What's with all the Man Trolls?

[MistressMerryWeather]

Is it just me or does there seem to be a lot more this weekend?

[FruVikingessOla]

Half-term?

Men - or boys posing as men?

[MistressMerryWeather]

Definitely not boys IMO.

The goadyness is far too specific.

[Hastalapasta]

I reported a few posts, caused some head scratching at HQ but it seems that reporting does work

[AnyFucker]

Ched Evans, innit

[MistressMerryWeather]

Ahh.. Ched.

I didn't think of that.

[EmmaMacGill]

Oh Saint Chedwyn of Evans, patron saint of woman haters everywhere 😇

[AnyFucker]

Brings the fuckers out of the primal ooze, for sure

[BadEngleesh]

IYou can't tell if they are men or women. All you know is that they are trolls.

Have you ever watched Catfish? You have no idea who is sitting behind a keyboard

[EmmanuelleMumsnet]

Just wanted to say we really appreciate all the reports so keep them coming!

We look at every single one and investigate and it really helps us find and ban any trolls quickly.

[MistressMerryWeather]

Well when they start all their threads with 'MAN HERE!' or have nicknames like 'ManlyMan67' I'm happy to make an assumption.

[BadEngleesh]

OP, 😂 well if they say they are male it must be true

[AnyFucker]

Unless you are they Bad [wink

[AnyFucker]

[AnyFucker]

oh rilly ?

[emmeline25]

I think Mumsnet is troll obsessed and think everyones a troll if their circumstances are anything different from a mum with children or the problem they're discussing isn't about your mil or children's birthday parties.

[LumpySpacedPrincess]

Sometimes they help, they trot on here with their rape apologist views and are taken apart.

[MistressMerryWeather]

Exactly.

This happens every now and again. F4J, ARSE, Pie and Bovril.

They always go the same way - Start goady threads asking silly questions so they can prove how awful the women who post here are when we tell them to fuck off.

[emmeline25]

Don't get me wrong, it's horrible when people lie about things that affect other users but I've been a member of one other forum for 14 years and no one ever questions the posts people write on there. You find there's less trolls as they actually enjoy the attention of people getting annoyed/frustrated and trying to show everyone the 'truth' of their identity. On this forum there is none of that. And its aimed solely at people under the age of 30.

Mumsnet deleted a lot of posts that are reported even if the OP isn't a troll. Mumsnet HQ cannot know someone is a troll. They don't know the OP is lying. Only if they have been banned previously. Mumsnet has a terrible reputation for banning members for very little things for a previous ban means very little.

Overall troll-hunting is very damaging to the online community I feel.

[Kidnapped]

Yeah, their names are often an anagram of 'alpha male' or 'petrolhead' or something similar. The really bright ones call themselves alamaleph2 or such. To blend in, see.

They start off claiming to be a woman on one thread and then can't help saying "Well, as a man I can offer insight into why he had an affair. Have you let yourself go?" on the next thread. I'm not sure that they realise that people can see all their posts not just the ones on the current thread.