Notice to newcomers re trolls.

solventsoon

Think it's time for one of these....

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

Hello :hello:to any newbies (and oldies) out there and welcome.
Hang around for the nice guys to come out, they'll give you some good advice and please try to ignore the trolls lurking around (it's cold outside under their bridges so they come inside to get warm).

sizzler

Found this on troll of MSE forum,

Sortofok was a good troll - he eventually fessed up.
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Sortofok Comes Clean
First things first. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is J and I am a
43yo amateur writer from South Wales. I have been using these forums for research and material for a book / screenplay I am writing.

Secondly, I would like to apologise to anyone who has been offended or angered by any of the comments made by my character sortofok in the course of this activity. This was not my intention and I hope you can forgive me.

A bit of background: When I first had this idea, I visited HPC.com and have been a regular visitor for 3 months. I thought this would be an ideal place to conduct my research but when I came to register, I could not get past the registration for some reason and despite several attempts could not get in and therefore could not post.
During my time on HPC a link was given to a new site called “housepricechat.co.uk” and if you care to visit this site you will see that on April 27th I posted a thread entitled “WOW” in an attempt to bait some unsuspecting poster. However the site was, and remains, little used and so no replies were received.
I am a bit of an MSE fan and have been a regular visitor for years, but never registered. During this time I have learned a lot from various posters and of course from the Master himself. He even turned me onto stoozing from which I have made about £1200 in three years. Not a bad return for zero outlay, I think you will agree.

It was in connection to this that I registered here in order to ask a simple question about credit card payments.
After it was answered, I turned my attention to the property forum and had a look around. I then realised that this was actually the best place to have come to because of the diversity of views which are often lacking on sites such as HPC.

The rest, as they say, is history and for the last week or so I have lived and breathed sortofok. It has been hell my friends. I have found myself, on the rare occasions I’ve been out with friends talking like him and have silenced many a conversation with things like “Tell me my friend, what say you”, “doth thou know the meaning of these words you speak” and “have you come hear seeking knowledge my friend” etc. My mates think I am cracking up because, of course, I hadn’t told them about my double life.

In true literary style I have hardly slept or eaten over this past week but have been fuelled by tea and cigarettes.
Even when I would eventually go to bed after a long day at my PC I could not sleep because all the dialogue from that day was running around my head and at times disturbing me.

I think you will agree, my post count is pretty impressive considering it has been amassed in just 10 days.

I have also, on occasions been terrified that someone would report me to the police for stalking or something and am sure that I was being monitored by someone. Occasionally I would lose my wireless connection and was convinced that this was because of some sort of surveillance being carried out. I imagined a team of detectives and psychologists pouring over every post and trying to trace me. Can they do that my friends?

Last night when CB posted his request for the silliness to end, I don’t think he realised what a relief it was to me. I had become emotionally drained by now and was close to tears. Thank you CB that’s 2 favours I owe you (he also taught me how to post links).

And what of the some of the other friends I have met?
Meliissa, Dooz, Btman, Gen, Guy, the saint, shogun, GG, nicoleg, Norhtern Angel, phlash and of course mrB. (A gentle and kind man who has shown me great warmth even if he hated me at first). I’m sorry my friend.
Some of the other people I have communicated with however, I think were imposters trying to trap me.
When you do something like this, you get very sensitive to things which you would not normally notice.
Every time I hinted at something dodgy, an hour later, someone would post a question about something similar hoping I would spill the beans. You probably didn’t notice, but I was acutely aware of it and became more and more paranoid. I would also keep an eye on the views my posts were getting and was heartened to see them rising rapidly when some wrongdoing was hinted at. I suppose everyone loves a bit of scandal and you nosey lot are no exception.

So, now I have finished I would like to ask if you would allow me to continue posting on your wonderful forum as myself. I do have some personal input to offer and would love to stick around and share some of my knowledge.;)


My situation

Homeowner. I live in a beautiful old 3 bed stone cottage just outside Cardiff. I picked it up very cheaply in 1998 for 37k (yes I did use the “yellow pages” trick but I did not steal the for sale sign).
I have a 51k mortgage and it is valued at 190k

I also own outright a 3 bed terraced house which I inherited in 2000. This is rented out to a couple of male 20 somethings.(and they pay me weekly)

I also own and rent out a 1-bed flat which I bought in 1987 for 26k. And believe me mrb this flat is a s**thole and I really am selling it for 32k. HPI has not come to my rescue on this occasion.

I have a salary of 33k and of course a teacher’s pension.

I also have other savings and investments worth approx 30k. And no other debts.

I do not consider myself wealthy but I am certainly comfortable. At the moment anyway.

The future for sortofok:

Who knows. After being cut short last night, I have not completed my work.
Maybe we could continue our story on another forum?
Does anybody fancy that or have I pi**ed you off so much that you want nothing more to do with me. If so, I would understand.

If you do want to help me finish this work this is the "story" so far -

An old lady has gone missing . The estate agents sold her house for 300k but only handed over 280k and pocketed the rest. Is this possible my friends? We still do not know.
Meanwhile their accomplices have acquired empty flats for nothing. They have somehow scammed the developers. What do they intend doing in these flats and how did they come to acquire them?
Are these the flats near the prison? Are there pylons close by?
Is the old lady under the floor near to where the window once was?
Was she electrocuted?
Or maybe the banker killed her because she knew his secret?
What do you think my friends?
Would this be ok?


Finally, some of the views expressed by sortofok I actually agree with and some I am completely appaled by.

Which ones?

If you allow me to stay, you can ask me yourself if you want.
You are also invited to comment on what I have done.


Thank you my friends for your tolerance and warmth

I salute you and wish you all the best

sizzler

A troll on line in forum time for a bump:j

solventsoon

If there's a troll around, time for one of these, I think ..

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

sizzler

good night my friend, did you like the ost before i thought very intresting:beer:

philnicandamy

solventsoon

Good morning everyone,

Phil - that's an interesting picture - can we have a prettier one for later in the day?

Hope everyone is well and managing to say warm and safe on this freezing day.

solventsoon

A "what are you doing on page 2, get your **** back to page 1, don't you know there are trolls around" type of BUMP.

Hi everyone, hope you're all OK.

nervousmother

Page two bump :-)

solventsoon

Quick bump to say "hi and hope you're all OK"