Posted by Racer on June 26, 2006, at 10:29:38
In reply to Re: I got labelled as a troll :-(, posted by Deneb on June 25, 2006, at 17:56:24
> > I wrote about my breast cancer fears at another site and got labelled as a troll.
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> Deneb*
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>Deneb, was this at PC? If so, you know that there's a pattern there of a lot of people jumping on you for nearly everything.
But if you posted your fears of breast cancer at a site for people with breast cancer, you really need to talk to your pdoc about why that might have upset people. The people at those sites HAVE breast cancer. They're in pain, they're frightened, and they're trying to come to terms with the possibility that they will die. If you show up and say you're afraid you have breast cancer, because you had a lump, they may be supportive of you at that point. If you then say that after two mammograms and an ultrasound and a doctor telling you that it's fibrocystic breasts -- they're going to feel pretty outraged. In fact, I have more than a little trouble with all that myself, and you know that I'm not a Deneb-basher.
Sometimes you would do well to remember your audience. In fact, that concept -- "identify your audience, and keep them in mind while you post" -- would go a very long way towards improving your online interactions.
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