I had a fair amount of online experience prior to starting my blogs. One thing I realized quite sometime ago is a question asked does not always deserve an answer. This applies to all online activities such as forums, newsgoups, private groups and blogs. Some people online will try to goad you into revealing more about yourself than you want to while others simply ask questions that are none of their business. One aim of these questions is to cause a bit of an uproar so they get a attention. This is often referred to as trolling. This type of behaviour can be seen in blog comments as well but remember just because a reader asks a question it does not mean you have to allow their comment let alone answer the question. A reasonable question related directly to the blog post, then yes do your best to answer it. If the question is simply a troll question decide whether or not you will allow the comment then either skirt the question or simply don't give a reply. If you have an email contact link on your blog don't feel like you have to respond to blatant troll questioning either. If a question makes you uncomfortable file it under G for garbage and move one :)
Garden Gnome
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1 comments:
Good advice. The only way to deal with trolls is to just ignore them.
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