We know it's fake! Leave it alone!

www.mumsnet.com/talk/relationships/4654967-period-sex-yay-or-nay?latest=1

Do people want to provide material for pervs to wank to, though?

Some parody threads are funny though.Are they trolling? I dunno if they are really.

Did that one turn out to be fake/a troll? I did read it aghast that someone could be treated that way, but thought in this current society I could truly see it happening.

oh this reminds me of a thread years and years ago about a poster finding their DP/DH in bed with the saucepans. Does anyone else remember it? It was entirely fictional (they admitted it, a few pages in) but it made me cry with laughter.

But @YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet the thread I'm referring to - apparently everyone else got it and thought it was funny.

I didn't.

And I got upset. And got upset at the many posts telling me to calm down and be less autistic.

But the thread was apparently a parody thread. Which under these new rules, would be left.

And that's a bad call, in my opinion. And muddying the water means some would be left (like that one). Surely a clear no troll threads is just clearer?

It probably is - but it's the more general point I'm making not that specific thread.

Thanks @PAFMO

@mountaindewview

Thank you both @vodkaredbullgirl and @ZeroFuchsGiven

I don't want to rehash that thread, but there's a danger that threads that are an obvious parody to some aren't to others and cause a lot of upset.

How will mumsnet make that call? It was hard enough having the thread there on a Sunday for as long as it was. Having a thread there for all eternity would mean I could never step away from it (as a function of my autism it's very very difficult for me to step away when a thread is still going and I'm being pulled back by being mentioned) and would compound my upset.

Absolutely, it is amazing how people believe some of the most bizarre threads.

I always imagine a group of creative writers competing to see who gets the most responses to a troll thread.

What that poster said to you was disgusting.

I've been called a troll on the Reddit group.

I totally missed that it was supposed to be a "funny" thread. And I reported and reported it. And it took ages to come down.

Both the troll and the supposed parody.

I would feel horrendous if those threads were still there. It's bad enough as it is.

Time for another name change methinks.

I was on that thread and the way you were spoken to was disgusting. Sorry you were spoken to that way and what happened afterwards

Ah you're probably right. My bad for spending so much of my time in AIBU right!

Please don't do this. I got so upset about a thread on Sunday that was apparently obviously a piss take.

I'm autistic and I didn't get it and I ended up in meltdown.

Please don't do this

But the thing is @Phos, trolls will (and do) post everywhere. No such thing as a board which isn't contentious!

Ok, I wasn’t sure if they had some sort of automation or a risk based approach like checking the boards which are likely to be more contentious (or fake for that matter)

Oh I thought it was a different one, which in fairness has also been deleted. Apologies.

Someone posting about breaking into the bathroom while their 11 year old son is in the shower and commenting on how big and hairy his willy is doesnt come across as suspicious?

"we don't want to give an air of legitimacy to any troll but we're thinking more along the lines of leaving up the ridiculously obvious threads if they've since evolved to an entertaining discussion."

That's a dangerous line to be treading. Because by doing so you are doing exactly what you say you don't want to do: legitimise trolling. And opening up the site to more losers whose trolling then escalates into a "last tub of Marge, spare a few coppers" or worse, threads.

@BIWI maybe us old gals should look on @Mad1988 's post as a compliment. Whippersnappers clearly not bright enough to spot troll wearing troll costume and saying troll things because they're too busy weeing on their children and pouring tea on their keyboard then defend trolls because to do otherwise would expose thickness to general public. "I knew it was a troll but it's hilarious!" "It doesn't matter that there was no teenage girl looking for a bra (and Herbert is jacking off to the answers he's received) some of the answers were useful!"

Frankly, I prefer my conversations (online or not) to be slightly more intelligent and a little less bottom feedy.

@Phos posts only get checked if they're reported. There are way too many threads and posts every day for MN to check them all!