To think that accusing posters of being journalists is the same as troll hunting?

[Millieja]

I've noticed this a lot recently, and have been (falsely) accused of it myself more than once (have had a few name changes since)

AIBU to think that this is pretty much the same thing as troll hunting? And in any case does it really matter? The daily fail manage to get enough of their material from genuine threads without needing to start fake ones anyway don't they?

I find it really smug and irritating when someone feels the need to accuse someone when there's no real way of them actually knowing.

So much so that you decided to start a goady TAAT. Congratulations.

Are you a journalist?

Cock

You must lead an , er, interesting life to be writing threads which people are accusing of being journalists!!!

More than once you say.....

Some are so obvious though, it's like putting a shiny toy in front of us and asking us not to play with it...

I've never been accused of being a journo. What kind of threads are you starting then?

If you suspect Trollhunting is afoot you must report it.

But if I was asked 'are you a journalist?' I would just say no I am not.

It tends to happen when an OP starts a threads asking for opinions but giving none themselves. Like the ones that say something like 'discuss' at the end.

I got accused of being a journalist because I said I felt sorry for Sarah Harding.

I was told to jog on.

I thought this was rather silly.

Floella It's not a TAAT it's a general thread about lots of threads. And who am I goading? Or are you one of the smug accusers and therefore feeling goaded?

No, it's happened twice and not about particularly interesting questions!

Oops name change fail

Nanechange fail of amusing proportions there.

What Sparkling said. If you don't want to be accessed of being a journalist, don't be so rude.

Why have you changed name mid thread?

Accessed? Christ, my proof reading standards are as low as the Fail's! Accused

Haha.... well I think that advanced search may be our friend now...

I am getting confused.

I am just confused.

Like the ones that say something like 'discuss' at the end oh god I have done this! Didn't get called a journo though. I just did t really know how to end the OP haha!

I wish I was a bloody journalist! I would get paid a damn load more than I do now!! even the daily fail

The threads where I've seen people accused of being journalists are normally in AIBU but not really AIBU questions where the poster is just wanting opinions on something, often giving minimal info on why she want the opinions, why she's chosen AIBU and where updates are slow if they happen.
These just seem like info gathering and people feel used.

Oh dear oh dear

I never reply to threads that say discuss at the end. I'm not back at school. I'd imagine journalists would need multiple names not just two.

I love name change fails mid thread.....

TAAT

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