mumsnet
mumsnet sucks! posted the following at mumsnet, after its latest id with a link to the youtube mumsnet animation thingy was taken down and was banned. except for the names and a few other lies, it’s a true account of this page’s issues with mumsnet .
the post was made at lunchtime on wednesday by a mumsnet user called riven .
the parent - led campaign grew out of a thread on parenting site mumsnet .
justine roberts, the chief executive of mumsnet, said :
it’s been fascinating over the last few years to see how positive mumsnet users have become about lidl .
answer riven' s question mr cameron... . she is mumsnet royalty .
the world of the parenting website mumsnet is a fearsome place, says jemima lewis .
last night mumsnet' s discussion forum was full of talk of' biscuitgate' .
mumsnet users speculated that it might be garibaldi or nice. another asked whether he dunked .
mr brown had spent an hour answering mumsnet members' questions on subjects from childcare to afghanistan .
the leaders have all taken part in web chats on' mumsnet' as rory barnett reports .
past party leaders who have taken part in mumsnet chats have been quizzed about their favourite biscuit .
the dry and droll down - to - earth humour personified by mumsnet never fails to crack me up, and this book does not disappoint. unlike other mumsnet books (e. g .
as is now tradition, a mumsnet user asked the labour leader what his favourite biscuit is .
please don' t promote blogs that aren' t in the mumsnet bloggers network. join the network
a question on mumsnet' s am i being unreasonable parenting forum sparked some heated debate last week .
' miserable' jeremy corbyn takes the famous mumsnet biscuit test... and readers aren' t impressed
justine roberts, chief executive of mumsnet, said that current libel laws threatened the future of her website .
' i just hate the way that politicians dodge all the important questions,' said another mumsnet member .
we asked our mumsnet bloggers to share their own stories and experiences of miscarriage care – read them here .
a survey from mumsnet found 90% of parents believe such a move will boost their ability to save .
yet that’s what happened to annabelle narey after she posted a negative review of a building firm on mumsnet .
so gordon brown and david cameron have both fallen foul of mumsnet, the leading internet networking site for parents .
ukip leader nigel farage came in for a rough ride during an hour - long webchat on the mumsnet website .
have a look at the results of our survey into mumsnet users' experiences of miscarriage care in the uk .
jeremy corbyn took part in a mumsnet webchat today, and his answer to the infamous biscuit question proved controversial .
has attacked mumsnet users who criticised her for returning to britain' s got talent three weeks after giving birth .
mumsnet has been loud, clear and effective in its let girls be girls campaign .
education secretary michael gove
edited highlights from the possibly greatest thread in mumsnet history. nsfw, especially if you work in a beaker factory .
it’s 15 years since parenting website mumsnet started up. justine roberts looks back on its development from infancy to robust teens
mumsnet: babies: the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. learn more
on 3 march, a mumsnet user started a conversation about a poster campaign being touted on mumsnet' s facebook wall by fathers 4 justice, and the fact that fathers 4 justice was bombarding a number of sites with this troubling image .
cameron (who likes oatcakes) has done mumsnet twice before without mishap. he' s back again today because, like brown, he understands the power of the cybermummies. the mumsnet constituency is one that the politicians can' t ignore .
with mumsnet ,
says ms roberts ,
there' s a sense of audience. facebook is too generalised .
mumsnet and every disabled child matters are joining forces to ensure families with disabled children get the support they have been promised .
advice gleaned from mumsnet talk about diagnosis, benefits, statutory assessments, family support workers and more, plus useful links .
many senior healthcare figures and organisations have rallied behind the mumsnet bounty campaign: here' s what they had to say .
a ddos assault, during which mumsnet received about 17, 000 requests per second. it normally receives between 50 and 100
the campaign has launched with a branded homepage takeover and lidl uk branding across mumsnet food’s content pages, forums and newsletters .
share your family' s favourite recipes for the chance to win a mumsnet top bananas! recipe book. now closed !
this afternoon, one mumsnet user said she found “it hard to reconcile this with being a woman and a feminist. ”
the hugely popular parenting site mumsnet is under threat after criticisms of her methods upset childcare guru gina ford. judith woods reports
pregnancy: the mumsnet guide: the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. learn more
the incident is yet another illustration of the power of mumsnet, or rather the site' s 600, 000 registered users .
toddlers: a mumsnet guide: the answers to everything and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. learn more
the mumsnet miscarriage care campaign aims to ensure that all miscarrying women get the good, respectful, empathetic care that they need .
mumsnet - the uk' s most popular website for parents. advice, support, reviews, discounts, competitions and much more
mumsnet is making a big push into mobile as it looks to widen its appeal and expand beyond its core “busy mum” audience .
