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Notice to Newcomers re Trolls - part 14

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  • No.....MSE are now PPR'ing them, all we can do is just click on spam button :beer:

    Thanks! Good luck and thanks for all the spam-bashing team do!
    Debt 2008 - Approx £20k | April 2014 £6526 | 30 October 2015 DEBT FREE
    PPI claim success - £4338 & £764
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  • National_Debtline
    National_Debtline Posts: 7,998 Organisation Representative
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    Morning all

    Reported a good few but probably should have just been hitting the Spam button instead... anyway good luck to the site team clearing up the mess!

    Dennis
    We work as money advisers for National Debtline and have specific permission from MSE to post to try to help those in debt. Read more information on National Debtline in MSE's Debt Problems: What to do and where to get help guide. If you find you're struggling with debt and need further help try our online advice tool My Money Steps
  • GrinC
    GrinC Posts: 50 Forumite
    Morning all

    Reported a good few but probably should have just been hitting the Spam button instead... anyway good luck to the site team clearing up the mess!

    Dennis


    I've been reporting too and realised I should be pressing the spam button instead! I gave up though as it's a huge job! Good luck MSE forum mods!!
  • Muhren
    Muhren Posts: 1,705 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    What exactly does anybody achieve from doing stuff like this? Just seems a huge waste of time to me.

    I have clicked a few spam buttons and will try and do a few more during the day.
    LBM: Dec 2012 - Debt £38,180/ Now £0.
    DFD - 17/04/2016
    Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.

  • IF
    IF Posts: 34,349 Forumite
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    Nearly back to normal, keep hitting that spam button :beer:

    spam_v2_small.gif
    "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"
  • IF
    IF Posts: 34,349 Forumite
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    MSE know that some signatures, posts etc are reduced to just exclamation marks, they are ironing out some problems.....

    MSE_Megan wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    The board hasn't been hacked, we're just tinkering with the settings to get this spam sorted. Should be fixed shortly.
    "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"
  • National_Debtline
    National_Debtline Posts: 7,998 Organisation Representative
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    [Q!!!!=!fw!!h!!w!!!h!!!!!...;66726764]M!! !!!w !ha! !!m! !!g!a!!!!!, p!!!! !!! a!! !!d!!!d !! j!!! !x!!ama!!!! ma!!!, !h!y a!! !!!!!!g !!! !!m! p!!!!!m!.....[/Q!!!!]

    Ah !!, !ha! !xp!a!!! !ha!, !ha!!!. !!v!! !!!! a !!g fa! !f !x!!ama!!!! ma!!!, !! !!ad!!g !h! f!!!m !h!! m!!!!!g ha! !!!! p!!!!y !!a!ma!!! f!! m!...

    D!!!!!
    We work as money advisers for National Debtline and have specific permission from MSE to post to try to help those in debt. Read more information on National Debtline in MSE's Debt Problems: What to do and where to get help guide. If you find you're struggling with debt and need further help try our online advice tool My Money Steps
  • IF
    IF Posts: 34,349 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    [Q!!!!=!fw!!h!!w!!!h!!!!!...;66726764]M!! !!!w !ha! !!m! !!g!a!!!!!, p!!!! !!! a!! !!d!!!d !! j!!! !x!!ama!!!! ma!!!, !h!y a!! !!!!!!g !!! !!m! p!!!!!m!.....[/Q!!!!] Ah !!, !ha! !xp!a!!! !ha!, !ha!!!. !!v!! !!!! a !!g fa! !f !x!!ama!!!! ma!!!, !! !!ad!!g !h! f!!!m !h!! m!!!!!g ha! !!!! p!!!!y !!a!ma!!! f!! m!... D!!!!!

    :rotfl:I think you are saying that explains a lot Dennis but I'm not a 100% sure :beer:
    "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"
  • Am sure you're you're aware -but it looks to be starting again - have been spam bashing them as they pop up again.
    Debt 2008 - Approx £20k | April 2014 £6526 | 30 October 2015 DEBT FREE
    PPI claim success - £4338 & £764
    YNAB Convert
    Saving Goals - YNAB Buffer: £100/£850 | Emergency Fund: £0/£1000 | Maldives: £0/£10,000
  • Hi and welcome to the DFW (Debt-Free Wannabe) Board :hello:
    For more information and links please see Tixy’s posts on page one
    .

    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:

    report.gif

    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
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