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Elegran Mon 25-Mar-24 20:43:24

Anyone can join, and is assumed not to be a troll. It is only when they do something that brings them to the notice of the moderators - (breaks the guidelines repeatedly, or posts something that causes multiple reports by other posters or is so serious that one report is enough) - that their registration is double checked.

winterwhite Mon 25-Mar-24 20:11:22

How do they get in if not signed up?

M0nica Mon 25-Mar-24 19:39:35

Much more fun talking about these threads than contributing to them.

Elegran Mon 25-Mar-24 18:55:25

And if you add in the subsequent posts justifying the original one and giving more details about the innocence of the poster and the wickedness of the MiL, the total is several times as long.

The writers of fabricated posts get full of righteous indignation when someone seems about to realise that they are making it all up, and can turn nasty and report doubters. The best action is to report them to GNHQ, with as many details as you can on why you don't believe them. GN have ways of identifying troublemakers and dealing with them.

Ziplok Mon 25-Mar-24 18:32:46

They’re always extremely long, convoluted posts, too.

Grandmabatty Mon 25-Mar-24 18:29:11

They follow a set formula and I've stopped engaging with them.

Smileless2012 Mon 25-Mar-24 18:08:04

Thank you BlueBelle I hadn't realised and clearly wasted my time replying.

rafichagran Mon 25-Mar-24 17:57:52

Thanks. I agree some do not sound plausible.

fancythat Mon 25-Mar-24 17:51:26

Germanshepherdsmum

Thanks BlueBelle. I don’t know why they bother.

Me neither.

fancythat Mon 25-Mar-24 17:51:09

petra

BlueBelle
Someone reported me Re my reply to this Bot and I was suspended for a while.
HeyHo. 🤷‍♀️

Gosh. That doesnt sound fair.

Urmstongran Mon 25-Mar-24 17:46:12

That was harsh petra - being reported. Especially as you were correct. Annoying.

petra Mon 25-Mar-24 17:43:45

BlueBelle
Someone reported me Re my reply to this Bot and I was suspended for a while.
HeyHo. 🤷‍♀️

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 25-Mar-24 17:38:51

Thanks BlueBelle. I don’t know why they bother.

Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 25-Mar-24 17:33:59

I didn’t know we weren’t allowed to talk about other threads.

M0nica Mon 25-Mar-24 17:28:49

Thank you for that. It is good to have it confirmed.

BlueBelle Mon 25-Mar-24 17:26:37

I know we re not allowed to talk about other threads but not sure how else to do it The latest Mother in law/ daughter in law USA post was from a banned poster so has been removed
Be careful with these American In law problems don’t invest too much time or personal information to ‘help’ them