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Posted 1/2/2014 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
I dont understand why someone would come on this board and fake post about things. Do some people really need that much attention??

Sorry to continue on about this but it REALLY bothers me that someone who isn't sick would go to a message board and try to get attention.

I want to help people who I can relate to, I want advice from veteran UCers, I want a place to go and laugh about poop and cry about accidents.

Its so frustrating to waste time and energy, looking stuff up, doing searches and telling our stories... to people who aren't really sick! Or at least not with what we have.

Shame on you for wasting our time! Shame on you for crying wolf. Now every new person will be looked at suspiciously instead of getting the support they deserve right from the start! And when we get tired of reading through the crap, us helpful folks wont be as available for people with REAL posts.


nono Shame On You! nono



/end rant
Posted 1/2/2014 1:32 AM (GMT 0)
Like I said, I think it's a regular member, or former regular member of the forum. The person seems to know a lot about UC and what the hot button issues are on the forum. And I have a couple of guesses as to who it might be.
Posted 1/2/2014 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
what thread is this in reference to?
Posted 1/2/2014 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
A few things having been posted lately. When I first came to the forum there were two user names posting random weird stuff.

And recently someone started posting again (see the locked thread) and it seems maybe another post is also that person.

Its just frustrating :/
Posted 1/2/2014 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Some people do need this much attention. This happens to all forums just as all forums get spammers. Spammers could care less about us and neither do these other people who just use it as an outlet to play. To them it is fun and they will never feel guilty about it because all they care about is their own selfish need to have fun at the expense of others. The more you interact with them the more fun they think it is. Often it is teenagers who probably don't drive yet or have a car but it can be anyone who needs attention and too much time on their hands.
Posted 1/2/2014 2:08 AM (GMT 0)
In this day and age, any 10-year old knows how to look things up on google or wikipedia. I doubt there is much first-hand knowledge behind any of it. It appears to be a lot of "is this bad for UC" and "does this cause UC" questions, with additional random nonsense and some drama thrown in. No doubt there are a lot more non-UC-afflicted attention-seeking posters here than those several new members that have been called out in the last couple of weeks. The account for JulieUC123 (who heatherfeatherfun accidentally posted under) was created back in May.
Posted 1/2/2014 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
If this is a fake poster, I recommend either we ignore the poster and hopefully they will leave us alone or put that person on ignore. Short of having the admin look up the IP address, there is no way to tell if it's the same poster. If it is, than they are in violation of creating multiple ID's and can result in banning.
Posted 1/2/2014 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
I was on another autoimmune forum years ago. I was a moderator. We had some major troubles with this stuff and I played a big part in getting rid of the crap and we did. The only way to do it well is to have someone with IP address seeing ability to monitor all new members for a while until these people (often it is just one major sicko) finally give up and move on. When I was a moderator there I was able to view IP addresses but apparently moderators here don't have that ability. It is like a cancer and if you don't cut it all out as quickly as possible it just keeps growing back. They have a bigger playing field here because we only had one forum and here we have numerous ones. It becomes a game to them as to getting caught and then creating new identities to start all over again, often just a few minutes after abandoning their last usernames. Sometimes the best thing to do is cut off their heads the moment they post and completely delete everything they do as quickly as possible. Otherwise it is jut like a terrorist who kidnaps someone. They live for the exposure. Take their exposure away and leave no trace of it and that takes their incentive away. With all of the members we have here if you let them be they will always find innocent people to play with no matter how many have them on ignore.
Posted 1/2/2014 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
I agree with Red...just note them and ignore. The more you beotch about it publically..the more you encourage it.
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Posted 1/2/2014 2:31 AM (GMT 0)
I wish I would have seen this thread before I saw Julie's new thread.
Posted 1/2/2014 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
geez, what's the big deal ?

like a cancer ? really ?
Posted 1/2/2014 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
Just ignore these trolls. If they don't get the attention they're seeking, they'll go somewhere else.
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