For all who want GF banned from MN - so does she!!

[mummygow]

As you are all prob aware I follow the Gf routine and am also on her website and this was posted for us to see.

Dear Members,

In response to your emails regarding the statement in The Times Newspaper on 9th May 2006. We would like to confirm that neither Gina or her lawyers have put pressure on Mumsnet regarding the criticism that her methods receive on their forums. Gina was forced to seek legal
advice regarding other very serious issues with Mumsnet, and we will in the near future make a public statement as to her reasons for this. It would appear that some Mumsnet members are demanding a ban of the
Gina Ford name on the site. Gina herself would welcome this, as her forthcoming statement will confirm, she has for very valid reasons, no wish to be associated with the Mumsnet site.

or Forldermort even

Forldemort

I think it will stick

yes that is interesting twiglett. that's the heart of it, isn't it? there is an underlying philosophy to GF's books about human nature, and about babies
that writer has put his finger on it
[arfy - no nothing much has been going on here. all a bit dull really ]

MN is a parenting site. Its bloody ridiculous if we can't disucss GF, she must be the best selling baby writer. (if only it were dr sears, but hey).

I cannot get over this, she's trying to ban all mention of herself from a parenting site with 40,000 members? With 2 books and guides in every Mothercare? WTF is she playing at?

If a parenting guru I trusted, like dr sears or deborah jackson or the late, great john holt tried to pull a stunt like this, I would sharply reconsider whether I would continue to follow their methods.

Harpsichordcarrier, I'm not really aware of what is legal or libellous, but I guess whatever she has taken to her lawyer must have something or else would they not just have to her that she was wasting her time?

was john holt the freedom in education type guy?

think so, jimjams, certainly that ballpark. Unshcooling, home education, proper rights and responsibilities for children, that sort of thing.

that's what I said once before Filyjonk. if in my professional life I was in line for so much criticism and strong feeling, I would like to think I would take a hard look at myself first. and call the lawyers later. much later.
never happened though because I was shit hot at my job of course

ah yes that makes sense, know where I've heard of him now.

ah mummygow you have a lot of faith in lawyers

don't think the nct was too impressed either, from what I've heard. wonder if she's taking them on?

this is going to be deleted soon#

oh yes it is!

mummygow, um, ime lawyers quite like cases where its not 100% clear whether there is a case. Imagine, they get to spend hours doing archive searhes for mrs voldemort. They get paid quite handsomely for this, btw.

lol Harpsichordcarrier - would they ring me dry!!

depends mummygow, take it you're insured for mumsnetting?

There's is a thread that is less than kind (to say the least, there are personal remarks) about GF's methods on the Guardian talk boards and it's still there. Interesting.

mummygow, taking mn to court would mean shutting down the website because mn does not have the money to fight GF and keep this site operational. it has nothing to do with winning or not winning a court case - or having one for that matter.

ha ha at being 'insured for mumsnetting!' No, I haven't any previous claims or convictions or unspent offences, no, I never post when drunk, etc.

out of interest, do people honestly think mn would be shut down? I'm quite optomistic someone would help fund the case-it would become a freedom of speech issue.

The insurers don't cover Acts of Cod

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bugger me..people get let off for hijacking a plane for 4 days, and get to stay in wonderful blighty.. but don't slag off Forldermort or we'll take you daaaaaannnnn

mp
no they wouldn't necessarily bleed you dry...
but I have yet to meet a lawyer who would say - ah no your case has absolutely no chance of success whatsover. Please, do not let us do any work for you. Close the door on your way out
or maybe I just consort with the charlatans

kiskidee I know and that would be truly awful because mumsnet provides such a great place that encourages all types of mothers to share their experiences and pass on advice, but I think it did get to a stage that was just too far, infact over the last couple of days I thought MN was going to blow up with the arguing amongst each other - I was horrified at what people had being saying about each other, people that feel they have come to know each other never mind someone you dont know!!