View Full Version : Has anyone ever got bullied on a message boards?
snowcreature23 01-30-2009, 03:23 AM I was just wondering has anyone ever got kicked or bullied from a messsag board ? I got it from Imbd, when John Trovota son passed away I said rest in peace Jeff, now they were being dicks about the name yes I mae a mistake it is Jettm aand said sorry but,they jusst wanted to argue, so I just stoped going there. If I do I just to look up a movie to see who is playing in it. But,there's others places on the net for that also. Thats ok with me I just will come to thi board the greatest message boards on earth.
70s show watcher 01-30-2009, 03:43 AM i got picked on and bullied alot at a saturday night live site so i left and never came back
Family Ties Forever! 01-30-2009, 05:05 AM Yes, I was bullied and ganged up on here at SO. It wasn't pretty. Thankfully that's in the past.
TripperFan 01-30-2009, 10:58 AM I got bullied by a couple of members when I first came here. Luckily, it was taken care of by our great mods and admins so I wasn't pushed off the boards.
I don't really post on other boards, outside of the odd comment on YouTube or something.
browneyes106 01-30-2009, 11:59 AM I have been bullied on message boards but never here at SO.
waichingliu81 01-30-2009, 12:09 PM yes on yahoo answers, and IMDB. thankfully i stopped visiting yahoo answers and rarely on IMDB. there are idiots on both those sites- though thankfully there are none on here. and if they were, they'd get kicked out
MickeyMac 01-30-2009, 02:53 PM I never haved but I have friends who got kicked off the Soulful Detroit forum. There were others who got removed, and all my friends did was ask why, and they got the boot.
Waterston_Fan 01-30-2009, 02:53 PM Yeah, I've been bullied but kinda on other sites. Not really here.
ekkostar 01-30-2009, 04:06 PM At Retrojunk, but the people on that site aren't the sharpest tools.
Several times on 4chan's /tv/ board, but that's to be expected.
sunshinefizzy 01-30-2009, 05:38 PM The Tvland message boards suck ass. There was this one girl who was trolling the 3's Company board so I wrote her a message asking where she came from and basically who do you think you are? Well, I went back a couple of days later and I saw all these threads that said "Lacymae (my name over there) sucks!!!" and the girl I addressed my post to said I was fat. Just proved how intelligent she was since she never saw what I looked like, hell, most of you guys don't know what I looked like. So I was the bigger person and apologized. Whatever.:rolleyes:
phoebe7165 01-30-2009, 06:03 PM The Tvland message boards suck ass. There was this one girl who was trolling the 3's Company board so I wrote her a message asking where she came from and basically who do you think you are? Well, I went back a couple of days later and I saw all these threads that said "Lacymae (my name over there) sucks!!!" and the girl I addressed my post to said I was fat. Just proved how intelligent she was since she never saw what I looked like, hell, most of you guys don't know what I looked like. So I was the bigger person and apologized. Whatever.:rolleyes:
I used to post on TVLand, too, and the people on there were horrible!! I can certainly say I didn't stay on there long. One good thing did come out of it, that's where I "met" ChesneyLady and she told me about SO.
Mr. Television 01-30-2009, 06:21 PM Never. I got bullied when I was a kid and I'll be damned if I'll be bullied on a message board.
sunshinefizzy 01-30-2009, 06:37 PM I used to post on TVLand, too, and the people on there were horrible!! I can certainly say I didn't stay on there long. One good thing did come out of it, that's where I "met" ChesneyLady and she told me about SO.
I think I remember you from over there. Did you have the same name???
phoebe7165 01-30-2009, 06:43 PM I think I remember you from over there. Did you have the same name???
I don't think I did. I was on there over 6 years ago. I was only on there a few months. I stopped going on there when I started coming on here.
Sharop 01-30-2009, 06:57 PM I haven't yet been seriously bullied or ganged up on on message boards, but there have been occasions when people online have picked on me. It's not pleasant.
Brad Russ 01-30-2009, 08:41 PM I had some people try to bully me on a message board once when I first got on the internet, but I left before it got too out of hand. I never stick around somewhere for too long if I feel like I'm not wanted. There are plenty of places where I can go and feel welcomed, so I'm not going to waste my time where I'm not.
dawsongirl 01-30-2009, 09:15 PM No, not that I can remember. People who bully are cowards, but people who bully anonymously from behind a computer screen are just worthless.
snowcreature23 01-30-2009, 11:44 PM Is there a site somewhere on this greatbig thing that we call the internate that we can post or turn the bully's in?I really did like IMDB and still go there but, I don'r post anything anymore.
