Why are people such trolls on here?

Emily = I’ve always hated that name Kaden = so downmarket
Jack = booorrrrring,

Oi! Who are you to criticise the names of my DTriplets Have a

You tell us @dave54

It all comes down to your definition of 'troll'. Personally I think lots of posters can be totally normal on one thread but slip into 'troll mode' on another. Especially on this section of the website. They see a name they think looks a bit working class and all you can see is a chorus of 'chav'.
It's not constructive feedback either, despite what they may protest, it's just your common or garden British class obsession.

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Are they?

Yes they are! They are bitter and twisted because they haven’t done it right and they want to cut the idealistic ones down to size.

Isnore them op. Mumnet posters are an average bunch, hardly any bright sparks and no one here who will change the world. They are all rather boring and jealous actually 😂

It was in the Telegraph birth announcements section.

The whole Balonz thing is so overdone.

I like Balonz.

It may not be defined as trolling, but I have noticed that there is much more rudeness, unkindness and foul language on MN baby name discussions compared with similar forums in other parts of the world.

eg on other forums posters generally use phrases such as 'it's not my style' or 'I'm not a fan of' or 'I'm not keen on' about names they don't like, or even 'sorry, I dislike ...' rather than rude put downs. On other forums I think that some of the more extreme rudeness would be deleted by moderators whereas this one seems to allow a lot. Not everyone, and not even the majority, but MN definitely has its own tone - as does each forum round the world - and it's not always a pleasant one. MN is also more class conscious - which reflects the UK I guess - than other places. And as pps have said, there's a lot of ignorance about names that are just a little different to some people's very limited experience.

Thankfully most people are kind and helpful, and open rather than dismissive if they don't know something.

Baby Names is THE most spammed section of MN. People post to get a rise & quickly up their post count

Uh? Baby names isn't that spammy. And mumsnet doesn't even display post counts.

Did you post this on the wrong forum?

Unless they're a joke suggestion (eg Balonz or Willy), I don't think parents' choices should be mocked. We should encourage more, not less, name diversity!

You don’t think ‘A sister for Caractacus’ type threads deserve mockery?

We’ll have to differ on that.

So what is OP doing?

Some of the names suggested on here are so laughable and pretentious that the parent(s)’ choices deserve to be mocked.

Unless they're a joke suggestion (eg Balonz or Willy), I don't think parents' choices should be mocked. We should encourage more, not less, name diversity!

Yes, there's often twins. These days I immediately assume any mention of twins isn't genuine, tbh.

Another one I've noticed is OP saying they are looking for opinions on their list of, say, boys' names but throwing a name usually used for girls into the list. There was a spate of threads like that a while back.

Baby name troll - someone who posts asking for advice or opinions on ridiculous names, often yoonique, very often there’s twins thrown in too.

Goady is an excellent reason to not get involved.

Nasty people goad, its a weird and nasty way of getting off on winding others up

Some of the names suggested on here are so laughable and pretentious that the parent(s)’ choices deserve to be mocked. What’s wrong with that?

The ‘anti-Kylie’ type of thread can get a bit cat’s bum mouth, but that’s not what trolling is.

‘Goady’ is a shit excuse for avoiding answering arguments. Accusations of it should banned IMO.

Is your post count even visible on MN? Unlike Reddit etc. I don't think this is really a forum that particularly rewards frequent posters. Allowing name-changing etc. seems indicative of that.

I tend to assume that getting honest opinions about a name is why people are asking an anonymous forum. If you just want people to tell you that the name is lovely hun then why bother asking?

get their post count up

A risky strategy if that's the real motive wouldnt you think? To what benefit, having a high post count?

Baby Names is THE most spammed section of MN. People post to get a rise & quickly up their post count.

Really? Sorry, not been here long enough to really dispute that but I would have thought that it was AIBU or something. There surely has to be quite a limited repertoire of trolling in a thread about names?

words have a meaning so we can communicate. Giving them your own meaning really doesn’t help that process.

Oh dear. Well I'm afraid one of the hazards of the internet is that you can't control how people interpret other people's posts, and the intentions behind said posts.

sybelline words have a meaning so we can communicate. Giving them your own meaning really doesn’t help that process.

Baby Names is THE most spammed section of MN. People post to get a rise & quickly up their post count.

People are sensitive & defensive about names & it’s bound to get heated sometimes 🤷🏻‍♀️

It's a sad reflection of life online now.

Some genuine stories, that because they are out of the understanding or experience to others are viewed suspiciously and accused of trollage.

But my, isn't this a strange thread.

Wtf is OP?

Not every piece of bad behaviour on the internet is trolling. It's a specific type of posting and it does involve deceit.

Being goady isn't always trolling. Flaming isn't trolling. Having unpleasant opinions isn' of itself trolling. Trolls wil pretend to have a different opinion or to be unsure and say something wide eyed and stupid or to have a different back story in accordance with the tone of a thread in order to get maximum knee jerk response, so the deceit comes in.

Plopping, like dave54 isn't necessarily trolling...