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Bruce[_26_]

On 3/2/2016 09:49 wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>===========
>>
>>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.

I think only the Boner troll is really crazy in this newsgroup,
but you never know, indeed.

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Bruce