Janice 01-31-2009, 03:32 AM No, not that I can remember. People who bully are cowards, but people who bully anonymously from behind a computer screen are just worthless.
I couldn't agree more. What's even worse are the popular bullies. They have a lot of friends at a site, and most people like them. So when they bully others, usually defenseless newbies, they cry foul when they're called out on it. Since they're popular, they get support. I think those are the most dangerous types of internet bullies, aside from the stalkers and maniacs, of course.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 11:56 AM I couldn't agree more. What's even worse are the popular bullies. They have a lot of friends at a site, and most people like them. So when they bully others, usually defenseless newbies, they cry foul when they're called out on it. Since they're popular, they get support. I think those are the most dangerous types of internet bullies, aside from the stalkers and maniacs, of course.
There's a guy like that at another forum that I post on. He's a moderator and a lot of people like him and listen to him and respect what he has to say. He and I used to be very friendly but for at least the last four or five months he hasn't said anything kind to me and has been behaving in a manner that, as a moderator, he shouldn't.
He keeps making comments about some singers I like being paedophiles (they're NOT paedophiles and he knows that, he's just saying it to get to me.) It all started as a joke another member of the forum made, but after it became clear to her that it upset me she finally stopped. However, the moderator has seen that that remark upsets me so he likes to use it at any opportunity. Quoting his last comment towards me, "At least I don't glorify paedophiles." As I said, they're NOT paedophiles and he knows that himself, it's just his way of picking on me. He knows it upsets me and as a moderator, he shouldn't be acting that way. There was another thread in which he was rude to someone he was having a debate with and insulted her twice (she did not insult him at all.) Again, this is not the kind of behaviour that should come from a moderator. I've complained twice about him but the admin seems to be on pretty good terms with him and, at least on the first occasion, didn't agree that the moderator's behaviour was out of line.
TripperFan 01-31-2009, 03:12 PM I couldn't agree more. What's even worse are the popular bullies. They have a lot of friends at a site, and most people like them. So when they bully others, usually defenseless newbies, they cry foul when they're called out on it. Since they're popular, they get support. I think those are the most dangerous types of internet bullies, aside from the stalkers and maniacs, of course.
Exactly. They remind me of Lindsay Lohen in Mean Girls. Just like high school. Meanwhile, they're the ones with the insecurity issues. Especially when it's done hiding behind a computer screen.
I bullied a couple of kids back in school. Got caught up in it with a girlfriend. I was about 12 at the time. I've spent most of my adult life regretting it. I've even considered attending a reunion in hopes of running into them and finally getting a chance to apologize for what I did.
Mikado 01-31-2009, 03:25 PM Happy now?
TripperFan 01-31-2009, 03:42 PM Yes...and the mods here werent much (if any) help....good thing I had some friends here....too bad most of them are gone from the site now
I'm not going to get into it here on the boards, but believe me Mikey - you have NO idea how much the mods here TRIED to help you.
And watch who you think your friends are and aren't.....you'd be surprised.
Hollow 01-31-2009, 03:52 PM not seriously, no. years ago on this board i put on a lot of eccentric behavior that made everyone either adore me or despise me so i dealt with a good amount of unwarranted personal attacks, but i enoyed online fights anyway.
Janice 01-31-2009, 03:55 PM Yes...and the mods here werent much (if any) help....good thing I had some friends here....too bad most of them are gone from the site now
You've got some nerve. When some of your so-called friends were dragging your name through the mud with accusations that you were a pervert and trying to run you off the site, it was ME who stepped up and went to bat for you. You got that. Get it straight. Talk about ungrateful. I spent over a week with endless e-mails fighting for you. The ringleader actually said to me that I shouldn't be upset because I didn't care for you anyway...to which I replied that how I feel about a member has nothing to do with fairness in how they're treated. Now, you've got that pathological liar sicko filling your head with lies, and you eat them up like potato chips. You're so steeped in denial that there's no hope. Just keep you bullsh*t and drama off this site. It ends here.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 03:57 PM Yes...and the mods here werent much (if any) help....good thing I had some friends here....too bad most of them are gone from the site now
I don't know what you're referring to but if it's what I think it may be, then I do think that at least some of the moderators were very strongly on your side.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 04:02 PM You've got some nerve. When some of your so-called friends were dragging your name through the mud with accusations that you were a pervert
With friends like that...
it was ME who stepped up and went to bat for you. You got that. Get it straight. Talk about ungrateful. I spent over a week with endless e-mails fighting for you.
