Troll hunting

It's chat board though Lenin. Nothing is going to happen to you unless you choose to share personal information, arrange to meet off board etc. It doesn't really correlate to RL in the way you describe.

Blimey, I'd go up a ladder for eight hundred nicker- where do I sign up?

I think Manky speaks a lot of sense.

I was accused of trollery once - ages ago - and although it was a bit strange, it didn't upset me much because I was real, and knew I was real, and made sure I set people straight right away as Manky has done on her thread.

It didn't stop me seeking advice as I knew my thread might have seemed unlikely - however I can see how if nobody had believed me even when I protested my innocence, it would have been painful.

That's the funny thing about actual troll threads...usually most people on them DO stand up for the troll, but that's never enough and the troll just carries on pleading terrible insult and exacting more guilt and sympathy.

I honestly wouldn't care about some random troll-obsessive appearing on a thread I'd started as long as it wasn't unanimous.

My comments that follow have nothing to do with your thread MMM, just to make it clear that I neither think you are a troll nor disbelieve what you said in your thread (my sympathies by the way for how things turned out).

I think it is up to all posters to be on their guard to the possibilty that no one on here is what they seem to be. Troll hunting may bring out the latent Miss Marple in some people but it can get very nasty indeed and be very harmful to individual posters. Often the advice posted is heartfelt and of benefit even if the OP themselves isn't all they seem.

However, I will admit to having moments when I see long running sagas and many of the same posters seemingly sucked in, and I deliberately avoid. On a few such threads there have later been mass accusations of trollery, but who is to say whether the OP was genuine or not? Hard to know for sure.

I think we all have a responsibility to look out for ourselves online.

I'm confused as to how people seem to know who is a Troll. I'm probably naive but I don't honestly know if I could recognise one if I came across it. Not wanting to join in with the whole finger pointing, ignoring sounds the best policy, but how do you know?

Lenin- I prefer to be more discreet

I am sorry you have had that experience, mankymummy. FWIW, your thread did not look like the ones I am thinking of during this discussion.

Maybe thats my problem too..I'm rather cynical at the best of times and if I find out someones been trolling on here I just shrug it off ..

A death sentence may be a bit extreme BitOfFun, would a tsk tsk do instead?

I think this thread is about my thread.

And i said i wouldnt post again but i dont want to see a mn argument / nastiness again, this is meant to be a supportive forum, thats why i started posting 4 years ago (when I had a high ratio for downs with my DS's triple test).

Its ok to say... i think this may be a troll, be careful because of x, y and z.

I got upset because she said my life read like a bad novel.

and she namechanged, which is now making me worry that its actually someone in my life or my exDPs.

And implied i was lying. i am not. im sure someone from MN must be reading this and if so, i would appreciate them posting here how long i have been on MN and if im considered a potential troll.

Somebody shoot me, please. I have just seen that I put an apostrophe in a plural [shame]

Ideally halfcut yes

however some are less worldly and view this as a safe community in which most can be trusted.

The question is whether those people desire warning of others' unproven suspicions or not.

I can't say as I see myself as rather cynical and jaded already

I think if you use a message board you should be aware of the pervs risks yourself without someone else pointing them out

But MNHQ have left threads up if they can't prove the OP is lying- and let's face it, some trolls post with dynamic IP addresses and slip under the radar that way.

Maybe some people do have a wish to show off about finding a troll, but I don't think that's the sole motive of most. I think it's mean to suggest that...what about people who join neighbourhood watch or the police, are they show offs for wanting to seek out and remove those causing disruption or hurt in a community?

I don't think so. I think the intentions are good but it can backfire if the person is genuine and is hurt by the allegation.

That's our major trip-up on here.

BitOfFun, If people already know about the poster, they would be reported and addressed under the proposed policy.

What about the person who has already shared how they overcame impotence with their DH, or the trouble they had with a child's bedwetting etc, when other people who have read the thread know fine well that the OP is a troll seeking sexual gratification, because they recogtnise the posting style? Don't they deserve a head's up so they are a bit more alert next time?

Hmmm that's true Z...

i agree halfcut

I think the troll hunters want to show how very clever they are..

report, ignore and dont click

simples