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What's this about certain Mners being invited to the tenth anniversary party?

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Guttersnipe · 14/02/2010 13:59

Cliquey or what?

How were people chosen? I hope everyone's name was put into a hat and a certain number chosen at random.

I suspect not.

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SoupDragon · 14/02/2010 16:37

How is a competition cliquey?

sarah293 · 14/02/2010 16:35

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muggglewump · 14/02/2010 16:34

guttersnipe, yes, I've always had three g's. There is a Mugglewump with just the two, but I've only seen her post once, and I thought it was me posting drunkenly when I saw it

She was asking for advice on a holiday for herself, DH and two DC. I really thought I'd randomly made that up until I noticed the two g's.

MmeLindt · 14/02/2010 16:33

Could you imagine the carnage if we were to choose our representatives to go to the the MN birthday party?

There would be quiches exploding all over the place.

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Guttersnipe · 14/02/2010 16:30

Actually 10 does sound really miserly. Is that 10, one for each year of MN's existence? You would think Justine et al could push the boat out to 100.

And let those chosen be by lot, not by favouritism.

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bibbitybobbityhat · 14/02/2010 16:29

The real number is over 260,000 Guttersnipe but other than that I don't know.
Let me have a search - I'll get back to you.

Slartybartfast · 14/02/2010 16:28

i refuse to join any club party that would have me as a member

EccentricaGallumbits · 14/02/2010 16:27

shall we gatecrash? all 850,000 of us? that would be funny.

piratecat · 14/02/2010 16:27

43 i think!!

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Guttersnipe · 14/02/2010 16:27

bibbity, how do you know 850,000 is a myth? What do you reckon is the real number?

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foxinsocks · 14/02/2010 16:26

I think it's a bit rude to get an invite like that and then moan about it (Ms Oakshott). Journalist or not. I mean I know mumsnet courts press interest so some will say they get what they deserve but I think it's a bit rude of her.

oh gutter, tbh, it's not like they could invite everyone is it

although we may be contributors, justine and co are the ones who have done all the hard work and deserve a bit of a shindig. And haikus have been around on mumsnet for probably as long as mumsnet has been around , I imagine that's why they chose them!

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queenoftheslatterns · 14/02/2010 16:26

i want to know what the "10 memorable mn moments" were, dont really care about the party (am in west mids so used to being left out )

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Guttersnipe · 14/02/2010 16:25

Id ebay mine.

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bibbitybobbityhat · 14/02/2010 16:25

I see the 850,000 members myth still abounds.

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MmeLindt · 14/02/2010 16:25

I don't really care tbh.

There are too many MNetters to invite all of us. Presumably those MNetters who contribute in some way, eg. Aitch, MP... will have received invites for that reason, as will journalists.

Yes, it would have been nice to invite everyone, but I guess they would have had to rent the Millenium Dome.

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BelleDameSansMerci · 14/02/2010 16:23

Perhaps she wrote the column because she's miffed that she hasn't really been invited?

whomeyesyou · 14/02/2010 16:22

10 people from 850,000 is a little stingy, isn't it? I thought we encouraged people to invite the whole class , not a very good example.

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Guttersnipe · 14/02/2010 16:21

I actually think the Haiku competition was a deliberate ploy to ensure that only a certain articulate, clever sort of Mner attended.

You are in good company muggglewump - oh has that extra g always been there?

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bibbitybobbityhat · 14/02/2010 16:19

I'd like to know what the other 9 memorable moments were on the invite. After all, we provided the ideas for them.

I imagine the Times article journalist (Isabel someone? see I've forgotten already) has been invited in her professional capacity, not because she is a Mumsnetter. I wonder if she's going to go now?

muggglewump · 14/02/2010 16:16

I thought it was a competition and you had to write a haiku?

I didn't enter since I don't actually know what a haiku is.