to wonder why another MNer would randomly send me a CAT message asking me to indulge in slagging off other threads?

[TheRealMrsJohnSimm]

Never heard of this MNer before (but then I have only been around here for a year and regularly posting for about 6 months). Claims to be posting under a new name but was previously someone else on here - whose name I have seen on threads - and asks me to indulge in some slagging off of threads. Ignored message and then find myself being referred to as "poncetastic" on a thread I posted. Can accept the accusation....probably am a bit poncetastic at times....but all seems very strange "coincidence".

AIBU to wonder question posted in title of thread?

AIBU to think this is pathetic behaviour?

AIBU to think that this kind of trolling etc happens all too often on MN?

(am trying to steer clear of starting a thread about a thread issues here ).

don't you think she just mistook you for her friend with a very similar name and sent you a friendly CAT by mistake??

No one but the OP knows what this person said as all we have is the OPs take on the CAT.

It doesn't matter if someones posting style hasn't changed as that isn't a seach option so outing her because she's not making enough effort to stay hidden is a ridiculous arguement.

I like a jape too.

this is a supremely stirry thread IMO

She asked if she mistaken her for someone else fanjos and was told she hadn't.

oh i see, then sorry. But that would have been my first conclusion, not to post about it.

Anyway that will teach me to read whole threads before posting

The moldies are here defending - what a shock

i hope you don't mean I am a moldie, I have never been asked to join and don't really know much about it.

(Checks watch) Ah yes the biannual bashing of a regular poster was due to start today.

I wasn't refering to you or anyone in particulr Fanjo

How can you not have been referring to anyone in particular?

well thats good. I am a newbie really

Just don't like stirring threads of any type, is all.

if you did mean me (and I suspect you did) its actually quite funny as I am so far from being a moldie, in fact the poster in question in the OP has only ever spoken to me twice, to call me a wanker.

I'd say it is rude to cat someone you don't know unless you've asked first, and even more so if it is to sir up trouble. It's not a crime or anything, it's just school girlish and immature.

What if OP had replied to the cat in a way that slagged off the thread and then the person who originally catted, posted that reply on here? And what if the person being slagged off was a really popular member? Everyone would then be thinking that OP was out of order for joining in and slagging someone off.

I'd say it was sneaky thing to do, either way, the person who done the catting has gotten the attention they seek.

Seems a bit strange to me that somebody who is allegedly changing their name daily for the purposes of anonymity should CAT somebody they don't know to stir up trouble by asking them to slag off other threads.

Why would somebody do that? Weird.

A bit attention seeking and needy.

tis all harmless fun imo
I don't see what all the fuss is about

I don't think I'd find it harmless fun if a troop of posters turned up on my thread just to attack me

I think if you are going to do this, you (op) need to go the whole hog and post the msg sent to you.

how strange that you'd start a thread about this rather than wait for MNHQ to investigate.

it sounds to me like she was being friendly and having a laugh... no need for the forensic examination.

It's only harmless fun if you're not the OP of an innocuous thread who gets slagged off for no reason.

Yes, it's only the internet but there are real people behind the MN names.

poncestastic or chicken is hardly slagging off though is it?