Troll/s at work on Mumsnet

You're a previously banned poster and came back with a new name aren't you VioletSky?

Only if people let it, Lucca. I won’t be one of them.

Think I know where this is headed ….again.

NotAGran55

Just out of interest, how does one poster know that another one has been banned?

There's a whole sub world of 'in the know' posters on Gnet that most of us know nothing about ?

That's a question I'd like to know the answer to as well...

“You can be banned without being a troll in the first place.”

Generally yes. But one can also be banned for individual instances of trolling. It doesn’t have to be the only thing a person does on a forum, but if a poster decides to troll a specific individual or thread for whatever reason, they can be and are banned or suspended.

Agreed Fanny

Malicious gang reporting happens

Clearly you have superior knowledge Fanny.

Germanshepherdsmum

A banned poster who comes back under a new name is also referred to as a troll.

Only if they are a troll.
You can be banned without being a troll in the first place.

Limcha

For clarity, a troll is anyone is posts teasing/goading/harassing/inflammatory material in an online discussion forum with the intent of disrupting the thread or conversation.

If a person has been guilty of any of the above, they are or have been a troll. It’s not just some anonymous, name changing individual. Trolling can and has been done by someone who may be a “regular” on a forum. It can be a one off thing or a regular occurrence. You can single out one individual to troll or you can troll an entire forum. Happens on pretty much every discussion forum at some point.

Yes definitely

NotAGran55

Just out of interest, how does one poster know that another one has been banned?

Maybe the poster has an in with the site admin and has access to IP addresses? . Or a secret hacker who has access to emails?

Just out of interest, how does one poster know that another one has been banned?

A banned poster who comes back under a new name is also referred to as a troll.

nanna8

Maybe I’ll give it a try then (when I get round to it ) though I feel a bit old with kids in their 40 s and one just turned 50.

I’m 76 and I post more on MN than here. I find that you can give your honest opinion on a subject knowing that it’s not going to get personal ?

**anyone who posts, not ‘anyone is posts’.

For clarity, a troll is anyone is posts teasing/goading/harassing/inflammatory material in an online discussion forum with the intent of disrupting the thread or conversation.

If a person has been guilty of any of the above, they are or have been a troll. It’s not just some anonymous, name changing individual. Trolling can and has been done by someone who may be a “regular” on a forum. It can be a one off thing or a regular occurrence. You can single out one individual to troll or you can troll an entire forum. Happens on pretty much every discussion forum at some point.

There’s so much choice on Mumsnet, it’s not all about being a young Mum/children. Some of the threads in Classics are truly hilarious. There’s a sub-forum called Scotsnet.
There was a great thread that I loved a few weeks back about sheep. It was educational, funny, sad in places, everything you want to hold your interest. Another favourite of mine is from someone who has a large garden pond and keeps ducks and other wildlife.

MNHQ is also much quicker off the mark to remove comments that contravene guidelines.
I think GNHQ is run by the office junior at MN.

There is so much interesting stuff on MN, and endlessly helpful threads with recommendations and reviews etc.
Some of the threads are hilarious.

I love the books,travel, S&B, classics, AMA threads to name but a few.
You don’t need to be a mum to use or appreciate it.

Nanna8 there’s women of all ages on there.
There is a perception on here that they are all whipper snappers on MN but it’s really not true.

Maybe I’ll give it a try then (when I get round to it ) though I feel a bit old with kids in their 40 s and one just turned 50.

I agree, nanna8 it’s not really horrid at all. It’s very easy to ignore the nasty stuff, unlike here, where you have to put the effort in to avoid it.
My favourite thread was the one about ugly house plants.
It’s in Classics.
MN is a good read, whereas here is good for a chat.

That’s the gist of a troll Whiff.

I agree it's not horrid, there are less likely to be individual arguments than on GN, and it is often very funny.

It’s not really - it’s just different. You do get some improbable threads, but the sheer size and scale of MN means that posters are anonymous even as user names, if that makes sense. This means that people are less likely to irritate one another on a personal level so individuals don’t get targeted as they can on here.

Some of the more ‘imaginative’ threads are hilarious. One of my favourites was when someone asked how to make her home welcoming to visitors and got told to hide the tv, make the house smell of bleach and offer hot towels to guests on arrival (amongst other things - the thread ran for many pages of bonkers suggestions). It was funnier than it sounds, honestly .

Have to say, as an aside, mumsnet sounds deeply horrid, I won’t be going there.