To wonder what constitutes an 'Mumsnet storm'? (Royal related)

[Arsenic]

Apparently.

I've just started reading Catherine Mayer's new book about Prince Charles. There is a passage in the prologue about criticism of the the Cambridges' March 2014 trip to the Maldives (leaving baby George at home) which the author calls 'a manufactured tempest in a child's teacup'.

Discussion of Netmums, Mumsnet, Twitter.

Then the following;

"Had there been outrage on Mumsnet? Not according to Katie O'Donovan, Mumsnet's head of communications, who emails that there were 'just over 300 responses, which isn't really a "storm" by Mumsnet's standards. Not at all unanimous criticism of the couple.....'."

So how many comments makes a storm? I'm curious now.

[Arsenic]

And does frothiness matter?

[LurkingHusband]

PAC parking

[RedCrayons]

It's not a storm unless the thread gets pulled, there's more than one Thread about a thread, a few people get banned, someone flounces.

[MuttersDarkly]

We've had several (full) threads over any given controversy on here. New threads being opened as the old ones fill up fast.

So I am going with 4000ish posts minimum, a piece in the guardian about the hoohar that LEGITIMATLY references MN and preferably the banning of at least one protagonist before the storm label can be applied.

[Arsenic]

That's what I thought Del- froth - not post count

The other interesting nugget is;

*"Netmums posted an item inviting comment on the royal jolly only at the request of the Daily Mail."

The great big tabloid handmaidens. That's deliberate froth solicitation

[ghostyslovesheep]

Redcrayons wins -

[Arsenic]

Red and Mutters have very high thresholds

[AwfulBeryl]

Yep, what red said. Extra points if it gets a mention in the DM.

[Arsenic]

Start that thread Derek

We need a practical demo.

[Smallcogbigwheel]

If its just a general storm what about this one here?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/child_internet_safety/2307274-I-am-everything-you-hate-about-people-on-the-internet-I-am-here-to-help?msgid=52584776

[AwfulBeryl]

Aibu to pierce my bubbaz earz ? She is 1 and luvs mine so I no she wud like em dun. I have seen a lovely pair of earrings that wud go wit Her headband.
I will take her to Macky Dz after innit.

[Arsenic]

I think they mean this one kim;

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/a2018064-WillKats-second-honeymoon

....but I remember it being discussed across threads and I think I remember you getting grief for it. Or was that some other royal matter ?

[AwfulBeryl]

She is 5 weeks btw

[Behindthepaintedgarden]

I have seen storms on here on threads that started out perfectly innocently and on some totally innocuous topic. It is amazing they way some threads evolve.

[Arsenic]

That one went viral Small

[Arsenic]

[Arsenic]

I reckon Kate IS MN royalty by now.

[Behindthepaintedgarden]

SUV threads can turn quite scary sometimes.

And I agree, threads about Mumsnet Royalty beat the Windsors anyday.

[AwfulBeryl]

I love the Macdonalds threads, even better are the Easter egg massacres. The vipers love nothing more than the threat of a baby eating chocolate.