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Article #586104Re: Little Homeless Clown / a response to a Usenet stalker
From: michaelmaleficap
Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 19:07
Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 19:07
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On Monday, May 6, 2019 at 7:07:31 PM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: > On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 11:49:40 AM UTC-4, mydemon...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 11:44:22 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote: > > > "Peter J Ross" wrote in message news:slrnm9dvu5.6qq.pjr@homeridae.org... > > > > > > Hey PJR, your type is spreading to other parts of the internet... your brand > > > of stalking and libel-posting isn't just for Usenet any more... here's the > > > story from the New York Times: > > > > > > The typical anonymous, unregistered stalking and libel-posting troll is not > > > a new phenomenon on Topix Forums... the site has had repeated problems with > > > anonymous, unregistered "flame trolls", who stalk and post what can verge > > > into the territory of libel, for example: > > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/us/small-town-gossip-moves-to-the-web-anonymous-and-vicious.html > > > > > > "...a social media Web site called Topix, where they write and read > > > startlingly negative posts, all cloaked in anonymity, about one another. And > > > in Deeβs Place, people are not happy... called Topix a 'cesspool of > > > character assassination.' [...] In rural America, older, poorer remote > > > population lagged the rest of the country in embracing the Internet, the > > > growing use of social media is raising familiar concerns about bullying and > > > privacy... hubs of unsubstantiated gossip, stirring widespread resentment in > > > communities where ties run deep, memories run long and anonymity is a novel > > > concept. 'Something about rural culture seems to make people want to have > > > conversations in public,' Topix, a site lightly trafficked in cities, enjoys > > > a dedicated and growing following across the Ozarks, Appalachia and much of > > > the rural South, establishing an unexpected niche in communities of a few > > > hundred or few thousand people..." > > > > > > And, of course, there's a difference between free speech and libel. The > > > posts made here and elsewhere on Topix.com by the trolls you asked about > > > generally tend to fall into the latter category > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I found this in my Drafts file, not sure what thread it will bright to the > > > top, but it seems appropriate for the current scene here... > > > > Topix ... that's the site you basically shut down with your incessant trolling, n'est-ce pas? > > I'm flattered by your amazing faith in my ability, Pendragon, but, no, it wasn't me. > How many people have you driven out of this group over the years? And you needn't be flattered. Any illiterate oaf with nothing better to do can flood a group with pointless, idiotic posts 24/7. Your only "talent" is in your immovability. You're like a pissbum who's staked out his corner and will sit there for the next thirty years until he dies.
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