Come and talk to MNHQ: live webchat about moderation and stuff with Justine and HelenMN, Thursday 4 October, 1pm-2pm

[HelenMumsnet]

Hello. We hope you all already feel you can talk to us at MNHQ anytime - either by starting a thread in Site Stuff or by mailing us or reporting a post.

But we also thought it might be useful/interesting to have a live discussion about how how about we do things re moderation etc...

So, we're hosting our very own MNHQ live webchat!

Please do join us at 1pm on Thursday to ask (more or less) anything you want. And, if you can't make then, do feel free to post a nice question here in advance.

When is Katie Hopkins coming on for a webchat?

I am looking forward to the fun that will be had if George Osborne dares come in.

Then I'll need the new gin emoticon...

I don't know anything about the previous nickname amnesty, but couldn't a delete button be added so that we can delete our own as we wish?

You missed EmmaMumsnet off your list Helen!

Peter Andre would be fine. He'd be too thick to notice the abuse think we all loved him and take all the comments seriously.

All those forums we've just met with have auto censoring of swear words by the way. Couldn't believe we didn't!

Thank goodness as some threads would just be a huge row of *s

Am I the oldiest Mumsnetter who's still posting? And I don't mean in age.

@SummerSolstice

Oooooh, and following on from the 'Crap Mummy Awards' thread. What has been your biggest parenting mistake?

Having so many children?

No, seriously, taking it far too seriously first time round. Thinking every time they/I did something wrong it was momentous and meant somehting.

We do actually leave a message up now that displays when you call up the thread..... But we need to extend it so it shows up in Threads I'm On or summat because it's clear that not many of you see the messages now.

That would be great - you see, the problem is you can't "call up the thread" once it has been deleted if you are relying on using the Search function to find it again. I don't always post on the threads I want to look back at, so "Threads I'm On" doesn't always help, and I always forget to watchlist or bookmark too.

@JustineMumsnet

[quote TheAngelshavetheOod] I like this one

Who would you really like to get on for a webchat but haven't been able to persuade?

George Osborne. He told me "I'm not stupid" when I asked him. To be fair think he has a point.

But he has promised he'll come. We even shook hands on it. So that should be fun.

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You asked George Osborne if he was stupid ?

Ooo yes. List of self obsessed people that need to come for a webchat:

Katie Hopkins
Orange Pete
Samantha Brick
Jiz Loans

and I think lots of people would like that beardy man from the bun baking programme.

I'd love to be a tsarina. How do you apply?

@SummerSolstice

What are your most memorable threads? And, as already mentioned, do you post anonymously?

Oooh, have many memorable threads but the one I talk about most to people who don't "get" MN is the lost toy dog on Blackpool pier thread. I heart the lovely MNers who helped that newbie and her DS.

Justine has a fondness for the Centerparcs thread

And yes, quite a lot of us post anonymously.

@nottersgotterdog

Justine, did you get my email on Monday?

It was very appreciative.

Erm, I don't think so but I'm very crap at remembering things [hedges bets]

@Blatherskite

You missed EmmaMumsnet off your list Helen!

Sorry. Was only namechecking the Community team. EmmaMumsnet is Chief Mumsnet Local Person.

@bunjies

Am I the oldiest Mumsnetter who's still posting? And I don't mean in age.

Nope. That's me. You are number 1433 so suspect there are few others still around.

@StripyShoes

Olivia should get paid more. She always gets the norty shifts!

She is paid extra in gin.

OH!

Could we have the Message Deleted By Mumsnet thing changed when one is just quoting a post that gets deleted please?

I suggest:

Message Deleted by Mumsnet But Not For Being Horrible Or Breaking Talk Guidelines But For Repeating A Deleted Post.

You can use that if you like.

'rather than have a list of words/phrases etc that get auto deleted'

[lightbulb]

Can we come up with a list of words that are automatically deleted?

I nominate hubby

I caught a mnhq-er out once sockpuppeting namechanging on a thread. Her comments came out all blue, but in a different name. It was very funny.

I couldn't share my mirth, though, because I never told anyone and I didn't even advance search the name, because I am a good girl. I did feel slightly smug for a little bit.

... which is why I wanted to know who does what!

@StewieGriffinsMom

Helen once promised to look into changing the message deleted bit to say: message deleted due to nincompoopery. I am still waiting for that. It is important to me.

Ha! May well practise that one on your next post, SGM...

@BigStickBIWI

I'd like to know where Carrie has gone. It's been a long time since I've seen her posting anything here. Unless she is trolling the boards, of course

She still about but mostly swanning around pressing the flesh and trying to get brands to part with some cash .

I got a pm'ed explanation and a face as well

I nominate 'hun' Narked