“i avoid posting pictures of my children on social media, ” justine roberts, founder and ceo of mumsnet told the telegraph .
lidl uk has signed a six figure deal to sponsor the food pages on mumsnet, the news and social website for parents .
the partnership launches this week with three videos showing mumsnet bloggers sharing their lidl shopping experiences and meal planners for their weekly shops .
unilever laundry brands persil non - bio and comfort pure are to sponsor mumsnet' s new pregnancy tracker app for a year .
jeremy corbyn did a web chat with mumsnet this afternoon, and of course he was asked the question every politician gets asked .
you read it here first! mumsnet' s book club pages are teeming with author webchats, reviews - and top freebies .
mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. if you have any legal concerns we suggest you consult a solicitor .
since its inception in 2000, mumsnet has gained enormous consumer clout through its product recommendations. compiled from feedback by mothers for mothers, mumsnet reviews cover everything from backpacks to high chairs and have ousted which? in the affections of middle - class mothers .
the prime minister said he had missed a question about his favourite biscuit during the live web chat with the parents' website mumsnet .
justine roberts, mumsnet ceo, added :
it’s been fascinating over the last few years to see how positive mumsnet users have become about lidl... we’re looking forward to creating useful, shareable content that will shake up the weekly trolley - dash .
gilmour added, : ‘i wrote bad mother specifically for mums, and can’t think of a better home for it than mumsnet. ’
this topic is for discussions about campaigns mumsnet is running or may be planning to run. go here for other campaigns or petitions .
2. 38pm: dorasbackpack (i dora the explorer fan, i assume) is urging the mumsnet crowd to be sympathetic to cameron .
it is now overtly and explicitly clear that @ mumsnettowers # mumsnet is a homophobic, transphobic and anti - lgbtq enterprise, with an anti - lgbtq political agenda, who are knowingly and willingly complicit in the oppression and denigration of the # lgbtq community. fuck you mumsnet .
a mumsnet user has been left distraught after her “high earning” partner of nearly six years booked to go on a couples holiday without her .
' silence is golden unless you have kids... then it' s just suspicious.' # mumsnet # parenting # quote # parenthood
mumsnet has yet to determine how the hacks were carried out, but one theory is that a
cross site scripting
( xss) attack was involved, in which code would have been added to mumsnet' s site to redirect the login process to computers controlled by the attacker .
ms roberts said mumsnet itself stored users' passwords in a
high strength
encrypted form, so doubted its own database had been cracked .
lidl is looking to step into asda' s shoes by showing it is the supermarket for' mums' through a partnership with mumsnet food .
bad mother is the first move into original content for mumsnet, which called it ‘a very real, very relatable, very sweary video series’ .
next week ford and mumsnet, on which mothers post 10, 000 comments a day, will attempt' mediation' in their legal battle .
the founders of online parenting forum mumsnet have written an open letter to david cameron appealing for a change to libel laws to protect free speech online .
motherhood is bewildering enough without drifting into the parallel universe that is mumsnet. there, everything you ever feared about becoming a parent comes to pass .
i know people who won' t make a decision on anything - not even what to cook their children for lunch - without first consulting mumsnet .
it is encouraging that so many mumsnet users say having access to all their pension information online would help them take action to save more .
mumsnet book club attracts top - notch guest authors each month. if you' ve missed any of your favourite authors, browse the discussions here .
the high court has recently demanded that parenting website mumsnet reveal the identities of two of its users following a claim by cosmetic surgeon dr jesper sorensen .
if your organisation would like to be considered for campaign of the week, please feel free to get in touch with us at campaigns @ mumsnet. com .
mumsnet co - founder justine roberts told the mail :
of course people can be critical, but for every opinion there is usually a counter one .
easy to dip in and out of (wish i had had it when i was pregnant) and done with mumsnet' s useful humour and easy going attitude .
a conversation then ensued on mumsnet about fathers 4 justice and their tactics, which some members of fathers 4 justice joined. some mumsnetters said some pretty harsh things .
the suggestion that mumsnet encourages gender hatred would be funny if it were not so offensive - and plain silly. the central aim of mumsnet is to make parents' (mothers' and fathers') lives easier. there are many and varied opinions on the site and no one mumsnet party line prevails, save for the view that we respect diverse opinion. we do not pre - moderate or vet comments made to our discussion boards, of which there are around 30 000 every day .
