Are you ever going to do anything about trolls?

In the moment posters can exasperate,or entertain me.but I don't recall the names
Posts annoy me,posters dont.theres a difference
I've never understood the whits yer fave mn oscars or the boo hiss pantomime villain she's behind you

There's currently a poster who really rubs me the wrong way but it doesn't seem that anyone else is bothered by them so it must just be me.

There are quite a few I can think of...

I agree with you wannaBe.

I simple warning to others to think twice about engaging and sharing painful personal stories should suffice, and report.

the fuck offs are just as encouraging to trolls as the sharing.

haven't read the entire thread but IMO there are some things which would make trolling less attractive before mn hq even get involved:

It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who keep blatantly obviously troll threads bumped by continually responding to them. If less people actually posted on the threads in question there would be less incentive to post them in the first place. I've seen posters go on to threads just to tell the op to fuck off back under her bridge, hardly constructive and leaves the thread in active convos for longer and with more chance of people seeing it.

People need to get past this idea that it's better to post constructively on a thread even if it's a troll because someone in real need might see it. It isn't. Let's be honest - most situations aren't unique in that if you come on to mn for advice re a problem, there is an extensive search function where posters or lurkers can search for previous threads on pretty much any topic that exists. Affairs/tragedy/domestic violence/bereavement/illness. you name it, someone here has posted genuinely about it and received valid support. One thread isn't going to be that vital lifeline someone has been looking for - if you don't believe a thread is genuine, don't post on it just to feed the mythical desperate people who might (but probably won't) stumble upon it in the two hours it takes before it's deleted.

And IMO this is no longer a support forum - not really. And one of the biggest contributors to that is the ibu board. Ibu gets the biggest hit rate on mn, which essentially sells mn to the outside world as a fight club where people can go for a free for all and say what they like to who they like, and if people don't like it that was there fault for posting in ibu. Ibu has IMO been the downfall of mn and does not show the site in a good light at all. If ibu were got rid of, then IMO the number of trolls would go down significantly. But of course mn won't do that because ibu is their biggest income generator.

Personally I would remove the ability to namechange, or only permit say, three namechanges, nobody has that many issues they need unlimited namechanges, if they do it's professional help they need not mn.

There's currently a poster who really rubs me the wrong way but it doesn't seem that anyone else is bothered by them so it must just be me.

Was there much activity last night MaryZ?

I almost never spot a troll. This may be because I go to bed so early; or it may be that I am very gullible.

I don't actually care about the "professional" hackers. Bless. Sad middle aged arsewits bishboshing away in dark rooms that smell of sweat just because they can.

I care about the time and mental energy invested by common or garden MNers to try and help people, talk to people, offer them advice and just a shoulder to cry on, who then feel somehow violated because it was all just a pisstake.

I don't agree with having to wait a while before posting after registration, but sadly, I do think the day has come when n/c should have to be approved by HQ first.

And the utter bollocks which is the "we don't usually delete threads on the request of the OP but she's been outed as a fake/troll/the argument isn't going her way she has asked us to as she has posted stuff that may make her identifiable as a troll/goady/general arsewit in real life" really needs looking at. HQ just issue an open invitation to fuckwittage with that one.

Their name was R---1 can't remember what their actual name was though.

Was it the same poster who tried to resurrect the hex bug as sex toy thread by any chance?

Yes, in the time I posted here the post hand been deleted.

Fair do's, Alpaca, can't argue with that.

HQ were on it like a car bonnet, in fairness.
Kudos.

I know. I think they think people will be surprised. Moreso than if they go to, say a foot fetish website and say "I like feet."

YY, Alpaca pervs are annoying, bereavement trolls are evil.

But no one is surprised. I think everyone is bored by it.

It's the same as a 'flasher'...they get off on the surprised reactions of innocent bystanders, I think.

MNHQ are on top form today.

I think I hate the bereavement trolls the most.

He's posted on another thread about spanking. Seems he has quite the obsession.

Why oh why come here when there are sites dedicated to spanking/anal etc?!

I think I hate the pervy fuckers most of all.