Question on Trolling?

Updated on August 19, 2013
A.M. asks from Beverly Hills, CA
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I've just joined this site, it seems to be a good one, lots of mothers willing to answer my questions and what have you however I have been accused of trolling several times.

Firstly I originally joined to express concern for my brother in law and everyone has assumed that I am a troll because I posted the question twice, I know that is annoying and I won't do it again for any questions but is it really the end of the world, I just posted it a second time so everyone would have more detail.

Secondly everyone thinks I am a troll because I made a typo, I have three children but accidently typed "2" just to make this clear the 2 button is right next to the 3 button, it is easily done, I don't really pay much attention to my typing so that is it really, I'm sorry I posted a question twice, but at the end of the day, if someone is a troll and they do occur, would it not be best to ignore them, I mean the people that have thought I am a troll go all vigilant on me and post very angry answers, I mean I repeated a question, I have not killed anyone.

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M.C.

answers from Washington DC on

When a question or background story info is full of typos, a senarios that seem to be from a movie, then people tend to call 'troll'.

When the same 'type' of question appears from 2 or 3 different names all about the same time, we call 'troll class'. Meaning some college has assigned a research paper or something and people will come on here to get input.

Some of these questions are to insight discussion, some to enflame and some just to see who will answer.

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D..

answers from Miami on

Your excuses don't cut it. You "didn't get your stories straight" and the people who see you as a troll don't respect you. I don't know what your end game is and I don't care. What people here DON'T like is to give advice for things that they think are real, just to find out that it's all a crock.

You don't get to demand that you be ignored when you troll. But then again, if you wanted to be ignored, you wouldn't troll.

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R.M.

answers from San Francisco on

There is no way Sandy and Alexander's questions were real.

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D.B.

answers from Boston on

You don't usually repost questions - you add to the question by writing "ETA" (Edited To Add) or you put something in the "so what happened" section. That won't help the people who already responded, but it will help the new responders.

Try to slow down and really proof your question. Forget the stress of what's bothering you and figure out how this reads to everyone else who don't know you or your situation. What you think is clear to you may not be for anyone else. Typos can change the sense of the sentence, can result in a lot of questions ("Wait, do you have 2 or 3 children?") and keep you from getting responses that help because everyone's still trying to figure out your question. You say you don't pay attention to your typing - but really, you have to - the essence of good communication is clarity.

And no, trolls de-value and clutter up the site and need to be reported. It's insulting to people who try hard to answer questions and help each other. Multiple posts under different account names are a huge red flag.

It's also helpful if the title of the post is really specific - people who write "I have a question" or "please help" or "Looking for doctor" waste a lot of time, and their posts don't go to people who have indicated their interest level. A geographic question about a referral to a doctor or a vacation spot in a specific part of the country needs to say that in the title.

Take some time to study the other posts and to learn how to be more effective in communicating, and you will get better results.

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J.S.

answers from Phoenix on

Actually, you SPELLED the word "two" when you said how many kids you have. You didn't typo the number 2 meaning to type the number 3. I don't understand trolls.

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B.C.

answers from Los Angeles on

A. M., If you don't want to be thought of as a troll, then do the things tolls don't do. Post a photo and a little family history. Trolls want to be as anonymous as possible.

You will also notice the "bad mouthers" on this site change their names from frequently to every now and then and they don't keep post photos. They never seem to have anything nice to say and don't want to have their photos up so they can be recognized and their loathsome remarks ignored.

Good luck to you and yours.

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J.C.

answers from Anchorage on

In the future if you need to add more detail to a question you can edit the original. Typos happen, don't stress about it.

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