The Bigsibling Blog

I have some ’splainin to do here. First off, this is my blog. I own it. I devise the content for it. I pay the server space to house it. I supply the database that drives it. I have invested time and effort and little money in this baby. I like this blog. The reason this blog exists is because this beaner has opinions and ideas, and he wants to voice them. That is the beauty of the internet. The little guy is no longer silenced, but can be heard by many, many peoples of all walks of life.

What this blog is NOT is a forum for personal grievances, vendettas or other attacks. This is not a place where I will allow one visitor to maliciously demean and launch personal attacks against another visitor. With that in mind, I have been exchanging emails with a visitor who’s comment on a post I have not allowed to be posted. The comment follows:

[NAME REMOVED], has your psychiatrist been in touch with you yet? He’s looking for you, something about they released you too soon. Apparently only spending one year in that psychiatric unit wasn’t enough. I gave him your home address, I’m sure it won’t be long till the men in the white coats are knocking at your door – again.

Maybe I am just over sensitive. But this type of stuff I will not allow. It is unnecessary, and it’s only purpose is to try and cause emotional distress against one of my visitors. What is also disturbing about this post, is the reference to her “home address.” The poster seems to me to be maybe a little unstable – maybe not – but if he has this kind of hatred for her, and has her home address, who knows? The email exchange is below:

—————————- Original Message —————————-
Subject: Re: You comment at The Bigsibling Blog
From: bigsibling at bigsibling dot com
Date: Wed, June 13, 2007 9:24 am
To: [NAME REMOVED]
————————————————————————–

Here is the difference [NAME REMOVED], when she posted her criticism of you, she supplied her opinion and supporting links. Whereas you merely lashed out with a personal attack. I cannot control that you believe she ‘cyberstalks’ you.

Now, I fully understand, and even expect you to not grasp the almost, but not quite, completely unsubtle differences between her comment and your response.

I have no problem with people who disagree with me, and their comments and responses are more than welcome. But demeaning personal attacks are not welcome when launched against my visitors.

You can attack me all you want. Believe me, this beaner has seen more hatred directed against my people than you have killed terrorists (which, according to you, is quite a lot).

Again, I will not allow you to direct personal attacks against my visitors using my bandwidth, my database and my storage.

Thank you for visiting, and I certainly hope you continue to visit and leave comments.

=Bigsibling

[NAME REMOVED] is my cyberstalker. She’s all over the net, trashing me,
you allow this, yet you fail to allow me to respond to her. Most sites
have banned her.

[NAME REMOVED]
[LOCATION REMOVED]
Serving God and Country
http://[LINK REMOVED]
http://[LINK REMOVED]

—– Original Message —-
From: “bigsibling at bigsibling dot com”
To: [NAME REMOVED]
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:59:07 AM
Subject: You comment at The Bigsibling Blog

[NAME REMOVED],

I am deleting the message you left for [NAME REMOVED] at my blog
(http://www.bigsibling.com) because if you want to pick a fight with her,
or otherwise spew your hatred of her, please do so on your own blog, or in
her forums (http://[LINK REMOVED]). My blog is not the place to air
and/or resolve personal grievances.

But thanks for visiting! I do appreciate anyone who stops by.

=Bigsibling

To be certain, I have contacted the person this attack was directed against, and let her know about his post – which I can certainly see as a veiled threat (mentioning her home address and people coming to her door and what-not).

Oh, and I’ll update this post if new emails are exchanged. Just so everything it out and in the open. I have removed names, email and website addresses.

Thanks for stopping by.

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