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is it ok to ask "are you a troll"?

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ZingTheGreat · 12/01/2015 09:17

just that. when we suspect that something is fishy I don't want to have to report a thread.
that's not troll hunting IMO, it's troll interviewing.
that should be allowed.

Every now and then I want to ask the OP if they are a troll.
we could do this 1 time per thread. if OP says no then we believe them,
if no answer it's a troll.
easy peasy

how about that?

I'm fed up with fucking trolls and I just want to ask this question on the thread.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 12/01/2015 11:20

For once, we have nothing to add.

As you were.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 12/01/2015 11:37

Just to be clear - it is a big fat NO to troll hunting, as ever.

This is from our Troll Policy:

If you're concerned that someone is trolling, do please let us at MNHQ know all about them by pressing the Report button or mailing us at [email protected]. We will always reply to your report or mail, and we promise take your concerns seriously and closely monitor any potential troublemakers.

But do, please, resist the urge to 'trollhunt' on the boards: in our experience, trolls thrive on attention – the more dramatically other posters react, the more likely they are to stick around and cause mayhem. Ignore their posts and, usually, they'll go away.

We are conscious that most Mumsnetters have enough stresses in their lives without finding more on here. But, on the bright side, considering the number of users and discussions, disturbances are mercifully few and far between not least because you, the members, use the Report post function to police the boards extremely effectively and with a good deal of common sense.

And we will know if you start "TIT" ting all over the place

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RebeccaMumsnet · 12/01/2015 11:45

@ZingTheGreat

Rebecca

would asking "are you a troll?" be considered as troll hunting?
I genuinely want to know this, all tittery aside

Yes it would. Report and ignore, let us have a look.

By all means say "I thought you said you lived in Bristol with your DH and DSS who is 8, but you've just said that you live in Timbuktu with you MIL and an elephant, could you clarify please OP?" and then report.

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