Troll/s at work on Mumsnet

I think these sites need to do more to stop these ppl from getting on sites like this one. I know if I go on sites with photos I do check if they real or scammers lol for anyone who doesn’t know. Click on the photo -screen shot it - and go on to google- write photo revise- it will then let you know if it’s come up in different names. I tell loads of ppl that. I used to be an admin on few groups and you can soon work out who is fake and who isn’t.

FarNorth

^Also (hypothetically), anyone can email HQ - in fact they ask us to do so to report suspicions. If they have replied and said that someone’s suspicions (based on recognising the signs) were correct, then of course that person would be certain that they had been right. There is nothing sinister about that, is there?^

Do GNHQ actually get back to say that?
I thought they'd just quietly disappear the naughty person without comment.

I don’t know, but it’s not beyond the realms of possibility. I just don’t think it’s necessarily sinister for someone to have ‘insider information’.

I didn't know that FarNorth, thankyou

Callistemon21

It's odd so many happened together.
A group effort or can people create different accounts?

On Mumsnet you can change name as often as you like.
Of course MNHQ can see if you've done that so maybe some like to see what they can get away with, before they're spotted.

Other than that, and on GN, you can register with different email addresses. I expect HQ can see that too, if there's reason to look.

No idea why some think it's fun to do that, tho.

Also (hypothetically), anyone can email HQ - in fact they ask us to do so to report suspicions. If they have replied and said that someone’s suspicions (based on recognising the signs) were correct, then of course that person would be certain that they had been right. There is nothing sinister about that, is there?

Do GNHQ actually get back to say that?
I thought they'd just quietly disappear the naughty person without comment.

I am not aware enough to spot trolls but avoid reading certain posters’ contributions because I know from experience they won’t be helpful or kind. Saves a lot of raised blood pressure.

nanna8
They’d have their hands full on MN.
One this morning was particularly bad as it was written by a supposedly young mother who was told she had incurable cancer.
It was amazing to read how many posters believed them

I suppose you could be taken in if you’d never been to hospital or never had any dealings with hospitals. But seriously, does any one believe that someone who is in so much pain that they pass out but then drove themselves to A&E and low and behold have all these amazing tests and within 24hrs are told you have incurable cancer. Who believes that!!!!

This all really freaks me out.

I think you can block personal messages and that is a good idea,too if you get one of those strange characters contacting you.

nanna8

Maybe an online psychiatrist might be appropriate to deal with that great anger and distress they must be experiencing.

I know of posters, who were also distressed, when they realise they had been duped.

Maybe an online psychiatrist might be appropriate to deal with that great anger and distress they must be experiencing.

As I said, it depends on the troll. The ones I have mentioned have been created by a single banned GN poster, not an unknown entity.

Many years ago a Fb page was being trolled, and I got involved. I had a look at 4chan, the dark web - and have always regretted it. These people aren't humans as we know them, stay well clear.

It depends on the troll Galaxy.

MN is targeted in various ways because it's a predominately female site, with a strong feminist element, and is a space for women to discuss escaping abuse. It's always particularly interesting when the abuse involved in sex work is discussed, that usually provokes an influx of new posters.
Troll hunting however tempting is pointless and usually impacts on the troll hunter rather than the troll.

Yes was my analogy, and wasn't really meant to suggest a particular target or paint one on someone, sorry

They want the attention, Marydoll, the replies to their posts.

Germanshepherdsmum

I do know for sure Delila but I’m not at liberty to tell you here how it is that I know.

I’m also pretty good at spotting linguistic patterns and traits. Some people’s are particularly distinctive. No ifs.

I am too, GSM. They always slip up in the end. I don't how they can be bothered, trying to keep on top of it all.

The analogy of hitting a target was originated by VS, not me.

I agree BlueBelle.
Saying ‘the target has, by my reckoning been hit several times’ sounds like MI5 GSM

I can’t understand how anyone has ‘inside’ information?
That’s enough to set the cat amongst the pigeons to start with

There’s really only one persons way of posting that I would recognise and most people would, the rest could be anybody
In fact most of the time I m so interested in what the poster is saying I don’t even look at the name

VioletSky

What reasons?

I don’t think trolls have reasons as such VioletSky, they pick targets seemingly at random and post horrible targeted stuff behind a cloak of anonymity just because they can. If you look for example at the comments section on newspaper articles about celebrities, the trolls run rampant. In their sad little way they think they are being clever denigrating somebody more successful or more vulnerable than they are. I think it’s important to seek them out to stop the collateral damage they cause. I’m not very good at spotting them until the damage is already being done unfortunately.

It's odd so many happened together.
A group effort or can people create different accounts?

What reasons?

MN is often targeted for various reasons.