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Rex

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176. Nice devils advocate, but that poster also questioned the race of another well know DUer.

Reply to hfojvt (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 01:30 PM

Feb 2016

So they seemed to have problems far beyond angry PMs. IMO.

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Moral: don't send abusive PMs [View all] cyberswede Feb 2016 OP

Color me shocked.. Texasgal Feb 2016 #1

I'm shocked, shocked... msanthrope Feb 2016 #55

hey YOU! Texasgal Feb 2016 #96

Well, at least it's a nice shade of pink. Glassunion Feb 2016 #144

I some from a Vanilla person. artislife Feb 2016 #200

That one did not play well with others alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #2

Leaning how to play nice is part of becoming an adult. In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #3

Yep, I hope it's the first of many. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #4

Yeah, I wish those on time outs would lose pm privileges. I don't want to hear it! cui bono Feb 2016 #9

I agree. It's the only time I ever get abusive PM's passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #49

I've been here for 14 years and have NEVER received an abusive PM. 11 Bravo Feb 2016 #68

You're doing good. passiveporcupine Feb 2016 #69

Me to. Boudica the Lyoness Feb 2016 #99

try messing with a KT2000 Feb 2016 #135

I've gotten one, Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #187

Let me guess... death threat guy? n/t demmiblue Feb 2016 #198

Muslim-hater guy. Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #199

Nor have I - occasional disagreement but always civilized LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #196

This message was self-deleted by its author AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #52

I understood your position, but I for one find the PMs amusing. Jim Lane Feb 2016 #64

same here... unapatriciated Feb 2016 #149

And post it publicly awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #122

That is what Skinner posted in response Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #130

just a matter of time... Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #5

Gee, I would have thought the Reagan worship should have been enough of a reason. LiberalAndProud Feb 2016 #6

There's at least one more doing the same thing. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #7

+1 beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #12

Alert on the PMs cyberswede Feb 2016 #13

repeated "Under Review" while on time out and so far been coming back until now. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #15

tried but was unable to unapatriciated Feb 2016 #152

That was my same thought yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #184

Oh there are a few also doing it off site nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #113

Off site is a different problem. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #115

It is still a problem nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #116

but what is "abusive"? hfojvt Feb 2016 #8

It's simple - don't carry public arguments over into private messages hack89 Feb 2016 #16

Like that time Dr Strange sent me nude photos of 19th century presidents Orrex Feb 2016 #19

aha hfojvt Feb 2016 #21

Lots of strangeness to go around, but this is a different Dr Strange Orrex Feb 2016 #27

I congratulate a post, ask about a name and how they got it because some are so roguevalley Feb 2016 #62

How would one go about subscribing to such a list? bluedigger Feb 2016 #41

You have to be invited. It's a very exclusive club. Orrex Feb 2016 #45

They wouldn't want me then. bluedigger Feb 2016 #48

Locking. Dr. Strange Feb 2016 #56

Hey! He sent me naked pictures of the members of the Canadian Band Rush. madinmaryland Feb 2016 #73

I only did that... Dr. Strange Feb 2016 #88

He's Geddy with excitement. Orrex Feb 2016 #138

I tell you what, they didn't call him James K. Polk for nothing. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #75

Franklin Pierce was a scalawg. rug Feb 2016 #86

Franklin Pierce's great-great-great-etc grandson Cal Carpenter Feb 2016 #192

That's a fascinating tidbit. rug Feb 2016 #194

Yes indeed! Cal Carpenter Feb 2016 #195

Unsolicited is one thing tammywammy Feb 2016 #23

that's pretty clearly abuse hfojvt Feb 2016 #37

Based on her public posting tammywammy Feb 2016 #40

Well maybe you should request reinstatement for her. Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #43

You make a rather creative rationalization. LanternWaste Feb 2016 #44

I think that was just the last straw. pintobean Feb 2016 #46

I kinda said the same hfojvt Feb 2016 #50

I never expect anyone to believe I am who I say I am nor do I believe anyone on the internet A Simple Game Feb 2016 #57

on some things like fanfiction lists for shows like the HBO series Oz I post with a roguevalley Feb 2016 #63

that's kinda my point hfojvt Feb 2016 #65

They harass DUers like Nadinbrezinski with the identity thing Arazi Feb 2016 #72

On the internet, no one knows: tblue37 Feb 2016 #103

Questioning someones background Lazy Daisy Feb 2016 #66

It was a nasty pm yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #185

Nice devils advocate, but that poster also questioned the race of another well know DUer. Rex Feb 2016 #176

