MNHQ: Please take another look at the posters who have been suspended

[BarrackerBarmer]

Hi MNHQ

I'm asking you, please, to take another look at recent bannings and suspensions, in particular those which occurred on a webchat without warning or communication, and especially those which did not breach talk guidelines, and were served on posters without strikes, or not at strike limits.

We have seen the recently added 'rule 3' which pertains specifically to webchats. However I don't think posters are aware that this may result in an immediate and permanent ban, nor does the rule seem to imply that.

I don't know if you have a review process to ensure that all bannings and suspensions are sound, but I'm hoping you do.

I'm respectfully requesting, in the interests of fairness, trust and respect between the moderation team and the posters here, that you take another look and see if there are any decisions which can be reconsidered.

I'm not naming posters specifically, because I think it may be counterproductive.

I hope you'll consider this request to take another look.

Thanks.

Me too please, this is the only place we can still debate

I agree. I wondered why some voices had gone silent and am missing their insightful contributions.

Me too

Me too

I don't want to derail but what happened to the Paris thread?

I agree

Deleted for discussing an individuals genitalia Green.

I don't want to derail but what happened to the Paris thread

Too much speculation about whether Paris has a dick. Deleted.

I fully agree with and support Barracker's post.

Please MNHQ. Rule 3 was introduced after people were banned for posting on that thread. We have lost good posters who were trying to stay within the guidelines but that is tricky to do so if the goalposts move without warning. Please reconsider these bannings.

We know you are treading a tightrope but FWR brings very high numbers of readers to MN, and some of those who we have lost were a fundamental part of the threads which are so desperately needed at the moment if we are to continue to call out safeguarding failures and ask that those who seek to represent us, do so honestly and appropriately.

Hear, hear. This is all very worrying

Adding my voice too

Banned word there mate.

All the more proof we need all the reasoned voices we can - trolls are attacking Mumsnet all the time.

I also support Barracker’s post.

@MNHQ please reconsider these recent decisions.

Adding my support.

Agree.

Also, MNHQ with regard to Rule 3 some posters do not read the full thread before posting - as seen on practically every thread on here whatever the subject - therefore duplicate postings of questions may not be an attempt to harangue. Perhaps you could make posters aware that they must read the full thread of questions before adding theirs so they do not fall foul of this new rule.

Agreed- some long standing posters who have contributed to this site and offered support and advice to other users for years have been banned due to them putting a toe over the invisible line of what is and isn’t “acceptable” terminology. I’m thinking specifically of Maryz when I say that.

I agree

I mostly lurk, but I completely agree with BarrackerBarmer.

And Fallingirl:

Banning or suspending people for “wrong think” is a very worrying path to go down.

Also, banning or suspending people repeating questions or points that a politician danced around or failed to address is not a good look.

I think you mean "gender critical women", Justanotherposter, and you're right, there are more of us seeing the light every day.

I agree.

Another poster who agrees with the OP.

Come on @MNHQ let those voices be heard

Banning or suspending people for “wrong think” is a very worrying path to go down

Yes.

My friend got banned a year or so ago for daring to defend herself against a certain group of people on here. She typed sarcasm, no strike warning at all, then quoted what someone upthread put that got deleted and said something like "you can't say things like that", and because she QUOTED she got banned. It was fucking ridiculous. She never bothered coming back, ended up getting severe depression which we didn't find out about until later because she felt that she had lost her last line of communication with people.

Me too