Remember business about being careful how you word thread titles re Xmas?

[PrettyCandles]

Not much point doing that when there's an ad next to you flashing up "How do you fake Santa's footprints?"

where? and who was ad for - did you see?

Will put a stop to it straight away if we can get more info. It will have come through the agency that serve our ads. SORRY!

think it's the children's society ad

childrens society - top of page

Its the childres society one you can see from active convo's. It cycles through lots of stuff including chocolate reindeer droppings

Why do we have to be careful how we word thread titles about christmas?

In case the dc are watching over our shoulders

Because those of us with children who can read & who sit behind us trying to attract our attenetion when we are messing around working hard on MN can read stuff about the Big FC and whether he is real or not

ahhhhh, I geddit.

Stoopid Hekete.

Unfortunately the folks who serve our ads have all gone home for the eve (what they have a life and we don't ?) But we will get onto them first thing tomorrow and get this sorted.

Meantime would it help if this thread disappeared into a puff of fairy smoke or shall we leave it to warn folks to be vigilant tonight? Obviously all mini mumsnetters will now be tucked up in bed so it shouldn't be a problem ?

Ok so now am in trouble... having stuck my santa-size boots in it, apparently it's not so easy to remove the ad or amend it and the rest of MNHQ are keen to point out that the footprints could be for decoration - in same way you have "fake" santas climbing up the outside of your house - or you do outside some houses anyway. We agree it's not brilliantly phrased and will mention this to the Children's Society, but it seems at this stage of the campaign there's probably not heaps we can do.

So major politician like u turn on my part - do you think you can live with it and use the decoration line if any mini mumsnetters ask?

And again, do you think we should make this thread self-destruct after a set time..it's probably worse than the ads now .....

TBH I'm not that bothered!

I wouldn't expect MNHQ to pull the ad, it's perfectly 'truthful, honest, legal and decent' (can you tell what I used to work in? ). Just pointed it out after that spuddle last year.

I suppose I've just stirred things up - sorry .

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