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Unwelcome visitors - and recent "unpopular" threads

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HelenMumsnet · 09/02/2011 19:09

Hello

We thought you should know that we've had a few "visitors" lately who have, collectively, been hellbent on stirring up bunfights on the boards.

They're not your average hairy trucker/bored schoolboy/silly perve but a group from another (now defunct, it seems) forum.

They were behind the Unpopular Opinions thread - and a fair few other threads that have kicked off recently.

We're on the case.

But we would appreciate your help with "Hoovering" up any visitors our Ban button may have missed.

So do report any suspicions using the Report link, and we promise to check 'em out - though it make take us a while

Many thanks, MNHQ

OP posts:
LadyPumpington · 09/02/2011 20:45

I've got a Hoover you can borrow.

Thanks Helen for the teacup poll btw as you can see we were right.

Trolls why do they do it?

MmeLindt · 09/02/2011 20:49

Talking of Justine being scary, I was watching Harry Potter today with the DC and I suddenly realised that Justine would have been a great Prof McGonnagal. (but much younger and much more glam, of course)

I could just see her narrowing her eyes and terrifying all the MNetters pupils.

wannaBe · 09/02/2011 20:50

so which threads have been deleted?

unpopular opinions? seven weeks dating and pregnant, presumably the gypsy one? any others? There's another that I suspect is a troll purely because of how long its been ongoing but haven't been arsed to report because I haven't read it. but tbh I think that all drama threads are trolls or at least the vast majority of them.

BecauseImWorthIt · 09/02/2011 20:50

Oh yes. I bet Justine could sort out Snape.

BachAtTheMoon · 09/02/2011 20:52

Seven weeks dating and pregnant? Was that not for real?!

MmeLindt · 09/02/2011 20:52

The seven week dating thread is still there, Wannabe. I do hope it is real. And if not, then I don't want to know cause it was lovely.

Uh, BIWI. Alan Rickmann.

AnyFucker · 09/02/2011 20:53

the 7 wks dating one has been deleted ????

BachAtTheMoon · 09/02/2011 20:54

Ah still there! Good-o! That was a lovely thread!

BachAtTheMoon · 09/02/2011 20:59

Snape Yummy! Grin

BecauseImWorthIt · 09/02/2011 21:00

Where is that thread? I was looking for it but can't find it

BachAtTheMoon · 09/02/2011 21:01

Here BIWI

BelleDameSansMerci · 09/02/2011 21:03

Does this also explain the very sudden influx of textspeak and other horrors?

MmeLindt · 09/02/2011 21:04

Ha. Very good, Bach.

Buda · 09/02/2011 21:08

Infiltrating and causing trouble is all very juvenile really. Can't believe real adults actually waste their time doing that!! Unbelievable.

Glad MN are on case. Although a bit concerned they will drink all the wine.

penelopestitsdropped · 09/02/2011 21:15

I have no idea LadyP.

I suspect it is because they are immoral and rather devoid of intellect. It is a shame. If only they had asked we could have had a whip round and bought them a life.

Trolls like that really are the scum that forms on pig shit

PaperView · 09/02/2011 21:16

cough @ HelenMN

BitOfFun · 09/02/2011 21:16

The fungus that feeds on the scum that forms on pigshit...

BachAtTheMoon · 09/02/2011 21:20

Shock missed that bit!

UrsulaBuffay · 09/02/2011 21:26

Is it the ones who had a thread in Chat a while back?

traceybath · 09/02/2011 21:27

Do you know what really gets my goat is the whole boden thang.

FFS I am purely a netaporter woman Wink

MrsChemist · 09/02/2011 21:30

I thought it seemed different around these here parts recently.

YankNCock · 09/02/2011 21:32

I knew it, I knew it! But only third hand.

Dunoon · 09/02/2011 21:36

Ooooh a mystery. I love it.
I think.

PaisleyLeaf · 09/02/2011 21:37

I assume they were behind the campaign for a teacup smiley and have been voting 'yes'.
A crafty way of altering our forum.

tigana · 09/02/2011 21:39

Typical. I come back to the fold, just at the same time as a bunch of scumbuckets launch an attack!
There I was thinking "mmm, MN isn't quite as friendly as I remember"..I mean, nest of vipers is one thing, but....