On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:07:54 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
wrote:

>On 3/2/2016 05:49 Cheri wrote:
>
>> On 1/2/2016 15:08 Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>> On 1/31/2016 3:11 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been thinking that all along. Put someone nasty with a big mouth in
>>>> a group, and you'll get people who'll suck up to them out of a sick
>>>> mix of fear and admiration. Interesting processes to observe though
>>>
>>> Who in their right mind would be afraid of someone on the Internet?
>>> What a silly statement. LOL
>>
>> Really? It happens all the time.
>>
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>
>LOL, to me nothing is funnier than the "meet and beat" threats in newsgroups. If
>someone is actually afraid of that, well.....
>
>Cheri

Maybe not always funny. Back about 1988 I used to post quite
innocently with my real name and real e-addy. Next thing was a
stalker, the emails were horrible. I was living alone in a large
house, isolated, on the coast. It did scare me.

Some of the others on the group managed to track him down and find out
who he was, I was reassured he didn't have a vehicle and couldn't
drive but also later on I gathered he had a visit to put him off
Just the same it was a very nasty feeling.

I changed ISP and changed name to LB and never altered back.

So you never know until it happens.