Notice to Newcomers re Trolls - part 14

Shovel_Lad

They say it's not :spam: but *

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/member.php?u=2291118

*Several other posts from newbies saying how wonderful the company is have already been deleted.

IF

Shovel_Lad wrote: »

They say it's not :spam: but *

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/member.php?u=2291118

*Several other posts from newbies saying how wonderful the company is have already been deleted.

It's a hard one this, as they have no homepage and have not posted any links, I would report and leave to MSE to decided tbh :beer:

Upsidedown_Bear

Evening :hello:

solventsoon

Morning everyone :wave:
Sorry I missed yesterday... typical Monday :mad:

Welcome back Bear, we missed you. Glad you had a lovely time and thanks for the cake and choccies :A If and G are definitely not feeling well, there are some choccies left (and not just the coffee creams either:D) and some cake.. woooo :j:j

If, good idea about amending the notice

Be back later to check you're all behaving .. and yes, Bear, I did behave while you were away, too busy not to, unfortunately

Have a good day everyone :wave:

IF

Hiya all :hello:

Tixy

Morning Folks

New version of the message looks good to me.:)

IF

Growurown wrote: »

Good idea especially the bit about a poster being 'a member for a long time'. I'm sure there are some people on the discussion board who have joined under a pseudonym.

Upsidedown_Bear wrote: »

If - I agree that adding the extra bits would be a good idea

solventsoon wrote: »

If, good idea about amending the notice

Tixy wrote: »

New version of the message looks good to me.:)

Thank you all, I've amended the first post of this page with the new bits added :beer:

Upsidedown_Bear

Afternoony everyone :hello:

IF

Afternoon from me too :hello:

IF

A long time ago Pania wrote the message below to Newcomers or anyone who comes across a troll on the forum

Every now and then we have had a number of offensive and insensitive comments made on the DFW board.

What do we mean by this?
A person that posts deliberately provocative, nasty or hurtful comments on threads is know as a Troll. They may be a person with no previous connection to the board, someone that has created a pseudonym to get their point made or a poster who has been a member here for a long time.
If you should get such a comment made on any thread you post, please realise this comment is not directed at you personally so please ignore these nasty comments and continue to post here as normal because the majority of us really are a lovely bunch – ooops, modesty! That said there are different writing styles; some brief and some harsh but helpful. If you happen to read them when you are not going through such an emotional time, you may find you are not as offended. So if they have upset you please try not to respond angrily. Most people are simply trying to help.

What should I do if I get a comment made on my thread?
Firstly do not respond to the comment as this is invariably what the troll wants.
So to get rid of the offending post, at the bottom of the post towards the right hand side you’ll see a red "Warning" triangle within a blue “Report” icon, as shown below:

Click the icon and then "send" the message with the posters name which will inform the MSE team, who will then review its content and deal with it as appropriate; sometimes even deleting the Poster by making their status PPR’d (Posting Privileges Removed). Remember, this site is an asset to so many people, especially those that feels like their world is falling in around them. There is a wealth of knowledgeable people here all willing to help, whatever you do, do not let the comments of one silly individual deter you from availing yourself of the knowledge base that is on offer here.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE FORUM

It is testament to the work that Martin has done and continues to do that so many people give their time, knowledge and experience freely to others; without judgement, to lift people out of the depths of their debt crisis

PLEASE DO NOT LET THE ACTIONS OF THE MINORITY RUIN THAT