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HelenMumsnet

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RebeccaMumsnet · 14/08/2013 14:59

Hi all,

We know that some of you have clocked it already but we thought we would have an official thread to announce with Sad hearts that we have to bid farewell to the wonder that is HelenMumsnet

For those of you who don't know where have you been? Helen has headed up the MN Community team for several years now and she is orf to pastures new.

Aside from supplying MNHQ with plenty of Cake and Gin, she has worked tirelessly on many many elements of Mumsnet over the years to help shape it into the site we see today Thanks .

She has trained many of us and been one of the kindest and most supportive colleagues it's possible to have!

So please join us in raising a glass Wine to the lovely HelenMumsnet - we will miss you and we wish you the very very best in your new job.

p.s Please don't troll us, you know too much Wink

Ode to HelenMumsnet by OliviaMumsnet

A blue Sad face is not enough to describe our feeling
The news that Helen's leaving HQ has left us all reeling.
We wish her all the very best in her new endeavour.
We're sure her new employers know that she's not just clever,
Her long list of skills is wonderfully impressive,
Though she plays it down, for she's discreet and not excessive.
When (wo)manning the ship she maintained perfect control,
Hunting out with precision every sock puppet, perv or troll.
She is generous to a fault, in knowledge, care and time,
Her replies on Site Stuff threads verged from brilliant to sublime.
A discerning modern woman, she don't believe the hype,
Though she's regularly at the sentences she has had to type.
The Mumsnetters will miss her as off she fucks to pastures new
And all of us at the Towers will miss her smile and bossy emails too.

OP posts:
CeliaLytton · 15/08/2013 22:54

Helen, sad you're leaving and all that but this Cake is amazing!

Valpollicella · 15/08/2013 23:06

They have blocked MN I bet LOADS of you were on it

QOD · 15/08/2013 23:34

Can I have your job?
Please

Can't believe people get paid to mumsnet and you're leaving, mad! !!

Au revouir x

Nagoo · 15/08/2013 23:37

Helen, it's been marvellous.

I shall miss your special ways :)

Good luck!

Thanks
BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 15/08/2013 23:56

I met Helen once, very briefly, upstairs at the September Southwark meet-up. She was having a semi intelligent conversation with BIWI and I was half trying to think of a sensible contribution, massive fail, and half trying to stay upright and not fall out of the window. I think I scored 50% on the second bit.
Lots of luck in your new job you must be mad

And thank you for Cake Grin

BIWI · 16/08/2013 08:11

Intelligent conversation?
At a meet-up?

You were pissed, weren't you?!

Grin
BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 16/08/2013 09:27

That's why it sounded intelligent!

Eri0817 · 16/08/2013 10:14

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UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:21

?

HelenMumsnot · 16/08/2013 10:27

Is it about time I revived this name that I'm not allowed to use

I have more than one of these, and they used to be great back in the days before MNHQ were blue Sad

HelenMumsnot · 16/08/2013 10:28

By the way, have I ever told you I love you Val?

JaquelineHyde · 16/08/2013 10:29

Eri0817 You really need to start your own thread, in the correct section. You won't get any replies on this thread and it really is quite rude to crash someone's leaving thread with your requests.

UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:34
Cake
UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:34

no more cake! why why??????

MmeLindor · 16/08/2013 10:47

I do like HelenMumsnot. Very good.

We should have a day of changing our names to something Helen based. Who is with me?

Blatherskite · 16/08/2013 10:50

That sounds good Mme :)

HelenaLindor · 16/08/2013 10:50

There.

I think it looks very chic. You can visualise me as a posh Genevan woman, sipping espresso while nibbling on salted caramel macaroons.

UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:51

Lindor
I'd love to but last time I did that it backfired and I couldn't get back to my old name!

if I could I'd change my name to ZingLuffsHelenButLuffs CakeEvenMore

thoughts?Grin

HelenaLindor · 16/08/2013 10:52

Might be a bit of a pain when logging in.

HelenZingsAwayFromMN might be a bit sad

Blatherskite · 16/08/2013 10:53

The only problem is - I can't think of one!

UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:55

Blather how about

HelensOffSkite ?

Blatherskite · 16/08/2013 10:57

I like it! Grin

HRHwheezing · 16/08/2013 10:58

How could you possibly leave us?! Good luck in whatever you are doing next.

HelenaLindor · 16/08/2013 10:58

Hmm, I think Blathers needs to keep the Blathers bit really.

HelenBlathersWithTooMuchGin ?

UnitedZingDom · 16/08/2013 10:58

so? are you going to use it?

[excited]