Blogger Threats

I'm receiving comments and email messages from several persons who are asking for my help with threats they are receiving from bloggers at other blogs. Is that we're all called? Bloggers? Or is only the blog owner called a 'blogger' and everyone else is called something else? A 'blog follower' perhaps. Otherwise, it's a "troll", I suppose.

Anyhoo, these big meanies have drawn a conclusion that I also post with the name "Baby Mama" and\or "KathyG", and for whatever reason, this upsets them greatly. I'm sure both are lovely, lovely ladies, but I can't say I know a darn thing about them, their posting style or posting history.

For what it's worth, iwhyawli only posts here, iwhyawli only posts as "iwhyawli", and iwhyawli only posts when she is logged in as 'iwhyawli'. I have only posted one time elsewhere and that was when I visited the comments from some magazine article and re-pasted the world's longest GWOP comment (or tried to anyway) as a joke. I even acknowledged this event here in my 'This Woman Should be Shot' thread.

"Girl scout's honor" but something tells me the people who are threatening to call people's employers, school boards and veterinarians aren't girl scouts. Without getting too far off topic, I do wonder how such a phone call goes down.

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BoMo: Hello, employer?
Employer: Yes?
BoMo: I'd like to tell you that "so and so" is posting to my blog on company time.
Employer: And you are?
BoMo: Nevermind who I am.
Employer: What's your blog?
BoMo: Nevermind what my blog is.
Employer: And what is it you'd like me to do?
BoMo: Teach them a lesson, of course.
Employer: Okay, sure. Let me get right on that. Thanks for calling.
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You all may be shocked by this, but I do happen to know a little something about the workplace. I happen to know that the employer-answering-the-phone is probably not the same person who will examine the Internet Logs, assuming of course an Internet log exists. I also happen to know that the employer-answering-the-phone probably does a little of his/her own inappropriate web usage as does the person who will examine the Internet Logs. Having recently developed all this computer expertise, I also know a little something about Internet Logs. If you're parked all day on the Internet and\or if the sites you're visiting are filled with vulgar language, your name already appear on the Internet Logs and in the Management Reports. It's all automatic. No employer who is concerned about inappropriate Internet usage needs a call from BoMo.

Now of course, I'm no lawyer but if Armeggedon should occur and I found myself representing someone who was financially or professionally injured for visiting BoMo's blog during company hours, the first thing I might ask for is the Internet records of everyone else. The second thing I might ask is "how come none of these other people have been fired for improper internet usage?" and the third thing I might ask is "how much do you want to pay my client for improper termination?" I then might encourage my damaged client to go after BoMo, assuming BoMo has two nickels and a pot to piss in. Last but not least, I'd certainly encourage my client to steer clear of any sites that issue these types of threats to anyone. What of any value is there possibly to read at a place that behaves in such a way? When will they turn on you?

I have no idea what BoMo plans to say to a PTA group that would possibly matter, but whatever.

Am I helping yet to allay any concerns? Probably not so I am also prepared to do the following for you.

Send me the links to whatever threads are impersonating me and I will forward them onto Blogger. You must do this via e-mail and you must also include the actual content of the impersonation post since I will not visit these sites myself.

If you're receiving threats, I suggest you do something similar. I can't really report the threat stuff on your behalf.

Best regards,
iwhyawli