riven vincent, it transpired, had met the prime minister before the election. he had made a private visit to meet her - after an exchange on mumsnet .
petty? certainly. more than a whiff of playground bullying? absolutely. but this is all part of the weird, prescriptive and downright boring world of mumsnet .
mumsnet also made a successful bid to have a madeleine mccann appeal advert pulled from cinemas. members thought the appeal would be too frightening for their children to see .
the book - y bit of mumsnet: live author webchats and tons of talk about fiction, non - fiction, children' s books and more ...
thinking # mumsnet might self combust tonight, they will be stamping feet and screaming, looking forward to seeing the despair when they read the document and the notes .
when mumsnet tackles issues outside parenting, such as the economy or nuclear power, roberts says, the tweets grow ever more offensive – for example :
britain is going to the dogs. those being the ones in charge of mumsnet .
roberts has been described as having
a haggard face with dried - up ovaries
.
under the high court order, mumsnet must reveal the users real identities and supply copies of all messages posted by skohl and blackfairy7 relating to sorensen or his surgery. sorensen has offered to pay any costs incurred by mumsnet in revealing their members true identities and “not to use the information disclosed save for the purposes of pursuing legal remedies” .
both mr brown and mr cameron did
live chat
sessions with mumsnet, whose members exhibit a marvellous tendency to
ski off - piste
with their interrogations .
mumsnet users sometimes have a vexed relationship with the media, and in recent weeks the site took the producers of eastenders to task over a plotline involving a child abduction .
some of the most venomous mumsnet postings were made three years ago when a debate over the merits of child - care guru gina ford almost caused the site to close .
some of the more fundamentalist fans don' t like the fact that mumsnet has developed ties with google. roberts doesn' t see a problem – and i doubt that it will be her last flirtation with the masters of the internet universe. she' s just signed a deal with vodafone to develop a mumsnet app for the iphone .
the ukip leader replied :
yes, i am embarrassed by it. if they weren' t members of mumsnet before, they should have left well alone .
this is definitely the last time i do mumsnet (unless they get jaffa cakes) .
* yes we know they' re not a biscuit ...
on 11 march, fathers 4 justice posted another attack ad this time accusing m & s of
sponsoring hateful, bigoted and prejudiced comments about men and boys on mumsnet
and demanding that m & s withdraw all advertising on mumsnet or face a boycott. it accused the company of
serving up gender hatred for mother' s day
.
mumsnet was launched in 2000 by carrie longton, a tv producer, and justine roberts, a sports journalist and wife of the guardian' s deputy editor, ian katz .
our survey of over 1000 mumsnet users showed that the treatment and support women receive following a miscarriage fails to meet official guidelines. here are seven of the most startling shortfalls .
dadsecurity' s tweets are now offline, but the bbc can confirm it repeatedly posted
rip mumsnet
and claimed to have stolen data from the site before being blocked .
powerful enough to influence westminster. useful enough to pull in more than four million users. yet spiteful enough to attract defamation cases. what' s the deal with mumsnet ?
according to the newspaper, one mumsnet user had written :
spending time with your newborn is way more important than some s * * * * y talent show .
eleven years after mumsnet' s birth, some now see roberts as a matriarchal cromwell leading a righteous army of middle - class mums into war. campaigns so far include a drive against the sexualisation of children; improved care for women who miscarry; and the perennial push for more family - friendly employers (a mumsnet jobs club opens in the spring) .
an extension of its recently - launched lifestyle campaign, the event will be hosted on sites such as mumsnet and britmums this week, as well as on the huffington post parenting .
there' s a webchat going on over on mumsnet with simon stevens, chief executive of nhs england in case any of you might be interested in asking a question of him .
in 2007, mumsnet, a popular online discussion forum for parents, was sued by gina ford for defamation, after some users wrote critical remarks about the childcare expert. the two parties reached an out - of - court settlement after mumsnet agreed to pay a contribution towards ms ford’s costs and pledged to prevent future “personal attacks” against her from appearing on their site .
thanks so much, i hope you feel we' ve covered most of the main issues raised - sorry not to have more time but i hope to come back to mumsnet soon .
i imagine both were somewhat shocked by the outrage seemingly anodyne answers provoked.' leave your hair alone and answer the damn questions,' ordered one mumsnet - user to david cameron .
this book comprises carefully selected posts on the mumsnet forum organised into thematic chapters. it is great light reading, easy to dip into and good to pick up quick advice ...
from jamie oliver to antony worrall thompson, we' ve had the creme de la creme of chefs and cookery writers on mumsnet to chew the fat (metaphorically, of course) .
there is an amazing breadth of knowledge on mumsnet. most of us have a specialist subject or two. but most of us know a very little bit about everything else as well .
