Thread 2: A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of linguistic transphobia on Mumsnet

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At fewer than 20 posts left, time for part two.

Thread 1: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5057460-a-corpus-assisted-discourse-analysis-of-linguistic-transphobia-on-mumsnet

Site Stuff thread that tipped off MNHQ: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5057903-mumsnet-corpus

I know what you mean. It's a lot less problematic when you have already got a rough list and then can input most of the text into an online citation generator thingy and it does it for you. It also helps that I'm not stressing about 100% accuracy and it's not being graded for anything!

Having said that, I've noticed that Bagpuss has flagged himself up again. The date's in the wrong place (Harvard, I think). Should read 'Postgate, O. The Big Book of Bagpuss. HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2007.' to be consistent with the others. Still, adding a few more mentions of Bagpuss to the next scraped dataset will be no bad thing. 😀

OMG!!!

https://x.com/Grimutgerbils?s=09

Well my ip address is not on any of the blocked web site lists

But on the other had not sure I want to have any contact with the group who have blocked me so probably wont bother to follow up.

Although interesting prospect that if someone reported all FWRers IP addresses would we all become virtual non entities - or even existing off the (virtual) grid?

Bagpuss ? Did i hear that right? Bagpuss? Is that what you said? As in the children's programme Bapuss? Or is there a different Bagpuss I may be unaware of? Is there maybe a bagpuss farm somewhere where they just breed lots of Bagpuss clones?

If so I'd like to order two Bagpuss please.

Tweet spotted and posted d on the site stuff thread

https://twitter.com/AudreySuffolk/status/1783499260484260352?s=19

From MN Corpus, page 25: 'Audrey Ludwig (a solicitor who contributes to the Legal Feminist blog with Naomi Cunningham et al) has now tweeted about this [the MN Corpus] thread. Her tweet has been picked up by Sarah Philmore, and someone has tagged Jo Phoenix. Plenty of others also chipping in to comment.'

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/site_stuff/5057903-mumsnet-corpus?page=25&reply=134806372
I don't want this to turn into a TAAT on here, just wanted to signpost to it for anyone taking a rest from tshirts, labrats, gerbils, blocked accounts and the like.

Whilst I love this, following this Twitter could help link people to this thread 😞

Excellent! Have a PhD.👏🎓Congratulations, Dr SoupDragonsFriend.

Although interesting prospect that if someone reported all FWRers IP addresses would we all become virtual non entities - or even existing off the (virtual) grid?

Hmmm. That could bugger up the hotel that I stay in during the week and the train company that I use to get to and from London.

Driving to work I heard Lauren Lavern citing some linguistic research into songs.

Apparently they're written with increasingly fewer words and more self centred.

Which seems apt given your pronouns and which pretty flag you're linked to are all increasing numbers of people seem to care about!

True! My Twitter and mumsnet are linked though anyway by my name!

That is the very same Bagpuss. I have a slight affinity given that my name is linked to another Smallfilms production.

Postgate and Firmin made The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog and more, as well as Bagpuss. I really wish people made programmes like that now. I think there was only ever one Bagpuss, the animal, not Bagpuss the programmes, but the thought of Bagpuss having siblings or offspring is a lovely idea.

Is the plural Bagpusses, or Bagpi, or just Bagpuss? Bagpi sounds sort of clumsy, I don't think it can be a Latin second declension nominative plural if it's -uss rather than -us. Given that I failed my Latin O level abysmally over half a century ago, it's understandable that I'm floundering - better left alone methinks.

@ifIwerenotanandroid, thank you. Yes, I will. That was surprisingly easy. 😀

True! My Twitter and mumsnet are linked though anyway by my name!

I did think that.... I'm so careful after being outed on mn once. It is a concern

The plural of puss is pusses, so the plural of Bagpuss is Bagpusses.

Solved! Bagpusses it is then. Thank you.

Congratulations on your new mumsnet phd, just noticed you'd slipped the Dr into your title!

How would they know the IP addresses of FWR posters?

Give it a few more hours, do a couple of name changes, create a sock Twitter account, wait a few more hours to see if it gains more followers then follow it with your sock account!

😊Highly embarrassed. Thank you. I'm still a bit puzzled as to how one can get a PhD having only submitted a bibliography and no thesis. I'm mighty relieved to have skipped the viva too but I'm not going to question anything. Please keep quiet about it, ok?

How would they know the IP addresses of FWR posters?

I have no idea, and thought one of the more Techie vipers might explain.

In term of my use of the internet FWR is the must public place, so cant think where else they would get it.

Anyway its all speculation as I haven't contacted them, and if it isn't my IP address cant imagine why anyone would bother to report me.

It was more idle curiousity.

Unless we get another Emma Healey, the link between your IP address and your MN username is secret.

I assume you've been to the Smallfilms exhibition at The Beaney in Canterbury?
https://canterburymuseums.co.uk/collections/the-beaney/the-smallfilms-gallery/

From MN Corpus,

Sorry if this sounds pompous but think it is a shame that the thread on site stuff which I assumed would be about mumsnet HQ answering questions, passing on updates, seems to also be general discussion.

Which means information which is relevant to those on this thread about the actual issue are not being shared and this thread no longer functions as a means of keeping each other up to dates on issues raised and the impact on us as part of the issue.

Even if just in terms of time its hard enough keeping up with original threads, but is usually worth it, to be made aware of what has been happening. But unless you have all day who has time to jump between what is being said, here and what is being said.

Would somebody care to do a synopsis of the other thread, ie not pasting in whole posts, but the issues that have come up on that thread, that aren't about "site stuff" but are part of this developing discussion.

In fairness I think the other thread has now become about actual discussion and this thread is all about the Gerbils. I say this with no rancour, both extremely important.