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Cary

(11,746 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2019, 11:32 AM Jul 2019

Have you been cyber bullied here at DU? [View all]

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Have you been cyber bullied here at DU? [View all] Cary Jul 2019 OP

Never, and I've been a member since 2003. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #1

Nope jberryhill Jul 2019 #2

Seriously? That's pretty crazy/ridiculous. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #43

Back when DU was a haven for 9/11 Truthers jberryhill Jul 2019 #47

I try to never say anything online, that I couldn't say to someone's face. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #50

Nope...and I don't hide my identity. brooklynite Jul 2019 #66

slad by any chance?... SidDithers Jul 2019 #83

I had my suspicions at the time jberryhill Jul 2019 #92

Sometimes I miss the early Internet loons-- dawg day Jul 2019 #105

Call you on the phone? You've got to be kidding me. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #54

I think calling you on the phone crosses the line. n/t pnwmom Jul 2019 #82

Nope. Got cussed at once, but I don't consider that the same thing. dameatball Jul 2019 #3

I consider all abuse, no matter how subtle, as bullying Cary Jul 2019 #14

Bullying has a definition though. Caliman73 Jul 2019 #48

Same here Sherman A1 Jul 2019 #33

Yeah,I didn't think it was a big deal. It happens. dameatball Jul 2019 #41

Wow. That hasn't happened to me yet. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #57

I was stalked by a gungeon member yellerpup Jul 2019 #4

What's gungeon? zaj Jul 2019 #6

Local slang for Gun Forum. n/t yellerpup Jul 2019 #8

I don't know what counts as bullying in my case. Aristus Jul 2019 #5

Do threatening posts count as cyber bullying? mobeau69 Jul 2019 #7

I have been called out for a post or two..... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #9

You feel posters here address you with an appropriate tone? Cary Jul 2019 #10

There is far more civility here, even when discoussions get heated. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2019 #18

Yes, the people on here tend to be very civil. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #59

"I have been called out for a post or two That was insensitive on my part" mitch96 Jul 2019 #60

You need another option: "They tried, but they DID NOT SUCCEED." n/t TygrBright Jul 2019 #11

YEP!!!! and I reported them and blocked their ass.... samnsara Jul 2019 #12

cyber bullied on a discussion forum? Kali Jul 2019 #13

One can have good manners. Cary Jul 2019 #15

you are correct Kali Jul 2019 #17

You are no darkangel that's for sure... Phentex Jul 2019 #46

! Kali Jul 2019 #68

Hehe... SidDithers Jul 2019 #84

Yes and i have the PM/Email ! stonecutter357 Jul 2019 #16

Borderline, some years back unc70 Jul 2019 #19

I have felt bullied by the self-appointed word police - people who won't let others use certain word Shrike47 Jul 2019 #20

Yes. But I'm still here, and they're not, for the most part. MineralMan Jul 2019 #21

Yes but some are returnees Cary Jul 2019 #67

I have no information about returnees. MineralMan Jul 2019 #69

Serve a term on Mirt Cary Jul 2019 #73

I have served on MIRT. MineralMan Jul 2019 #76

Pffft pintobean Jul 2019 #86

.. MineralMan Jul 2019 #87

You have the ability to block anyone bugging you... SidDithers Jul 2019 #22

I tried that at one point. However, it didn't work, because I was still posting. MineralMan Jul 2019 #27

You and me both. I've never blocked anyone on here. I value opinions different from mine PatrickforO Jul 2019 #63

I disagree, Sid Cary Jul 2019 #72

Expecting civility on DU is different from cyber bullying... SidDithers Jul 2019 #77

I still disagree Cary Jul 2019 #95

I have been stalked at DU. sheshe2 Jul 2019 #100

A poster once googled my DU name... SixString Jul 2019 #111

They are cowards, SixString. sheshe2 Jul 2019 #112

They sure are. SixString Jul 2019 #113

I've never been stalked, but I've been alerted on for trivial things many times and... TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 #23

I was told that I "seem to need his attention" as a reason for the stalking Baltimike Jul 2019 #24

