What kinds of questions, generally speaking , what categories are they using?
Are there specific or non specific clues to there identity as Troll?
Any input about how to detect trolls on Y!A would be appreciated. I am sick of them but I think the ANONYMOUS option keeps them hidden .. I can't even block them . Frustrating. Advice please?
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I could write a whole book on that. There is no simple answer to this. There are millions of trolls online who troll in different ways and patterns. They each want something different like attention, a shocking reaction, anger and so on.
Yes, I do know the names of many trolls but now with changes Yahoo has made these trolls get new accounts almost daily or just use the anonymous feature. But, even if they didn't do this it would be against the terms of use for me to share their names on here. You can't call out or single out users by name.
How do detect them? Depends on the troll and their trolling pattern. Plus it depends on the category the troll is in. There are trolls who troll about wetting their pants or someone else wetting their pants. There are trolls who post about little girls getting spankings. There are trolls who post the same questions nonstop and done this for years. One troll has trolled for years asking questions like "Why would an American woman . . . " then go into a story about a mother, a child and the father in another country. Some trolls pose as young girls 12 & up having sexual feeling and writing details about the little girls bodies.
The basic key with trolls is often their questions are very unrealistic. It doesn't make sense. Another key to trolls on here is they love writing about sex and very detailed sex involving minors.
A general rule is if it is a brand new account, asking a shocking or disturbing question then it is likely a troll.