OT; How sad is that?

[The Medway Handyman]

I really can't believe anyone could lead such a sad life that they would bother, but I was wrong.

Not content to launch personal attacks here, Tanner 'OP/Brian appears to be stalking me using Google Alerts.

Yesterday I joined a US based forum with a section dedicated to decking. Within 24 hrs, almost as soon as the Google Alert showed my name, he appears to have joined using the pseudonym Squared.

His very first post attacks me in exactly the same way as he has done here, the wording, style, phraseology are identical.

It's a moderated group & I've reported him, so he won't last long.

I think he needs some serious help. What a sad, bitter & twisted person he must be.

[Paul Herber]

Poor chap just wants decking!

[Rod]

Ah but he's a real professional.... stalker. Using pro tricks like google alerts just shows how good he is. :-)

[Bruce]

Then stop giving him oxygen by replying to him or posting about him on here. You will never get rid of a troll by paying him attention.

[mick]

You could always filter out anything from google groups though...

[Steve Firth]

That's why the Medway Tit is kill-filed here. The fact that two trolls are slugging it out elsewhere and one is pissing and moaning here is somewhat amusing.

[TheOldFellow]

R.

[George]

The best tool you could use is Ignorance.

[fred]

In article , The Medway Handyman writes

Dave, just shut the f*ck up and take your pathetic squabbles elsewhere, really, just do it.

Stick to DIY or just f*ck off.

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "George" saying something like:

Along with its sister, Brute Force.

[Corporal Jones]

Bit harsh that, what are mates for but to look out for each other "Fred you are dead"

[RW]

Sounds like he's in luv then....Luvs pissing you off !

[fred]

In article , Corporal Jones writes

Perhaps but there's only so much, "Muuuuuum, he's hitting me" that I can take.

[The Medway Handyman]

To be fair Fred, the post was marked OT. You didn't have to read it, knowing it wasn't DIY related.

I don't mind a good row, but its gone beyond that. Being stalked by someone using Google Alerts is an entirely different level to a minor squabble - and I'm not the protagonist here.

This guy is sick. Who will he decide to persecute & stalk next?

[The Wanderer]

But more importantly, the only person who is really bothered about it is you. Most people will take a quick squint at a new thread, but when it's two people having a flame war, most will switch off very quickly.

As I've said before, I find it sad that it happens in this particular NG.

[Kevin]

he will only stalk and flame someone who a, responds b, seems to be bothered by it c, some one who posts that hes some sort of god handy man that cannot sharpen a drill or chisel just kill file him end of story

[fred]

On perhaps a more positive note than before:

I can understand your frustration at what is obviously a very personal attack and stalk but the way these people work is that they score a point for every response they get with more for how much the stalkee gets wound up and for how much they try to reason with what is a very sad and lonely person.

I can give no better advice than Kevin R's latest, which is to ignore, ignore, ignore. If you do that then no points are scored and the sad little person gets bored and moves on. If you are able to rise above it then I think you will be surprised how people that value the posts your experience will gather round and give support.

If you are in a new forum and this guy tries to rubbish you there then a simple post of, "Hi people, this is a post from my rather sad usenet stalker, I find it best to ignore his deluded ramblings" explains the situation and the sad muppet is deflated.

Best way to put out a fire? Remove the fuel.

HTH

[meow2222]

The internet has taught us that far from being unusual, abnormal psychology is in fact very common

NT

[The Medway Handyman]

Exactly what I did & it seems to have worked.

Thanks Fred. Point taken.

[Mr Fuxit]

Surely, if a particular psychology is very common, it isn't abnormal?