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Trolls & Membership

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ChippingIn · 28/08/2011 16:44

I know it has been discussed before - but I don't know what the outcome was.

Would having a paid membership deter some of the trolls?

Who would be prepared to pay to be a member of Mumsnet?

MNHQ - would it have a detrimental affect on your advertising revenue (greater than you would receive in membership revenue)?

How else can we get MN back to how it used to be - it has been bloody horrible lately :(

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BeerTricksPotter · 28/08/2011 19:55

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bruffin · 28/08/2011 19:52

This person doesn't start threads, they just post a lot on the same subject. It is so obvious who they are but MN refuse to do anything about it.

PinotsWolefCubs · 28/08/2011 19:51

bruffin have you told MNHQ?

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bruffin · 28/08/2011 19:46

No they won't. There is a regular namechanger on these boards who actually changes mid thread. They refused to confirm they are not a namechanger, although it extremely obvious they are, and won't allow posts to make others aware.

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IfYouSeeACrocodile · 28/08/2011 19:43

And actually I think the troll hunters have a more detrimental effect to the boards overall than the trolls themselves - but then again I do love a good story :)

IfYouSeeACrocodile · 28/08/2011 19:42

I was recently called a trollhunterhunter - beat that! Grin I really don't get why a) people do become so so emotionally invested and b) if people suspect a troll they feel the need to shout it from the rooftops.

SuePurbly's idea is a good one, so you can see a poster is a regular without being able to see who they are.

2shoes · 28/08/2011 19:40

Idon't think it is fair to charge,
mn hq should just be quicker to act imo, or we should be quicker to report...

or ignore them

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AurraSing · 28/08/2011 19:36

I wouldn't pay membership for a club that would have me as a member...
I doubt very much if the worst trolls are new members, i suspect they are more regular and know which buttons to press.

vividgingerchilli · 28/08/2011 19:34

I wouldn't pay, MN is good but I can't afford to pay as my income is very very low.

dumdedoodah · 28/08/2011 19:32

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PinotsWolefCubs · 28/08/2011 19:31

Just don't 'give' more than you can afford to lose. Or stick to the silly threads avec moi Wink

GypsyMoth · 28/08/2011 19:21

Sockpuppetry..... Yes, it's one of the worst kinds of trolling imo!

RoundOrangeHead · 28/08/2011 19:21

I like name changing which is why no-one knows me

Blatherskite · 28/08/2011 19:13

The reason we're getting more trolls is because MN is bigger and more famous so attarcts more weirdos. You can't make is smaller again without heading into Moldie territory.

bruffin · 28/08/2011 18:45

I definitely agree with disallowing namechanging. There are posters who namechange on the same thread to give themselves credibility ie others that agree with them. It should be banned but MN does not seem interested.

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SuePurblybilt · 28/08/2011 18:34

If we had something next to our names, not an avatar or a ticker but perhaps a number of posts tally, couldn't that be made to stay visible, even with name changes? So if I nc'd to ask a TMI question, you'd see '8 squillion posts' next to my name and have a fair idea that I wasn't a troll.

Not much help to the newbies of course, but it could help reduce the troll hunting in some cases?

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ChippingIn · 28/08/2011 18:27

Tee - I never suggested that it would be a way to stop trolls 100%. I also said in my OP that I realise this has been discussed before. I also said I agree that stopping name changing would help this - however it causes other problems.

Sybil - that was my fear too. It would be bloody annoying to pay to reduce the trolls only to find they thought it money well spent!! The spotty teens and Hunz are easily spotted aren't they Grin

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SybilBeddows · 28/08/2011 18:10

I think the really keen trolls, who are the problem ones, would consider it money well spent.
It wouldn't deter either the emotional bloodsuckers or the weirdy MN-obsessed antifeminists.
It would put off the teenagers and the organised board invasions but they're not the worst of the problem.

Tee2072 · 28/08/2011 18:06

Chipping not only do we get the influx of trolls every summer, we get a thread like this one as well.

There is no way to 100% stop trolls. Disallowing namechanges would get MN at least heading in the right direction.

TheMagnificentBathykolpian · 28/08/2011 17:48

I wouldn't pay.

Look what happened to bad mothers' club when they tried to charge members a measly £12 a year!

I do think that mnhq should not protect shitty namechangers. So if you namechange to be a total cow - a cowardly cow at that! then they should change your namechange back to your usual user name and let your post stand. If you're going to be a bitch - be a bitch with balls or don't bother! That would sort out a fair bit of nastyness! Grin

I wonder if people would register with a credit card, and mnhq reserve a token amount to prove that it is genuine, then at least they have actual, proven, real names and details, which may deter some of the crazier bastards. I would be happy to do that but I know some people have a problem with folks having their personal details Grin