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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Look, for example at todays new thread “Our current situation -not thrilled” wherein OP is not happy with where her kid d us getting in and wants to talk and get advice and almost all posters start dumping on her with the “you are entitled” poster popping in at about ten comments in. Comments like that help no one. No one [/quote]
The problem with posts like that one is they are borderline stupid enough that it is hard to decide if it was a sincere post from a parent who worded things badly, or a troll trying for their daily "stir things up" entertainment. For people who have been on DCUM for a while, there are certain styles of posts that just reek of a troll. In that thread there was enough information about stats that the poster has been on DCUM for a while and knows the style of posting about schools, but the mix up of the gender of the kid and incorrect list of schools applied to for those stats makes it seem very unlikely to be a real post. There are also people who respond to posts like that with unpleasant tones precisely because it may be a troll post and they want to add to the feeding frenzy.

A couple of strategies for those types of threads:
- ignore completely
- state that you think it's a troll and why, but in case not, give a brief, helpful reply (useful at least to others reading)
- use report button on individual, extra nasty replies (name calling, dog whistles, etc.)
- report the whole thread and ask it to be locked because it is way off topic and serves no purpose

However, sometimes it is useful to let a stupid thread run because there will be 3 or 4 posters going back and forth at each other in the thread, and that keeps them occupied and their need for attention satisfied for the day, and they are less likely to go into other threads or start new ones.[/quote]

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