The Mumsnet MUM of the year award.

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Will there be a thread to discuss nominations, or will it all be secret through email?

It must be a hard task doing the judging.
It must be bloody harder than the Christmas appeal, so I dont envy you this task. A whole holiday stands to gain for one lucky winner, wow....

But, what criteria do you use to judge? If I were to put myself somebody forward, so to speak....

What I really would like to ask is:

???? why? What the fuck are you thinking?

So if you're good at writing and can turn a pig's ear into a silk purse, that entry stands a better chance than one from a semi-literate such as me?

I can think of at least a dozen posters who would benefit enormously from that holiday break - all of them equally deserving.

Also, some brilliant mums/dads could actually afford that holiday for themselves but then there are some equally brilliant mums/dads who couldn't - so does that make them more deserving?

To be judged and to be found wanting.....bleugh. Not one of MNHQ's finest ideas.

There are better things than bumsex?!?!?!

I think this is a terrible idea, for all the reasons already stated. I happen to know who should win because of all she has been through, but unfortunately she has just deregistered from MN.

There could not be a candidate more worthy, but then of course I would think that, wouldn't I, because I know her situation. There must be hundreds of other Mners out there who also know of other worthy candidates who think their person is also the most worthy.

I am not going to put my candidate's case (because it is too personal for me to expose here and also because she has deregged so presumably she doesn't count anymore ) and I have no idea how anyone can be legitimately chosen.

All in all, I am not impressed.

Why on earth would you save a thread to your computer?

it's a shit idea.

what a horrid idea

TSAP, I have saved a couple of threads. They were the first meaningful encounters I had with a poster who is now my best friend. So a sort of momento really.

I can't imagine saving threads to throw back in people's faces (or on which to conduct private conversations through technical loopholes - wasn't that how Narniagate occurred?)

I have 2 saved thread - my birth announcement and my labour ones. So all about me iyswim

about the saving threads, that is just Creepy

But the threads dont go anywhere do they? We can access them online.

ave you seen the terms and conditions of the prize/

Terms and Conditions: Valid Sunday to Thursday only, prize must be taken before the end of February 2010. Not valid over bank holiday, Christmas or New Year periods. Subject to availability. All usual competition terms and conditions apply. Based on two people sharing a twin or double room and one or two children sharing the parents' room. Excludes dinner on second night, beverages and room incidental, which will be charged as taken.

very mum friendly then.

Worst MUM/DAD of year would be much better....

eeek apart from ones with meaning, obv

OK, so not a popularity contest, but judgement being made about what a person reveals about themself or about someone else. How will it be decided if it's true, made up, partly true, etc etc? We have already seen suspect posts/posters in the past. Red rag to a piss-taker. All in the name of MNMOTY? For what its worth, I have never considered myself to be a better or lesser mum than any other poster. Similarly I dont think that other MNetters are better Mums than me. We all deal with whatever circumstances that we are faced with and that may mean we do a better job at some time than at others. Ulitmately I think that we can only judge OURSELVES for ourselves and each one of us for being MumOfTheYear every year to our own children and in our own unique circumstances.

well that counts me out as no mention of wheelchair access

and me too since I have 3 children.

Just thinking about this whilst having a fag in the garage (Pan, sign me up for your competition)....even if I won this prize, I'd give it back. Or flog it on ebay and donate the money some where useful.

twinset - for me it was that whole "what if" thing. Those threads were important to me (my version of hospital name bands) and I didn't want to risk some cyberspace glitch stealing them

I wouldn't feel able to nominate anyone for this unless I knew them in RL.

It isn't 'Mumsnetter of the Year'.

I think a few of the people who have seen to be good candidates, judging on their posts, have turned out to be monegrabbing scammers and trolls.

So we shall read with interest when
TallulafluffybabybabyChristopher72 wins a week in the sun.

Exactly QS - Tallulafluffy then leaves dc home alone and takes special teddy bear away on holiday instead - eek!

.. because we know that her special teddy bear is as real to her as ... a unicorn.