Random question- please don't shoot me down!

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

I am asking this is the most genuine way, as I am curious. Please don't take it any other way.

What I want to know is... Is Mumsnet for parents and those TTC Etc? Or is it a general chat room?

It might seem a daft question, but recently I have seen a number of posts recently started by people saying 'I don't have kids and I don't want them' somewhere in the topic. This has me as surely the clue is in the name?

[heron98]

I've been here about 10 years, don't have kids, don't want them.

[ShowOfHands]

For lovely people and fuckers alike.

Donkey, you're so diplomatic. ☺

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

That should be the tag line Annie!

Exactly what I would like to think up but never can at the time (give me 2 weeks and I'll have a great idea... )

[AnnieOnnieMouse]

Think of it as being for everyone who, at some time, has had a mum...

[Sparklingbrook]

I think the branding is here to stay just as it is.

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

Good point sparkling

I can't come up with a good one, glad I'm not in marketing....

[Just5minswithDacre]

Strictly speaking it should be ' by parents and non parents for parents and non parents'. Which is just awful as a tag line.

Oh, I thought the 'by' was Justine and Carrie. Is it us?

I quite like the mouthful version

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

I like that 5mins!

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

Thanks purple I'll take a look x

[DramaAlpaca]

I think it's so well known as Mumsnet that it's unlikely to be rebranded.

It's evolved into a general chat forum, but its USP is that it's mainly used by women.

[Sparklingbrook]

Strictly speaking it should be ' by parents and non parents for parents and non parents'. Which is just awful as a tag line.

[EnquiringMingeWantsToKnow]

Well the "By parents, for parents" is definitely a bit questionable, given the number of childfree people here (and welcome) talking about Georgette Heyer or Guinea Pigs or even their life as a childfree nanny.

[Just5minswithDacre]

By parents, for parents and non-parents would be very agreeable

[Sparklingbrook]

I agree Purple. No need to rebrand at all.

[PurpleDaisies]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk

Here's the menu with all the topics op. Some are more active than others!

[PurpleDaisies]

Why would they rebrand? People without children find their way here and are welcomed with no issue at all. They're known as mumsnet. It seems daft to undo all the marketing!

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

Especially parking threads! Love those!!

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

Still trying to navigate the site purple, enjoying what my finding though. Even if I stumble across things by accident

[IAmSeriousAndDontCallMeShirley]

I think that's what got me all confused. The tag line suggests otherwise.

Perhaps time for a rebrand MN?

Some of my favourite posts are the non children related ones. So I for one am happy, just a bit confused (new to MN...)

[Sparklingbrook]

I would think the tag line dates back to when the site was started when it was exactly that. 'By people for people' sounds all wrong though.

[PurpleDaisies]

This has me hmm as surely the clue is in the name?

Have a look at the list of topics available and you'll see the vast majority have nothing to do with being a parent. Even people without children generally have some involvement with them.

It's a busy site with interesting people on it. Whether you've got kids or not is largely irrelevant.

[Just5minswithDacre]

Parents, not patents

[Just5minswithDacre]

It does make the 'by patents, for parents' (have I even got that right ?) tag line a bit odd, off course

[ilovesooty]

There's plenty of stimulating discussion on here which isn't related to parenting.

[DramaAlpaca]

There's a great variety of people on here.

The more the merrier, I say.

as long as they aren't trolls