To wonder why people post troll threads

[Dishwashersaurous]

Just that really. In amongst the people cheering themselves up, asking for advice and sometimes changing their lives.

Why do you think that people actively make stuff up in order to get a bunch of strangers to comment?

Probably lonely.

No idea, OP. I often wonder this.

Because they sad bored fuckers.

Because they can.

Attention? Even anonymous attention is attention! I imagine the trolls having emotional issues and it's an unhealthy outlet for them.

Probably boils down to having low self worth and being lonely.

I have no idea, but it's hilarious when they get ripped on Tattle.

Because they sad bored fuckers
^^ Exactly

Mumsnet seems to be rife with them at the mo

Bored attention seekers? Idiots?

Boredom, anger issues, a sense of power getting a rise out of other people, unhappiness.

There was a persistent and actually reasonably convincing troll on here for years. She made up this whole life where she and her husband lived in a one bed flat in zone 1 London with two perfectly behaved children and she had this amazing career and still managed to run 10k after work every day. She was v vocal on weird things like eating really late and the children going to bed at the same time as her and her DH. She kept it going for years. I can only conclude that she wanted that to be her life and possibly even almost believed it herself.

Actually there was another exercise related one. She was v odd. She wasn’t offensive but just a bit annoying as she derailed a few of the running threads with her bollocks. Again, just a fantasist.

@illiterato do you know how they got found out after so long?

Boredom I guess

Because it's easy to troll MN where loads of posters believe them. Because troll hunting is not allowed. Because name changing is allowed.

Attention

Attention, entertainment, a fetish, so-called "journalists" who aren't capable of reporting real news, fantasists unsatisfied with their real lives, and traumatised people trying to come to terms with some scenario that didn't play out how they wanted.

I think that covers it.

How did the long running fantasists end up getting exposed?

I've been wondering this. I was heavily invested (first time, I feel foolish now) in a recent miscarriage thread and I was shocked when they said it was a troll!!!

I never understand when they say previously banned troll. How did they come back? And if they come back, how do they know they've been previously banned. Very confusing.

MNHQ's protection of one of the longest running fantasists certainly doesn't help. She was caught out when she posted a picture of a luxury hotel room and claimed it was her bedroom, but MN allowed her to name change and carry on.

I always think they are lonely with noone in their real lives to listen to them or chat too.

I think a lot of threads that people think are from trolls just aren't! I have been accused of being a troll, making up threads etc.. Mumsnet has then removed the threads! But I genuinely wasn't trolling or making anything up! My life and my views just seem unbelievable to some clearly!

I think there's a lot less made up/troll threads than people think, and people report waaay too much, and Mumsnet removes way too many IMO

It has been particularly bad recently, and sometimes quite normal threads get deleted because a troll has stomped all over them.

Accused of making up threads (plural?)
How very unfortunate.

I remember that one, @illiterato

I think sometimes, and this does only apply to some, people post about something from years ago they want to process. But if you say ‘this happened in 2003’ it just doesn’t work as people tell you to get over it, move on, etc.

Some are just out and out trolls, which is peculiar. I am sure that the one noted above was a fantasy life.