Troll/s at work on Mumsnet

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.

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.

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.

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’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.

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.

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

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 ?

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

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

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?

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

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.

Clearly you have superior knowledge Fanny.

Agreed Fanny

Malicious gang reporting happens

“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.

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...

Think I know where this is headed ….again.

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

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

VioletSky

Agreed Fanny

Malicious gang reporting happens

I was one of many who reported a certain group of posters who ganged up to hound a certain poster, thankfully they were banned and the well respected poster is still posting.

Lucca

Think I know where this is headed ….again.

Not taking the bait……

GinSling

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

I have said so on this thread

So I'm no longer banned and it's more of a suspension really

I thought there was quite a big difference between a suspension and a ban?

What on earth do you have to do to be banned ? Shoot someone? When I started here there was a group of people that seemed so nasty and bitchy that I was on the verge of leaving. They all disappeared so I assumed they had either all up and left together or someone had actually reported them but perhaps, in retrospect, they were actually banned.