Left Mumsnet

batty, you have left? Take a little break but come back x

no dear Annie, I am still on the scene here. Its the " dark side" from which I have departed.

Yes, you don't need mumsnet and petty arguments.
You can stay here and argue with us instead!

Silly me, sorry batty but so pleased you are staying here x

Was it the language that turned you off oldbatty? Far more colourful than GN, you definitely shouldn't stray over there Annie Showed a couple of examples to my husband, he was simultaneously appalled and amused in equal measures. The worst expletives are sometimes incorporated in user names. Who wants a pseudonym with the "c" word in it

Good grief, that word in a user name

Not entirely on it's own Annie, but incorporated into the midst of a few other words, bad enough though It's not all bad though, I love the book sites over on MN, the bad language isn't everywhere although it crops up on certain threads.

Mainly political ones and certainly that word is used to describe several politicians across the political spectrum. I'll leave it up to you to guess which ones

I think not for me ?

It can be a bit raw over there and I hate the coarse usernames tbh, but there are some lively discussions and some very sharp, witty posters. I only joined originally for the book club, but they’ve stopped giving out free copies, and you’ve to buy your own. Please don’t get any ideas, GNHQ!

I agree Maggiemaybe there are some interesting discussions, I'd say the most heated ones these days are around trans gender issues, that's been a bit of a learning curve for me, had no idea what a "cis" woman was before I followed some of those threads.

It's a shame, though, that they feel the need to use vulgarities to put their point across.

I'll qualify that a little. It's a shame some of the posters feel the need to use vulgarities when putting their point across.

Some great discussions go on on MN, and often no holds barred, anyone prone to pearl clutching ( and whoever it is who Pm'sGillybob when she throws in the odd bloody) would be advised to stay away. But, I do hate the 'c' word and really dislike the way it is sometimes incorporated into user names. So much so, that I can't bring myself to type the name of anyone with it in their user name.

I found I was developing an unpleasant persona to keep up with some of the nastiness on there.

Also I would invest in a thread, thinking it was genuine and then the OP would either disappear or it turned out to be pure fantasy.

I perceive the bad language to be a generational thing, the C word was pretty much verboten when I was growing up and it still carries a certain shock value, I don;t think it's a word to use casually, frankly not at all, but it's dropped into conversation, usually heated ones to describe any person that they don't like over on MN. Yes I'd find it pretty hard to type too. One or two posts I've seen have taken exception to the word but the users will usually argue their case for using it, sometimes they make a valid point or two. Still don't like it though.

isnt it weird the way that things which until relatively recently were considered unacceptable are " out there"?

Even my 22 year old son said pop music was so much more fun when he was young and thinks its too sexualised now.

Also I would invest in a thread, thinking it was genuine and then the OP would either disappear or it turned out to be pure fantasy.

That happens on Gransnet as well oldbatty

I follow The Archers thread on Mumsnet. Very witty and no nastiness.

Blimey it's beyond me why people would want to make stuff up.

I've contributed to a few threads on there but I pck and choose which ones.
I agree about some user names though.

How do you spot a fake thread? I must be a bit dim as I never can??‍♀️

And what's wrong with pearls, might I ask?! ??

The C word usernames are a "thing" to make live slightly more difficult for mail online "journalists" who copy'n'paste their "features" straight from mumsnet

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