4. i am not a father yet, but hopefully i soon will be. i don’t want a mumsnet and a dadsnet – i’d like mumsnet to be more even handed with both sexes, or if thats not possible just admit its a site for mums / women and say men / dads aren’t allowed. i’d much prefer the former of course. i want to do as much parenting as possible when i have children, and would hope i would be as welcome as any mother would be at mumsnet, come the time i need advice help and support .
while mumsnet has hit the headlines before, most notably in a legal battle with the childcare writer gina ford, it is only relatively recently that its members have started flexing their political muscle .
the internet is notoriously capricious, with a site being essential one moment and forgotten the next. but mumsnet' s capacity to hold decision - makers to account shows no sign of fading .
lidl hopes its new yearly partnership with mumsnet will help build trust in the brand as it looks to boost its quality credentials and be seen as a destination supermarket, not just a discounter .
mumsnet has reset its users' passwords after a series of attacks, one of which involved armed police being called out to the london home of the parenting site' s co - founder .
additionally, she revealed that there had been an attempt to force mumsnet offline by swamping it with internet traffic, in what is known as a distributed denial of service (ddos) attack .
the one - year partnership started yesterday (7 september) and has launched with a homepage takeover. it will also feature lidl uk branding across mumsnet food content pages, forums and newsletters .
mumsnet, following uk law on libel accusations, passed the letter on to narey and offered her the chance to delete the post or get in touch with buildteam to sort out the matter .
when politicians take part in mumsnet webchats, they' re careful not to repeat gordon brown' s mistake in dodging the biscuit question. here are some of the best answers share this on facebook
justine is now the mumsnet chief executive and last year she hosted the then prime minister gordon brown at its 10 - year anniversary bash. mr brown described it as a
national institution
.
but things had started to go badly when he was asked if he thought he had been an unlucky prime minister.' not when i' m sitting here at mumsnet!' he answered .
mumsnet chugged along for years with sensible forums on how to conceive, stop colic once you' ve had the longed - for baby and generally be a middle - class parent without going mad .
mumsnet draws 25, 000 postings and a million hits a day. apart from its popular chatrooms, it offers books and guides, and asks mumsnetters to test products and interview stars and politicians .
a recent mumsnet survey found major failings in the current postnatal care system – we want to change that. find out how you can get involved and make better postnatal care a reality for all .
but mumsnet is much more than a glorified listings site. the members' forum has a reputation for supportive debate and has hosted online chats with public figures such as the conservative leader david cameron .
magazine, amanda said :
i visited mumsnet because i thought,' oh, that sounds like a nice site where you can get handy tips on weaning your baby and helpful advice' .
a large number of mumsnet people who' d suffered a bereavement felt strongly that they had a right to complain to an organisation to which they pay a licence fee, and which almost boasts that it educates via its storylines ,
roberts says .
they wanted mumsnet to register the complaint. we didn' t ask anyone to edit the storyline: that was the bbc' s decision .
marketing week is the media partner of parenting website mumsnet’s third annual ‘mumstock’ event, which aims to highlight that while brands have access to a lot of data around parents, many still get it wrong .
ms roberts said that the second case occurred after a mumsnet user had engaged the dadsecurity twitter account and received back a message saying
prepare to be swatted
alongside a picture of a swat team .
earlier this year, another mumsnet user sparked a debate when she was given a wedding invite that said “adults only” and another user was left angry that her new husband’s mother invited herself on their honeymoon .
according to media reports two individuals, using the pseudonyms skohl and blackfairy7, had posted criticisms of the surgeon on a number of mumsnet forum posts. the comments have since been deleted by web moderators .
mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. if you need help urgently, please see our domestic violence webguide and / or relationships webguide, which can point you to expert advice and support .
hell, the # mumsnet trads were even boasting about trying to fuck up the results of the survey by deliberately misanswering questions, and filling in the survey more than once... 10 / n urltoken
i’ve been bullied and called things worse than a bitch on # mumsnet. i didn’t call the police. trans people are vulnerable to doxxing, i don’t get how you can doxx a cis het feminist .
