I’ll just say we tend to err on the side of caution, allowing posters to demonstrate in a clear way they are a problem before taking drastic action. But in this case, the new person was an easy one to identify as a repeat offender.
I think if you happen to see a brand new poster skipping around the board making multiple hasty posts in varying forums and threads, that’s a good one to flag. We’d rather see too many flags than too few, so don’t worry about over-flagging.
Thank you, I think it makes me feel more comfortable with what I would have considered excessive flagging. Although it’s rare that one of the others doesn’t beat me too it.
Yet another trock in MPSIMS asking Am I Over-Reacting with a totally real (and extra-stupid) romantic relationship scenario. Not calling them out as a trock in that thread is real difficult. Admire my restraint.
Does seem to have the whiff of long-line fishing, doesn’t it? This kind of “personal issue” is like chum to the kind souls who want to help the stranger in distress.
Actually, not a new poster, but one that probably forgot their own logon. Passed off to ECG to merge the accounts. But the thread is being reviewed by MPSIMS mods also.
I’m not an old enough poster to evaluate their prior history, but while I (after a quick review, I too felt it was troll bait and stayed away) still lean towards trolling or “pay-attention-to-me” thread. Especially considering their heavy snark towards anyone who was dismissive in their thread.
I only ask about their past history because it being a returning poster paints the thread in a different light than a true new poster. A new poster and this thread? I’d say 100% troll. An existing poster with a reasonable history? Much more the “Look at me, look at me!” which seems to be part of the problem they’re reporting anyhow.
I’m a message board, and one of my posters was glancing over at Reddit a lot. I finally asked are you OK, and he said yes. But then he said my post looks a lot like an AITA message on that other board. Why is he checking out some other board? Is he not that into me?
I haven’t read the thread in question (didn’t need to), but everyone responding to a thread by a first time poster with a personal story about a relationship, problems with co-workers or employers or similar stuff, especially if it’s glurgy, is an idiot. It’s trolling every time, in 100 % of the cases, no doubts.
