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nadinbrzezinski

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153. These bullies have real protection

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 11:42 AM

Apr 2014

So the more I think about it the best tactic, since they are not going away, is mass ignore. Do not engage them, do not aknowledge their existence, period.

The more that do that, the less negative effect they will have, because the rest of us will have moved on. It is a small group, but i really do not associate with utterly negative people. None of us should.

And you know the depth of depravity when they call NWS tweets on extreme weather...spam. And when they lure and attack posters who have family directly affected by the storm. Those are not the actions of a normal human being. Those are the actions of a person with real issues dealing with other humans. It has zero to do with politics, but definitely that is a person I would fear for real in a dark alley.

So we are probably dealing with more than your regular run if the mill bully as well.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] WillyT Apr 2014 OP

Not to mention if you have friends or family in the path of the storms and need someone to "talk" to Siwsan Apr 2014 #1

EXACTLY !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #4

Exactly. Thank you. Nadin sure takes a beating here, disgusting. Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #2

Agreed... She's Providing An Invaluable Service... WillyT Apr 2014 #3

Absolutely. She was a great resource, for me, during our massive snow storm Siwsan Apr 2014 #6

Nadin is amazing! Breaks my heart when posters treat her so viciously. Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #9

Mine Too... WillyT Apr 2014 #11

Things sure have changed in the 10 years I've been here. Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #15

Yeah... It's Easy... To Be An Anonymous Asshole... WillyT Apr 2014 #18

If they are so proud of their cruelty they should put up a pic, so we can see whom we're dealing Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #31

There are some very mean people here! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #29

Those posters can be treated just as viciously. Don't forget that. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #73

Sadly, no. See post #30. n/t QC Apr 2014 #109

I'll take my chances. I've already shut them down a few times and I'm learning where the line is. ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #111

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #100

True. Unfortunately, the one person who could do something about QC Apr 2014 #108

That nothing is done, nor has been done for years going back to my lurking days when I was ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #114

Yep, and when I see them doing that I will be there. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #112

She actually threatened to leave once because of it KamaAina Apr 2014 #171

I am grateful she did not. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #175

talking about what they are going through is not even on the same planet Kali Apr 2014 #5

So... Letting The Rest Of Us Know, What Is Going On In Our Own Country... WillyT Apr 2014 #7

Ridiculous, isnt it darkangel218 Apr 2014 #12

Yep... WillyT Apr 2014 #14

Hide thread then? nt think4yourself Apr 2014 #51

nah Kali Apr 2014 #54

+1 pintobean Apr 2014 #58

So you guys think that you are here to "giving them some" to specific "stars". rhett o rick Apr 2014 #151

+1... SidDithers Apr 2014 #169

You got a problem with it? Hide the thread and move on. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #74

If you have a problem with that member pintobean Apr 2014 #83

I don't put people on ignore and I don't have a problem with the poster... ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #85

Then, maybe you shouldn't be barking orders at her. pintobean Apr 2014 #88

I'll do whatever I want to do. No maybes about it. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #90

I see you understand. pintobean Apr 2014 #91

Oh, I understand alright. I understand exactly what's going on. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #92

Is that what you do? Is that what you did with Aerows? Seems to me like things rhett o rick Apr 2014 #99

I think you totally missed the point. pintobean Apr 2014 #106

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #117

I did anyway pintobean Apr 2014 #119

No you didn't show me anything - except your agenda. And I do get the point of ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #120

I'll tell you something pintobean Apr 2014 #124

Are you threatening me? I'm hurt, I thought you and me were friends... ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #125

You saw that as a threat? pintobean Apr 2014 #129

Oh, sorry. I guess I misunderstood the context of this: "It never works out well for them." nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #134

Yes, you must have. pintobean Apr 2014 #137

Well, sorry then. Sounded to me like I better watch myself or I might get the PPR. You know, it's ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #139

FYI. I wasn't the alerter on your hidden post pintobean Apr 2014 #157

Well obviously Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #163

Damn it pintobean Apr 2014 #165

Guess you're gonna tell me Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #166

A laptop. pintobean Apr 2014 #167

lol Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #168

"That member" admitted she is here to "give attention" to those she said "needs it". rhett o rick Apr 2014 #150

Absolutely! I want to hear news from DU'ers where they live...and KoKo Apr 2014 #75

They're already on their computer down in their mother's basement? FarCenter Apr 2014 #8

Iphones maybe? 2naSalit Apr 2014 #48

LOL no kidding. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #63

Thanks for this TroglodyteScholar Apr 2014 #10

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #13

Boots on the ground! DU is great about live reports! displacedtexan Apr 2014 #16

I'm sure the DUers in Tupaloo appreciated pintobean Apr 2014 #17

I sure as hell have appreciated her posts Aerows Apr 2014 #20

Google sez: Did you mean: Tupelo Tubaloo Toobaloo Tooploo FSogol Apr 2014 #21

So... Somebody Quickly Makes A Post To Warn Of Impending Doom... And You're Worried About Spelling WillyT Apr 2014 #23

