why do some people troll and how does mnhq weed them out ?

[mrsfuzzy]

a huge thread has been deleted today due to consensus at mnhq the poster had been previously banned, how does mn work out these things when a lot of us lovely peeps get pulled in ? why on earth do trolls do what they do and what do they get out of it, sorry being a bit naive i guess.

[ElsaAintAsColdAsMe]

They absolutely shouldn't tell us how they figure things out, then the trolls will get more sly.

I have just about stopped commenting on child loss threads now unless I recognise the poster, there has been far too much trolling about it and I'm never sure if I'm helping or giving my personal story for someone's kicks.

[Holdtheslaw]

What that was fake? I was just looking for that thread!

[Cutecat78]

It's a bit sad really isn't it?

I don't get why people do it.

AIBU can be a bit mean sometimes but there were some really lovely sensible replies on that thread.

I really feel for anyone who contributed.

[mrsfuzzy]

elsa yes, of course you are right about not saying, as far as the thread went i have felt so sorry for some of the posters on here today.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

tssdncop

[WellErrr]

What was the thread?

People troll for all sorts of reasons.

[THirdEeye]

Which thread? I'm looking for one I lurked on, but can't find it now.

[Iguessyourestuckwithme]

It has to be the photo of the daughter one

[mrsfuzzy]

the domineering mil trying to take over gc after she 'lost her own child 30 yrs previously'.

[Dontyoulovecalpol]

What arf said. Some trolls are sad and lonely: some immature: a few dangerous people you probably don't want to get involved in IRL.

MN don't "know"- they just add up the clues. They can't find trolls they're not specifically looking for

[ailith]

One of the stealth-bragging threads disappeared but that was not today. Maybe the deluded OP asked for it to be pulled.

[NeedACleverNN]

Ah that one.

I didn't even bother to post on it. It sounded so unreal it couldn't be true

[hollyisalovelyname]

I commented on the MIL and grandchild thread.
I said that the mil needed counselling.
Oops
Perhaps the troll needs to.

[acasualobserver]

Threads like this are just more troll food.

[NeedACleverNN]

Don't be embarassed holly

Everyone is caught out at least once

[SpuriouserAndSpuriouser]

I knew that one was fake! I must be developing a trolldar.

But yes, MNHQ should definitely not share their reasoning with us. And holly I think that troll probably does need counselling.

[callherwillow]

Well, occasionally MN do make the wrong call. In general though, trolling is done by:

• compulsive liars, who may or may not lie in RL. These are often to be pitied.
  

• hypothetical situations. I have to admit, I've sort of done the same,not in an actual troll form but I might start a thread in baby names about my favourite names to get an overview. No one minds that in BN but elsewhere on mumsnet, they do. So for instance, I might be thinking, idly, about my friends or something that happened a few years ago but if I said 'this happened in 2008 and ...' I'd be struck down with 'overthinking' accusations or if I dared to admit it was about a friend I'd be flamed for being a bad friend or over involved or something.
  

• novel writers
  

• bored people.
  

I agree at times some weird threads vanish and I think 'really? You really trolled about THAT?'

[mrgrouper]

Perhaps they check the IP address.

[mrgrouper]

Oh and I had no clue that thread was fake. I am too trusting.

[Hassled]

The motivation thing baffles me - I answered a completely bland "what do you think my dog's called?" thread a week or so ago, and then answered something about someone who'd lost her sense of smell. Both quite dull, nothing sensational - both trolls, both threads deleted. Why the fuck would you want to troll about that?

[CaptainCrunch]

That thread was troll central, it never ceases to amaze me how gullible some mn members are when they fall for that grief porn shite time and again.

[ElsaAintAsColdAsMe]

The troll on the thread op is on about thanked people for sharing their painful stories of their losses to help her. Sick bastard was obviously getting kicks out of reading people's experiences of their children dying.

It's so difficult now, I never used to question when someone came on here and told us about their child dying, I would always offer my experience and hopefully words of comfort and there was about 4 or 5 other who always did the same.

Now hardly any of us post on those threads which is a real shame as 9/10 times they will be genuine and people who really need support are missing out.

[Buggers]

That was a troll?! I thought it seem really strange but couldn't work out why. How bizzare.