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Troll hunters and HQ.

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MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 09:19

If a poster is accused of being a troll on a thread numerous times and by more than one person then HQ pull the thread because of troll hunting shouldn't the accused be vindicated by HQ first?

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BeyondPreparedForHell · 15/10/2014 13:01

Basically (hope this is vague enough to be okay but still explains the situation) the op started a thread asking about a deleted thread and it was quite a quiet one. The next day, it got bumped back up by a new poster, saying the original op was possibly real, and that people should pm her for details. I pm'ed, as i had believed the original deleted poster, then suspected trolling from my reply. I reported the pm to hq, went back to the thread and shared it, yes, a bad idea, i know this. Anyway, took a few hours for hq to get back to me, and they then deleted the thread for trollhunting.

BeyondPreparedForHell · 15/10/2014 12:56

As the troll huntiest on the thread, I'm quite curious why hq have stayed quiet in the open, yet have emailed me about the pm i reported to them (not publicising private conversations after yesterday, so not saying either way what hq said)

Original poster
MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 12:56

Well quite. But if you're being accused of being a troll can't be nice if you're not either!

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Mintyy · 15/10/2014 12:28

Oh well in that case then I do agree that HQ should stand by the op. But then I don't think they should delete a whole thread for troll hunting either! It may be against the rules but its unrealistic to expect no one to raise a cynical eyebrow when the site is absolutely fucking riddled with trolls.

Original poster
MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 12:25

Mintyy it wasn't the OP.
The delete message said it was because of troll hunting and that it wasn't the spirit of the site thing.

Werk what do you mean?

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Mintyy · 15/10/2014 12:18

But, ime, threads which contain lots of troll hunting are not usually deleted, unless HQ are pretty darn sure that op was indeed a troll.

Of course, no one can ever be 100% sure, but I'm sure they are not over-hasty to accuse people of being trolls.

WerkSupp · 15/10/2014 12:07

It's a big, open website, not a criminal court.

Original poster
MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 12:03

Good points.

Just seems wishy washy that troll hunters can get away with that sort of behaviour and not have any comeuppance.

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Maryz · 15/10/2014 11:27

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Original poster
MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 10:39

Mary this wasn't the OP but someone posting from the start of the thread. She was blatantly accused of trolling by a good few.

If the thread is pulled for troll hunting why didn't HQ exonerate her?

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Maryz · 15/10/2014 10:35

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MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 10:14

They won't divulge the ins and outs and I understand that. I just think it's unfair if someone is being called a liar the HQ should either pull the thread and say they were a troll or that the poster was genuine.

After all they make a big song and dance about troll hunting don't they?

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HavanaSlife · 15/10/2014 09:28

Saying that, id like it if mnhq could tell you why they think a poster is a troll. So pbp, sock puppeting has lots of accounts to the same ip address. How sure can they be that a poster is a troll

Original poster
MiddletonPink · 15/10/2014 09:22

Indeed. For the poster, those believing her and those not.

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HavanaSlife · 15/10/2014 09:21

I think so, it would be nice to know if mnhq thought the poster was telling the truth or not