I get a PM this morning from a person who joined here about 11 days ago...

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melita916

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i saw he was viewing this thread the last time i posted here.
 

posthuman

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meh, i'm not going to ignore him.
we'll let the issue of the location of my sticker be a 'fleece' set out to prove ((again)) he's powerless.

right now he's getting upset because i called him Jack. for some reason he really doesn't like that name. ((?))



Definition of jack

jack

noun

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  • a sweet, sensitive, adorable guy. Origin: Jack Dawson, the main male character in the movie Titanic.
  • He's a real Jack.


 
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You have to go to his profile page and put him on ignore.
does that mean that everyone who has visited my profile page has put me on ignore?

dunno what else they would be doing there?


 
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How come I never get harassed :(
 

posthuman

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I'm not sure. You'd think so. But judging by how many times he's returned, I don't think they can block IP addresses.
bans work either by banning a single, specific IP, or by user account. don't know if the forum has the capability, but another common more extreme measure is to ban an IP range, but then that blocks other addresses that are innocent.

iirc from some conversations with Jack some time back, he got himself some IP-spoofing software. there are all kinds of programs out there like that, free ones that probably use you as part of a botnet (lol!) and cheap ones too. so it's easy to get around an IP ban anyway. online multiplayer gaming, i think in particular, has helped create a big market for things like this.
something that some game servers can do that's stronger than an IP ban is to ban by hardware device ID -- so that a gamer that's been banned from a server has to change video and and/or hard drive before they can reconnect. i don't know if any webforums can do that sort of thing at all, since they don't interact with users via installed software like games do, they wouldn't do it in quite the same way. (?)

 
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bans work either by banning a single, specific IP, or by user account. don't know if the forum has the capability, but another common more extreme measure is to ban an IP range, but then that blocks other addresses that are innocent.

iirc from some conversations with Jack some time back, he got himself some IP-spoofing software. there are all kinds of programs out there like that, free ones that probably use you as part of a botnet (lol!) and cheap ones too. so it's easy to get around an IP ban anyway. online multiplayer gaming, i think in particular, has helped create a big market for things like this.
something that some game servers can do that's stronger than an IP ban is to ban by hardware device ID -- so that a gamer that's been banned from a server has to change video and and/or hard drive before they can reconnect. i don't know if any webforums can do that sort of thing at all, since they don't interact with users via installed software like games do, they wouldn't do it in quite the same way. (?)

But I'm starting to really like the trolls. They shouldn't ban them. That's not kind. We have to be loving to them.

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posthuman

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Well, I finally resorted to something I just don't do. I put him on ignore. It got to the point that when he couldn't answer my questions, he just started quoting Scripture. No conversation, just quotes. And some of you know what blatant ignorance I feel that demonstrates.
:p
let me guess - scripture that didn't have anything to do with your questions or what you were talking about, either, right?

sometimes i quote scripture without making any comments, because i think it should be obvious how it relates to the context of the thread, or i feel like my commentary would subtract rather than add to it.
be sure and call me out on it if i'm seeming ignorant though, buddy. i won't be mad :)
 

posthuman

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well he got banned before he ever told me where my sticker is. so i guess that settled that question.

i love how God sometimes makes things obvious to me, or takes away all options but one, so i know which way He wants me to go -- i'm thick-headed, and on the other extreme also paralyze myself over-analyzing some things. so clear, undeniable signs & directions are wonderful :)
 
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He didn't offer you a puppy or candy to get in his van did he? LOL
TruthGraceFaith came over as quite normal actually. Didn't want to fly over to drive me around but okay. What if he is a kind helpful christian? 6 pages, whaaaa help, someone is kind and offering help, who is this, a creep?? We're not used to that.
 
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I just don't know what I'd ask help with.

I need to work on my literature review for the research grant proposal I am drafting - could I get help with that?

The house needs cleaned - could I get some help with that?

I'm still doing my Statistics homework - can I get help with multi-variate factor analysis?
 

JosephsDreams

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TruthGraceFaith came over as quite normal actually. Didn't want to fly over to drive me around but okay. What if he is a kind helpful christian? 6 pages, whaaaa help, someone is kind and offering help, who is this, a creep?? We're not used to that.
But all I asked him was who he was, and why was he asking me this and could he be more explicit, and he never replied. It is just all to cryptic for me, and kinda weird and creepy.
If he is real, then reply to simple questions and don't creep people out.
His profile only makes it worse.
Not one post.
And he is sending the same exact emails to everyone.
Jesus did not do anything in the dark. Come out in the open.
 

Dude653

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I got that same pm
 

posthuman

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♪♪ help me when you're gone ...


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