to think Mothercare are threatening MNHQ ?

[cumfy]

There is a current AIBU thread which originally had the title:

to be absolutely furious with c&&&ing mothercare?? (sanitized)

Within an hour or so after I emailled their PR dept highlighting the poor customer service detailled therein, the thread title was changed to:

to be absolutely furious with &&&&&&& mothercare??

My interpretation is that Mothercare tried to get the thread pulled, but instead MNHQ agreed to amend the title
Coincidence:o

Note there are many <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/+intitle:cunting&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=opera&hs=EvS&rls=en-GB&prmd=v&filter=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AIBU threads with cunting still in the title; so seems unlikely this was simply a "language" issue.

MN may have changed it after complaints?

(hoe do you do that mail to thing?!)

what ever the reason, glad to hear it,

It would be prudent to change the title surely if it offended. Gives the thread more publicity though so it won't harm your argument.

MNHQ was right to change the title. C*ing is an awful word.

Glad you noticed that too.
thought i was imaging things

What a bunch of cunts.

<a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/+intitle:cunting&num=100&hl=en&safe=off&client=opera&hs=EvS&rls=en-GB&prmd=v&filter=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Point is many threads titles still have c&&&ing in, why choose this particular one ?

eugh swearing like that makes me think one is fick. thick and inarticulate

more likely a mn didnt like the post and complained than big bad corporate mothercare

DITD

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except with [] brackets.

I hate that word,it makes me think the op is being unreasonable whatever they are asking.
It's equally as horrible whether it comes out of the mouth of a male or female.

It could be possible I suppose. MNHQ would of removed it sharpish if Mothercare had been made aware of it by your email and took offense. MNHQ dont want another GF-type scandal now do they!

MNHQ dont want another GF-type scandal

Please elaborate ABF :).

I don't think it would look too good for MN impartiality if they allowed themselves to be pushed around by retaillers.

I agree with Scottishmummy. I didn't like the 'cunting' but didn't comment as would not want to thwart posters' freedom of expression!!!!!!

(Fwiw I don't mind the odd 'cunt', so to speak, within posts, but in the title, makes me twitchy)

Conspiracy theory much? More lkely someone complained about that thread title because it popped up a lot more often than others. So MNHQ changed the title that had been complained about. People are not consistent.

dont seek to curtail anyone ire,just wince when i see it

Since Mothercare are almost certainly monitoring us now, might I suggest they revise their customer service policy rather than worrying about language on a website? I will be avoiding Mothercare until something is done and if any of my pregnant/mum friends happen to mention Mothercare to be, I will be advising them to do the same.

I am not advising them to avoid MN because of the 'c' word.

to be me, sorry

you think mothercare "monitor" mn?why.

Most threads with that word in the title are unlikely to be that easy to come across by accident for example by googling.

Hi cumfy - Mothercare did contact us and ask us very nicely if we'd mind amending it. We thought it would be rude not to do so.
(Nothing sinister though)

Cheers

I love cunting in thread titles, I would never in a million years use the word out loud but to read it makes me laugh. CUNTING SAINSBURYS (have to have it in caps) was one of my best thread titles ever.

Yes I have the IQ of a ten year old.

PLEASE don't let this thread run to 800s posts of X Files consipracy theories/'OMG Justine will sell MN to Nestle next' because MNHQ took cunting out of a thread title.

ARGH please don't go this route.

One of the reasons I fucking love Mumsnet is that we can all be grownups and swear (okay, okay, be incredibly childish and swear )

It's one of the few uncensored message boards on the internet.

And now Ocado thread has been censored too?

am uneasy that corporate biggie asserts pressure and mn acquiesces. simeone should be allowed to express ire and subjective pov

dont esp like word cunting,would use it myself.but dont like corporate bullying of mn