to REALLY hope this man's partner joins Mumnset

[MmeLindt]

Why I hate Mumsnet

First, I would like to congratulate the blogger on the forthcoming happy event. I wish him and his partner all the best for the birth of their first child.

If his partner decides to join MN, she will learn:

The Vernacular
that we use abbreviations as a time-saving tool, so that we have more time for discussing banalities. These are not only common to Mumsnet (MN) but to almost all fora.

"My DH is working away tuesday til friday. DH rang PIL and asked them if they could come and mind DCs (x3)". Another example: "AIBU to be annoyed that PIL agreed to mind my DC and then went back on it??"

• the first poster states that her husband (DarlingHusband = DH) is working away and that he asked Parents-In-Laws (PILS) if they could come and mind the three children (DarlingChildren = DC). She then asks if she is being unreasonable (AIBU = Am I being unreasonable) to be annoyed that my parents in laws agreed to mind my children then went back on it?

hth (Hope this Helps)

The Banality
If she looks a little further, she will certainly find posts about dishwashers, and pearl barley, but also intellectual discussions about feminism, foreign affairs, literature (and we are NOT talking chick lit here). Even the most highbrow of poster wants to slum it on AIBU sometimes though.

I would hope that blogger's partner never has problems with their children - since his response to a woman enquiring about her child's (DC) incontinence problems is to suggest that she spends less time on MN.

The Stupid Suggestions For Campaigns
she might wonder about the anti-JL MN campaign since most posters have never heard of it. Just because one poster has an idea, it does not mean that the whole board takes up the cry. There are always discussions about the merits of any campaigns, particularly the official ones.

Lack of Reply
If the blogger's DP (that is DarlingPartner, by the way) does post on MN she will hopefully be relieved that MN does not allow their posters to be spammed by companies. There have been a few instances where posters have complained about a product, and the company has posted a message apologising and requesting that the poster contact them. I have never seen these offers being deleted or discouraged by MNHQ (that is Mumsnet Headquarters)

The blogger's DP of course would never have to do this, as she has her DH available to ensure that she does not misunderstand the instructions of the product.

Lack of Moderation
The blogger's DP will hopefully enjoy the lack of moderation - or rather the advantages offered by self-moderation. There may be times when a poster gives out of date advice, but this is normally noticed by the other posters. And if not, anyone who relies on the advice of strangers on an internet forum in order to make decisions such as those posed by the nuchal fold test, they should not be in charge of a puppy, much less a child. Most posters will link to websites such as NHS24, or other sites that are checked for accuracy rather than spouting inaccurate advice.

I am very glad that he is not calling for the site to be closed down. His DP may well be in need of it in the not so distant future, when she starts a thread entitled,

"AIBU to think my DP is an idiot?"

no worries plupervert

There was a young man who did find
Moderation did play on his mind
So much did it grate
That he lashed out with hate
And landed himself in a bind

On a forum a young man would lurk
When he should have been doing some work
On his blog he did witter
So we found him on Twitter
And informed him that he was a berk

ha ha ha Tatty-FAB! :o

Those are briliant

Limerick with a link - classic

Fantastic.

(you have Right to Reply, Corporate Entity Graeme)

Oh yes indeedy.

Over to YOU

Limericks with links. Verr nice. (Verr norty, norty rude however)

Graeme cannot reply. He is too busy linking to threads like this to illustrate how banal we are.

Is that the most banal thread you could find? I thought it was kind of interesting. It is discussing the environment.

Oh.

Is The Environment not.."hip" anymore,
MmeLindt?

Oh, he's linking? Where?

Has he linked to this thread? Or just cherrypicking to back-up his assertions?

Quick, somebody do a Cunting Britax thread...

No, linked to his blog and to the washing up liquid thread.

what an utter dobber.

"Brand Reputation - a communications agency that specialises in fixing brand pain ?"

I really thought businesses had moved on from 90s buzzword bingo stuff. I actually laugh when I read the words 'brand pain'. I wonder just how successful this business is... off for a look.

I'm not a huge mumsnetter, but it's been here for me when I've needed it. I'm a confident, intelligent woman by parenting has crippled my brain. I can no longer see the wood for the trees and I need people who have been there to separate the emotional from the practical for me. I actually thought (like many of us?) that I'd have all the answers when I became a mum but when it comes to it I need to know what real people think and do to aid my decisions.

Oh and oven pride... used it years ago when it first came out and the bag had a split in it and it leaked and made a nasty mark on my lino. I then moved to the (far superior but pricey) Lakeland version. But for convenience I'm going to give oven pride another go.

I should add that marketing winds me up. A lot of it is underhand and isn't exactly 'truthful'. My son, who is 5, often tells me to buy Harpic (I think it is?) as it's 5 times better than bleach. I tell him bleach is just fine and to not blindly follow what the man on the advert says. My daughter, who is 3, is convinced we need Cillit Bang for everything. I won't buy either now out of principle they're screwing with my kids heads when they're watching telly :-D

Lack of moderation... I actually like moderated sites. I feel safe there. But if I want a lot of (potentially diverse) opinions then the best place is here.

He says that he doesn't work for Britax anymore. Probably would have been better for him to refer to having worked for 'well-known buggy manufacturers' rather than brand-dropping. Or was he trying to get us all posting about our fabulous branded products?

A shame that he didn't seem to want a proper dialogue. You'd think that as a communications expert he'd use this as an opportunity.

Every time I see the words 'brand pain ?' I'm imagining a 50's style advert, with a science-y type bloke in a white coat and thick glasses

(Mr Cholmondley-Warner stylee)

'Are you suffering from brand pain? Is it torturing your nights?

If your brand were a horse, would it be heading for the glue factory?

In which case, head straight to your local chemist for Graemecol.

A new product that can relieve that irritating brand pain!

Not suitable to be used alongside Mumsnetaphedrine'

Tomorrow's blog can be entitled 'Why Mumsnet hate me'

MmeL - I found that thread utterly confusing until I realised that you read your threads the other way round from me, so I was reading it backwards! I didn't realise that links from one MNer to another carried that formatting over, I just assumed they all switched to my preferences!

As you were...

I have had one of the best reads in ages with that thread. Special mention to Aitch's posts and this last gem from Valpollicella!