What's this about certain Mners being invited to the tenth anniversary party?

[Guttersnipe]

Cliquey or what?

How were people chosen? I hope everyone's name was put into a hat and a certain number chosen at random.

I suspect not.

Guttersnipe, what are you ON about?

It's entry for MNHQ and volunteers, Journos, and people who win the haiku comp. Not favouritism or cronies or cliques. Quit moaning and write a haiku!

Except the Hiaku-writing clique, obv.

Mind you HelenMumsnet has just said 850,000 members on the long thread about the Times article.

Sometimes I feel like I'm going mad.

But who will be supervising the rest that night? There could be quite a wild night on here.....

Pagwatch, how would you decide on the regulars though? Imagine the outrage that would cause.

I expect those people who have worked with mumsnet have been invited, and the rest of us have a chance to win ticket by writing a haiku, seeing as we like them so much on here

Comp doesn't close till tomorrow so get writing!

I think there's a difference between the number of registered members and members who post.

surely it's just an industry 'party' though mainly for advertisers and potential advertisers?

Can you post without being registered?

Didn't realise.

I think the members number is around 350,000 these days. That's the figure I tend to throw around anyway.

Ah sorry, these invites are to competition winners are they? I think I may have misunderstood. I thought that the writer of the article had received an invite. Not won a competition.

Or are you saying she has had an invite because she is a journalist who just so happens to also be a Mner? Wow, what a coincidence

The writer has received an invite, probably because she is a journo, not sure if being a MNetter has anything to do with it.

I'm a journo, and have 3 other MN friends also journos - we're not invited.

think you're barking up the wrong tree with that one.

Oh no, Riven doesn't eat cheese and would use the wrong fork.
Can't invite her

you're not important enough nancy

I've been trying to guess who you are for YEARS

sorry, meant to put a wink after that first sentence lol arrghh

Fox - be funny if we sat next to one another.

Zackly Riven, zackly.
I think it's a posh party so we don't get to go cos we is not posh innit

Oooh wouldn't it be funny if someone got pissed and puked.

Bumperlicious is spot on For anyone who hasn't seen this thread, re-posting what Justine wrote:

"So... it's our tenth birthday and we're having a party to celebrate on March 2nd. And seeing as we can't possibly fit you all in, we thought it would be nice to have a competition to have 10 Mumsnetters (plus partners) come along. As part of the prize we'll put you up in a London hotel, dress you in Boden (natch) and send you out to dinner at Pizza Express too. Full details here.

All you've got to do is to write a haiku (and we know how good you are at those) which sums up Mumsnet. And the 10 best will win. Simples.

And lest you think we might not pick the right winners, we've got Carol-Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate, to judge them for us. So for all those of you who enjoy writing in verse, here's your chance to shine.

Good luck."

I bet they have teeny weeny canopys and horses durves too.

Bah, I'd rather a few pints and a kebab