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wouldyouactuallydothat · 05/10/2026 20:39

I’ve noticed a lot today.

They do have a certain MO. They will post very short messages but lots of them on a thread, one after another. They are often banned quite quickly but re register and return to the thread as if they are a new user. So an OP can feel as if several people are being disagreeable and unpleasant when it’s actually the same one. I think they’ve used five usernames today alone and they are the ones I’ve counted.

Probably a slightly obvious question but can’t this be addressed, through limiting registrations or something?

BeckyAMumsnet · 06/10/2026 11:46

Hello @wouldyouactuallydothat we do have a few persistent returners and I think I know the one you mean here. We do ban them, but it would be very difficult to stop anyone determined to come back and this one seems to spend most of their days doing just that - they even did it when they were on holiday... trolling from the sun lounger. Baffles the mind. Luckily, they generally get reported very quickly so thanks to all who spot them and let us know.

KellyMumsnet · 07/10/2026 11:27

That's a good point @NovemberMorn but in practice it probably wouldn't make much difference here. We do already have some similar measures in place wbut in truth the vast majority of trolls don't join via VPN or proxy anyway and it would mean that genuine Mumsnetters who use a proxy for completely innocent reasons would be affected.

Again, with the usernames, it is something that comes up from time to time, but lots of people use the name change facility in a completely genuine way to remain unidentifiable or just to post about different subjects, so it would be a shame to lose that because of a small handful of trolls. This is why we can't have nice things, eh?

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