Yes, finally another troll bites the dust. And your point is well taken cyberswede, abusive seaglass Feb 2016 #10

bout' time, but she is a "mystic" so I'm sure she will "mysteriously" be back LOL snooper2 Feb 2016 #11

I'm not surprised, though I have seen more people comment on another DU mail harrasser. demmiblue Feb 2016 #14

Come to think of it, I did have one from her: "Whatever. She wik" (yes, that is all). demmiblue Feb 2016 #33

I got one but it was not abusive... Phentex Feb 2016 #142

DUers who disrupt need to go buh-bye. longship Feb 2016 #17

I thought they were PPR'ed a long time ago. Orrex Feb 2016 #18

No, just multiple time-outs. Many of us have waited a long time for the other shoe to drop. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #20

There are a few here with never-ending time-outs. cwydro Feb 2016 #100

I'm sure their previous account was CreekDog Feb 2016 #77

Indeed, I was surprised that the poster was here only 3 + years salin Feb 2016 #127

A while back, someone suggested that darkangel was Skippy's caricatured sock CreekDog Feb 2016 #134

I thought it might be backwoodsbob... Phentex Feb 2016 #141

Well that sounds like a nice person. senz Feb 2016 #150

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #22

Yes. This. Boot them out of here. kath Feb 2016 #87

Not automatically, because a few really *are* alert stalked. I have seen it while tblue37 Feb 2016 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #106

Alerts don't mean shit pintobean Feb 2016 #108

And juries can be biased. I have seen jury comments that indicate the juror tblue37 Feb 2016 #109

So? Some people poison their own jury pool pintobean Feb 2016 #118

agree and if they think this place is so horrible, then they should find a new place to play demtenjeep Feb 2016 #166

Lol. I think she was PmWI last night. pintobean Feb 2016 #24

Hmmmm Renew Deal Feb 2016 #25

It Doesn't Surprise Me One Bit Leith Feb 2016 #26

I had one of those Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #28

I have a few blocked myself for unwanted PMs. Cleita Feb 2016 #29

I was Juror #4 GoneOffShore Feb 2016 #79

I was a no comment. nt kjones Feb 2016 #80

thanks Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #90

I was juror #3 jberryhill Feb 2016 #84

thanks Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #91

thank you Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #89

Stupid alert. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2016 #124

Yep, I agree Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #132

Interesting choice of words Duckhunter935 Feb 2016 #131

Another moral: multiple timeouts are ineffective Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #30

I Think it would be great if multiple timeouts resulted in a ban Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #76

Yep, automatic. Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #92

Indeed. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #93

Perhaps offenses should have a "half-life" .... eppur_se_muova Feb 2016 #191

In my defense. I was pretty wasted when I PM'd you the Ted Cruz Patriotic Speedo Calendar. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2016 #31

LOL cyberswede Feb 2016 #32

Correction Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2016 #35

Picky, picky, picky pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #38

N'HA!! (Tweety Matthews laugh). nt Guy Whitey Corngood Feb 2016 #81

*snort* pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #34

That should qualify for an automatic PPR tammywammy Feb 2016 #39

Puke Puke Regurgitate? pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #47

DWP - it's real Paulie Feb 2016 #36

Well only on the few days she can managed to go between timeouts. n/t tammywammy Feb 2016 #42

If they don't learn... SoapBox Feb 2016 #51

Frequent time-outs should warrant permanent suspension. SecularMotion Feb 2016 #53

Oh well....nt msanthrope Feb 2016 #54

Anyone who praises Reagan here should be banned automatically. nt Zorra Feb 2016 #58

I tend to agree - or Thatcher! - but I wouldn't have thought any regular DU-er would... LeftishBrit Feb 2016 #197

In all my years here I've only once, and that quite recently, SheilaT Feb 2016 #59

Always report abusive PMs. tammywammy Feb 2016 #61

Moral, if you're not adult enough to roll your eyes and hit "full ignore," Warpy Feb 2016 #60

excellent point! nt steve2470 Feb 2016 #67

Didn't know when to back off. lpbk2713 Feb 2016 #70

No one sends me abusive messages AngryAmish Feb 2016 #71

Me either. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #74

Check your Inbox. ( n/t ) Make7 Feb 2016 #136

..... tammywammy Feb 2016 #143

Huh... MrWendel Feb 2016 #78

And what about VR? Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #82

Flagged for review neverforget Feb 2016 #111

For quite some time pintobean Feb 2016 #120

Fascinating. Who else? Nt stevenleser Feb 2016 #125

That I know of pintobean Feb 2016 #128

At least three of the four deserve it. I don't know seveneyes. stevenleser Feb 2016 #129

