wtf is with all the trolls?

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I feel like an utter gobshite.
What on earth do they get out of it?

'Twas ever thus...

Nay

MRA after MRA after MRA.

I think it's that the people who are most bitter and unpleasant (in particular the MRAs) are also the ones with the most time on their hands.

MRA = what please?

Men's Rights Activists. We've had a rash of trolls on the feminist boards. Some are female. We get quite a few who pop up, scream how horrible we are to men/transwomen and then vanish.

I blame the long winter evenings.

There's a big world out there on the internet, so much to read and learn. Why waste your time trolling a parenting website?

Sorry, my post was for you, RTKanga.

Because, crashdoll, this site is largely populated by women, and a lot of internet trolls absolutely hate women.

I can bear-ly bear-lieve one is still going strong. WTF

YANBU, aren't they tedious.

I got mildly exited this was going to be about trolls merchandise... One of my kids is obsessed!!

Thank you for explaining PRAWN

It's like they are trying to undermine the authenticity of the site.
They normally don't bother me, but now I have gotten to the point where I tend to not believe a thing!

At the risk of being deleted was the nanny missing with the child this morning a troll? I saw the first few posts and rolled my eyes and next time I logged on it seemed to have gone poof. Fucking annoying at the moment, it is like having to pick your way through the dog poo on the school run.

It's like they are trying to undermine the authenticity of the site.

I've thought to be true for a while.

I reported an odd thing to MNHQ today on two separate threads involving behaviour from one specific poster, and the response I got was 'sorry if you're upset'.

No, I'm not upset, I'm trying to help you, MN, retain some credibility and authenticity.

If the business model precludes authenticity, then fair enough I suppose. At least we're learning that.

Yes. The missing nanny was a troll.
The incessant how can I get more sex threads appear to me to be trolls but I don't know anymore!

A few years ago they were fishing for quotes they put in an ad, out of context, that ran in the media including the Independent.

They seem a strange bunch tbh.

People have this weird reaction to MN. They are simultaneously frightened, disgusted, intrigued and contemptuous that there is a forum where women talk about stuff.