I was never involved in this situation but in the times that it's been referenced in several threads, especially in that long one in November, your anger at the way Mikado was treated was plain to see.
Now, you've got that pathological liar sicko filling your head with lies, and you eat them up like potato chips.
She's not still carrying on is she?
TripperFan 01-31-2009, 04:11 PM You've got some nerve. When some of your so-called friends were dragging your name through the mud with accusations that you were a pervert and trying to run you off the site, it was ME who stepped up and went to bat for you. You got that. Get it straight. Talk about ungrateful. I spent over a week with endless e-mails fighting for you. The ringleader actually said to me that I shouldn't be upset because I didn't care for you anyway...to which I replied that how I feel about a member has nothing to do with fairness in how they're treated. Now, you've got that pathological liar sicko filling your head with lies, and you eat them up like potato chips. You're so steeped in denial that there's no hope. Just keep you bullsh*t and drama off this site. It ends here.
I'm glad you spoke up J. I've been SOOOOOO frustrated over that!!!
I hadn't even been on the boards much and remember you emailing me because you knew I had Mike's email address. You filled me and and we both tried so hard to enlighten him. You did EXACTLY what a moderator does and WAY MORE than any of them does.
It took months to fully investigate thoroughly what went on - OFF the boards even. You were on the side of justice and here's this bully still somehow playing these people in the background.
If it IS still going on, or blows up again, then they've got no one to blame but themselves for it and shouldn't expect anyone to come to their defence again.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 04:16 PM here's this bully still somehow playing these people in the background.
What is her problem? I thought she would finally let it end after that thread from November in which her lies and manipulative behaviour were exposed. So apparently she's still messing with people's minds and lying to them? Why does she feel the need to do this? Or does she just find it entertaining?
I used to think she was a nice person but now...it's such a shame that back in January 2003 we lost a good guy like Maurice Gibb and people like her are around to spread lies about people. Not that I'm saying she should die, I wouldn't wish that on anyone...I'm just thinking about the unfairness of it.
Brian Damage 01-31-2009, 04:40 PM Mikado, you have got a lot of nerve. Janice fought like hell for you to come back, even when some of your "friends" wanted you gone. I told her to let you go and be done with you and Janice fought with me on your defense.
You are obviously a very lonely man who has no outside real world relationships so you look for it through the computer. Do everybody a favor and just leave for the 1,000th time if you are so unhappy.
Family Ties Forever! 01-31-2009, 04:44 PM I can't believe you have the nerve to say that Mikado. The mods, esp. Janice tood up for you. You are such an ungrateful person. Would it kill you to have some manners and thank Janice instead of lying and claiming no one helped you.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 04:45 PM You are obviously a very lonely man who has no outside real world relationships so you look for it through the computer. Do everybody a favor and just leave for the 1,000th time if you are so unhappy.
I wouldn't get too angry with him; Janice and TripperFan hinted in their posts that you-know-who is messing with him and feeding him lies. It looks like it's still all down to her and she's unfortunately still got some influence over a few members.
Brian Damage 01-31-2009, 04:49 PM I wouldn't get too angry with him; Janice and TripperFan hinted in their posts that you-know-who is messing with him and feeding him lies. It looks like it's still all down to her and she's unfortunately still got some influence over a few members.
Sharop, you are a very sweet person and I appreciate that, but Mikado is a grown man. Older than me as a matter of fact, he should know better.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 04:56 PM Sharop, you are a very sweet person and I appreciate that, but Mikado is a grown man. Older than me as a matter of fact, he should know better.
I guess so. I'm not saying that you shouldn't have been annoyed, his post was certainly ungrateful. But I'm sure you realise that all of this basically leads back to one person. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm inclined to feel sympathy to those she's been messing around with, even if they should know better, and that she's the one who really deserves most of the anger/contempt.
Mr. Television 01-31-2009, 05:18 PM Mikey I really have to say that I'm surprised at you. You have no idea what you are talking about. Janice would E-Mail me until all hours of the morning just trying to figure out how to get you back. She was very concerned with what happened to you. We all were. One night Janice, Cathie and I were E-Mailing each other and the subject was all about you. Janice was the one who gave me your E-Mail address so I could write to you. I know how it is to have your reputation ruined and I was disgusted with what happened to you. I can't believe how you've forgiven the person that did this to you and continue to believe all of her lies. I would never forgive someone for doing that to me. Not only that, you are taking it out on the one person who went to bat for you. I know one thing...this snake that did this to you would never have reconciled with you if it hadn't been for Janice. You are just unbelievable.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 05:30 PM I can't believe how you've forgiven the person that did this to you and continue to believe all of her lies.
