Can they be blocked at IP level? I appreciate there are ways around this but eventually the effort required to post will outweigh any sick gratification.
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Harassment via PMs
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Have you reached out to the admins via contact us? There may be options they can recommend that are better off left private, so as not to tip off the troll.
FWIW, we removed those abusive posts earlier this morning and banned the member who created them. Staff is well aware of the problem and will continue to do all we can to prevent this kind of outrageous behavior.
Yikes! Circumventing to create more trouble! I praise the mods for cleaning up the mess.
I had a similar situation yesterday. One of my close friends’ iPhone got hacked. Someone in his family accessed his iPhone without permission, knew his passcode, and sent me iMessages that didn’t seem like they were from him. They were in Spanish, which he doesn’t usually message me in. The scammer made me uncomfortable, and many of the messages pointed to a romance scam involving things I can’t discuss here. I muted the iMessage conversation because it was distracting during my meeting. I then DMed my friend through Discord and reported it to him. He confirmed that someone had accessed his iPhone without permission and that he wasn’t sending the messages. He gave me instructions to stop the scammer, and it stopped. I instructed my friend to secure his iPhone and Apple Account by changing all the passwords and to never hand over his Apple devices to anyone without permission, even to family and friends. That incident really messed me up.
I feel sorry for you, OP. I’m glad the moderation team is working on this and suspending the offender’s accounts. I strongly support in your decision to cancel your account if you need a break from the forums and don’t want to deal with this kind of behaviour.
I can't give you any advice, I can't help you, and I don't have a solution for you... but I can tell you how sorry I am for you. I'm with you.
Unfortunately I saw posts from that person roughly a week ago. Very likely the most disgusting thing I have ever seen online anywhere.
This sicko probably enjoys the 5 minutes of MRF fame. Again, you have to feel some pity for someone this deranged. It could be a teenager or someone who is just sick in the head. At most, this person is a pathetic coward hiding behind a computer screen.
Disgraceful, disgusting and utterly unconscionable.
Nobody should have to - or be expected to - put up with this.
Very glad to hear that the staff are monitoring the matter, and keeping a close eye on things.
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This has been ongoing for quite some time and a pattern would've been noticeable given the amount of times the same account reported an identical pattern of harassment. Perhaps the admins could contact me and we can discuss this as you've suggested.
Thanks once again to all the wonderful people in this thread who've offered compassion and empathy. It's an uplifting reaffirmation that the behaviour of this troll is not representative of the values of this community and I appreciate that.
Reports are always seen and investigated. Complaints of harrassment are never overlooked and always discussed. You can be assured we do everything we can with the tools available to us to prevent this type of behavior, and you are welcome to contact us via the Contact Us form at any time if you'd like to discuss this.