Nothing wrong with change - but please don't change Mumsnet TOO much!

[Bobbins]

Because I love it as it is.

Of course ther is always room for a little improvement BUT it works very well for me as is.

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Thanks Britabroad - my boss may dispute that fact.

I also liked the one where various disgusting types of poo were discussed. I still have a strong mental image of a newborn baby with poo streaming out the the sleeves of its babygro as it waved its arms about over the MILs carpet. Tee hee.

You'd think I'd be getting used to it by now! I'm not going to flounce off this time. I'm not as hormonal as I was then.

It just seems SO unnecessary, confrontational and to quite honest I feel like I'm being bullied into acting like someone else!!!!!

Bog off M2T. Bet you're actually in cahoots with Lil and just trying to get attention

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I thought someone worked out who I was on another thread...?

Hi Edgarcat. Thanks.

TheOldDragon - LOL ..... how did you know???

I did, dragon lady!

I don't very often contribute to the 'chat' threads but I don't see a problem with it. Is it possible for tech to start a new category for these - starting with 'X' (so its last on the list) and then people can look at them or not as they wish. Also, perhaps these should not be archived as long as the others - not sure theres much point in being able to look back on these over 6 months. Anyway, what I don't like is the 'girls in the playground' bit of singling people out for criticism. Saying that Mumsnet would be better without the 'chat' and seeing what other people think of that idea is quite sufficient, I get enough girly squabbles with my 5 & 7 yr old dds.

OK no-one agrees with me - I can live with that!!! and M2T took offence, which was not the intention.

But I still stand by my post, that this internet site is so good because it's not a chatroom. And 'intelligent threads' doesn't mean dry and academic. The great thing about mumsnet is that you can dig into the archives and read old threads and find them witty/ useful/ interesting, but the same would not be true for the 'chat' ones.

sigh..I will retire to the nunnery.kjjjj

So don't look at them!

Lil - you are right to have your opinion and air it and you haven't been faulted for that just for the fact that you specified a name which makes it appear a much more personal attack.

Lil - it was perfectly obvious that it would offend me. If you hadn't wanted to offend me then you shouldn't have sinlged me out as the BAD PERSON!!!! OOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD M2T.

So I think, therefore, that your intentions were to offend me..... mission accomplished. Why don't you start you own website.... you seem to have enough to say about how this one is managed!!

oops crossed with you Berries. Talking about specific posters on this site is not 'in the playground' stuff, for goodness sake. Its about directing a comment to someone in order to get a response from them. Why on earth would I dislike M2T?

It feels very bl**dy personal Lil!! And as yet you have not even apologised for singling me out. Confirming what I already knew.

Just as an aside, I've discovered that you can change the number of "active" threads you see. Click on "active conversations" and when the list come up, change the number at the end in the address bar to whatever number (up to 50) of conversations you want to see.
As for the "silly" threads - sometimes I'm in the mood to join in, so do (was at a great party last Friday night ). Other times I'm not, so I don't look at them. Simple, really.
And don't pick on M2T, it's not fair.

emsiewill - aren't you clever Just tried that and it worked!

Just a question for M2T - when do you ever get any bl%dy work done?????

NOT NOT NOT MEANT TO OFFENSIVE

I've been resisting but I partly agree with Pupuce and lil. I don't like the chat type threads either and think they're tedious. But I'm not sure they should be banned or anything since I can't quite work out what the difference is between "mums arms" and "YURT" except that I liked the yurt and didn't like the mums arms. So maybe there is no difference other than my reaction? Hmmm. Maybe these chat type threads could be categorised as live events or something and moved to another area? I do think they're banal but I suppose I don't have to read them if I don't like them just as I don't read the breastfeeding threads since I'm not breastfeeding. I guess those of us who aren't keen on live chat type discussions can just avoid them but I do see Lil's point - mumsnet has always been very different from a lot of other crappy internet sites in that there is no live chatroom. No-one seemed to want one either when the question was asked by someone a while back. No offence intended to anyone and I'm recognising bits of SueW's recent link to that article about the lifecycle of a mailing list here.

Oooh Emsiewill, well done for noticing that, I'll use it now! And I got your name right this time.

There are some really angry people here and I don't understand why.
I've only recently discovered forums and bulletin boards in general. I live 500 miles from my nearest family member and quite frankly feel very isolated and alone. I will not use a standard internet chat room because i find them intimidating and cliquey.
Mumsnet, however I have found to be welcoming and helpful and a reassuring link to other normal mums (there's a whole new thread there). I also don't have to worry who i may or may not be chatting to.
Where I live makes me cry to be honest. I am so grateful to have found an escape route for a few minutes a day, where I can ask serious questions, contribute to a debate or just have a laugh AMONGST THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE. Where I come from we call that friendship.
Just because I'm now a mum and have new interests in all things babies and sprogs does it necessarily mean I have had the rest of my personality surgically removed? I hope not. Having also made mini contribtutions to "nonsense" threads I don't like the implication that all others who have contributed are somehow beneath other mumsnet users and incapable of intelligent thought.
I for one am quite capable of reading the thread headers and working out for myself whether or not to read or post. That's why the conversations have titles.....

Well said Bobsmum. As an aside I know how you must feel as all of my family and friends are on the other side of the world.

Great feeling at the moment on them and us.

Mum2toby, lil wasn't getting at you at all, she aimed her comments at mum2tony, personally I have not seen this poster anywhere.

Again I think it comes back to the same old thing, do not like it don't read it.

Maybe another section should be opened up, called PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO HAVE A LAUGH.

Agree with BobsMum 100%. Particularly for single mums or those whose dhs/dps are away alot, the chat threads are great. Please do not discourage them.

Emsiewill - you're a genius - just hopping along to the right page now to try it out.