That's the problem. She is still spreading these ridiculous fibs and as long as she does, I don't know if this will ever be fully resolved as there will probably always be at least one person who believes what she is saying. Which I don't think is really their fault, I'm sure she is spinning everything and making it seem like her version of events is the truth.
If there's one thing that can be counted on, though, I think it is that Janice can always be relied upon to be fair, or as fair as she can be. I'm sure she's made mistakes in the past, as we all have, but she was and is a good moderator (and admin now too) and, even though I haven't always been around very much, it is clear to me how much she hates any sort of bullying and gang-ups. It's something that she will not tolerate and I admire the fact that she tries so hard to battle stuff like that.
Hollow 01-31-2009, 05:31 PM I wouldn't get too angry with him; Janice and TripperFan hinted in their posts that you-know-who is messing with him and feeding him lies. It looks like it's still all down to her and she's unfortunately still got some influence over a few members.
the thing that gets me is that he himself was once a victim of the maggot's slanderous lies and he knows it. if that isn't a wake up call, nothing is.
Mr. Television 01-31-2009, 05:35 PM That's the problem. She is still spreading these ridiculous fibs and as long as she does, I don't know if this will ever be fully resolved as there will probably always be at least one person who believes what she is saying. Which I don't think is really their fault, I'm sure she is spinning everything and making it seem like her version of events is the truth.
If there's one thing that can be counted on, though, I think it is that Janice can always be relied upon to be fair, or as fair as she can be. I'm sure she's made mistakes in the past, as we all have, but she was and is a good moderator (and admin now too) and, even though I haven't always been around very much, it is clear to me how much she hates any sort of bullying and gang-ups. It's something that she will not tolerate and I admire the fact that she tries so hard to battle stuff like that.
The problem with that though is that Mikado was the victum of her lies. He knows that she is a lair but he continues to believe her. If someone told me some crazy things after they did this to me, I'd have a hard time believing that person. As a matter of fact, I'd have a hard time believing anything that person had to say about anything.
Sharop 01-31-2009, 05:35 PM the thing that gets me is that he himself was once a victim of the maggot's slanderous lies and he knows it. if that isn't a wake up call, nothing is.
Is he aware that she one of the primary people behind what happened to him? If he is, then Mikado, I am not saying that you shouldn't forgive and forget, but do exercise caution with this person. Extreme caution. She's shown how vicious she can be, even to people who were supposed to be her friends.
Janice 01-31-2009, 05:53 PM This thread is taking a bad turn, so I'm locking it. No more threads that dredge up past problems. If I have to ask TJ to make it a rule, I will.
Let me say this to you Mikado, you ungrateful SOB. I know you're gossiping about me and tearing me down to anyone who will listen. Things get back to me, and I'm sure that's the way you want it. One lie I have to clarify here and now, out in the open. You're telling people that the CREEP told you that TJ ordered me to get you back to SO. Didn't happen. A complete lie. TJ never once ordered me, asked me, hinted, or anything of the sort to get you back to SO. I brought it to his attention. He knew it was the CREEP's fault why you left. It was the CREEP who had your Appreciation thread pulled, the CREEP who started vicious lies about you, the CREEP who wanted you GONE from this site. That's why the CREEP was suspended. Only for three days, but took a few weeks to return over being so humiliated. I talked the CREEP into returning, promising that nobody would be allowed to discuss it. I should have left well enough alone, and let the CREEP stay gone. Nothing but trouble when the CREEP returned. I have the e-mails to prove all this. I saved everything. If you're ever in the mood for the truth, let me know, and I'll show you the e-mails where I fought like hell to save your reputation.
Let it be known that TJ NEVER ordered me to get you back. I did it on my own. Just another one of the CREEP'S lies. Also, it's obvious that the CREEP wants to return to SO, but only with victim status. Never gonna happen. That ship has sailed, and the CREEP was exposed as a lying, troublemaking fraud. It's nuts that this person won't give up, and keeps sending people in to salvage its reputation. Sends them in, like suicide bombers. Totally insane. Give it up, CREEP. You've been exposed. If you think otherwise, it's just a beautiful dream on your part.
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