last week a mumsnet poll found a distinct ‘authenticity deficit’ in all the main parties. if they wish to persuade women voters, they must change radically, co - founder and ceo justine roberts tells susanna rustin
i don’t see how the former is true if light - hearted critiques of mumsnet are not allowed, but more so, my video was not obscene, did not contain any personal attacks or break the law’ it did however raise some points, which i would honestly like mumsnet or mumsnetters opinions on. please don’t be too defensive (or indulge in ‘personal attacks’ of course) i think mumsnet is on the whole a force for good, and one my partner and i may be seriously grateful for if and when a baby comes – but i also think it is not perfect and should not censor criticism. such as
i must find out if cameron got this much grief last time he was on. he did a mumsnet live chat in 2006, when he went back to work after paternity leave, and again in 2008 .
rival party leaders have been less reticent about their preferences when they appeared on mumsnet: tory leader david cameron likes oatcakes, while liberal democrat nick clegg prefers rich tea if they are dunked and hobnobs if not .
in order to ensure you get the quickest possible response, we' d be grateful if you' d take a moment to make sure you' re sending your mail to the most appropriate mumsnet email address .
justine roberts, mumsnet founder and chief executive, said :
we know that parents, and mothers in particular, are more likely to have gaps when they' re not able to save into a pension .
becoming, and then being a parent through all the different life stages can be pretty overwhelming. these books have been tried, tested, and recommended by mumsnet users. find the best parenting book for you .
a mumsnet user spotted the offending item with the slogan' all mummy wanted was a back rub,' on facebook, and shared an image with other horrified posters who branded it' crass and disgusting' .
mumsnet workfest, a one - day event offering advice and inspiration about returning to work, changing career and starting a business, takes place on 15 june at bafta, london w1. for further details, visit urltoken
roberts is 43 years old, a former economist and sports correspondent, a liverpool supporter, and a mother of four. she has a strong sense of humour, an infectious laugh and a very clear idea of how mumsnet works. for those who choose to leave their prejudices at the door of
mumsnet towers
in north london, it' s not all that difficult to understand its success as an online community and pressure group .
by and large, it seemed most sensible to ignore them, not least because we' ve had our hands quite full with stuff that actually matters, like mumsnet' s we believe you campaign to dispel rape myths .
mumsnet campaign: after 82% of you told us you feel it' s unacceptable for the nhs to allow commercial companies access to patients, we' re campaigning for a ban on bounty sales reps in postnatal wards .
gardening guru phil mccann, skincare queen liz earle, finance expert alvin hall and kim woodburn, of kim & aggie fame, are just a few of the' lifestyle' webchat guests we have welcomed to mumsnet towers .
in honour of national biscuit day, here' s a selection of our favourite responses to the mumsnet biscuit question. scroll to the bottom of the page to find out which webchat guest chose what. share this on facebook
justine roberts, co - founder and chief executive of mumsnet, told journalists: “initially we refused to hand over the information and said we would only comply if we were required to do so by a court order. ”
whether you’re a beauty novice or a confirmed fashionista, this topic is for consulting mumsnetters on all things style - related. plus, check out our swears by page for the inside track on the next mumsnet must - have .
is there anything more terrifying than the invective of a mumsnet mum? the sensible answer to this is, of course: yes, plenty, now stop asking such stupid questions. but there is nevertheless much circumstantial evidence to suggest that being attacked online by the stereotypical mumsnet mum (and let' s face it, the stereotype is an appealing one; we all like a good caricature) transforms a lot of hitherto happy people into the walking wounded .
which led to a slew of mumsnetters chucking lame insults and kind invitations to fuck off and die. but then the heavens opened and the celestial being that is mumsnet goddess justine something - or - other deigned to respond thusly –
some of you may have noticed that a group called fathers 4 justice has been saying some pretty unpleasant things about us over the last couple of weeks. in an' advert' which appeared first on facebook and then in friday march 16th' s edition of the i, the group claims mumsnet
promotes gender hatred
, and labels
men and boys as rapists, paedophiles and wife beaters
. it calls on advertisers to suspend advertising on mumsnet .
ford has said she is happy to be criticised on her techniques, but has accused mumsnet of taking it too far and launching a personal attack on her. in a statement she said:' any suggestion that i am trying to close down the mumsnet website is completely untrue. what has caused me so much upset has been the defamatory campaign waged against me as a person, in which i have been described in the most vile and disgusting terms.'
