Can we carry on talking about MNSN til we get a Chat Thread sorted out?

[EllenJaneisstillnotmyname]

Just wanted to link to this before the other thread got full.

I don't like the idea of OTBT, there used to be a mnsn chat thread on there, and it basically ended up with 3 of us chatting (which was nice, but it would be great if others had known we were there, and then the chat could meander a bit more).

I reported my post on the other thread suggesting a chat thread, to ask MN if they would put a disappear after 30 days chat thread on the sn boards, but they haven't been back. I can see the thing about it being nice to search the archives, but I suppose I thought that because it was just a chatting thread, there might not be so many nuggets of wisdom(!), hmm I don't know.

I think the thing with the Friday thread is that sometimes it is difficult to catch up on everyones news from the week, then you feel as though you have to comment on the news, and sometimes by Friday I am only good for slumping on a sofa with a slice of pizza in my hand, and staring at shit TV (I have painted a very glamorous picture there!)

I like The Goose and Carrot Pub:ongoing chat, all welcome.

Ok, I get it, but there are some posters who don't like to put anything too identifiable on the MNSN board as it's searchable for ever. It's not a problem for me, just hope ex dickhead doesn't search for me too often. I thought if it was linked on MNSN it would be easy to find, and perhaps if information became useful on it we could suggest they start their own thread back on SN?

Otherwise, would people prefer an ongoing chat thread in SN itself, Goose and Carrot stylee and abandon the OTBT idea? I would still like a link to the Goose and Carrot background, or at least the Goose one, if people don't find it too sickly. I really like the honking, it doesn't remind me of Holland at all.

Carrot cake or chocolate cake? This is both a virtual pub and a café, zzzzz. Sorry you are having a bad day.

zzzzz, sorry you are having a rough time. I have lemon cake, freshly baked, and smelling lovely - let me waft some your way.

I'm feeling a bit rubbish too, in a 'I want to be a hermit, and not have to talk to anyone who requires any effort' way, so I will slump in cake corner with you, if that's ok.

cake? did someone mention cake? I have consumed my own bodyweight in biscuits, cake, milkshakes and general sugar over the last couple of days.

I have an assignment due in. today. and the girls are off school due to snow. it's a lost cause, really.

all I can do is keep eating...

I have 5 raspberry doughnuts in the kitchen. Mmmm

I don't like talking about my dd on here too much as I don't like how open it is. I do think I have most probably discussed her far too much all over the place though! But my daughter is 13yo and a lot of the personal and incredibly unique unfortunately or personal these days
but I make no judgement on what anyone else wants to do
and I think i PM's Starlight with where I lived once and feel i have overstepped the line

All for you Ellen?

I hope so.

LOL Owl, I doubt you overstepped any line. Please don't worry.

There was a poster once, who PMed me every day, often more than once, sending me reams and reams of information and asking for my advice, and getting cross if I didn't respond in a timely way.

It was at that point that I started to disengage with PMs and tell posters to ask on the main board and I would respond if I could/had time.

That doesn't mean that PMs don't have their place, or that I never ever answer them. But I don't want to ever be in that position again. It wasn't fair to the person PMing me and it certainly wasn't fair on me.

Might have to share some of them.

Owllady, I'd just change a few details if I were you, sex and ages of DC, that sort of thing. Hopefully you won't be 'outed' or accused of being a troll!

I am very lucky in that I don't have (at the moment) anything I need worry about regarding people searching for stuff. I've always been very upfront with posting and I know if people were determined they could find out pretty much everything about me. I do, however, see that some people might find it difficult to share... However, I also think having it on OTBT might mean fewer people join in and fewer people feel part of MNSN. Surely if it is just a 'chatty' thread, there is going to be less in the way of posts you wouldn't want found?

I got some random Pms off a man once who wanted to be my friend! I wasn't special thopugh as it hasd apparently happened to other people as well

Awww, shucks. Nobody has ever sent me spammy PMs asking to be my friend... I feel like I've missed out now!

I was reading the original thread and someone said something that really meant something to me? only I can?t remember who it was and it was just one suggestion in the middle of everything and I can?t find it again!

Anyway, it was along the lines of people sharing ?good news?. I used to go to a parents? support meeting which always started by going round and each parent saying one good thing that our kid had done, or one achievement or little bit of progress, or even just something that wasn?t getting any worse. All our kids were struggling with disabilities and weren?t always getting enough support and quite a few of us were at our wit?s end, but no matter how bad a time we were having, everyone could think of something, even if it was only tiny. And we didn?t have to justify why it was important, because something that might be ordinary or trivial for most kids could be really huge for us. And it made for a warm, welcoming start to the meeting.

So I wondered, would there be any point to maintaining a ?good news? thread on MNSN? Where we could post those things, big or small, and we wouldn?t have to justify why it was good news?

(Apologies to the person who originally talked about it ? if you say who you are I?ll say thank you properly!)

I love the idea of the Goose and Carrot, by Friday I'm too knackered to post on the usual thread. I'd love one that pottered on through the week like an intermittent conversation.
With cake.

Well, if this is the Goose and Carrot portacabin, can I tell you all that I just bought a house today?

Overshadowed by the ruck I'm currently in with ds' school of course......

Oh, how exciting, Star!