Users in adoption, if you knew that there was 1 poster on this board with over 5 accounts, would you out them?

cycle

my guess... you are not telling the truth...i guess that you are trying to people to "out" someone.

Carnie C

if this person was "pro-adoption", you would've reported her in a heartbeat...how odd you even ask this question.

furthermore, if this person is answering the question based on false identities, then they're disseminating false information if hey're not truly all of these members of the triad. Is that what you really want? everyone always jumps on people on this board in a heartbeat (if they're a PAP/AP or Pro-adoption that is) but i can see that since this person is anti-adoption, you won't bother to do a thing. You need all the loud voices you can get on your side

Spotty-Dotty

I wouldn't really care.

Tonia

YES - absolutely. DO IT NOW- tell us all. It's only fair.

cricketlady

At this point in life I guess I should say I shouldn't be surprised about anything I read on the internet. I do wonder how one person could keep 5 accounts up and going and representing 5 different personalities.I certainly think it is dishonest. I would have to weigh any concerns I might have and then make a decision.

monkeykitty83

Personally, I would report it to Yahoo, but I wouldn't post anything about it publicly. If someone is violating the terms of service, it should be reported to the site, but posting about it would just cause needless drama. It's something that can be handled privately.

Yahoo can decide whether it's a problem or not, since they have the responsibility to enforce their own rules and account policies. I would suspect that being deliberately misleading (as opposed to being unintentionally incorrect about something) would be frowned upon, but I think just reporting is preferable.

Interesting Name

Yes, tell. I know who it is and have been waiting for everyone to catch up to her, but unfortunately no one has. As a reader of this forum I have become quite used to the dozens of phony accounts she creates, in fact it has become a sort of game, itâ€™s become fairly easy to recognize her lingo.
She is constantly making her fake alias agree with her when she ask questions and is afraid to ruin her â€œever so important imageâ€ on this forum, so when she says things that she doesnâ€™t agree with, but the majority agrees with (foster care as just ONE example) she will say her opinion very lukewarm, however once she creates another phony account all bets are off and her real personality is shown.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ami.FnRwg3k3W3TEnIuUNjjty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090825132039AAxxoo9
And this isn't the only hate letter she has sent.
She knows who she is as she reads this. And you should let everyone know REMOVE THE MASK.

Maigh Nuad

No need I already know.

Jack Putter

We already know. She makes it pretty obvious.

H******

Wowzers, who has the time or inclination to go to all that trouble, do tell. or at least tell yahoo, it's against the TOS

Saggyrl

Is she actually all of those things, or is she making stuff up? Why would one feel the need to lie when you're anonymous anyway on the internet??? I've always thought the great thing about the internet is that you can actually be yourself, you know?
Confused.

I agree with others- depends on her postings and if she is rude or helpful in her responses. At the same time, I hate it when people try to *trick* others. Then again, it IS the internet.

Pip

It would depend on what they were posting. If they were being polite and informative then I wouldn't have a problem. If they were deliberately being offensive then yes I would report them.

Kassy

My first reaction was curiosity.

But then I thought it might be more fun not knowing so I can guess.

Then again really it's a little sad that someone would spend that much time on here and it would be kind of mean to take away something that matters so much to them.

If I were you I'd count the votes in this thread and go by majority vote. :)

Sunny

I'm having a hard time believing that...

This person must have a lot of spare time, that's for sure.

So, you've piqued our curiosity--do tell.

Wannabe Swan

You've triggered my curiosity.

But this will be hard for me since I've been gone for three months and I don't know who is still on, and who all these new people are.

Gosh, now I won't be able to do philosophy homework! Grr.

a healing adoptee

if she is plain nasty and harrassing others on the board. then i would say maybe so. but if you think she isn't being disrespectful, i would just let it go.

Flaming June

It's one thing to change name/picture. I am personally guilty of that. It's another to play both sides with alter ego's and or maybe in this case falsely say they are someone when they are not. 90% of the regulars have posted their say in this. I think this will work itself out.

BOTZ

I have to ask... because this is the first thing I thought of...

Are you sure that this person ACTUALLY has all of the accounts that s/he claimed in the email to you?

How do you really know that the "user names" s/he gave you are really hers/his and not actually OTHER posters in the section that s/he is trying to get deleted?

If you can actually prove it -- not just by taking that person who emailed you at their word -- then go ahead and report it.

What if they are claiming they are someone else who posts a lot and you get THAT person deleted?

Just got me thinking...

I'm curious about what you will decide to do.

~Take care!

BOTZ -- Only an adoptee (as far as adoption is concerned). :-)

AnnaBelle

Yeah, I don't care at all. The day I am THAT invested in yahoo answers is the day I should probably turn off the computer.

Maybe she should take up a hobby. I hear gardening is good for a person's mental health...

ETA: "Interesting Name": I'm not sure who you are referring to...There were no really polarizing answers to that question if I recall...
ETA2: Oh, nevermind...I get what you were saying. I would be SHOCKED if that person had multiple accounts. Never woulda thunk.

Jennifer L

Are you absolutely sure that you're being told the truth? It could easily be a set-up, trying to damage the credibility of someone else. It's possible to change your username and avatar to make a pretty convincing facimilie of somone else. Now granted, that takes a bit of effort and a certain frame of mind to want to go through all that trouble, but it can be done. It also takes a bit of effort and a certain frame of mind to want to go through the trouble of making multiple accounts, but that can also be done.

I'd want to not only get emails from each account, but be able to see the Q's and A's. That way, you can verify that this is the actual account that wrote this particular question.

As far as "outing" them, my child ego state is very curious! But my adult ego state says that this isn't the place and reporting it to Y/Answers is the more responsible thing to do, once you are sure.

kateiskate is getting married

I would do it. At least it would help make my weekend go by a little faster. lol

And now you have all of our curiosity piqued.

Heather ~ Not a Perfect Mom ~

I'm surprised that someone has that kind of time on their hands. I probably would have handled it quietly instead of casting suspicion on all the top answerer's.

Speaking of multiple accounts... How can someone that signed up yesterday know Randy's Y!A habits?

LinnyG

I would. It would be nice if Yahoo will block their IP's. Im sure I can guess who this person is, though. Go for it.

Opedial

I'd be curious actually.

blank stare

You do realize that, by asking this question, and not revealing the person's identity, you've cast doubt on many of the people on this board?

Also, I would wonder if someone was trying to undermine another user by claiming that user was just an alternative ID.

That being said, you all realize that I'm the same person as AdoreHim, right? ;)

Andraya - Snark's Sister

I would but only because I kinda like the daily dramarama around here.

Randy B

Personally, for me, I couldn't care less. It's not as though the world revolves around this forum. If it gives someone a kick to hide behind a few different IDs then more power to them. Obviously their life needs the excitement.

Honest & Sober

If it can be confirmed that she does have multiple accounts then I'd say ya. Admitting it is one thing but having confirmation is another. Have her email you from each alleged account.

Apart from writing styles, etc (not always noticeable) with emails, there is a way to determine if the emails your receiving from multiple accounts are coming from the one person.

ED:

If you header to the right section of an message you'll be able to identify if it is coming from the one person.

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