2. 35pm: in the comments section below giantkatestacks says that i' m wrong about some of the posters being activists. i' m not a user of mumsnet so i' m happy to take her word for it .
so treat yourself to another of those choccie - biscuits, gordon, and go back to combing your hair, dave. and be reassured - us mums aren' t all as pedantic and kiddie - obsessed as the mumsnet crew .
mumsnet spoke to the national federation of retail newsagents (nfrn) about the campaign, but the nfrn was unable to sign the pledge on behalf of its members, so it is down to you to decide whether to sign up .
the image conjured by the attacks on mumsnet and its staff is one of men so sad, bitter and misguided that it can only be a parody. come on feminazis, own up: it was you really, wasn’t it ?
the something special and gigglebiz presenter came to mumsnet towers, charmed visiting children by singing and clowning around, and answered lots of your questions about his shows, receiving an mbe, makaton, bumper cars, biscuits and tons more .
thousands of women have used mumsnet to share heartbreaking stories illustrating where # miscarriagecare fell short. we' re asking politicians to pledge to improve miscarriage care, based on our code of care, by the end of the next parliament .
i hope that isn’t too long, and that i don’t come across as a ‘trouble maker’ – as someone who may be needing mumsnet or similar soon, i’m very interested in asking these questions and raising these criticisms, hopefully constructively .
the abi said it was was keen to gain insight from mumsnet users about how online pension information could make a difference as parents are particularly likely to take career breaks, return to lower paid work and have gaps in their pension saving .
the biscuitgate row started when mr brown answered questions on the mumsnet website on a wide range of issues, including his recent eye problem. but it all went wrong when he repeatedly failed to respond to enquiries from parents about his favourite biscuit .
but finally at midday yesterday, he answered on his twitter web page, writing:' i missed mumsnet question about biscuits: the answer is absolutely anything with a bit of chocolate on it, but trying v hard to cut down.'
she and her mumsnet co - founder, carrie longton, were recently proclaimed by radio 4' s woman' s hour to be the joint - seventh most - powerful women in the country. but how did this all come to be ?
waitrose stock a very limited selection of men' s lifestyle magazines, and in support of mumsnet' s campaign, on the occasion that the publications feature covers that could be considered controversial, we would ask that the publisher polybag or wrap them .
although we do not currently have any plans to make further changes to the way we display these titles, the feedback from the mumsnet survey is valuable to us as we try to strike the right balance in meeting the needs of all our customers .
i won’t post it again. you can find it on youtube if you search ‘mumsnet no menz’ i don’t think it was offensive. it was critical of mumsnet in a humorous way… is that why i was banned? i looked in the rules and can find only ‘talk – all human life is there’ and “our policy is to keep intervention to a minimum and let the conversation flow. having said that, we will remove postings that are obscene, contain personal attacks or break the law. ”
3. as my video said i do think its strange or inappropriate that there is a feminist section (and quote a dogmatic one if i may add) on mumsnet, where so many regulars of that section proudly claim not to be parents .
mumsnet has banned mention of ford on the site and mediation is due to take place later this month. should it fail, ford' s solicitors have given notice of their intention to begin high court proceedings and the site could be closed down .
we are delighted to announce that sainsburys, morrisons, waitrose, bp *, asda, the co - operative group and tesco have all pledged to support mumsnet' s campaign to keep lad mags out of children' s view in all their stores .
last year, the site extended its reach with gransnet; there is talk of mumsnet tv; and she won' t rule out the possibility, one day, of launching a dadsnet, too :
never say never. anything is possible .
as the controversial author prepares for the latest stage in her legal battle with mumsnet, the parents' forum she is suing after allegedly insulting messages were posted on its internet site, a new attack comes from a channel 5 documentary to be broadcast tomorrow .
on the site, it trumpets positive reviews, including one which called it' the daddy of parenting sites'. in some circles, it would be preferable to admit you feed your child cola in its bottle rather than admit to an uneasiness about mumsnet .
following our survey, which found nine out of ten parents wanted lads' mags out of sight, mumsnet called on major news retailers to take action to ensure that magazines with sexual images on the cover were kept out of children' s sight in stores .
mumsnet has a long - standing relationship with brands in the food and drink space, including asda, which has traditionally positioned itself as the grocer for' mums'. the retailer has a panel of 5, 000 women in its' mumdex' community .