I'm like a leather duck. Throck Jul 2019 #25

Yes. Brainstormy Jul 2019 #26

I have the skin of a rhino ripcord Jul 2019 #28

There are a few people here who Bettie Jul 2019 #29

It happens quite a bit I think. Not to just me but to wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #30

Nope Everyman Jackal Jul 2019 #31

A while ago and that person left RIGHT after this last election. Tikki Jul 2019 #32

Being insulted or disrespected by strangers on an internet message board The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #34

Doxxing and stalking, though, do occur. MineralMan Jul 2019 #36

I have no doubt that it's happened, but the question that the OP survey asked was The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #37

I don't recommend that. MineralMan Jul 2019 #51

I'd still call it bullying Bradical79 Jul 2019 #40

I wouldn't. To me, bullying is aggressive behavior toward someone The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #42

I don't get bullied easily MuseRider Jul 2019 #35

Yes Bradical79 Jul 2019 #38

I have very strong opinions that I state forcefully. hunter Jul 2019 #39

Not unless you count the Sports Forum. bluedigger Jul 2019 #44

Please stop bullying Mos Eisley. Dr. Strange Jul 2019 #49

those people in C and B are bad ass! Kali Jul 2019 #71

They have knives!!... nt mitch96 Jul 2019 #90

As a New England fan True Dough Jul 2019 #97

Thank you, sir! bluedigger Jul 2019 #99

Nope but Sunsky Jul 2019 #45

Never. But then, I am quite capable of calling someone out if they go over the line. PatrickforO Jul 2019 #52

Yes and here is the latest example of it: sagesnow Jul 2019 #53

i'm sorry that you experienced this Cary Jul 2019 #62

Why would you think that's aimed at you? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2019 #78

Thanks, You are right sagesnow Jul 2019 #79

Yep. Ms. Toad Jul 2019 #55

Never been bullied Caliman73 Jul 2019 #56

No, though I've noticed some posters like to make things personal. jalan48 Jul 2019 #58

How is that not bullying? Cary Jul 2019 #64

I guess it just didn't seem like bullying to me. I thought of it as an attempt to change the subject jalan48 Jul 2019 #65

Agree Cary Jul 2019 #74

When one was a low count poster and one dared to stand up to PillWitt or MadTru..... GusBob Jul 2019 #61

Everyone has a right to their own opinions and thoughts Niagara Jul 2019 #70

A lurker put several facts together and tracked xmas74 Jul 2019 #75

I apologize to anyone who feels I have bullied them ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #80

There's that post where you told me I have a face only a mother could love True Dough Jul 2019 #101

Did I really say that?!?! OMG I am so sorry! ProudLib72 Jul 2019 #102

Now I'm really in a huff! True Dough Jul 2019 #103

Not on DU, but on a different site about my post on DU. Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2019 #81

They're brainless pintobean Jul 2019 #91

Ha! Cary Jul 2019 #96

Their still at it too. Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2019 #106

Oooh. sheshe2 Jul 2019 #104

But they are helping my off site views on YouTube. Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2019 #107

... sheshe2 Jul 2019 #109

Do you mean doxxing and stalking? If so then no I have not been. EllieBC Jul 2019 #85

How does one bully a person hiding behind a fictious name? Kaleva Jul 2019 #88

I've had stalkers, alert stalkers, been ganged up on pintobean Jul 2019 #89

Pinto, I just want Democrats to win Cary Jul 2019 #93

Remember amnesty? sheshe2 Jul 2019 #114

Yes - even death threats jpak Jul 2019 #94

Not really bullied, but harassed. DFW Jul 2019 #98

I felt bullied during the 2016 primaries. madaboutharry Jul 2019 #108

I've encountered many really unpleasant people here at DU comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #110

Point in fact. sheshe2 Jul 2019 #115

? jberryhill Jul 2019 #117

85% Sanders 15% Clinton supporters sheshe2 Jul 2019 #118

blog bullying, but ignorable. i grew up w/ uncles. i am impervious. pansypoo53219 Jul 2019 #116