A way to deal with cyber bullies

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http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/box...racking-down-his-twitter-bully-024738024.html

Boxer Curtis Woodhouse lived out the private fantasy of countless athletes on Monday, forcing a confrontational Twitter tormentor to back down by turning up at his house.

Woodhouse, a former professional soccer player in his native United Kingdom, snapped upon receiving a series of taunting tweets from a user named "The Master" after losing his English lightweight title to Shayne Singleton in a controversial bout last weekend.

"Whats funny u put so much effort in, sacrificed all that time and failed to defend your Mickey Mouse title," was one of the more palatable messages from the @jimmyob88 handle, part of a stream of rants laced with offensive language.

Curtis Woodhouse tweeted this photo of the road where his cyberbully lives. (@Woodhousecurtis)Yet the keyboard warrior soon had the wind taken out of his sails when Woodhouse apparently tracked down the user's address and drove to his street, believed to be in Sheffield in the northern English county of Yorkshire.

Upon his arrival, Woodhouse tweeted a photograph of the street sign, stating: "Right Jimbob, I'm here! Someone tell me what number he lives at, or do I have to knock on every door."

At that point the clearly (and understandably) flustered Twitter "troll" decided discretion was the better part of valor, and hastily retreated into a neutral corner of cyberspace, offering a series of apologetic messages and insisting his taunts were merely intended in jest.

Woodhouse took his leave and it is understood that the pair never met face to face, but by the time the fighter had returned home his actions had gone viral on the Internet.

The extraordinary exchange prompted a flood of social media attention for the 32-year-old, who turned his back on soccer at the age of 26 after becoming disillusioned with the sport, despite earning a significantly higher salary than he subsequently managed in boxing.

Former world champion boxer Ricky Hatton messaged Woodhouse to voice his amusement, as did notorious English soccer player Joey Barton, who now plays for Marseille in France. Barton, who has routinely become involved in Twitter arguments in the past, went so far as to describe Woodhouse as "my hero."

Followers even likened his vigilante approach to that of actor Liam Neeson in the somewhat painful "Taken" movies that remarkably avoided the Oscars radar.

Ever since Twitter became part of the culture of modern sports, athletes have lamented their susceptibility to unfettered abuse, with pro tennis player Rebecca Marino citing cyberbullying as a major reason behind her retirement at the age of 22.

Woodhouse took a more confrontational approach that might not be to everyone's taste, though given his antagonist's trembling reaction it seems unlikely that he will be troubled by the same source again.

On a personal note, this is not only one of the more unusual stories I have written, but also one of the most surprising. I dealt with Woodhouse on several occasions during his soccer career and he always came across as being especially mild-mannered, to the extent that it was a major surprise when his change of career became known.
 
I have an even simpler solution. Why have a twitter account in the first place? I have never tweeted a single word in my life.

People have this narcissistic need to share the details of their lives with strangers and then get all worked up when uncomplimentary tweets are received. I mean what do they expect for goodness sake. Every individual on earth has a nemesis who hates their guts. Well known personalities will have hundreds of thousands of detractors.
 
I have an even simpler solution. Why have a twitter account in the first place? I have never tweeted a single word in my life.

People have this narcissistic need to share the details of their lives with strangers and then get all worked up when uncomplimentary tweets are received. I mean what do they expect for goodness sake. Every individual on earth has a nemesis who hates their guts. Well known personalities will have hundreds of thousands of detractors.

Same here. No facebook, no twitter.
 
Peppertail, you are a fucked up son of a bitch. All you know is to micromanage and respond with "I don't give a fuck" as if you are the big fucking overlord of the forum. You have consistently stepped on forummers' toes, mangled their threads through merging them, moved threads to the Trivia section when they should have stayed in the Courtyard Cafe, etc.

You are the worst moderator that has ever been appointed by Leongsam and I spit on you sideways to show my maximum disdain. PTUI!!!!!

Totally Fucked up! PTUI!
 
Peppertail, you are a fucked up son of a bitch. All you know is to micromanage and respond with "I don't give a fuck" as if you are the big fucking overlord of the forum. You have consistently stepped on forummers' toes, mangled their threads through merging them, moved threads to the Trivia section when they should have stayed in the Courtyard Cafe, etc.

You are the worst moderator that has ever been appointed by Leongsam and I spit on you sideways to show my maximum disdain. PTUI!!!!!

Totally Fucked up! PTUI!

Look! A cyber bully....
 
You can compose a poem lor..............lol.................


If he can compose one, I will look up to him. Not all this bullshit about moving and merging threads. It is a form of silencing dissent and quelling differing voices.
 
If he can compose one, I will look up to him. Not all this bullshit about moving and merging threads. It is a form of silencing dissent and quelling differing voices.

Rubbish, it's a way to keep petty personal catfights out of the courtyard cafe.
 
Rubbish, it's a way to keep petty personal catfights out of the courtyard cafe.


The Courtyard Cafe IS for everything under the sun, as long as it is not disruptive of overall forum traffic and conduct. Who are you to decide and micromanage everything? Just because you are a fucking moderator? From the snippets of the MOD LOGS posted by Leongsam, I don't see Raiders or Joetys micromanaging the same way like you do.
 
The Courtyard Cafe IS for everything under the sun, as long as it is not disruptive of overall forum traffic and conduct. Who are you to decide and micromanage everything? Just because you are a fucking moderator? From the snippets of the MOD LOGS posted by Leongsam, I don't see Raiders or Joetys micromanaging the same way like you do.

Oh i see. Raiders and Joetys are the norm because you approve of them? Interesting.
 
Rubbish, it's a way to keep petty personal catfights out of the courtyard cafe.

There is nothing wrong with juicy catfights. They are the essence of this forum. However, you can transfer the inane exchanges to the trivia... those which aren't worth a read.

Anything that involves scroobal should definitely be left in the cafe. I'd even give it sticky status if the sparks are flying.:p

The real life example would be if a couple of Ah Beng coffee shop patrons start a fist fight, they should be booted out of the premises and the police should be called.

However, if a couple of senior members of Parliament start fighting in a coffee shop, call all the newsrooms!!! :D
 
He is one big blödes arschloch and deserves a fucking from everyone.
 
Oh i see. Raiders and Joetys are the norm because you approve of them? Interesting.



You can conduct a referendum. My opinion of you is shared by the overwhelming majority of the forum. You are a micromanager, and a petty moderator. I spit on you sideways! PTUI!
 
Bullied in cyberworld? How can it be done???!
Those who felt victimised should go fuck themselves hard. Cyber is not for them. :oIo:
 
There is nothing wrong with juicy catfights. They are the essence of this forum. However, you can transfer the inane exchanges to the trivia... those which aren't worth a read.

Anything that involves scroobal should definitely be left in the cafe. I'd even give it sticky status if the sparks a flying.:p

The real life example would be if a couple of Ah Beng coffee shop patrons start a fist fight, they should be booted out of the premises and the police should be called.

However, if a couple of senior members of Parliament start fighting in a coffee shop, call all the newsrooms!!! :D

I still thought the clasping tightly comment was quite funny and not xxx.......................

Can you repeat the comment you made about scroobal being a political lightweight again?
 
You can conduct a referendum. My opinion of you is shared by the overwhelming majority of the forum. You are a micromanager, and a petty moderator. I spit on you sideways! PTUI!


I don't know the sideway thing tho, I would spit on the cheebye's face, followed by a punch that knocks the cheebye out, pull down his pants, turn him over, spit into my palm and lubricate my dick and...............
 
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