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Sep (lord of all I survey) ([info]sepiamagpie) wrote in [info]unfunny_fandom,
@ 2012-07-18 03:49:00


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Entry tags:an eye for a light poke, have some fucking decorum!, publishing, sep's last known post

Stalking jackassery! The cure for bullying
Hello, everyone.

There's a site called Goodreads which is a bit like a library, a book review service, and fountain of wank.

This particular sordid tale starts out like promising wank, until the instigators fall off the deep end of wanky into the depths of the pool of 'you are all horrible assholes'.

Summary: Getting a bad review on Goodreads is like being bullied, so the solution these poor beleagured bullying victims come up with is simple: Stalk and terrorize anyone who leaves them a bad review under the guise of 'stopping bullying'.

Here's the links:

Summary of the situation as well as the history which is much more indepth and accurate than what I just said.

Link collection

One of the 'Anti-Bullies' bullying victims. As a reminder, this is all triggered by giving a book a bad review.

QUOTE:

This week, shortly after writing a status update about feeling stalked, I received a call. A woman said, "We can find you, bitch" and then hung up.

Excellent response from one of the targets (see the first link) where she reveals her part pirate heritage and great parenting tips.

Anyway, so that's what's happening in professional publishing this week.

I'm sorry if this loses coherency in parts, I haven't eaten for twelve hours and there's a carpet of slippery comicbooks between me and the fridge. I have to clean, organize, and write down issues before I can eat.

This will be my last known post.


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[info]loopywafflehead
2012-07-18 05:12 pm UTC (link)
I was getting really worked up about these douchebags, but then someone posted in the comments of second-last link that the identity and personal info of the individual behind the site is easily available. Now I'm both worried things are going to get really out of control, and hoping that they don't and there's some internet justice a la Burger King lettuce guy.

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[info]harrylovesron
2012-07-18 07:47 pm UTC (link)
some internet justice a la Burger King lettuce guy.

Off-topic, but so they did find out who that was? I just read that story on a local news website and was really, really grossed out.

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[info]loopywafflehead
2012-07-18 08:53 pm UTC (link)
Yes, 4chan tracked him down in about fifteen minutes. He got fired and so did the shift manager on duty.

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[info]harrylovesron
2012-07-19 05:16 am UTC (link)
Glad to hear they caught the guy. I bet he thought "Oh, these legs could be anybody's, I'm safe"...

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[info]spawn_of_kong
2012-07-18 08:13 pm UTC (link)
Burger King lettuce guy

Wait, who?

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[info]havocthecat
2012-07-18 08:23 pm UTC (link)
Some dude thinks he's funny posting a pic of himself standing in lettuce bins at Burger King, and 4chan decides to take him down.

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[info]full_metal_ox
2012-07-18 10:24 pm UTC (link)
It's not even a particularly original stunt; we had a like-minded clown in the Dayton area a few years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRFwcN_EOSU

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[info]rosehiptea
2012-07-19 05:50 am UTC (link)
That's... somewhat more creative, albeit still very disgusting.

... I'd say I'm glad I don't go to Burger King but that would be unfair as people have the right to go there and have sanitary food.

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