> I filter spammers, some goofy nodes and individuals disrupt, abuse or > threaten list-members. > One guy tried to bully me into kicking another poster off our list. > When he failed to intimidate me onlist, he started calling my place > of employ. He would speak to whoever answered and complain that I had > treated him unfairly and that they should look into my "activities", > suggesting that they were contrary to our universities mission statement. > When that tact failed to satisfy him (I didn't get fired), he sent (via > snail mail complete w/yellow highlighting) a copy of a satiric post that > had been forwarded from another list, and copies of his own posts (which > were extremely vile) to the Pres. of our institution. > At this point, he was trying to get the list pulled from our server. > I had to defend myself and the list to my director, the director of the > computer center and the president. It was extremely stressful. I'm still > waiting for him to renew his efforts. > -linda > co-owner, Politics While I haven't been unlucky enough to find myself in that situation, I feel your pain. Nobody should have to go through that kind of anguish. I wouldn't wish that even on the one who threatened you, (although it's a little bit tempting!) - it's just not something anyone should have to go through. I applaud you for not giving into the bully. What prompted him to start this crusade? -- Kenneth Udut [log in to unmask] LISTOWNER of [log in to unmask] - Call to Ministry [in-any-system] LISTOWNER of [log in to unmask] - Rights of Children/Teenagers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Permission Is Granted To Freely Distribute This Document In Any Format.