Isn't it time MN Towers was staffed through the night?

the got a bollocking by the looks of it.

here

hope link works

as a seasoned wind up merchant i can tell you being ignored is the best antidote

#poacherturnedgamekeeper

further response from one of their top bods

Hello Gigantaur

We will be looking at this very closely, and you have my assurances that anyone who is found to have posted comments will be dealt with accordingly.

I can only apologise for the actions of a small minority of our users. I would be grateful if you could pass my apologies onto your friends and colleagues too so that everyone is aware that we do not condone the events that took place.

I'm sure you don't want to be in here all day, so if you are happy with our actions I will release you from here. All I ask is that you allow us to deal with the matter from here on in, and that we keep it away from the forums from now on. It's a matter that I think we would all rather forget.

Best regards
Paul

Just wanted to say well done to Gigantaur and Tech for getting on the case so swiftly last night. I saw the posts (have been lurking on the thread) and was truly appalled that anyone could think it was appropriate.

that is indeed the case Chicken.

If I'm getting the gist, some nobends came on to a very sensitive thread 'for a laugh'? I am actually shocked that any adult would find rape amusing. Fuckers.

I have had the following response from one of the Mods at Pistonheads.

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Hello

I can appreciate your extreme feelings about the behaviour of some PH members on your forum, and I agree, it was completely inappropriate.

I have closed or deleted the threads that are discussing this and will ask for some Haymarket management guidance on what appropriate action to take will be tomorrow, UK time.

I have put you in here so we can talk privately about the way forward.

Glen

expat wrote - "Then it would be like every other forum: dull, over-censored, pointless."

I don't think it would be anything like that - one suggestion was for some form of 'out of hours' moderators to be able to hide posts for review by MNHQ.

That would seem (to me at least) a perfect solution and today was not the first time (nor will it be the last) when some idiots decide to play the fool (some months back it was some IT contractors forum members messing about)

All it would need would be a few posts to be 'zapped' quickly for them to get bored and f* off somewhere else (OK, not ideal if they just had nothing better to do than act like 10yo lads wherever they go) but swift action that could put a stop to their fun would reduce/ stop site vs site arguments/ insults, too.

It was lucky Tech was about, but somehow I doubt that can be taken for granted.

I have emailed the mods at PH and explained in what i hope is a serious but not emotional tone that these men have stepped way over the mark.

I think that we have proved we have a sense of humour and that when trollers wish to come oon and be funny we will quite happily join in the fun. (as evidenced by those cycling boys earlier yesterday) but what was posted last night was far beyond a bit of fun.

I did post on their own forum detailing how proud they should be of their members. Whilst there were a couple of quite vile replies most were thankfully deeply shocked and disgusted by their antics.

One would hope that they have their posting priveledges suspended or revoked and that it sends a strong message to others who think it may be funny to try again later.

For now though i would suggest that we are all a little more vigilant and that if you do spot a troll you don't engage with them but simply Report to HQ for a speedy removal.

looks like they targeted us previously too here

why is it always motoring forums which do this? I wonder if there is any way MNHQ can contact PH and make it clear to them that they should be issuing an apology and should be banning the members from their own site who behaved so disgracefully, particularly in cases like this where they have crossed the line.

Sterling work Tech.

no, i wouldn't have. i always loved him for him.

all i can do now is be a friend. he is in germany. gees, what is this nordic man kick and business?!

[nibbles another biscuit i really don't need]

Tech can you ban their IP addresses at all?

I'm utterly sick of this happening.

Funny how it's always the 'super boys clubs' type of sites that do this. It's pure misogyny. "Ooh, lets wind up the silly women and their pointless chatter", esepcially as we're mothers* so not deemed as 'fuckable'.

*I know not all posters are mothers, or even female, but you get the point.

oh no. i'm off to bed myself, or pretending to be. 'm' was always rich. but clueless me didn't see it. ever. i'll give myself that much. if i had, i'd have been with him.

that is why he loved me. because i never saw it, i was that dumb.

i'm not going to bed, but well, i don't know.

i don't know anything anymore.

go chat Expat.

i am going to switch off now as i dont want to be here when they all come over.

I am hoping that DDD continues to be sporadic in her posting and doesn't come on until this has cleared up.

ffs.

here i am, reconnecting with the high school friend who loved me, 21 years later, and this comes on!

it seems i have been thrown off of their site already.

amazing that they can be so fucking quick to prevent their precious members from being upset and yet it is ok to allow their followers to come and do this.

I just saw a couple more comments like
"you wait till daytime, we are gonna rip you a new arsehole. oops"

and another where he openly admits he is heading straight for the more sensetive subject areas.

I will always agree with you in things like this, Gig. WHERE is this? Sorry, am chatting simultaneously to a person in NYC who's been my friend since 1986.

Where is this thread?

Sorry, I have dreadful insomnia and spend much of my time like this talking to people in America, so I probably missed this.