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does mn hq have a way of finding out who people are when they name change?

34 replies

2shoes · 21/06/2010 11:15

just wondered because of the vile namechanger on the vile thread.

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SoupDragon · 21/06/2010 11:16

yes, I believe they can tell.

SoupDragon · 21/06/2010 11:16

They've certainly outer changers as persistent trolls before.

FabIsGettingFit · 21/06/2010 11:16

I am sure they must do as all name changes are saved if you look on your My mumsnet, registration pages.

LoveBeing34 · 21/06/2010 11:20

Yes they can which is one of the reasons they ask you to report rather than post if you think that us what is happening.

2shoes · 21/06/2010 11:21

thanks, wasn't sure so will report

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wannaBe · 21/06/2010 11:22

yes.

And imo the namechanger should be outed - both the troll and the "friend" of the troll, and I said as much on the other thread but I seem to be invisible

2shoes · 21/06/2010 11:28

i aggree
I will not be posting in sn nnow, it was bad enough knowing we had the bnp on here lurking, butto think those trolls are hiding amongst us is .....well sick

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wheresmypaddle · 21/06/2010 12:37

2shoes- do you mean you will be avoiding posting in SN, or on MN as a whole?

I am livid that someone could make posters to who (?whom?) the SN topic is a valuable source of support feel that they don't want to go there anymore.

I really hope MNHQ are on top of this and going to do something about it.

wannaBe · 21/06/2010 12:39

well I have reported both posters and have as yet had no response. And the thread is still there.

2shoes · 21/06/2010 12:59

i mean advoid posting about dd on mn

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wheresmypaddle · 21/06/2010 13:48

Hate that some idiot has done this and made you (and I expect others) feel this way.

FabIsGettingFit · 21/06/2010 14:21

2shoes - I can only assume it is the thread about the person making moo noises in a restaurant and think that poster is just out for a fight and to cause trouble, as surely no one can really think posting that is okay. I have no doubt that MNHQ will not tell us who it is nor do a lot about it. They seem scared to do what needs to be done at times.

2shoes · 21/06/2010 15:52

mn hq will not delete the thread.
seems it educates!!!

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FabIsGettingFit · 21/06/2010 17:28

I have contacted MNHQ, 2shoes, and asked them some questions as I am sick of them leaving things like this and never taking to task posters, or telling us who they really are when they are cowardly enough to hide behind a name change.

FabIsGettingFit · 21/06/2010 17:32

On their FAQ page they say -

"Please note that while we allow nickname changes for anonymity, we don't allow changes for malicious purposes."

StealthPolarBear · 21/06/2010 17:38

why is the thread still going? surely everythiung that needs to have been said will have been said in the 1st few replies?

TrillianAstra · 21/06/2010 17:40

Of course they can. They can tell all sorts of things. I could have so much fun with their databases....

StealthPolarBear · 21/06/2010 17:47

yes, for a start when you go to threads I'm On it's yours in all the names you have

BitOfFun · 21/06/2010 18:40

This seems to be turning into a bit of a witch-hunt really. From the posts I read (and it's been deleted now), the namechanger clearly said that they disagreed with the OP and did not encourage him to post. Why they should be outed if people are determined to tar them with the same brush as the OP is beyond me really- I understand why they wanted to namechange tbh.

2shoes · 21/06/2010 18:45

no they supported the op and said how generous they were(and other stuff)
I think the op and the name changer were the same person on a shit stir

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BitOfFun · 21/06/2010 18:53

Well I can't show you the posts now, but they said very clearly that they completely disagreed with the OP on the issue, but that they were nonetheless a friend who they did not want to see called a cunt by mumsnetters repeatedly. As the guy had Aspergers and little empathy, despite being nice in many ways. So calling for the anonymous MNer's head on a plate seems a bit of an over-reaction to me.

HecateQueenOfWitches · 21/06/2010 18:57

I thought, 2shoes, that they said that the OP had many good things about them but that on this they wholeheartedly disagreed. But the op was not, to them, a 100% horrible evil person with not one redeaming feature.

I understand that deleting is probably more about knowing that MNHQ feel that anti-disabled threads and comments are just as unacceptable as sexist or racist threads and comments but I for one don't think things like this - or racism, or sexism etc should be deleted. Because to me it does nothing. If the thread is deleted will we all forget it? Will none of us remember what was said? Will we think that nobody holds such views?

When I was a kid me and my friends used to 'take back' - if we'd had a fight or said something horrible, we'd "take it back" and we'd all pretend that it hadn't been said.

But it had.

And pretending it hadn't was pointless.

You know?

Some people are horrible, say horrible things, have opinions that hurt us. They do and we can't hide from that. We can try to become harder, that's all we can do. If we're feeling strong enough, or feel like it we can give our opinion and try to educate them, or if not them, then other people who might be reading.

I do think however that MNHQ should see all forms of discrimination and bigotry the same way. So if it is policy to delete racism, sexism etc (which as I said I personally disagree with) then they should delete anti-disabled remarks as well.

FabIsGettingFit · 21/06/2010 18:58

The SN in a restaurant one has been deleted.

StealthPolarBear · 21/06/2010 19:00

oh i didn't know the friend haed been on

2shoes · 21/06/2010 19:03

HecateQueenOfWitches I sort of agree with you,
I didn't report until today, I got angry as the thread was being "used to educate" and the feelings of people with loved ones with sn were being over looked.
this idea that if some one posts a vile op, realises that they won't get any support, then suddenly says oh hang on I have sn........well it is a bit far fetched.
the "friend" supported the op by posting how nice they were(or words to that affect, got annoyed that the op was called names.....wtf did they expect.

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