every internet site gets trolls

[southeastastra]

we are just too loving and caring

[southeastastra]

aw big teletub hug

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Yes and some people get caught out.

Someone caught me, only for a fiver and a birthday card mind you, never again.

[BCNS]

is it safe in here??

I am in need of a namechange.. and I flipping daren't do it now!

[Helga80]

This is one of 3 sites I go on (sad I know - I do have a life honest!!) and all of them suffer with trolls. It's a fact of life, be it RL or web forums, people get perverse pleasure out of winding other people up.

It's a hard fact and sometimes it's something we've just got to accept.

Bloody annoying all the same

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

BCNS - are you ok ?

[concerned]

[BCNS]

oh I'm fine.. I just have a follower again

[hunkermunker]

BALD, was TWR a troll then? [misses everything]

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Oh crikey

[BCNS]

I'll wave at you when I have one and you'll know it's me LOL.. all cloak and dagger !!

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Not exactly a troll, hunker, just took it all a bit far, then a friend, also on MN, got in on the act and arranged a 'surprise' for TWR's 'birthday' - via email/CAT. Some money went TWR's way - then TWR needed money for rent or summat and loads of MNers contributed. Alllegedly she paid back the money.

Sigh

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

BCNS - wave at me, give me A Sign

[hunkermunker]

I wish MNers would send me money - well, maybe not MNers. Camelot.

Did you see those care workers who won the share of the Euro Millions aren't going to let it change their lives? Not leaving their jobs? WHY DID THEY FUCKING WELL PLAY IT THEN?!!

[BoysAreLikeDogs]

Ahh

My mistake

[marmadukescarlet]

I sent her £50 once as she seemed to be having such a hard time, not part of an organised scam collection but because I'm nice.

Then I realised she was always having a hard time! I did then contact mnhq to say that I was concerned that many individuals may do as I had done...I wonder how much she made?

[Saturn74]

marmaduke

[thumbwitch]

Just so you know, CvQ feels at the moment that she is unlikely to come back to MN now thanks to this. Thank God that other thread has been pulled at last.

[SleepIsForTheWeak]

I wish Mumsnet had never participated in that newspaper article saying what a kind, generous lot we were. I wonder if the site will be able to sustain itself longterm? Too many people getting fed up and even conned

[FAQ]

I'm pretty sure that TWR did pay everyone back (don't know for sure though)

I spent 45 minutes reading that thread - only had 3 pages left and when I clicked "next page" it had gone WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH


Oh well it kept me from having to sort my kitchen out

[marmadukescarlet]

Well I didn't get my money back, maybe because I wasn't part of the collection - just plain stupid generous.

[ZakuroFujiwara]

Marmaduke - am so glad you posted that - I also sent her £50 last christmas when she first appeared and was feeling a right muppet.... sorry that you got sucked in too - but I feel better that someone else did, if that makes sense

[DisasterArea]

TWD did indeed pay back.
tis hard to be nice and not get the peess taken though.

[piratecat]

did cvq get to read that other thread then, i am guessing? By the time i got to the top, which took half an hour, it had been pulled.

the placeis going mad, i was accused of troll like behaviour yesterday becuase i asked what sort of toys/games other mums' 6 yr olds were into. I was using my real name too!!!!