12voltman59
May 20, 2009, 8:12 PM
I know that once in awhile we do get a brand new member who very soon after joining the site---does post up some question regarding his or her sexual situations or relationships--things of that nature.
I have found when those people are legit---they tend to also take part in the chat room, put up posts on other issues or post up replies that are reasonable and overall--they seem like decent people seeking answers to questions that are bothering them.
Another thing---they have some info in their profiles that seem reasonable and believable----and if you get to talk to them---they talk about things that lend a degree of consistency and continuity to other things they have said either in chat or on the forum boards.
But we also seem to get these sorts of queries from someone who comes here a first time----there are certain things to me that tend to make me circumspect as to the legitimacy of the posting and the person doing the positing---we have long had at least one "troll" who comes back from time to time whose purpose is to cause trouble here, but that person tends to have a certain pattern to their modus operandi with a major factor in the way he or she operates---they have used so many different profile names--it is hard to keep track--but yet--there is a similar pattern to each new name the person uses---and I have to say that I am sensing some of those patterns in several current, new postings on the board. One of which if you read it--it is clear I have my doubts as to its legitimacy.
I just noted another one----I won't say for now--it remains to be seen how the posting goes on it---but the name of this person along with the fact the first post is such a question and the person has put only the barest of information in the profile make me think I smell a rat here.
With the one post that I responded too---the name this person used is very much like that of a few other long time, regulars who current visit the site or they have moved on---the other new name----has a very sexual basis to it.
Both of these patterns have been employed by our major troll in times past----I really do urge everyone here---get hip to the patterns of that troll and do be circumspect when you see new posts.
I hate that I have to be skeptical of new members----but that is one of the things the troll has wrought----we unfortunately---have to be somewhat skeptical of new members who post such threads until they have shown themselves to be "the real deal" and cool people.
I have found when those people are legit---they tend to also take part in the chat room, put up posts on other issues or post up replies that are reasonable and overall--they seem like decent people seeking answers to questions that are bothering them.
Another thing---they have some info in their profiles that seem reasonable and believable----and if you get to talk to them---they talk about things that lend a degree of consistency and continuity to other things they have said either in chat or on the forum boards.
But we also seem to get these sorts of queries from someone who comes here a first time----there are certain things to me that tend to make me circumspect as to the legitimacy of the posting and the person doing the positing---we have long had at least one "troll" who comes back from time to time whose purpose is to cause trouble here, but that person tends to have a certain pattern to their modus operandi with a major factor in the way he or she operates---they have used so many different profile names--it is hard to keep track--but yet--there is a similar pattern to each new name the person uses---and I have to say that I am sensing some of those patterns in several current, new postings on the board. One of which if you read it--it is clear I have my doubts as to its legitimacy.
I just noted another one----I won't say for now--it remains to be seen how the posting goes on it---but the name of this person along with the fact the first post is such a question and the person has put only the barest of information in the profile make me think I smell a rat here.
With the one post that I responded too---the name this person used is very much like that of a few other long time, regulars who current visit the site or they have moved on---the other new name----has a very sexual basis to it.
Both of these patterns have been employed by our major troll in times past----I really do urge everyone here---get hip to the patterns of that troll and do be circumspect when you see new posts.
I hate that I have to be skeptical of new members----but that is one of the things the troll has wrought----we unfortunately---have to be somewhat skeptical of new members who post such threads until they have shown themselves to be "the real deal" and cool people.