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Tell us how your Elderly Parents community works

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Eleanoratmumsnet · 15/07/2026 13:24

What should a new joiner know about this community?

Tell us about the tone, how people support one another, and any unwritten rules, customs, traditions or in-jokes that help make this community what it is.

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Eleanoratmumsnet · 15/07/2026 14:06

Mosaic123 · 15/07/2026 13:56

What Community?

Surely you are some kind of journalist or researcher asking this?

However you have missed out the apostrophe in your title. Either before or after the final "s" in your title depending on whether you are referring to one parent or two. Do perhaps you are not a researcher.

What are you asking?

Hi @Mosaic123 thank you for your reply. I work in the Mumsnet digital team and I’m doing some research into the different communities that naturally develop across Mumsnet topics.

We’ve noticed that many topics have their own tone, customs and unwritten ways of doing things. We’d like to understand what already works here and what a new joiner should know, so we can help people find their feet without losing what regular users value about the topic.

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Eleanoratmumsnet · 15/07/2026 14:53

Hi all, thank you for your comments, we're taking it all onboard. @MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack apologies if the tone came across as demanding, that was not my intention.

Yes totally are, we have read through the threads, in particular cockroach cafe, and have a good idea of the tone, themes and sense of community.

However rather than us write out a guide ourselves, we just wanted to put the question to you, the Mumsnet users, and get your thoughts on the idea and if there is any thing in particular you would like included.

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