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Original poster

SP's thread was trolling?

304 replies

EirikurNoromaour · 24/02/2014 18:02

I'm obviously incredibly relieved. But massively disturbed. How did that happen? Is SP ok?

OP posts:
BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 24/02/2014 18:27

It was deeply shocking.

I think we should thank whoever was astute and sensitive enough to report it, which must be why it was dealt with so quickly.

We'll probably never know who it was. There were a lot of very long-standing posters appearing to take it at face value.

Someone did say it wasn't SP's usual style, but you wouldn't expect someone to be quite themselves in those circumstances would you?

And she name changes so often as long as the "SP" was there most people wouldn't look that closely.

A very sobering experience.

Twunk · 24/02/2014 18:27

Particularly sick bearing in mind current events on the children with cancer thread. This really upset me.

MoominIsWaitingToMeetHerMiniMe · 24/02/2014 18:25

That is horrendous, but obviously such good news that he is alright. My heart sank when I read it Sad

HyvaPaiva · 24/02/2014 18:25

Thanks Rowan and thanks for removing that thread so quickly.

KoalaFace · 24/02/2014 18:24

I felt physically sick when I read that message. I feel like a weight has just been lifted.

I am horrified someone would do that though. And its devastating, some people left very personal messages mentioning their own bereavements and offering support. I can only hope it hasn't knocked them too much.

IamtheZombie · 24/02/2014 18:24

Rowan, there was a bit of speculation on that thread as to who the PBP is. Can you just confirm the speculators were wrong please?

MNHQ
RowanMumsnet · 24/02/2014 18:24

@HyvaPaiva

Is this the first time they've impersonated though, Rowan? That's more serious than trolling.

Yes, it's a horrible development and we're not aware of them doing this before.

TitsalinaBumSquash · 24/02/2014 18:24

I've been a direct victim of nasty, vicious trolls but not this bad.

Poor SP, I thought the OP didn't sound like her style of writing but then thought it might be because of shock or grief.

I'm so, so glad it's not true.

Whatever posses people to do stuff like this is beyond my comprehension. I think you have to be genuinely sick in the head to contemplate it. Angry

HyvaPaiva · 24/02/2014 18:23

Is this the first time they've impersonated though, Rowan? That's more serious than trolling.

MNHQ
RowanMumsnet · 24/02/2014 18:22

@ParsingFancy

I'll report this thread, in case MNHQ can confirm the trolling. Hope to god it was a troll.

Yes, it was absolutely a troll we're afraid (although of course we're also very glad that it wasn't 'true')

It wasn't a name anyone would have recognised, tbh; certainly not a 'big name' poster. Just someone who keeps re-regging to post threads about being bereaved. This is the fifth or sixth time we've banned them. We do all we can to stop returning trolls like this and we're sorry that some of them slip through.

Original poster
EirikurNoromaour · 24/02/2014 18:20

I can guess who it might be.

OP posts:
GoofyIsACow · 24/02/2014 18:19

Oh my god! Shock

SouthernComforts · 24/02/2014 18:19

Oh god how awful for the real SP. Disgusting thing to troll about.

ParsingFancy · 24/02/2014 18:19

Oh that's great, thanks. Happily I missed the thread completely.

IamtheZombie · 24/02/2014 18:19

Zombie still hopes that HQ will tell us who the PBP is.

CremeEggThief · 24/02/2014 18:19

I think that is the most disgusting example of trolling I've seen on here. Some folk are sick Angry.

MoominsYonisAreScary · 24/02/2014 18:18

Some people are beyond fucking awful

RichTeaAreCrap · 24/02/2014 18:17

That is absolutely fucking disgusting. What on earth would possess someone to be so vile?

It's also a bit stalkerish and weird.

I am so glad it was a troll but bloody hell what an upsetting thread.

ExitPursuedTheRoyalPrude · 24/02/2014 18:17

Part of me hoped it was a troll

Thank god.

BelleateSebastian · 24/02/2014 18:17

I saw that post and thought there was something that seemed odd about it, no idea who sp is but hope she's okay after being 'impersonated'

NymodigFruOla · 24/02/2014 18:17

I think that, maybe, MNHQ needs to make their 'username' options, or filters, more sophisticated. I don't know how, because I'm not techy.

Wasn't there another thread last week when a troll used a similar NN to a long standing MNer, but changed a 1 to an 01? The original MNer was having to fight her corner saying that it wasn't her.

TotallyAddictedToLurking · 24/02/2014 18:17

It has to be the most disturbing thing that I've seen here.

They must have known that SP hasn't been around for a while. They knew she has a son and used her mum in it too.

Very disturbing.

NettoSuperstar · 24/02/2014 18:16

The 'tude is fine.
I have sp on my fb.

MothratheMighty · 24/02/2014 18:16

Pity that the technology doesn't exist to send a pulse back along the net and fry their chips and HDs for them.
I shall have to get DD inventing.

PandaFeet · 24/02/2014 18:16

I think SP namechanged.

Cannot believe how sick some people are ffs. What a vile thing to do.

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