Notice to newcomers re trolls.

So_Sad_Angel

philnicandamy wrote: »

Hmm I started doing the same as SSA late night sometimes i'm about & up I wander around the other scarier bits of the forum.....we're pretty tame compared!

Shhhhhh don`t tell everyone my moonlighting tendancies....I lurk in secret .....sometimes I just cannot believe how rude some posters can be on other boards.

I stick to the supportive boards mostly....I have had too many years of political & fiscal debate forums & they bore me now...I do get to know who`s who though.

So_Sad_Angel

Lets have one of these -

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.


Kind wishes
P
xxxxx

philnicandamy

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

Shhhhhh don`t tell everyone my moonlighting tendancies....I lurk in secret .....sometimes I just cannot believe how rude some posters can be on other boards.

I stick to the supportive boards mostly....I have had too many years of political & fiscal debate forums & they bore me now...I do get to know who`s who though.

I'm sorry.....:o

solventsoon

philnicandamy wrote: »

quick cattle prod back to the top again....

Think we should use that on the trolls Phil, never mind this poor little thread......

Hope you're all OK.

'Night everyone

solventsoon

A quick GOOD MORNING EVERYONE bump before you try to escape to page 2 again

solventsoon

There you are, trying to escape from me again ....... caught you :j.

Hope everyone OK and managing to stay warm-ish, it's very cold here today, icy roads and pavements, lovely

So_Sad_Angel

BUMP for new folks.....hope everyone is wrapped up & warm on this bitterly cold Friday evening.

solventsoon

Caught you again - you keep trying to run away from me .....

Hi Angie, hope you are OK, it's bloomin' chilly here :eek:

Hope everyone else is OK and hello to any newbies out there ..

kerrypn

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

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.


Kind wishes
P
xxxxx

I cant tell which are which anymore.... bump

elfieb

Is it just me, or do others think that our old pal Merlin is back.............

Dont want to comment on a post directly incase Im barking up completely the wrong tree, but just a little hunch Ive got!