It wasn't even close. pintobean Apr 2014 #26

Post removed Post removed Apr 2014 #30

That's about as low as it gets. pintobean Apr 2014 #34

Nicely Done PB... Alert On Somebody Worrying About Their Family... You Feel Proud ??? WillyT Apr 2014 #61

Wrong. It wasn't me. pintobean Apr 2014 #62

Well... Maybe You Need To Say Something To Your Supporters... WillyT Apr 2014 #64

My supporters? pintobean Apr 2014 #65

So That DUer Got Locked For Quoting Your Own Sig Line Back To You ??? WillyT Apr 2014 #66

Be a man? pintobean Apr 2014 #68

Because I Got PM...ed... And SHE Is Threatening To Bail On DU... WillyT Apr 2014 #70

That's just weird. pintobean Apr 2014 #72

I Guess You Could Start With... WillyT Apr 2014 #76

I have nothing to explain. pintobean Apr 2014 #79

Again... She Attacked You By Quoting You To Yourself... WillyT Apr 2014 #84

Yes, I know what happened. pintobean Apr 2014 #86

Ok... Good Luck !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #89

Yes five jurors that will be doing the high fives on FB later. Will you be joining them? rhett o rick Apr 2014 #98

That's ridiculous. pintobean Apr 2014 #107

Must be pretty horrible to be called the very thing that we call others. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #147

Your post is sexist, just FYI. Agschmid Apr 2014 #190

Ok... I Was Pissed... How's This: WillyT Apr 2014 #191

Either way it is sexist. Agschmid Apr 2014 #195

Damn... Pronouns Are Sexist... How Do We Speak From Now On ??? WillyT Apr 2014 #205

If I had been on the jury I would have voted to leave it. unapatriciated Apr 2014 #130

I think you have confused the timeline pintobean Apr 2014 #136

nope read the entire thread. unapatriciated Apr 2014 #138

But, you didn't read the thread in the order that it was posted. pintobean Apr 2014 #140

I realize that. unapatriciated Apr 2014 #145

She, and the jurors, must be clairvoyant pintobean Apr 2014 #148

ok I have re-read the entire thread paying close attention to time and dates. unapatriciated Apr 2014 #149

This is one of the most ridiculous sub threads I've ever seen Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #173

Who needs meta back? pintobean Apr 2014 #174

Thanks to ... darkangel218 Apr 2014 #180

This thread was meta from the start. pintobean Apr 2014 #181

What caused this thread?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #182

Why don't you ask Willy? pintobean Apr 2014 #183

I dont have to ask him, I know the answer already. Do you?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #184

Then why did you ask me? pintobean Apr 2014 #185

Again?? I never played games. When did i ever play games, pintobean????? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #186

Right before your forced time out. pintobean Apr 2014 #189

That was no game. You pm-emd me my old phone number. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #192

And this is where you and Kali were laughing at me darkangel218 Apr 2014 #193

Thanks for linking to that thread pintobean Apr 2014 #203

Respond to why did you PM me randomly my phone number last year????>?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #204

And the jury results are in..... aikoaiko Apr 2014 #194

Lol. No games there. pintobean Apr 2014 #196

and who cares????!? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #198

So... A Long Time Friend And DUer, Who Fears A Tornado Is Heading His Way... Is META ??? WillyT Apr 2014 #187

You mean at the top of the thread? pintobean Apr 2014 #188

Why did you PM me my old phone number?? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #199

That was a reply pintobean Apr 2014 #200

OMG, that is not true!!! darkangel218 Apr 2014 #201

This is what you sent me: darkangel218 Apr 2014 #202

You just proved that what I said was true. pintobean Apr 2014 #208

BS!!! Why did you send my phone number back????? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #209

There is no linking to Meta pintobean Apr 2014 #210

You PMed me what i posted ahead!!! darkangel218 Apr 2014 #212

I know you forwarded it to Skinner pintobean Apr 2014 #214

Why would you send it back to me a year later, with no comment???? darkangel218 Apr 2014 #216

I did answer it pintobean Apr 2014 #217

No you didnt!! darkangel218 Apr 2014 #218

iM WAITING, PINTOBEAN. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #215

+1 Agschmid Apr 2014 #197

This jury? Generic Other Apr 2014 #207

Well...He/She Tried... WillyT Apr 2014 #213

Well... Some Message Boards... Like This One...Have Something Like A Family Dynamic... WillyT Apr 2014 #33

I've read the thread. pintobean Apr 2014 #41

And As Was Posted... WillyT Apr 2014 #42

Maybe you haven't read everything we're talking about. pintobean Apr 2014 #45

Enlighten Me... Please. WillyT Apr 2014 #50

Enlighten yourself. pintobean Apr 2014 #52

It's A Big Board... Could You Narrow It Down ??? "everything we're talking about" WillyT Apr 2014 #53

^^ and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT ^^ pintobean Apr 2014 #159

I imagine many people like to pretend they have knowledge of what is not a viable medium... LanternWaste Apr 2014 #143

Spelling matters, Willy. It matters especially in situations MineralMan Apr 2014 #121

Did you know what town she meant when she made that typo, MM? nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #126