“my life was put on hold until i had finished the very last word. ” find out what mumsnet book bloggers think about our june book of the month and join us in reading little fires everywhere before the webchat with author celeste ng on 26 june .
was she being totally honest when she describes mumsnet as a place where ‘the line is drawn’ only at folks whose sole purpose seems to be to wind up others? it seems to this page where that line is depends a lot on what genitalia you possess .
she does acknowledge that the size of mumsnet these days does
magnify
negative reactions .
you can get 200 replies disagreeing with what you' ve said. we just remind people that it' s not a group of people out to get you .
sainsburys and morrisons, which have operated similar policies for some years, have told mumsnet that it does not affect the sales figures of these titles, and i feel sure that such a policy would pay off for your business because of the goodwill you would receive .
by this point, the thread on mumsnet had grown to include other posters claiming to have had bad experiences with the building firm. some of them decided to remove the posts in response to the legal threats from buildteam, but narey wanted to keep hers up .
that promise last week began to look a little threadbare. vincent put out a statement that said :
i had hoped that after david cameron came to visit me earlier this year following our exchange on mumsnet he would have done more to protect families like ours .
we know that this is an important issue for many of our shoppers and this is why we were one of the first retailers to introduce modesty covers back in 2006. we hope that other retailers follow sainsbury' s lead in signing up to mumsnet' s campaign .
but sadly for f4w, terfs, and # mumsnet trads, it turns out that the civil service is considerably smarter than a ploy that wouldn' t have fooled a seven year old, and so the terfy cunning plan utterly failed... 11 / n urltoken
any parents bottle feeding their little one, which bottles have you liked? i’m just not so sure we are using the right ones with tommee tippee. she seems to get so much wind. # mummybloggers # pbloggers # babyadvice # babylife # mumlife # mumsnet # mumsuk
chief executive justine roberts said: ‘mumsnet is the mothership when it comes to sharing relatable parenting experiences with the potential for lots of swearing, so this is right up our alley; each of the episodes outlines a situation that could have come straight from our forums. ’
but mumsnet does much more than quiz politicians. funded entirely by advertising, it functions as a resource for information on pregnancy and childcare, offers product reviews and even runs a book club. tonight it is hosting a chat session with the award - winning author rose tremain .
some political pundits have described next year' s big political battle as the mumsnet election, claiming that whoever wins the poll will have won over the 850, 000 mothers who regularly use the parenting website – just as the worcester woman was the symbolic swing voter in 1997 .
excuse my language... but fuck you to all the @ mumsnettowers # mumsnet haters who can’t see that tom and dustin are obviously devoted to each other, and have shown nothing an unwavering commitment to providing their son with an upbringing that most could only dream of .
as much as we love norks – with their many uses – here at mumsnet, we think they' re really not news. so, following on from this discussion we' re very pleased to announce that we' re getting behind the no more page 3 campaign .
yes, but look ,
mumsnet co - founder justine roberts tells me ,
for every critical post, there is a positive one. it' s free speech, ultimately. everyone is welcome to voice their opinion, and it is mostly pretty balanced .
roberts is a city analyst turned football and cricket writer, and mumsnet was also her attempt to find a flexible job that would be rewarding, but would leave her free to see her children and
not have to squirm if i wanted to pop into a school event
.
so no one is recommending the mumsnet standard response of
fuck off to the far end of fuck off land and when you get there fuck off some more
? i am still waiting for someone to be rude about my parenting choices so i can say it ...
but in april, the decision was made for her, in a very peculiar way. mumsnet received a warning from google: a takedown request had been made under the american digital millennium copyright act (dmca), alleging that copyrighted material was posted without a licence on the thread .
the campaigns we feature are not actively endorsed or supported by mumsnet, but are about issues which we think may be of interest to some mumsnetters - recent campaigns range from maternal health in the developing world, to support for lone parents, to a campaign to promote responsible dog ownership .
recently, mumsnet triumphed in a battle over a £1. 25m billboard campaign that declared, in one of a series of deliberately provocative statements intended to demonstrate the power of outdoor advertising, that
career women make bad mothers
( the poster was withdrawn). it has also tussled with gina ford, the parenting guru, who complained about insults posted about her on mumsnet forums (the case was settled out of court). and most recently, it has challenged eastenders over a storyline in which a mother who loses her baby to a cot death steals another child .
created seven years ago by two new mothers, mumsnet has become an' internet phenomenon', according to the sunday telegraph, and' the country' s most popular meeting point for parents', according to the times, and it is widely regarded as the uk' s leading online parenting community. it has 100, 000 registered uses, and 250, 000 monthly users, and its members are loyal, active and passionate about the site. fans of mumsnet include india knight, prime minister gordon brown, the chief rabbi jonathan sacks, to name but a few .
created nine years ago by two new mothers, mumsnet has become an' internet phenomenon', according to the sunday telegraph, and' the country' s most popular meeting point for parents', according to the times, and it is widely regarded as the uk' s leading online parenting community. it has 100, 000 registered uses, and 250, 000 monthly users, and its members are loyal, active and passionate about the site. fans of mumsnet include india knight, prime minister gordon brown, the chief rabbi jonathan sacks, to name but a few .
