Peter J Ross <pjr@example.invalid> wrote in news:slrnfq487l.ma1.pjr@pjr.gotdns.org: >> Here's the thing- unless they've gone after you IRL and made threats, >> you aren't being stalked. It would be considered cyberstalking if they >> had sent you threatening emails or instant messages, but anything said >> on a group is not stalking, because you have the option to ignore it. > > Absolutely true, though I'd add that people who morph to evade Usenet > killfiles come close to crossing a boundary. Translation: "Waaaaaaaaaaa!! I can't keep the meanies plonked because I don't understand headers and regular expressions and stuff!" > If you lurk, why not vote, or even nominate? Heh. It's fun watching somebody perform CPR on a corpse.
On Jan 31, 2:45 pm, gregvk <g...@nospam.okthx> wrote: > Peter J Ross <p...@example.invalid> wrote innews:slrnfq487l.ma1.pjr@pjr.gotdns.org: > > >> Here's the thing- unless they've gone after you IRL and made threats, > >> you aren't being stalked. It would be considered cyberstalking if they > >> had sent you threatening emails or instant messages, but anything said > >> on a group is not stalking, because you have the option to ignore it. > > > Absolutely true, though I'd add that people who morph to evade Usenet > > killfiles come close to crossing a boundary. > > Translation: "Waaaaaaaaaaa!! I can't keep the meanies plonked because I > don't understand headers and regular expressions and stuff!" > > > If you lurk, why not vote, or even nominate? > > Heh. It's fun watching somebody perform CPR on a corpse. I never heard of a stalking victim who actually engages his stalker in conversation without an invitation. Don't stalking victims try to avoid their stalkers, not seek them out?
Lefty <leftydrude@netscape.net> wrote in news:d96879fc-e551-4aed-a4d1-baa2ee76cc85@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com: > On Jan 31, 2:45 pm, gregvk <g...@nospam.okthx> wrote: >> Peter J Ross <p...@example.invalid> wrote >> innews:slrnfq487l.ma1.pjr@pjr.gotdns.org: >> >> >> Here's the thing- unless they've gone after you IRL and made >> >> threats, you aren't being stalked. It would be considered >> >> cyberstalking if they had sent you threatening emails or instant >> >> messages, but anything said on a group is not stalking, because >> >> you have the option to ignore it. >> >> > Absolutely true, though I'd add that people who morph to evade >> > Usenet killfiles come close to crossing a boundary. >> >> Translation: "Waaaaaaaaaaa!! I can't keep the meanies plonked >> because I don't understand headers and regular expressions and >> stuff!" >> >> > If you lurk, why not vote, or even nominate? >> >> Heh. It's fun watching somebody perform CPR on a corpse. > > I never heard of a stalking victim who actually engages his stalker in > conversation without an invitation. > Don't stalking victims try to avoid their stalkers, not seek them out? You'll have to ask a stalking victim. (I do hope this article meets the requirements of Your Highness. I can only guess what those are, since you have yet to post them.)
On Jan 31, 6:11 pm, gregvk <g...@nospam.okthx> wrote: > Lefty <leftydr...@netscape.net> wrote innews:d96879fc-e551-4aed-a4d1-baa2ee76cc85@l1g2000hsa.googlegroups.com: > > > > > On Jan 31, 2:45 pm, gregvk <g...@nospam.okthx> wrote: > >> Peter J Ross <p...@example.invalid> wrote > >> innews:slrnfq487l.ma1.pjr@pjr.gotdns.org: > > >> >> Here's the thing- unless they've gone after you IRL and made > >> >> threats, you aren't being stalked. It would be considered > >> >> cyberstalking if they had sent you threatening emails or instant > >> >> messages, but anything said on a group is not stalking, because > >> >> you have the option to ignore it. > > >> > Absolutely true, though I'd add that people who morph to evade > >> > Usenet killfiles come close to crossing a boundary. > > >> Translation: "Waaaaaaaaaaa!! I can't keep the meanies plonked > >> because I don't understand headers and regular expressions and > >> stuff!" > > >> > If you lurk, why not vote, or even nominate? > > >> Heh. It's fun watching somebody perform CPR on a corpse. > > > I never heard of a stalking victim who actually engages his stalker in > > conversation without an invitation. > > Don't stalking victims try to avoid their stalkers, not seek them out? > > You'll have to ask a stalking victim. > > (I do hope this article meets the requirements of Your Highness. I can > only guess what those are, since you have yet to post them.) Oh, did I misunderstand? Are you not claiming to have been stalked by AUKers? If not, I beg your pardon.
