Stop troll hunting

[AliciaQuays]

It’s quite clear. Don’t do it! Report it or ignore.

I have seen this a few times and really worried for the poster especially when HQ comes back and says it is a long term posters but by then they have already gone

Being a long term poster doesn't mean they aren't a troll. It's quite common for trolls to give themselves an air of plausibility by building up a genuine posting history before they start trolling.

Reported

It's always struck me as some kind of bstshit parallel universe where the people who spot trolls and call them out are vilified and put in the naughty corner while trolls are "the best threads ever"
Are we including the woman who fleeced MNers out of money, the numerous fake dead baby posters (complete with photographs lifted from the web of OTHER PEOPLE's sick children, the posters who have met and even stayed at other MNers' houses, the piss troll, the poo troll, the boxroom troll etc in that or just the trolly-made-up- cheeky-fucker yawnsome ssgas?
Because trolls are scum. All of them. All of those made up parking stories. Trolls. Laughing at MNers' stupidity as they spit on their keyboards.

Yet it's the posters who've been round the block long enough to know that the poster talking about her little girl's toileting habits is 99% likely to be the piss troll who is the bad guy.

And the WORST trolls on here have been "long term and well-liked" MNers.
Twas ever thus.

I live under a bridge and eat rotten fruit and veg.

Poo troll ----> [santa]

Oh ok!

People ignore MNHQ's guidelines regarding troll hunting but not to worry @AliciaQuays is here and she tells us to stop, so we'll all listen

nods head

"You can stick that wagging finger up a troll"

😂😂😂

Yes, there's a well-known poo troll.
And there's nothing funny about the weird fucker when s/he starts.

Really, some people are so gullible they need their internet privileges revoked.

Shiny badge for OP

Have you got a clipboard OP, would go nicely with the shiny badge and give you that all important air of authority when you are admonishing us ;)

@TheCanterburyWhales what is a poo troll?!

I though TAAT were also against the rules.

Are you a troll, why care so much?

Yeah. So I won't mention the current thread about someone who left their employment abruptly. Rumours of inappropriate behaviour (around children we are meant to assume) are going around. Then that same person is running a local activity and has a job with kids elsewhere.

That thread's time must be up shortly.

Hush now, Bouffalant. That is where the common sense lives.

Yes Miss
FFS are you the Mn police or something

Well, hello

We thought we'd hop on with a link to this recent thread in Site Stuff - Banning /suspending troll hunters.

Here's what MichaelMumsnet posted:

Thanks for starting this discussion - it's a live topic in the office too. And thank you to the contributors who have shared their own thoughts and personal stories about the effects of both trolls and troll hunting.

We've been wanting to have a chat about troll hunting as we’ve noticed it’s happening more often on the boards recently. As many of you already know, our Talk guidelines ask Mumsnetters not to troll hunt on threads but to report concerns to MNHQ via the report button instead. The main reason being that when people accuse others of trolling in public, either they're wrong, and perfectly innocent users feel chased off the site; or they're right and the troll gets a ton of attention - which is exactly what they came here for. It's a lose-lose situation, which is why we try to keep it off the boards.

With that in mind, we’re going to be taking a tougher line on troll hunting and we thought it was only fair to give everyone a heads up.

Don't panic - we aren't going to be slinging anyone off the site immediately for questioning it where they suspect something is amiss, but you might find you get a mail from us to remind you to cease and desist if you do get caught up in troll hunting. And if we find there are repeat offenders who, despite deletions and warnings, keep ploughing on, we will issue suspensions and bans if necessary.

We have moderators working most hours of the day and night to attend to your reports but if it's early hours of the morning, you can always pop over to the Nightwatch board and let one of our Nightwatchers know if you think something is a bit dodgy - they can hide the thread until we get to see it.

And finally, the OP's been on the site for years and is categorically NOT a troll.

I agree with OP and MNHQ taking a stand...Finally !!

Stands to reason you almost never have to say it because if you believe it you can ignore. same goes for accusing OP's of being Daily Mail !!

Staying on the thread and screaming until the thread is closed is obviously bullying.. and its been rewarded for far too long. Beyond time to shut down troll hunting vigilantes !!

Ahem. We're clamping down on personal attacks, too.^^

Pathetic.

I was accused that my story wasn’t adding up. I was accused of having an eating disorder and I was reported and then banned I don’t have an eating disorder. I made a post about my ex-friend who told me I was fat via text message because she was jealous.

I think that sometimes women tear each other down.

Accusing someone of being a troll is a way to invalidate what they are saying and to incite others to do the same. It’s also bullying behaviour. Something that mumsnet is known for.

It’s also bullying behaviour. Something that mumsnet is known for.

Unfortunately these days, I think you're right.