google is aware of cases like narey’s, and is looking at how to improve fraud detection, but there’s a limit to what it can do in general. the scale is too large for it to take the sort of personal approach that automattic did with hotham’s case, and ultimately the law doesn’t allow for it to hit back against fraudulent claims without some involvement of the accused – which, technically, was mumsnet, not narey. and while mumsnet was offered the chance to file a counterclaim, the forum couldn’t, because it too couldn’t be certain the claim actually was fraudulent .
note: this topic is for discussing pushchairs. to find out which pushchairs have won mumsnet best, read our lightweight stroller reviews. if you want to buy and sell pushchairs, please use our for sale / wanted boards. please feel free to report buying and selling in this topic .
charities working with disabled children have thanked mumsnet for the publicity it has generated. other commentators, however, while sympathetic to celyn' s family, are less than enchanted with the sight of the mummy - warriors marching forth yet again, exercising an influence they believe is disproportionate to their numbers .
you see, the terfs were well aware of the survey, what with talking about it on both gc reddit and # mumsnet / pol / - lite board, and the survey itself (linked in the screenshot) is pretty clear as to what it was about... 9 / n urltoken
looking to speak to # mums who have had their baby delivered by one of their other children (around 12 years or younger) for a mini midwives article. did your waters break at home? were they the only one to help you through labour? fee paid on publication # journorequest # mumsnet
media law is hammered into journalists during their on - job training or university education. the general public are not afforded the same luxury. the question is, should online forums like mumsnet do more to protect their users from legal repercussions or would this impact on site engagement and ultimately damage the community ?
thousands of women have used mumsnet to share heartbreaking stories of miscarriage care falling short. like everyone else, we believe the nhs should provide effective, responsive care and treatment to the one in five pregnancies that ends in miscarriage, but w hile some trusts provide great care, unfortunately, others do not .
certainly, mumsnet attracts an extraordinary degree of venom. it has been labelled censorious, moralising, smug, vicious, bullying and sanctimonious, and accused of having members who are rude, dogmatic and as
thick as mincemeat
who remain immersed for hours in the subjects of weaning, nappies and nipples .
ever since politicians began courting the site as a way in to new media, murmurs of complaint on the blogosphere have grown into a roar .
what the hell does mumsnet think it is ?
seems to be the gist. and how does it manage to pull the strings of publicity so effectively ?
buildteam disputes her account. in a letter sent to mumsnet, which the site passed on to narey, the builders complained that the comments were defamatory. they say it is “untrue” that the ceiling fell down due to an issue with plumbing, and cited a total of 11 statements they claimed were defamatory .
mumsnet deleted the post, and asked google to reinstate the thread, but a month later, they received final word from the search firm: “‘google has decided not to take action based on our policies concerning content removal and reinstatement’ which (it turned out) meant that they had delisted the entire thread” .
we' re harnessing the might of mumsnet and putting it behind causes close to your heart. they range from this is my child and let girls be girls, to our miscarriage care and we believe you campaigns, and our campaign to change how britain' s libel laws affect online publishers like us .
one imagines that she could sell mumsnet and make a fortune, but she insists that this is unlikely. she says she cares too much about the site, its collective voice, and fears that selling out might change everything it has come to stand for. so instead, she continues to grow it .
i do tour the country. in particular i do
cameron direct
public meetings which are just q and a and no speeches. i' ve done 52 of these and have more planned. perhaps we could do one in association with mumsnet. talking to the team about it now... .
whoever sent the takedown request, mumsnet was forced to make a choice: either leave the post up, and accept being delisted; fight the delisting and open themselves up to the same legal threats made against google; or delete the post themselves, and ask the post to be relisted on the search engine.
mumsnet is a website for parents in the uk . it hosts discussion forums where users share advice and information on parenting and many other topics . mumsnet also has a bloggers network with 5,000 registered bloggers and a network of 180 local sites run in partnership with local editors . 
mumsnet is a website for parents in the uk. it hosts discussion forums where users share advice and information on parenting and many other topics. mumsnet also has a bloggers network with 5,000 registered bloggers and a network of 180 local sites run in partnership with local editors.
mumsnet is a website for parents in the uk. it hosts discussion forums where users share advice and information on parenting and many other topics. mumsnet also has a bloggers network with 5,000 registered bloggers and a network of 180 local sites run in partnership with local editors.