Upon further review, I think this is admins preventing them from getting stevenleser Feb 2016 #188

Ha, that is my question in ATA, might as well delete it then. There is one poster who has been seaglass Feb 2016 #139

See if they answer it. pintobean Feb 2016 #140

I was once flagged for a week ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #157

Ah. I've had that one and the subject of the OP on ignore for a long time. ladyVet Feb 2016 #137

VR? salin Feb 2016 #159

Good riddance ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2016 #83

What a dick. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #85

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #94

Members who send repeated abusive PMs should receive an automatic ban. MerryBlooms Feb 2016 #95

I received some very abusive PMs two or three years ago. hifiguy Feb 2016 #97

Me too nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #117

oh I've had that troll on Ignore for a LONG time Skittles Feb 2016 #98

Funny. I've gotten just a few PMs - I don't usually answer them. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #101

Message hidden by jury decision Ptah Feb 2016 #102

And, she was holding back pintobean Feb 2016 #178

OMG! THANK YOU, EarlG!!! Kali Feb 2016 #104

But now who's gonna call us Kali Lovers? Phentex Feb 2016 #112

When she gets off the latest time-out over at DI: Kali Feb 2016 #114

Lol... I think she is already back. n/t demmiblue Feb 2016 #174

I guess I am not special enough Jenny_92808 Feb 2016 #107

I know of one DUer who sent abusive PMs to me and I believe SID and a few other stevenleser Feb 2016 #110

Agree, I don't see the worry in someone getting to post here that has been in time out 3 or more Rex Feb 2016 #179

If abusive PMs was all it took to get bounced, quite a few DUers would have been gone long ago Major Nikon Feb 2016 #119

Not sure why that one lasted as long as she did. Codeine Feb 2016 #121

There are several who get repeat timeouts over and over again... NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #148

Agree with you 100% on that. Time outs do no good. They come back and it's the same thing over Autumn Feb 2016 #153

I can think of two that just came back last week. NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #172

long thread no bugs snooper2 Feb 2016 #123

Bye, Felicia. PeaceNikki Feb 2016 #126

LOL! Best post on this thread. nt UtahLib Feb 2016 #133

I've only got one DU mail complaining about something I posted. NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #145

... pinboy3niner Feb 2016 #146

One of my favorite scenes. NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #147

That person was always nice to me. Quantess Feb 2016 #151

On a few occasions I received a rhapsody of abusive pm's Capt. Obvious Feb 2016 #154

She was brought up in a russian / east european family, IIRC Quantess Feb 2016 #155

On DI, she said she was Bosnian pintobean Feb 2016 #156

"Harsh" and "unhinged" are entirely different things REP Feb 2016 #168

exactly! Kali Feb 2016 #169

I think this is the Poster that probably sent Bravenak the Letters JI7 Feb 2016 #158

What makes you think that? pintobean Feb 2016 #160

from the same area it was sent, the way the letter was written JI7 Feb 2016 #161

I don't think she has that in her. pintobean Feb 2016 #163

mean and stupid is enough to do that JI7 Feb 2016 #164

I disagree. And, it's still a cheap shot. pintobean Feb 2016 #165

that's why i said i think JI7 Feb 2016 #167

I don't think anyone sent bravenak any letters. eom NaturalHigh Feb 2016 #173

Grave dancing. MineralMan Feb 2016 #162

meh Kali Feb 2016 #170

Questioning another well known DUers race did it for me. Rex Feb 2016 #177

She praised you, though pintobean Feb 2016 #180

I liked her until I saw her question anothers race. Rex Feb 2016 #181

She's been doing that for quite some time. pintobean Feb 2016 #183

I know people do alert stalk, it is just surprising to find out who it is at times. Rex Feb 2016 #186

IMHO Posters on timeout should also be on time out from PM priviledges. nt PufPuf23 Feb 2016 #171

I remember that certain event. Rex Feb 2016 #175

I wondered if anyone had seen my alert message... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #182

That is so screwed up. Sorry you experienced that. You reminded me I wanted stevenleser Feb 2016 #189

That maybe difficult to do yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #190

That explains a lot... brooklynite Feb 2016 #193

Grave dancing thread. nt merrily Feb 2016 #201