tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post4984848139799766327..comments2023-03-21T07:07:50.202-04:00Comments on 2amsomewhere: Should I Out the Troll?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-62774245611310814252008-12-30T18:29:00.000-05:002008-12-30T18:29:00.000-05:00As trolls go, that one wasn't too bad. However, t...As trolls go, that one wasn't too bad. However, that is the reason I don't allow anonymous comments. If you don't have the balls to post a comment using at least a fake internet identity then your comments aren't worth my trouble. Besides I figure if someone <I>really</I> has something to say and doesn't want others to know it they can always email me. . . and sometimes they do!Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-37214694735825716832008-12-28T22:37:00.000-05:002008-12-28T22:37:00.000-05:00Feh! Didn't it ever occur to you that God must lov...Feh! <BR/><BR/>Didn't it ever occur to you that God must love inconsiderate bastards, 'cos he made so many of them?<BR/><BR/>Blow it off, 2am. As comments (and trolls) go, that was pretty lame.Tom Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208222697436091267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-52277552794760159372008-12-28T19:39:00.000-05:002008-12-28T19:39:00.000-05:00It was a mean remark. I usually like it when I ge...It was a mean remark. <BR/><BR/>I usually like it when I get mean remarks on my blog; for some reason, they usually amuse me without offending me. A few have made me laugh. <BR/><BR/>There were a couple that upset me, though. One was a mean remark telling me to get a job, and the reason it upset me was that I believe it was written by someone who knows me in real life. I think it is ridiculous and shameful to leave anonymous, mean notes for someone you actually know on her blog. The other time was when someone was sending around my blog URL asking people to leave flames. An idiot had misread a post about how upsetting it is for me to drop off my foster kittens at the pound and thought that meant I have breeding cats, and that idiot was trying to incite people to go flame me. That pissed me off. <BR/><BR/>I have written, "Thanks for reading, anyhow" to nasty-note leavers, which I think drives them crazy that they failed to get to me.the Drunken Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606104534453493304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-19237864062661750692008-12-28T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-28T14:23:00.000-05:00I know the anonymous comment put my back up, but I...I know the anonymous comment put my back up, but I'm admittedly over sensitive about such things.<BR/><BR/>The therapy part is what bothered me too, because really? Dating before a divorce is final is a very personal matter and no one else's business except the person you are dating. They need to know the score and then they can decide to get involved with you or not.<BR/><BR/>I say if you have to hide behind "anonymous", perhaps YOU need some therapy?Have the T-shirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144662999404716735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-15678059532456104602008-12-28T11:24:00.000-05:002008-12-28T11:24:00.000-05:00I think you are right to leave it there, 2am. Cens...I think you are right to leave it there, 2am. Censorship isn't cool, and well, anyone who reads the comment will know that the anonycom is of limited analytical ability. <BR/><BR/>And ftr, date when you are ready there is no other criteria to take that step. Legalities are legalities - it took 4 years to iron out the details of my divorce! As long as you are honest with those you date, it is irrelevant to anyone else.<BR/><BR/>the best to you in the new year!JunkyardHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284829051980660394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-74286011474870141962008-12-27T23:18:00.000-05:002008-12-27T23:18:00.000-05:00Digger,I love it when you're territorial! ;-)--2am...Digger,<BR/><BR/>I love it when you're territorial! ;-)<BR/><BR/>--<BR/>2amsomewhere2amsomewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343733349708172680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-47851640758552119902008-12-27T23:01:00.000-05:002008-12-27T23:01:00.000-05:00As someone who is a flippant, insensitive, condesc...As someone who is a flippant, insensitive, condescending know-it-all of a prick I do take offense at someone else working my side of the street...<BR/><BR/>Anonymous freak!<BR/><BR/>I would not suggest seeking psychiatric help at this time for you. You do not need a shrink and I share your indignation at the mere suggestion and the troubling insinuations that it brings to mind.<BR/><BR/>No, I would suggest a blow-up version of a medium sized farm animal, as I think that may best meet your social needs at this juncture of your emotional development. If you order now, you might take delivery in time to bring in the new year properly!<BR/><BR/>And most likely have more fun than me.<BR/><BR/>HAPPY NEW YEAR!Digger Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124199304493126929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-21687610591235958942008-12-27T21:37:00.000-05:002008-12-27T21:37:00.000-05:00I probably should have been clearer about what I f...I probably should have been clearer about what I found offensive. I can handle the criticism about dating before or after a divorce. The part that really got under my skin was the second sentence:<BR/><BR/><I>And if you need friends that bad go see a shrink!</I><BR/><BR/>I could cut the commenter some slack if it had been a hit-and-run by someone who had never seen my blog before, but I don't think this was the case. <BR/><BR/>I review my Sitemeter records pretty regularly, and I know that I've got a semi-regular visitor from that area who should know about my past work in therapy, especially with respect to relationships.<BR/><BR/>Within this context the commenter comes across to me as both flippant and insensitive.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I'm glad I opened this up to discussion because it helps me see the experience through other's perceptions.<BR/><BR/>I'm going to leave the comment on the post because as much as the comment annoyed me, I'm not a fan of censorship. If it was slanderous toward a third party or conveyed an expression of hate speech, I would probably apply the delete button.2amsomewherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343733349708172680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-79306052499799447282008-12-27T21:11:00.000-05:002008-12-27T21:11:00.000-05:00I think the troll is wrong about dating vs. the da...I think the troll is wrong about dating vs. the date of the divorce. But the comment didn't strike me as being nasty. I've had some nasty ones, and the "Delete Comment" worked just fine. No sense escalating it, IMHO.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313825570362402734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-8716993698895015742008-12-27T17:52:00.000-05:002008-12-27T17:52:00.000-05:00When you said "nasty" I was expecting much worse. ...When you said "nasty" I was expecting much worse. That's the sort of comment that, were it made to my blog (which is impossible, since only my friends can read mine, much less comment), and it upset me, I would simply delete it. It does seem rather cowardly not to sign at least a pseudonym to such a comment, but -- eh. I say ignore it. <BR/><BR/>Now, can you imagine what the comments to MY blog would look like if I opened it to public consumption and allowed anonymous commenting? Hoo boy! My skin isn't thick enough for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-47296550240118755882008-12-27T16:23:00.000-05:002008-12-27T16:23:00.000-05:00Sure - let's have a little fun around here!Sure - let's have a little fun around here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31278044.post-60292087435933829522008-12-27T12:46:00.000-05:002008-12-27T12:46:00.000-05:00Eh, the comment, while snottier than it needed to ...Eh, the comment, while snottier than it needed to be, was pretty mild as far as 'nastiness' goes, for my money.<BR/><BR/>Altho, you make a good point about the limits of bloggy anonymity, especially in such skilled hands as yours. At least, I won't trifle with you lightly. ;)<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I probably mostly agree w/ the anonymous commenter, minus the snotty aside. There's something to be said for the propriety (not to say 'integrity') of waiting for the deal to be done before acting like it's a done deal.<BR/><BR/>But then, easier said than done, I know, and easy for me to say, who shares none of your space on this. So, consider the source, and take it for what it's worth. . .Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.com