To be curious about MNHQ

[Lorddenning1]

Ok so when a new thread gets posted here is what I envision,,,
Your all in a call centre type place, full of computers and you get some
sort of notification when a thread needs authorising, you sit and chat, drink tea and biscuits and have a laugh over the things and the funny things people post,,,, is this correct
Or are you all robots,,, are you allowed to discuss stories at home, is there an actual job where you get paid to read post and how do you become one, I need answers

Also if someone reports a thread is it like a scene from an FBI film when you have an computer analyst trying to source that person from their carbon footprint and judge if they are legit or not

We're enjoying this far too much to give you any answers...speculate away!

Maybe mnhq is one complicated sock puppet. Trawling baby names threads for inspiration for the next WhoeverMumsnet name.

If you ever see ParadiseCityMumsnet it's not me!!!!

Minority Report style board when someone reports a thread. But also sitting round a table in Downton Abbey sipping tea and laughing at funny words in posts like “cockwomble”

Imagine being PAID to read all these posts. Would be my ideal job except I’m not computer literate enough

I imagine there's many a time they say " sod this lets go down the pub " especially when there's been an influx of trolls and infighting. Either that or they reach for the gin in their special gin cupboard

Wouldn't blame them frankly.

No it’s a boarding school type country house set up. Tea and gin is supplied in the common room.
The hockey pitch flips to reveal the underground bunker tricked out with technological wizardry.

Like this, with gin

I think you're a bit over-invested smeaton!

Inspired by this thread I thought I would do a Google image search on MNHQ. Hmm

I have it on good authority that Smeaton has got it spot on. Just one addendum...... there are a stable full of virile young bucks available for all HQ staff to peruse.

There is a stable......

I've always seen them above a shop in Kentish Town, lots of people work there but there are only five in at any time. They have Emma Bridgewater mugs and at least one of them brings in a dog. They spend most of there time dealing with sponsors/press but when they get a bit of time they trawl the threads. If a post is reported there's a big red light that goes off and someone has to wade in.

I prefer to think of it as a St Trinians type set up

All sitting around a home made Gin still in mumsnet gym slips with skew whiff straw hats, with a Flash Harry character dispatched on troll hunting duties. 👹

I was invited once when Mumsnet first went local and couldn't go :(
I know others did though.

Smeaton are you an author? 👏👏👏

@SundaysFundays - this is exactly how i imagine it too :)
@Smeaton - Wow, just Wow

im glad its not only me that thinks these things :) I love the minority report board :)

Apparently Justine likes sitting on the window sill sometimes www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&hl=en-GB&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=mumsnet+office+london&gbv=2&oq=mumsnet+office&gs_l=img.1.2.0i24l3.17083.26624.1.28557.14.0.13.1.6.0.0.0..0.0....0...1ac.1.34.img..0.27.474.C4p8MVxcWfA, although I'm sure she must have a desk somewhere?!

Perhaps they all 'hot desk' and Justine drew the short straw that day?!

GreatDuckCookery How did you know about our gin cupboard?!

it's actually an in-house micro brewery

I think you are all social scientists, messing with us for the sake of research. I think you carefully decide how far things will go, and quietly stir the pot with a sock puppet to find out just how daft MNers can be.

Wild guess Fliss I imagine you'd be driven to drink after some of stuff that goes on on here!

I wonder if this is put on the desk for new starters?!

I also imagine there to be a big bin of waste recycling out the back and every time the lid is opened half a dozen daily mail writers scurry out and run off with bits of old threads