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Am i a troll?

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abbijay · 17/11/2017 10:35

Long story short; I have 2 fb accounts - 1 for all and sundry and has a massive network of connections within my hobby, 2 - less than 200 people who I like to think of as genuine friends/family only and I'm willing to share pics of my family with.
Last night on the open account I saw a post suggesting enforced sterilisation for women in third world countries (sic.). I commented that I felt this was vile and wrong. This morning there's a follow up post that she was just expressing an opinion, can't see why she would have had so much hate.
I screenshotted it to my private account as I was shocked in 2017 someone would not only support ethnic cleansing but also not understand why this might upset people. I am now being accused of "verging on trolling" by someone who is on both accounts.
Am I a troll?

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ElChan03 · 17/11/2017 10:39

No. Trolls post nasty things and bully people online to get a reaction which is usually negative or to cause an arguement. Having two accounts does not make you a troll unless you use the other specifically for nasty purposes.

abbijay · 17/11/2017 10:42

Oh, I should say: screen shot had name blanked out! If I'd left that on then I could see it being trolling.
2nd account is just I don't want the world and his wife with access to my family pics or seeing what I might get up to.

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Swizzlesticks23 · 17/11/2017 10:46

I often wonder this about mums net. If people post their opinion and it's not majority people seem to jump on it and accuse them of trolling.

I don't see the point in posting a thread or topic if you only want positive reactions surely that's fake and pointless.

PumpkinSquash · 17/11/2017 12:27

No, that's not trolling at all. You get people like this on Mumsnet and Facebook/social media in general, where they think that anyone expressing a differing opinion, however measured and reasonable, is trolling and attacking them.
No, it isn't! You put a strong opinion out there, or ask if you're being unreasonable, for example, then expect to hear somebody disagreeing with you or making you question your behaviour.
Saw it on FB the other day - somebody saying how they didn't like the way someone had treated them and somebody quite reasonably asked if they'd taken it up with the person in question to get it sorted out.
To be accused of being a "bloody keyboard warrior." Confused

PumpkinSquash · 17/11/2017 12:28

No. Trolls post nasty things and bully people online to get a reaction which is usually negative or to cause an arguement. Having two accounts does not make you a troll unless you use the other specifically for nasty purposes.

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