I did. I wasn't searching for Tupelo, however. MineralMan Apr 2014 #128

I don't think nadin's live-blogging of natural disasters are aimed at people searching Google. nt ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #132

OK. I guess there just in case someone who lives there happens to MineralMan Apr 2014 #146

"... to find out what was going in." - The Horror... WillyT Apr 2014 #142

Thanks. I corrected my spelling error. MineralMan Apr 2014 #144

Actually, "Tupelo Honey" refers to the Tupelo Gum Tree, bvar22 Apr 2014 #152

True, but that's how I recognize the spelling of that city's MineralMan Apr 2014 #154

Did You Try ??? - When I Typed "Tupaloo" Into The Google Bar, I Got All Sorts Of "Tupelo" Choices... WillyT Apr 2014 #156

But, why would you type "Tupaloo" into Google? MineralMan Apr 2014 #158

I have SEVERAL family members Aerows Apr 2014 #19

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #22

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #32

And K&R again! Lugnut Apr 2014 #103

I use the weather posts to keep an eye on what is happening with my family. Thank you Nadin. jwirr Apr 2014 #24

I agree, WillyT. I find the criticism and mocking to be Laurian Apr 2014 #25

They Cannot Help Themselves... Their Sole Purpose Is To Spread Derision... WillyT Apr 2014 #36

Sad... Pathetic... but True. bvar22 Apr 2014 #162

I'm totally okay with that Texasgal Apr 2014 #27

Exactly!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2014 #28

Just having a connection to the rest of the world made an enormous difference...No electricity Rowdyboy Apr 2014 #35

Rowdyboy !!! - WooHoo !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #38

I think it passed about 5 miles south of here...We've had electricity back Rowdyboy Apr 2014 #39

Anytime... WillyT Apr 2014 #40

I'm so glad you're ok. myrna minx Apr 2014 #133

it's not a good idea to rely on DU for tornado alerts and other weather related alerts JI7 Apr 2014 #37

Someone's ragging on Nadine for posting storm info? Glad I... TreasonousBastard Apr 2014 #43

EXACTLY !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #44

right on G_j Apr 2014 #46

I was going to post similar, but you said it all so well suffragette Apr 2014 #49

Love Nadine too! Owl Apr 2014 #57

. myrna minx Apr 2014 #131

Sometimes I don't understand what's going on malaise Apr 2014 #47

yep Liberal_in_LA Apr 2014 #55

Thanks WillyT. Indeed it's just good to have someone to talk to. nolabear Apr 2014 #56

+1 mil darkangel218 Apr 2014 #60

Anytime... nolabear, Anytime... WillyT Apr 2014 #67

It helps more than people know-unti they've been there... Rowdyboy Apr 2014 #155

Nice thread, dude. n/t A HERETIC I AM Apr 2014 #59

Thanks. I conclued a while ago we have a pretty commited group of character assasins nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #69

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - And Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #71

Thank you Nadin for trying to do the right thing and help people. neverforget Apr 2014 #78

+ many. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #80

Like most posters here I have been astonished at the bullshit some here throw your way... Demo_Chris Apr 2014 #102

These bullies have real protection nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #153

I remember sitting through a tornado that ripped through my town last summer... Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #77

And that is what you should be doing nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #81

I wasn't knocking you or anything. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #82

I am just pointing the situation nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #87

Anyone who lives in a disaster-prone area Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #93

I actually maintain the local one for the paper nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #95

Ugh. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #96

Oh will do nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #97

Of course you weren't. That you don't follow DU during a weather emergency was quite relevant ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #94

I don't happen to own a TV. SheilaT Apr 2014 #101

+1 MadrasT Apr 2014 #105

One of the *BEST* of DU, if not THE BEST, was the night Katrina made landfall Horse with no Name Apr 2014 #104

It is mind-blowing malaise Apr 2014 #113

Thank You For Reminding Me... DU At Its Best... WillyT Apr 2014 #118

agreed completely justabob Apr 2014 #122

Those attacking nadin for her efforts to live-blog fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc., suffer from ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #123

. myrna minx Apr 2014 #135

I remember, all of us were looking for info nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #160

I'm deaf and live in Florida GobBluth Apr 2014 #110

There are...people...here who show up wherever nadin posts and make fun of her and disparage ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2014 #115

Hi GobBluth lovemydog Apr 2014 #116

Glad to be able to help somebody when this happens nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #170

And most of us apreciate what you do, Nadine. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #177

I'm glad she's trying to do something positive steve2470 Apr 2014 #127

Great post. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #141

i want to know what the rest of my du family is up against dembotoz Apr 2014 #161

No problem with it here.... Bobbie Jo Apr 2014 #164

I personally like mstinamotorcity2 Apr 2014 #172

If i could rec this OP more than once, I would. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #176

You Are Quite Welcome !!! - And I'm Sure That They Do Not Believe They Are Bullies... WillyT Apr 2014 #178

I think they do. darkangel218 Apr 2014 #179

During Katrina right after Camp Casey in Crawford Generic Other Apr 2014 #206

Word !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #211