createashemale
Really Experienced
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2006
- Posts
- 255
1. Confront the offending post in the forum itself, using candid wit and logic. If they are a real writer, then they will not stand for being upstaged.
2. Challenge them to a friendly writing competition. Trolls and mental midgets will simply fade into the background.
3. Search out all of their postings on the bulletin board. Locate grammatical, syntax, and spelling errors, then point out each and every one to the board's membership. This way the bulletin board's members will know that the offending post was written by a person who did not take college level English courses.
4. Invite them to a join a well established book club. Of course, make certain that you join before they do.
5. Begin a dialogue with all of the folks that they interact with on a regular basis, speculating on the motivations of the author of the post.
6. Attend functions where bulletin board members gather and discuss the offensive post with them, and seek to establish an alliance of writers who would be amenable to ignoring the offensive writer.
7. Contact the bulletin board owners directly, and ask for them to ban the offensive writer, or to admonish them.
8. Establish a rapport with regular contributors, and ask them for their assistance in publicly castigating the offensive writer.
9. Write a factual article about the post, it's author, your thoughts and feelings concerning that kind of verbal assault, and publish that on the bulletin board; naming names and leaving no detail hidden.
10. Finally, communicate with the author directly, to see if they can provide any justification for verbally assaulting you.
Bulletin board assaults have been occuring since the advent of the bulletin board, and will not end anytime soon. By following these simple steps, eventually an apology will come forth, or the offensive writer will just simply attempt to avoid discussing the issue. Ultimately, real writers defend their pontifications, so do not be afraid to challenge any person who defames your personal integrity or credibility. Your reputation is only as good as your ability to defend it.
2. Challenge them to a friendly writing competition. Trolls and mental midgets will simply fade into the background.
3. Search out all of their postings on the bulletin board. Locate grammatical, syntax, and spelling errors, then point out each and every one to the board's membership. This way the bulletin board's members will know that the offending post was written by a person who did not take college level English courses.
4. Invite them to a join a well established book club. Of course, make certain that you join before they do.
5. Begin a dialogue with all of the folks that they interact with on a regular basis, speculating on the motivations of the author of the post.
6. Attend functions where bulletin board members gather and discuss the offensive post with them, and seek to establish an alliance of writers who would be amenable to ignoring the offensive writer.
7. Contact the bulletin board owners directly, and ask for them to ban the offensive writer, or to admonish them.
8. Establish a rapport with regular contributors, and ask them for their assistance in publicly castigating the offensive writer.
9. Write a factual article about the post, it's author, your thoughts and feelings concerning that kind of verbal assault, and publish that on the bulletin board; naming names and leaving no detail hidden.
10. Finally, communicate with the author directly, to see if they can provide any justification for verbally assaulting you.
Bulletin board assaults have been occuring since the advent of the bulletin board, and will not end anytime soon. By following these simple steps, eventually an apology will come forth, or the offensive writer will just simply attempt to avoid discussing the issue. Ultimately, real writers defend their pontifications, so do not be afraid to challenge any person who defames your personal integrity or credibility. Your reputation is only as good as your ability to defend it.
