- This topic has 8 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 1 week, 4 days ago by
.
-
Posts
-
-
It’s been a bad week (or so) for abusive e-mails and messages. I’ve had two very rude messages on Teams, one PM here and three highly unfriendly e-mails (2 containing a string of expletives). I’m used to receiving the occasional message like this, but this week is off the chart.
Why do people think I’m lying about the age-verification law, lying about the ways the Patreon works, or lying that it’s possible to join for free (which about 80% do!)? Why do some think I am being deliberately awkward, stupid or worse?
I don’t do this to con people. I don’t do this as a full-time career. And I certainly don’t do it to make a fortune (if only!).
And sorry I didn’t tell our US visitors that today is a public holiday in the UK, so I wasn’t online this morning to do age-verification (I wasn’t even at home today).
Most of you are great, and very supportive. I know you have to tolerant every now and again when things go wrong, or I take a while to do something, but I truly don’t think I deserve to be attacked. Seriously!
-
Absolutely not. Getting abuse? Block them if you can, delete them where possible. We now live in a world, alas, where people can hide behind their phones and screens and deliver abuse, propaganda and utterly valueless opinions, things they wouldn’t dare say in person.
-
Sadly, in most cases, they e-mail/message me from accounts unrelated to accounts here on NE.
It’s not much fun checking my e-mail in the morning to find people telling me to eff off or threatening to report me to the FBI.
-
Sadly, I have to agree – it’s just all too easy for people to hide behind screens and fire off rude and abusive comms. I just don’t see where people are geeting off by being rude and abusive . . . especially here which is supposed to be a fun community.
. . . . if onlythere was a way put a stop to this sort of nonsense.I certainly appreciate all the efforts Ed puts in to maintain this <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>fun</span> community site.
-
-
I’m sure the FBI have far more pressing things to deal with! What idiots…
-
Indeed, especially as I’m not a US citizen, nor have I ever been to the US.
-
-
I think I might take a few days off. Social media has been bad recently (why are people SO agressive?), Teams has been awful, life’s been complicated, we’ve lost a lot of subscribers, I’ve still got months of recovery to go, and I’m generally feeling under attack from all sides.
-
Sorry to hear all this. Hope your days off are good.
-
Thank you. I certainly feel better for having a little break.
Things certainly quietened down around here. Now I need to get some good momentum going.
-
-
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.