Stupid Emails From People you don't know.

[Plaidman]

I love to text. I perfer it over talking, because then I sound alot cooler/smarter/better/superior then I ever could talking. So naturally, I have infinite texting. I'm usually on computer. I rarely go to myspace or facebook, because it just easier sometimes. But today I get a threating message on my facebook.

Basically just some wierdo giving me a bunch of threats over something I did to someone else several months ago. I mean what the heck? How do you response to that? If you have a problem with someone, shouldn't you like, talk to that person instead of sending other people to do your battles for you? I know that's strange coming from me, who lost far more battles then won, and I even done the above a few times, but never for insults. Usually just vital information I feel said person might need, and doesn't want to talk to me. No big deal. (It is though sometimes. Some people would rather have their friends die, and wait til they hear it from someone else rather then just get a quick text from me). But nowadays, I'm through running, through losing everything I try for. So I just working on my own strengths.

But nonetheless, it was a bit jarring. does anyone else ever have to deal with this? Rather then get talk to, you get threats and strange emails from that persons friends/family/coworkers. People you don't know.

Its even worst, when said person, gives out your own phone number to people you don't know, and get calls and/or texts doing the same damn thing.

[powerboy]

I have had that happen once. My number was given out to some one that I did not know. The guy called me and was threatening me. I just basically called him out on his shit and it stopped.

My advice, just call them out on it. The guy will stop. he probably just doing that, to show what a good guy he is.

[Nyoibo]

I don't know how it works in the US, but electronic threats are just as serious as other threats and it's easier to prosecute as there's a written record of it, if it gets bad take it too the police.

[KellyHabersham]

Offhand, the one time I can think of where I had to deal with something like this was with a guy from an AOL IM chat room. I don't recall the exact details, only that we'd gotten into a nasty/heated arguement and threatened to give my username out to all of his friends so that they could harass me.

And, he did just that - one of his female friends sent me an IM shortly afterwards, and had several bitchy/snotty comments to make. (again, I don't recall what all was said, only that she apparently believed whatever this guy had told her about me, and she felt the need to butt into the situation)

[telecom_goddess]

Wow I haven't had to deal with anything like that yet...the only text arguments I get into are with people I actually know and despise .

But yeah you should probably save those and keep a record of them. I would also tell them to leave you alone, keep that on record, and report them to fb.

[DrFaroohk]

I prefer electronic communications as well due to my stutter. And people are ALWAYS asking me to repeat myself. I speak with virtually no accent at all and I'd like to think I talk pretty loud, yet everything I say I have to say twice.

I've had stupid phone calls before too. Guy called me one time and asks if I'm hitting my stepson. When a rather shocked me said "Excuse me???" he brings out the redneck tough guy act. "YOU HEARD ME."

And of course me being who I am was unable to just let the matter drop, and felt like I had to let it escalate until I realized it had gotten out of hand and the crazy motherfucker might just show up at my door with a gun.

[powerboy]

Offhand, the one time I can think of where I had to deal with something like this was with a guy from an AOL IM chat
room.

that reminds me of this one time, back when I had AOL. this one guy and I had gotten into an argument. He wanted me to give my name and address, so that he could kick my ass. So I gave it to him. He lived in another country and you can tell that he was just talking.

BTW, he never did show up

[blas87]

I've had a few "friends" over the years who gave creepy guys my phone number, or would just give it away to anyone who asked "Do you know blas' number?"

It hasn't happened anytime too recently, but I used to want to pull my hair out every time I'd get a text or call from someone I didn't know.

Come to think of it, I don't know who this person is or how they got my number (I generally rule out the possibility of a friend doing it because I have eliminated so many toxic friends in recent years that it's too rare to happen) but last weekend, this number from Steven's Point (at least, that's what google told me) called me over and over and over last Saturday. At least 3 times that afternoon. I didn't answer, but I did look it up to see if it was a business or a cell phone or what it was.