Notice to newcomers re trolls.

MicheH

I'll reign my head in bat, feeling like I have to justify myself today..

Thanks for the heads up

solventsoon

Need to keep this one up in front today, so another quick BUMP so that everyone can see it.

Welcome to any newbies and beware of the trolls

philnicandamy

PS: I'm not mad, honestly...

I always thought SS that being mad was one of the signing up policy for here

philnicandamy

OOPS....new page so (SSA's & Panias words of wisdom)

Hi Everyone,

Not sure if we have this thread over here on BR board but DFW bump this often so that newcomers new & old are aware of the possibility of `troll` issues.

They `bump` it along regularly to keep it in peoples minds. Perhaps it would work over here?

Pania`s words are so brilliant I could`nt better them myself so I copied as below.

Angelxx



Notice to newcomers re trolls.
Hi everybody.


Over the last few weeks we have had a number of "troll" attacks on the boards.

What is a Troll? A troll is a person that posts deliberately provocative, nasty or hurtful comments on threads. They may be a person with no previous connection to the board or someone that has created a pseudonym to get their point made.

If you should get a comment made on any thread you post asking for help and advice please realise this comment is not directed at you personally.
We really are all a lovely bunch here (oops, modest, sorry) so please ignore these nasty comments and continue to post here as normal.

what should i do if i get a comment made on my thread?

firstly do not respond to the comment as this invariably is what the person wants. At the bottom of the post, on the left hand side is a red "warning" triangle. Click this and then "send" the message that comes up. This will report the message to abuse who will review it's content and delete it.

The person we had this morning was particularly vile and nasty and please believe me is an extreme rarity here.
Above all PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE BOARDS. THIS SITE IS AN ASSET TO SO MANY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT FEELS THE WORLD IS FALLING IN ON YOU. THERE IS SUCH A WEALTH OF ADVICE HERE TO BE HAD THAT THE COMMENTS OF ONE MUST NOT DETER YOU FROM AVAILING YOURSELF OF THE KNOWLEDGE HERE!!!!

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 debt crisis

PLEASE DO NOT LET THE ACTIONS OF THE MINORITY RUIN THAT.

solventsoon

Another quick BUMP...

Hmmmmm, not sure whether bumping this thread (and talking to it in the process) was what's driven me round the bend, or whether I was there to start with ....

Know one thing - hopping mad about the banks today - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

philnicandamy

an oldie but a goody......

fermi

blind-as-a-bat wrote: »

why did she sit back though, he was no where near her?????

Wouldn't you?

fermi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startle_reflex

nervousmother

fermi wrote: »

Wouldn't you?

nope id have licked his belly button just to see his response.:rotfl:

(ok maybe not but wish she had have)

fermi

Ewww!............