I hope that......

Mentioning no names of course!

On the other hand j08 Gransnet could be in danger if losing regular posters because they get fed up of fairly obvious trolling and assorted mischief-making.
Moderators have a fine line to tread.
Just saying.

Fairly obvious trolling is soon sorted, Jane!

Yes, by banning the troller.

No Ana.
Very obvious trolling is quickly dealt with, but a clever troll won't be so obvious and that's more difficult.

I must miss them all then...

I missed that we are getting a new editor. I always manage to miss everything!

Come on kitty kitty,keepup

jane is right, there are sometimes some clever and manipulative trollers on forums who need careful monitoring.

But how do you define a 'troll'? Surely not everyone who stirs things on this or any other forum is necessarily one? They might just be having an off-day, or be bored...

And who does the monitoring - other members or the moderators, because the latter don't always seem to be available!

netforbeginners.about.com/od/weirdwebculture/f/what-is-an-internet-troll.htm
This might ring some bells Ana

Very interesting Jane - thank you.

Fascinating!

Excellent examples of trolls who regularly appear on social networking sites like Gransnet, and are encouraged to stir things up. Thanks, jane

Trouble with this place is, if someone doesn't go along with the views of the majority, they are said to be "stirring".

It has to be one big love-in or nothing.

Just read that link. I do NOT believe there is anyone on Gransnet who falls into those sort of categories.

Although people can be made out to be that bad. Which is ridiculous.

A very good article jane

I would suggest an alternative title for that article: "How to become adept in online unkindness and not giving anyone the benefit of the doubt"

J08 As you know and understand perfectly well, views are one thing, personal insults are another. So is deliberately causing posters to attack one another, or setting out to sow trouble. All these things have been done before now on Gransnet. It is not immune to trolling.

I'd say posters get the benefit of the doubt on Gransnet for quite a while before they become impossible to ignore.

Whoever wrote that article has got to have a twisted mind. It's horrible.

There's a growing recognition of the harm caused by trolls, some of which is creeping and insidious. There's also a growing determination to refuse to put up with trolling, which contributes nothing to social networking.

Yes. On the likes of Twitter. And the newspaper article comments sections. Not on here.

I'm not talking about the sites young people use.