What gets your troll radar pinging?

[scotchbroth1]

Trolling seems a regular occurrence on MN but some are more obvious than others. As mothers we like to think we instinctively sniff out such creatures, but what exactly gets us thinking? Without berating those with genuine problems with benefits, work patterns, mental health etc.

dots... posts with lots of ellipses where you'd expect a full stop... Something about that posting style pings my radar, but then I've done a lot of proofreading... So maybe that's it...

Why are we so surprised. A Internet forum is a trolls best friend :)

Goats start to disappear

I was told several weeks ago on here and I did laugh that anyone on here who didn't have a written profile was a troll. I replied that some people are private hence hidden profile. I show mine as I'm a show off

What was wrong with posting this in _Chat? It's not an AIBU thread, is it?!

My troll radar is always pinging, there's bloody trolls everywhere round here

It's like I'm the head troll or summat

Well the name king trollo I'd expect you to be head honcho on the seeking out trolls.

Frying pans and fish cookery books.

I'd be much better at finding them if they put <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.coloring-pages-kids.com/coloring-pages/fantasy-medieval-coloring-pages/trolls-giants-coloring-pages/trolls-giants-coloring-pages-images/troll-giant-coloring-page-12.gif&imgrefurl=www.coloring-pages-kids.com/coloring-pages/fantasy-medieval-coloring-pages/trolls-giants-coloring-pages/trolls-giants-coloring-pages-images/troll-giant-coloring-page-12.php&usg=__APG8JpUtR92Ht_6tfIx8n6vH7BI=&h=675&w=530&sz=14&hl=en&start=194&zoom=1&tbnid=GkjkXLWxvsL0ZM:&tbnh=156&tbnw=121&ei=XIYMTsPGKM2KhQe3w-XtDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtroll%2Bpictures%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3Dujd%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D636%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1126&vpy=276&dur=1641&hovh=253&hovw=199&tx=151&ty=143&page=10&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this on their profiles.

With the added bonus that you can print it out for the kids to colour in. You can mumsnet and not feel neglectful be an involved troll mum at the same time

He he my DD had one of those with bright pink hair.