In light of MNHQ's recent statement that the feminism section is in fact not a feminism section but a section 'about' feminism, perhaps we need to be warning people about this up front?

[Beachcomber]

I'm of the opinion that it needs to made clear that whilst the title may be 'feminism/women's rights', this section is quite different to other boards that deal with feminism/women's rights.

It isn't fair to mislead - lots of posters expect the section to be a place where feminist views can be freely explored without fear of posters' mental health being questioned, and a zone where misogyny is unwelcome. In reality, pretty much anything goes here and whilst it is, of course, MNHQ's prerogative to run their site as they see fit, some sort of disclaimer about the section seems only fair in order to forewarn posters (especially posters looking for support or exploration of sensitive issues).

Perhaps it would be an idea for there to be a header at the top of the section stating MNHQ's position?

All suggestions welcomed .

[ThePosieParker]

No Proles, but I'd like to .

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

Talking of Misandry101... There's an interesting turn of events on there...

[Hullygully]

Bob apparently joined that site today and wrote the following, below.

Either Bob is genuine, or he is a counter counter counter insurgent (how exciting!)


BobBanana Today, 9:18 AM Post #4

Posts:6
Group:Members
Member#13
Joined:Sep 27, 2011

On the subjects of cesspits, what precisely is the purpose of your board here?

Why do you have a board dedicated to attacking members of another site?
What is wrong with your lives that you need to behave in such a dispicable manner towards other human beings?
Where is your moral high ground in calling the MNers you disagree with names, when you behave as you do?

[WhollyGhost]

If you think the MRA forums linked to above are bad, you have no idea how much more extreme are the ones which can't be found on google.

Hully, I am sure that we will all continue to communicate - if via other mediums. MNHQ decide who gets banned and who gets deleted here, how they run this board is up to them. Those of us who don't agree can only try to influence them or go elsewhere.

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

Sorry, meant to link

[Beachcomber]

Thank you for the support victor.

[VictorGollancz]

Responding to Beachcomber's post on 'insider info':

I'm not excusing 4chan, or saying that it wasn't 4chan that did it, or that 4chan don't act horrendously - they did and they do. But I find it very interesting that a poster on this thread has pointed to a very, very loose online 'collective' (that's not even the right word, really) that doesn't have any kind of united identity and said 'it was them' in order to deflect away from 'MRA' and 'trolls'.

[Hullygully]

So, Beach and Wholly both agree it's up to MNHQ.

But the whole point of this great long thread is that they aren't doing so effectively. So the feeling must be that they are required to do it differently. So, differently according to whose criteria?

[WhollyGhost]

Sorry Prolesworth, I was not clear, I intended to agree with your sarcasm. I meant that the opinion expressed was at the opposite end of the spectrum from that of "hardened rad fems", or indeed any feminists.

I really think that having posts like the one you quoted deleted is an own goal.

[Hullygully]

Where is Ms Marple when you need her?

The Thick Plotens.

[Beachcomber]

Yeah so exciting this cyberstalking.

[MsCellophane]

So bob is now banned because someone on another site used a name similar??? That's nasty

[Hullygully]

I think it's all fantastic.

You couldn't make it up.

[Beachcomber]

Hully i don't have the stomach for this right now. Off to do something constructive - not ignoring any one (ironically)!.

[Hullygully]

Is Bob banned?

A poster called BobBanana posted on their site calling them out, and reporting their site.

But it may all be trickery and foul doing.

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

The thick is indeed plottening...

[swallowedAfly]

i may be mistaken but i think WG was being sarcastic about the idea of a spectrum and probs here just being about different forms of feminism rather than saying what they've been taken to be saying.

is that right WG?

[Hullygully]

Beach - what don't you have the stomach for?

[WhollyGhost]

Proles - we are at cross purposes, I think we essentially agree. I have no idea where you get the idea that I am suggesting that feminist posters are any kind of threat to anyone. I have apologised for being unclear, and that is all I have to say.


And no, I won't share an example of a forum, which can't be found via google, for obvious reasons. You know they exist.

[WhollyGhost]

and yes SAF :)

[Hullygully]

Lenin - I think that if Bob isn't a counter counter counter deep cover insurgent, he deserves a really fucking huge apology. And his therapist's bills paying.

But let's wait and see.

[MsCellophane]

See below, I would say he was banned, wouldn't you?

Which one of you sad cunts decided you could use my name?

How fucking dare you! You complete pricks

It's bad enough that you took some of my posts from MN, but now I've been banned completely because one of you stupid and immature little fucking pricks thought you could use my name... you complete and utter bastards

Beachcomber. That bobbananas post wasn't made by me, I was EasternPheobe, until you read that and asked for me to be banned. You let the MRAs here ban someone because of your own automatic prejudice. You played their game. You fell for their using information they read on MN

Now fuckheads... it seems you need a troll of your very own... and as one of you cunts used my name, and got me banned from a site... here I am