Hi all,
We've launched Gransnet today. It mimics the Mumsnet format but is for Grandparents, so they can chat about and pool ideas on their grandchildren, hobbies, relationships and anything else they fancy. If you know any Grans please do point them to Gransnet.com. NB any Grans on MN who'd rather hang out here are most welcome to do so and under no obligation to go to Gransnet but if you fancy taking a look, please feel free. (You could always do both 
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Any feedback is very welcome here. Txs
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Gransnet is live! Please tell any differently aged persons you know about it!
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JustineMumsnet · 05/05/2011 08:39
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Bumperlicioso ·
05/05/2011 08:59
Great idea but hope we don't lose all the old gimmers grand and wise posters to it 
Have emailed it to my mum. I hope she doesn't end up on here though, good idea to have a separate space for them!
jimswifein1964 ·
05/05/2011 09:19
ok, so i've registered over there; now there's twice as much time-frittering to be had
Justine, have you transfered some threads or made some up to start off??! There are some dated 2008 over there and a couple that say 'are grans allowed to post on here' etc. Not that it matters, I just dont want it all to trn out to be another katemiddletongate style wind up and embarrass myself . And I want to know if I'm in the top 250 to get a book 
JustineMumsnet ·
05/05/2011 10:01
@jimswifein1964
ok, so i've registered over there; now there's twice as much time-frittering to be had
Justine, have you transfered some threads or made some up to start off??! There are some dated 2008 over there and a couple that say 'are grans allowed to post on here' etc. Not that it matters, I just dont want it all to trn out to be another katemiddletongate style wind up and embarrass myself
. And I want to know if I'm in the top 250 to get a book Yes, sorry, for confusion - those threads were just put up for testing purposes. We'll get rid of them asap.
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jimswifein1964 ·
05/05/2011 10:13
That's ok; just doubting my own sanity. Wasnt questioning or criticising the bosses 
mummylin2495 ·
05/05/2011 11:01
Im not going over there ,it will make me feel too old !!! and that is despite having three grandkids !!! I like it here
StrawberriesAndScream ·
05/05/2011 12:09
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JustineMumsnet ·
05/05/2011 12:44
@Indith
If I tell my mother then it is only a small hop to her thinking "I'll just go check out MN too." Not happening!
We could put an auto-block on visitors to MN from GN
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Bumperlicioso ·
05/05/2011 12:46
MM1557, my mum doesn't babysit, she has DD1 to stay when she wants to see her
Indith ·
05/05/2011 12:52
If you can guarantee she won't see me then I'll tell her Justine
I post about everything under this name and she knows it as I use it for other things online too. I can't name change, I tried to change once for a sex thread and had a UCM moment, I'm technically inept.
sumum ·
05/05/2011 13:27
OOO, I have joined as I am a gran.
I have choose a different user name so I can't be traced back here though
Spidermama ·
05/05/2011 13:52
Many years ago my mum told me about a thing called Mumsnet. It was nice for me to be able to tell her, today, about Gransnet. She'll be taking a look.
Good luck with it!
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KaraStarbuckThrace ·
05/05/2011 14:11
I'm confused. There are many, many people differently aged to me. Does that mean I should send across anyone not aged 36 to gransnet?
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