Dear MNHQ, I didn't see all the problems kick off over poor Revjustabout...

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but I would be grateful if you could tell me that you have at least given serious consideration to banning the posters who were harrassing her.

Thank you.

Ah Mr JA you just outed yourself

I am smirking slightly at the idea of an established church for MN actually.
Or a MN chaplain.

ruty, are you saying that EVERY post she has made as Rev has been carefully thought out as 'if my supervisor read this would it be ok?' Because that's the problem with posting as a Rev.

Will i be cast out for roffling at "god gob"?

I cannot be arsed to trawl through nineteen odd pages, i would just like to say that i enjoy justabouts posts, her relucant worshippers has been a fab opportunity for me to lurk and reflect.
She also makes me laugh out loud.

Looking forward to reading her future posts.

Well exactly spirits.

Creative
No one told you to fuck off - although you really seem to want someone to be fighting with .
You posted twice how awful you thought it was here and were finding it difficult to consider staying.

I simply pointed out that such angst seems a bit

If you don't wantto stay then don't. If you want to then great.
People are not arguing with you because you have disagreed with them. It is because they don't agree with you.

which is actually kind of the point of a discussion....

You seem to be determined to involve yourself in an arguement which you genuinely don't seem to really understand.

It just seems odd and it is

You haven't explained why that is a problem posting as a rev. Her posts are naturally kind, compassionate and funny. That's it. What is the problem with that?

pastoral care?

Tend to your flock rather than arguing the toss.

She doesn't need to post as a rev to post kind, compassionate and funny posts. Those aren't qualities peculiar to revs. But posting as a rev sets you up as an authority (to some people) on these things. And firstly MNHQ don't want that sort of structure on-board. And secondly it can be abused. Perhaps not in this case, but it has in the past, and probably will in the future. So best to avoid it altogether.

So are you saying that by having 'rev' in her name suggested some official role, whereas those who make thier professions clear in posts and give advice on them, but do not put it in their name, are obviously not official and therefore OK?

I can see your point, but it a very grey and blurry sort of argument.

I still think, that asking her to change her name after these attacks sends out a very bad message and does suggest in some way some wrong doing, or inpropriety on her part, which at the very least is most unfortunate in my opinion.

She has been attacked and now made to feel she has behaved inproperly. I find that extremely disapointing and think MNHQ have made the wrong decesions in this matter.

(Also being rev does not make her spokesperson for the church, anymore than teachers on here are spokespoele for thier profession, or doctors for the medical profession etc etc.)

Nantucket, that is kind of it I think. And actually, if a doctor gave medical advice that was incorrect, they could (I think) be disciplined by the GMC for it.

I once took a catholic priest to a bondage shop to buy a dog collar for his boyfriend

Now THAT I would say was more of a gray area

That Justa's stuff is contentious, however, I find baffling (and boring TBH) and I am upset for her, because she is a really GOOD person who genuinely wants to be positive and helpful and I think she does it very well.

I agree Nantucket. I was rather disappointed by MNHQ's response.

oh and I mean, a dog collar with a leather leash attached

just to clarify there

then we went and had lunch in the refectory at the basement of Westminster Abbey

I too, am really disappointed in MNHQ.

It's the equivalent of telling a bullied child at school to "keep your head down and stay out of the bully's way" than actually address the hounding that they've had to endure.

It's one thing to refuse to do anything, but to only request that Rev change her behaviour when she has done nothing wrong is outrageous.

Hey Kerry, all I do is correct the spelling mistakes in the 700 recipes for tuna pasta bake.

OMG. A Catholic priest in Westminster Abbey! Now that is a grey area...

"choooner paster back. 1 Can 2na, mix wiv pasta innit? thx"

that sort of thing?

Why thank you my dear