Usernames and search function

I thought it was against the rules to quote other threads in a thread.

I use a different name on Mumsnet.

Same here. It’s against ‘talk guidelines’ and should be reported if you aren’t happy about it.

Thanks - I didn't know it was actually against talk guidelines so will consider reporting if I spot another incidence. It seems that some posters recognise others from Mumsnet posts, particularly if they have the same username. However, it can derail a thread if previous issues not mentioned on that thread are brought up and often "used against" a poster.

I tend to answer on the actual current post, but it does seem like some people that answer tend to go back to some older posts to check if they have posted about the same problem, I must admit I find that very strange, I just wonder why they do this, I’ve seen this a few times.

Some people on here sometimes use information gleaned about a person from previous threads to undermine them. It’s very unpleasant. I don’t know about information collected from Mumsnet posts, but it happens on here.

I think sometimes people do it because they don;t think the poster is genuine, which is also against the guidelines

I use a completely different user name on Mumsnet.
I had a incident where a poster wrote about me saying something she thought about my posts. She was wrong. What I disliked about the the post was she ended it with 'just saying'. I found her rude and passive aggressive.

Should say all my posts.

That’s disgusting Rafichagran
It just makes you wonder what else is going on in their lives to make them so nasty

HeavenLeigh

That’s disgusting Rafichagran
It just makes you wonder what else is going on in their lives to make them so nasty

Thankyou, Heavenleigh

Doing searches going back years is despicable.

Recently though, someone's comment on a very recent post, that had stuck as quite outrageous in some other posters minds, was mentionned because it was relevant to the thread. Which is fair enough, really.

How on earth are people getting the search function to work. It never works for me on GN but always works on MN.

I saw you on FB last week fanny commenting on a particular group thread I recognised it immediately but was surprised you used the same name

We have had some “dodgy” posters, I hesitate to use the “T” word , I prefer to think of them as perhaps fantasists, who have been sussed because they could not maintain consistency in their (made up) back stories.
It’s not spying to be aware of glaring inconsistencies and some of them have received their marching orders from GNHQ.
Just saying, elephants are not the only creatures who never forget. 🐘 .

I have searched for people when we have had a strange and particular thread which I have found familiar.

I'm totally useless with names - not an excuse, just a fact - so have mostly no idea of who is who unless it's someone we see a lot here.

I wouldn't quote a previous post but suppose I might say "I think this has been said before" or similar. I don't believe this is stalking. I'm trying to get a handle on something in my own mind.

Galaxy

How on earth are people getting the search function to work. It never works for me on GN but always works on MN.

A good search facility costs money. GN doesn’t generate enough money to warrant the cost, MN does.