobile. Why have a bloody mobile ifn you don't answer it! Teenagers!

Ooh I think I am in the papers! I didn't get named but I think I might have been 'the one who cried'

Golly

JV - that's exactly how I feel about it.

NMC - hope you get hold of your ds soon.

good post JV

NMC - hope things improve for your DD today.

Is the bomb scare in Brizzle then?

The irony being that it's been made very public thus justifying the need for a private forum!

Deja vu all over again....