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the lack of overnight responses to reports is making a mockery of this site and allowing trolls to run rife

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wannaBe · 02/11/2015 08:59

at least two blatantly obvious troll threads over night. Yes in this instance it seems pretty obvious that they're trolls (in fact I'm not uncertain that they're not the same poster) But they are from people whose attitudes towards children appear to be so vile as to stir up a lot of harsh and deserved responses, as well as a lot of cries of troll, which are apparently not allowed on mn... Hmm

but if mn were quicker to respond to reports these posters wouldn't still be there and people wouldn't feel the need to A, take the piss, B, call troll, and your site wouldn't look like a playground for trolls after the hours of darkness.

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Sparklingbrook · 02/11/2015 16:10

I agree Maryz.

TheAnimatedRemainsOfMaryz · 02/11/2015 11:59

I think if you asked mumsnetters some of us could come up with sensible, workable solutions, but there has to be a willingness to take a hard line on trolling.

At the moment there isn't. So banned posters can come back repeatedly, as we've seen over the last few weeks.

Sparklingbrook · 02/11/2015 10:02

The thing with Nightwatch though is that it is there for all to see. you feel like supergrass, and although it says it's not for Trollhunting that's exactly what you are doing reporting a troll thread there. IYKWIM.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/11/2015 09:59

Hi all,

Thanks for this.
This is what the nightwatch are for and we are currently looking into how we can work with what we have and perhaps expand it a little further.

We will have a discussion over the next couple of weeks and see what we can do to help the situation.

CoteDAzur · 02/11/2015 09:27

I agree that lack of nighttime supervision is a problem that needs a solution.

Would it be an idea to adopt a Reddit-style solution where each troll-magnet board is trusted to several posters who care about it overnight? 2-3 trusted MNers can be given the power to take Relationship threads offline, for example, with decisions to be reviewed by MNHQ personnel in the morning. Others for Step Parents, Chat, etc.

Many of us care deeply about MN and the integrity of its forums, and I would assume that at least some are trusted by MNHQ to not go crazy if given limited power to suspend threads overnight until MNHQ can take a look in the morning.

SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 02/11/2015 09:16

Y,y just ran across the one in relationships.

Sparklingbrook · 02/11/2015 09:12

Theres Nightwatch but not sure exactly what that's for.

ToastedOrFresh · 02/11/2015 09:08

Yeah, I've learned to look at the time of start of a troll thread. Usually around midnight. So there's a fair few hours before MN come to work in daylight hours and deal with the troll reports.

Trolls know this, it's part of what makes them so tragic.

Original poster
wannaBe · 02/11/2015 09:08

nope. one in step parenting and one in relationships.

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SagaNorensLeatherTrousers · 02/11/2015 09:05

Have they been zapped yet?

Sparklingbrook · 02/11/2015 09:04

I do have to agree that weekends and overnight are the best time to troll unhindered.