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Do you know what I love about Mumsnet?

66 replies

islandofsodor · 07/05/2007 21:48

When on the rare occasion those at Mumsnet Towers make an error of judgment that alienates some of their loyal members they are big enough to say, OK, we got it wrong, we are stuck with the decision for now but this is what will happen in the future. We listen to our members.

They don't blithely defend decisions made with pound notes in their eyes in the facer of critisism from several organisations and individuals.

OP posts:
MamaG · 07/05/2007 21:49

Ooooh what happened

Nbg · 07/05/2007 21:50

what MG said.......??????

Beauregard · 07/05/2007 21:50

Ey?

AitchTwoOh · 07/05/2007 21:51

wha..?

Piffle · 07/05/2007 21:51

???

Enid · 07/05/2007 21:51

[settles]

chocolateshoes · 07/05/2007 21:51

tell us more....

mshadowsnumber1fan · 07/05/2007 21:51

???????

Original poster
islandofsodor · 07/05/2007 21:56

I'm comparing the way that Milupagate was handled to the way that Nestle sponsorship is being handles on another parenting site.

I'm so gutted I can't tell you how much as I was a volunteer on that site for years.

OP posts:
MamaG · 07/05/2007 21:57

oh right. can I ask a dumb question? Why do we hate Nestle...?

mshadowsnumber1fan · 07/05/2007 21:58

not dumb mamag as i have no idea either

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 21:59

seen explanation .. still don't get it

whomovedmychocolate · 07/05/2007 21:59

Why we hate Nestle

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:00

oh streuth

Unethical Marketing of Artificial Baby Milk
Exploiting Farmers
Union Busting
Promotion of GM Food
The Ethiopia scandal
Illegal extraction of groundwater
Pollution
Pyres of Burning Animals
Fraudulent Labeling
Perpetuating Sexism
Promoting unhealthy food
Promoting untested nano-technology
Backlashing against Fairtrade

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:00

from case against Nestle SA

AitchTwoOh · 07/05/2007 22:01

we don't like them, ladies, because they have blood on their hands. they give away free milk powder to bfing mothers in the third world, encouraging them to give up, and then the mothers are forced to buy more powder while poor sanitation endangers little babies who would otherwise have been fine with BM. it's actually deadly important.

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:02

personally the extraction of groundwater pisses me right orf

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:05

coca-cola does that too and decimates whole communities

oliveoil · 07/05/2007 22:05

pyres of burning animals???? wtf?

I have read things for and against Nestle (and I do like Cheerios)

what is MN error of judgement then?

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:06

cocacola bastards

MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 07/05/2007 22:06

@ OO's 'and I do like Cheerios'

madamenoir · 07/05/2007 22:08

do you know what I hate about mumsnet...threads like this...cleeeeeek

Twiglett · 07/05/2007 22:11

where's the clique?

I'm not getting this thread at all at all at all

littlelapin · 07/05/2007 22:13

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

AitchTwoOh · 07/05/2007 22:14

pmsl madamenoir. if it's a cleak it's possible the the OP is the only memeber. no one knows what she's on about...