Should something be done about 'the troll'? What, then?

Question

This Q:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Akywt6B8We_Nh5lcy5LZsdjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071204075457AAlQ5IK&show=7#profile-info-a11810dedcef49b4ee5c4f8c624bb39eaa

(summary: told baby was ugly by troll, ended up sobbing at keyboard)

bothered me a lot.

Like others, I've had e-mail/answers telling me I'm ugly, my baby's ugly, I'm fat, I'm bitter, and those seem to be the stock one-size-fits-all insults. I am none of the above and my baby is a doll. So -- shrug.

However. I have no post-partum depression or self-esteem issues. That sort of vitriol might devastate anybody who does.

One person's 'I feel fat' question was swiftly troll-answered with a nasty remark and a link to a picture of herself, at a URL that also held a pic of a regular poster's baby... That stalker element was a bit much, too.

Like I said, that question I linked to really made me upset. Making new mothers cry is going well beyond attention-seeking. It's vile.

So -- do something? What?

'Mark's Wifee' -- please drop me an e-mail... there's something you should see

"heheh" -- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apa8l9MluOyOwQ.ZjC7i71h77hR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071206070534AAVWUg2

Last night, there was a

Q: I have PPD, crying all the time...

A: I'd cry too if I had to look at a retarded monkey all the time! heheh!

Christ! Somebody drinks a _lot_ in the evenings, I think.

Answer 1

It bugs me too. I too am a "bigger" Mom, and those things that people always say HURT. You try to ignore it, but it hurts anyway.

Just for the record, I think both you and your baby are gorgeous :-) I tried to look at the original poster's profile to see the original question, but her's are private. Big hug to her too.

I guess the old saying is true "Opinions are like noses, some just smell better than others."

Hug, hug, hug!

Answer 2

That question bothered me alot too. I had bad post-partum depression after my son was born disabled, so I know how bad it feels. Nobody should be made to feel bad about their baby. I've seen all the questions you are referencing, and it's sad that someone has nothing better to do than come on here and demean mothers and their babies.

I wish I knew what we could do about this troll. Reporting this person only makes her create new profiles and harass other mothers. If we can figure something out, I'll gladly help rid Yahoo of this troll.

All the babies/mothers she's harassed have nothing to be ashamed of, their babies are cute. Also, those babies are well taken care of by their mothers, whereas, we have no idea if this baby is ever being watched. Poor thing is probably thrown in front of the t.v. all day. The girl having self-esteem issues is far from being fat, and this troll attacked her with malice that she didn't deserve.

Your baby is precious, by the way. I love the picture you're using right now as your avatar.

ETA: I believe we have yet another personality among us, known as Sacks T. And their only contact is you.

I've always enjoyed your answers, because they're well researched and you don't believe in parenting how corporations think you should parent.

Answer 3

I emailed Yahoo Answers about this on Sunday- and have not seen or heard from Illyana's mommy since. I am assuming that is who this is???

It has gone on for too long and too far. Here is the link to the email-
[e-mail]

please- all of us copy and paste this with the link to the original question as I did. The last time, the troll had her account suspended.

This is not acceptable at all. It makes my blood boil. If we work together, we may be able to stop it. There is no excuse for it at all.

I am so sorry for both of the people who have been harassed. I had my email opened on here for nearly a year until Illyana's mom started in and then had to close it because of her trolling.

The other problem- it takes more than one person to report the troll's question or the answer- if only one person does it, they will leave it there.

Mark's wife: Klover is Illyana's mom in disguise.

Answer 4

I agree it is awful. I think we all know who is mostly doing this and it is quite pathetic. These people can only be reported so many times, then they just come back with new screen names. I agree, there are some people on here with quite a few issues. It is sad to me that anyone would EVER put down a child, much less another mom. I guess the best we can do is ignore these people and try to offer a united front against this kind of hateful behavior. By the way, your baby is super cute!

Answer 5

Have you tried reporting him? I am pretty new to this site and have not had the "pleasure" of being ridiculed by the "Troll" I have seen some others that regularly give mean hearted advice. I think you can block people from answering your questions too. I think your baby is precious and I'm sure many others agree. I know it's hard when your a new mommy but try not to let him bother you.

