Transmission Questions - OCD and others

[Emily_MHManager]

Hi everyone -

I know we've had a lot of OCD transmission questions lately, but please, instead of making sarcastic and insulting comments (which violate the Terms of Use), please just use the "Report" feature if you think we should check it out.

Also remember that some people have truly valid questions, and please give members the benefit of the doubt and respect you'd like when asking a question.

For those who are questioning if something they did put them at risk, please read this:  http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Hepatitis/A-Guide-to-Understanding-Hepatitis-C-2006-/show/180?cid=64

Thanks,

Emily

[flcyclist]

There's the OCD, the troll and the OCD troll, with a fine line between them.  When I first started visiting this forum I thought most of the rediculous questions were from trolls and I could easily recognize their posts.  I was wrong.  I never realized how many OCD's asking bizarre questions existed.  I try to be more tolerant, answer some, ignore most, but can't resist a little humor if not directed at the OP.   It's easy to say ignore it or report it, but easier said than done.

It was a full moon on 11/10 and yesterday was 11/11/11, so maybe this is bringing them out of the woods? :-)

[hrsepwrguy]

And then they come back 2 hrs later with a new screen name


"and then, of course, there are those people who just refuse to take "no" for an answer :)"

Thanks eur for the quote

I think Willys has the right aproach.

[orphanedhawk]

One more idea: when that supposed OCD troll shows up, hit the abuse button. Medhelp helps!

[Willy50]

Does anyone know how they arrive at medhelp?  
Simple; the more replies such questions get, the higher the ranking and the more likely the next goofy question will be directed to MH again.

Even rude, sarcastic and intentionally bad/dangerous advice will make the next such post be more likely to be sent here.  If you don't like 'em don't answer them since answering them is the action which causes more to be sent here.

FWIW..... I don't think people are intentionally doing this to be annoying.  I'd disagree that they are trolls.  They may be OCD, they may be incredibly uninformed, dumb, very young, foreign w/ poor english skills, or may be too lazy to research themselves.

OTOH, we don't always get it right, are rude, mocking, intentionally give bad advice, and insensitive.  
I didn't know zip when I got DX'ed.  It ain't like we are all that and a bag of chips.  : )

If you are tired of these threads stop answering them.  : )
(but you *can't*, can you?   : )   )

willy

[RainLover71]

I believe that Medhelp is a highly respectable and informative organization,better then anyother and some of the answerers on this HCV forum have an excellent knowledge of the virus and excellent insight, far greater then most websites out there that may confuse people and create more anxiety.I would rather get my information from a person with extensive knowledge about HCV,than from some random posting on a website.You people are great.Welldone.

[orphanedhawk]

There is at least one troll who shows up here with ridiculous OCD type questions, rephrasing them, and going on and on.
It does make it hard to know when someone really is just innocently ignorant and doesn't know how to do a search.

To everyone: I think once these are answered. Then the best course is to ignore any more posts from the person. If you don't feed into it, it will go away. However, like a bad mushroom, some keep popping up.