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The MNHQ Moderation Team: Thread 2

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BarrackerBarmer · 19/04/2018 00:26

Follow on thread regarding the data breach situation:
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Dear MNHQ

I'm very grateful for the commitment to free speech you've publicly taken, and for Justine's courage this week.

A former disgruntled employee of MN is writing on Twitter about the 'transphobia' of MN staff, and calling you TERFs. She is showing a great deal of bias and intolerance towards women with feminist views, this may well be her honest opinion, which is no big deal I suppose, since she is no longer an employee.

At least, it isn't an issue until she calls a shout out to her
'friends who still work at MN' to report and take down posts by 'transphobic scum', by which she appears to be referring to any poster objecting to being called TERF by her friend.

Regardless of the personal views of the MNHQ staff, who should be as free to hold their own views as I am mine, I am disturbed that there may be a small contingent of employees who are invested in unfair moderation and will not be applying fair-handed principles, at least if the claims of this ex-employee are credible.

Can you please give posters some reassurance that the difficult job of fair-handed moderation isn't being abused by the 'friends' of ex-employees who are 'reporting it all' and taking down posts because any gender criticism means the poster is 'transphobic scum'?

Thank you.

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spontaneousgiventime · 20/04/2018 16:13

Nothing will ever make me warm to her. What she has done to Justine and MN is unforgivable.

NewModelArmyMayhem18 · 20/04/2018 16:24

I wondered if she was crossed in some way whilst working for MN. Maybe MN needs to stop employing cheap, temporary, young interns...

FloraFox · 20/04/2018 16:25

I think I'd tend more to attention seeking rather than brave.

NewModelArmyMayhem18 · 20/04/2018 16:26

Shocking how few people have been on basic security training at their workplace Not sure MN as an employer is into CPD at all.

Bloomed · 20/04/2018 16:28

As she's not a toddler I won't be finding her 'cute'.

flowersonthepiano · 20/04/2018 16:38

in my day they used to sellotape A4 posters to the pillars. Much safer.GrinGrin

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AnitaLovesVictor · 20/04/2018 16:49

Emma missed out a vital lyric from that song: ^"I will screenshot your personal data and splash it all over twitter if I don't like you" - she really should have put that in.

Bloomed · 20/04/2018 17:01

Yes catchier than 'I will break my employment contract and data protection laws'

JessicaJonesJacket · 20/04/2018 17:01

I'm just grateful there was no-one videoing me when I was a student. Although it would have included a lot of cider and black, and black clothing. . .
I'm not sure the video is relevant tbh (although amusing to watch as an insight into student political campaigning).

Ihavenofuckstogive · 20/04/2018 17:01

She seems very likeable in that video.

Melamin · 20/04/2018 17:10

The whole thing is very dull and too long.

Surely you can take your video down once it's done its thing?

mirialis · 20/04/2018 17:15

That video worked though, didn't it, as she was elected E&D officer. That said, if she makes it into politics, it will probably haunt her far more than this recent incident.

I didn't watch the whole thing - just enough to see that ALL of them were "dad/mum dancing". Confused

merrymouse · 20/04/2018 17:39

That said, if she makes it into politics, it will probably haunt her far more than this recent incident.

A bit off topic, but I don't think anyone will care because everyone will have their own back catalogue of embarrassing videos.

mirialis · 20/04/2018 18:02

Yes, but merry are all of today's youth dancing like that?! I feel so out of touch but they were all doing it, so am assuming it's "the thing". Confused

Mouse28 · 20/04/2018 18:16

Emma missed out a vital lyric from that song: ^"I will screenshot your personal data and splash it all over twitter if I don't like you" - she really should have put that in. Brilliant, that had me lol.

Things will change when I fight for diversity
Can't spot any visibly Muslim, disabled or mature students in the video. Not that diverse then.

AnitaLovesVictor · 20/04/2018 18:19

Yeah, I think 'diverse' in their lexicon means "young and woke and agree with me."

MarvelleGazelle · 20/04/2018 18:21

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Weebo · 20/04/2018 18:33

Well, I'm 29 and know a lot of women EH's age who find this whole thing baffling and offensive.

This trend just seems to attract the more loud mouth, arm wavey sort of person.

Trust me there are more young women out there quietly shaking their heads about this than you think.

TerfsUp · 20/04/2018 19:07

As MoltenLasagne said upthread:

Personally I never expected a sincere apology from someone who thinks I'm scum

And I wasn't disappointed. That was a 'sorry I got caught' not 'I take responsibility for what I did' message.

againstvaw · 20/04/2018 19:07

That's really good news.

IdentifiesAsMiddleAged · 20/04/2018 19:10

I think that video just shows how very very young and also unsophisticated she is.

Learn from this. THINK before you act. Don't be so bloody arrogant. Thats what I'd be saying to her if I was her mum

LangCleg · 20/04/2018 19:32

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Bloomed · 20/04/2018 19:36

Exactly. Let's not go infantilising the person who committed this crime. I'm sure as she claims to be aware of gender politics Emma Healey would agree that the infantilisation of women just holds us back. Grin

IdentifiesAsMiddleAged · 20/04/2018 19:42

You are right, of course.

I hope she gets what she deserves