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.

[CaptainCrunch]

The "reporting for duty/couldn't sleep for thinking about you/up all night worrying and crying" brigade are no better than the trolls who create the grief porn threads in the first place. One can't exist without the other.

[cozietoesie]

'Emotional vampires'. There have always been people like this in real life but the internet and sites like this just make it easier to do.

[ArmySal]

It does sound like that, mrgrouper.

[mrgrouper]

perhaps it is like the online version of Munchausen syndrome ArmySal
I still cannot believe I was taken in by my "dying friend" on Facebook who had only 2 months to live and is still going strong 5 years on.

[ArmySal]

Some obvious troll threads are left on too long though.

A few weeks ago one posted a picture of 'their' foot with third degree burns and claimed they had done it waxing a few weeks before the post, and asked if anyone had done similar when removing body hair.

They then asked if they should have had it looked at when posters were expressing their horror. The previous night the OP had claimed she was an A&E nurse, and was offering advice as such

I reported but it was up for days.

God knows why they do it.

[mrgrouper]

I still remember "Amy's thread" the most epic trolling thread on Netmums. They have a moderating system like the Third Reich. As the thread wound on and on (there were over 100 pages), numerous regular users got banned for calling out the troll. However any forum posts questioning her were rapidly deleted. The whole thread was totally unbelievable. In the end it got deleted with a message from the moderators that said we were not allowed to discuss why and any threads that attempt to discuss it will be deleted. Next thing Netmums users headed over to Mumsnet to chat about it there.

[Maybebabybee]

I'd be upset if the NC facility was restricted.

It would be a disaster if I was outed on here for personal reasons (abusive ex) and I post a lot (mainly mundane stuff) for support.

[WellErrr]

MNHQ can maybe but other posters can't, meaning it probably won't get reported in the first place.

[Maybebabybee]

I don't see how name changing makes it easier to troll.

Surely if you post a couple of posts under different names that totally contradict each other or are offensive etc MNHQ can see it's coming from the same login and delete?!

I NC all the time because I post a lot and I don't want to be outed.

[PinkissimoAndPearls]

My rule of thumb is generally to keep a name long term but don't discuss sex or money

I think people having other "recognisable" people is what makes MN for me. If we are all totally anonymous, we are all quite literally, strangers. The MN today feels very different from the MN 10 years ago and it's not just the increase of daily mail readers users, it's the ease with which people can make anonymous comments. I would dearly love to see name changing restricted.

I do have a NC for the SN board as my DCs' SN is identifying in RL. I also had one NC for a specific thread regarding a family situation which unfortunately was in the press and I really didn't want the Daily Mail getting their claws into it (of course I got accused of trolling!)

Otherwise I tend to NC maybe once a year at the moment. I think people that NC constantly and frequently (except of course where there is no underlying security issue such as stalking etc) are either over sharing or they aren't posting consistently and don't want people to cop on.

[callherwillow]

Seriously, sparkling, post however you want. I don't have any intentions with that statement by the way: it's not 'said' snappily or horribly :)

But could you please extend that courtesy to the rest of us? :) Some of us want to disclose a bit more and name change a lot: some want to disclose not much and name change rarely if at all.

[WellErrr]

Well that's awkward... The triplet one is mine... I've been updating everyone with pics for 3 months blushconfused sorry... I didn't know about all the signs of a troll. I'm going to bugger off. Feel like a right twat!

Don't be daft.
I said if it's still there it must be legit, but multiple births and baby names are popular subjects for trolls. Not your fault or mine, but it's true. As said before, I don't know why.

[Sparklingbrook]

I think Jeff gate last year was a good reminder to be guarded about what you post on here TBH.

[ClockBusCanada]

I think I need to sit on the feel like a twat bench too. I gave my experiences and tried to defuse a bit of an argument on a thread earlier but my post has been mentioned on this thread as goady, it really really wasn't meant to be. A quick AS will hopefully show I've been around and posting about my birth trauma and my not massively helpful MIL for a while, before that I was caught on Jeffrey's list and had to NC. I'm genuinely sorry if I upset anyone.

[Embarrassment2016]

sarah don't feel like a twat. I've seen the thread it's lovely !
I think there's just a heightened sense of awareness atm so inevitable that some people will be wrongly 'accused'
Keep posting please ! Your babies are lovely

[Embarrassment2016]

Wonder who the poor child was then in it. How horrible to just use an image like that :( somebody else's child (I presume unless they pretend and use own pictures-tbh trying to get inside that sort of mind is not somewhere I want to go). Horrible, just horrible

[SarahJoJo1]

Well that's awkward... The triplet one is mine... I've been updating everyone with pics for 3 months sorry... I didn't know about all the signs of a troll. I'm going to bugger off. Feel like a right twat!

[Passmethecrisps]

To be fair I am not shy with the old report button. But this was a fine line one, ya know?

[Passmethecrisps]

I really worried about it. What about the op? Will they be hurt? Offended? Will it stop them posting?

Then I saw someone else on the thread raise an eyebrow and I felt my trolldar twitch in relief

[WellErrr]

You'll soon get over that pass, I have days where all I do is report

[Passmethecrisps]

I hate it. I very reluctantly reported a thread yesterday and it made me feel quite weird. I have just been here long enough now to think "really?!"

[WellErrr]

There's a 'what to call my triplets' along with pics in baby names now (baby names is v popular for trolls, dunno why). Set all my klaxons going but it's been up a few weeks so must be legit?

[LilacSpunkMonkey]

Oh, there was a thread a few days back with photos. Blatant troll.

They're still knocking around with over the top stories and everyone piling in.