Answer 6

I had this happen to me for the past few weeks on EVERY SINGLE question I was asking. It was like this person was specifically stalking my questions. I ended up putting my profile to private and it's been harder for her to find my questions. She called my son Jackson (on every post) "an hairy, ugly monkey with down syndrome". It never really made me "upset" per say because I know he is not ugly, nor hairy and that is just stupid and insecure of the person to say it. I was annoyed however, when this person stalked me to the point of going beyond just saying he was ugly and then threatening that she was going to "tell my boyfriend things that would make him want to break up with me". It's just so dumb because him and I have been together for 5 years and there's no way that would ever happen, but when she started dipping into my personal life...that's when I get very mad. I went off on rants and raves every time on her and every time it got worse. Finally, I stopped commenting on her rude comments at all and just ignored and reported and since then, it's stopped for me. She thrives off of people getting angry. It's attention for her, and that's what she wants. If everyone just ignored and reported, it should slowly stop.
Everybody knows how beautiful of a mother you are (your answers are amazing) and you baby is beautiful too. It's just jealousy and it's sad someone could be that unhappy with their lives.

Answer 7

That's plain awful, poor woman.

I'm just ignoring the troll right now, after all she thrives on attention.

The problem is that there are new people that doesn't know anything about her and take her seriously.

I seriously don't know what we can do, that doesn't start with the yahoo answers team getting proper moderators and changing security levels. I can't believe people can have multiple accounts and copy nicknames that easily. This is a great place for stalking and harassing.

Answer 8

That happened to me a while back when I posted a question about my son covering his face when he sleeps. I posted a picture of him, with a blanket over his face, of him sleeping in his swing. (I was asking if it was safe for him to do that and if anyone had any suggestions on what I could do to keep him from doing it) Someone left me a comment and said my son was putrid and the reason I have his face covered in the picture is because he's so ugly that his face would break the camera! It freaked me out and I deleted the question! A couple weeks later, someone named Klover (I don't know if it's a man or a woman) added me as a contact and answered a question I asked about 'when will my son outgrow his boppy?', and that Klover person came unglued on me telling me how ugly my son was! And referred back to that picture of my son with his face covered, so I had to delete that question too! I am afraid to put pictures of my son on the internet because you never know who could be viewing them. And no, it's not because he's ugly, it's because there are sick people out there and I don't want them looking at him and possibly doing weird things with his pictures .. , and after this happened .... I'm even MORE scared to put his picture on the internet and regret even putting the one with his face covered!


ETA:
I tried to e-mail you and this is the message I got
"OopsYou cannot send messages until you enable Yahoo! Answers email communications."

I don't want to enable my e-mail address for public view because it's my first middle and last name as my e-mail.
I would be willing to give it to you! but is there any way I can do that without exposing it to everyone on Yahoo Answers?

Answer 9

Okay... here's my take...

Don't make it fun for her.

We just have to stop engaging this person/these people. Don't answer the questions, don't respond to the answers in a question you asked or in your answer. That's how she gets her kicks.... upsetting people, and riling up the usual suspects. (You know who you are!)

I know it can be hard, when someone attacks you (the universal you) and hits below the belt, but people know the difference... you do, we all do. Prime time to report. It will be gone in minutes. I know that it's upsetting, and the stalker thing is rather disturbing, but don't give her an ounce of power.

I realize it gets a bit more complicated when the questions aren't necessarily in violation of the guidelines, but I would just suggest not answering the questions, especially if you're going to respond in such a way as to feed her compulsion (and open yourself up to a reportable answer). I also know this is hard because there are so many users out there that are none the wiser, but I guess it's up to the regular users to report, report, report the troll. To reiterate... don't make it fun for her.

Answer 10

Best just ignore them. People who are constantly belittling and running down other people have serious issues about themselves that needs being dealt with.

They are the kind of idiot a.s.s.ed morons that would try to kill a kid by throwing a can of "C" rations it her from off the back of a moving truck,
Then wonder why the other Marines, riding in the truck, threw him off the truck with out his rifle out in the middle of Indian country (Vietnam term)
Seen it done. No didn't say a word. Served his maggot a.s.s right.
Best part: When he got back to fire base his C.O. wrote him up for being AWOL and destruction of government property
AWOL: Because he didn't come back to the fire base with the rest of the company:
Destruction of Governent Property: Because of him being so banged up he had to be put on light duty.

Answer 11

First of all, realise that some people are simply wilfully pig ignorant and take delight in being nasty to other people, and only get away with it because of the nature of the medium we are using - they would never dare behave this way in a room full of people.

Secondly, because these people are so nasty, you need not pay them any mind at all. People like that are beneath contempt, they are complete jerks, and when it boils down to it, they are completely gutless jerks without any balls whatsoever. They're vile! And nasty.

Do something? Why bother? The karma will get to them in the end. Jealousy and insecurity that isn't properly dealt with will only eat away at them inside, and they have only themselves to blame for it.