I have to not bite my tongue on this one, normally I just let trolls do their thing but when you slip into my profile and say I should have my ass kicked, that to me is crossing a huge line on myself or with the Steemit community.
As a warning to the good souls here in Steemit who are here to be mature productive members of crypto. We have a user named @joejustjoe who I was just graced with one of his famous harassments, a pure troll trying to make a good day stupid. Basically he is not a real crypto user, he is one of those fiat guys who came in here to harass users and down play your usage of cryptocurrency. In most cases I would have just said hell with the guy and ignored him but he put a little slip in a comment that guys like me should have my ass kicked for investment choices and that little gray line to me was crossed.
EXHIBIT A
This all went down on my last post here:
It was a sly off the cuff remark which is borderline threat and just more or less a weak play at trolling but that is not why I decided to post up about this situation. Me, I am a guy with a past for handling my own and honestly guys like this are so easy to deal with on a normal basis of ignore and move on.
The main reason I am posting about this is this, I decided to check up on old @joejustjoe because I have worked in a coin before and wanted to be sure this isn't stemming from past troll issues and come to find out via his comment section that this guy is literally running around harassing as many people as he can. That erks me pretty bad to see that someone is just going around and harassing innocent Steemians just posting about their love for crypto and no one is calling it out for some weird reason.
Normally I wouldn't even post about the drama, but I have been seeing a few trolls pop up lately and it is what it is but I am starting to grow concerned for this platform. Its starting to get very common place due to them getting away with it. I did not come to Steemit to be harassed by anyone, if it keeps up I personally may have to say enough is enough for me with it. I came here out of refuge from people like this on mainstream social media, I do not provoke people and put a ton of effort into helping Steemians out but all that can end if I see this platform run amok with trolling idiots who want to attack me for presenting an article in a manner of engaging conversation vs engaging drama which I do not do.
EXHIBIT B "Clearly a Fiat Backer Wanting to Tear Down Crypto Users"
I will deal with this as it comes but this guy is clearly out to make Steemit a joke to use. Today's events has compiled with already my decreased earnings to now have to wonder if I post if I will deal with troll harassment so I think a nice break is coming soon if it keeps up. What was once fun is become a huge headache for me but hopefully this platform figures a huge way to rule out such events on users who mind their own business not harassing others.
For those that dealt with this troll, I feel for you....but that is what fiat trolls do, their system is crumbling so they come into our personal space to lash out for their piss poor choices in investments I guess. I kind of feel pity on them for not grasping the realities of what is really going on with the central banks and their governments!
~sflaherty
I just had someone fight with me over a well-sourced article and said I didn't know what I was talking about so I feel ur pain.
Actually its odd but you just hit me up when I was about to swing by and see how that is going down with the troll issue on your page. I noticed it earlier and your post was spot on. Honestly how can that guy protect pedophiles in the first place lol....I mean well he didn't but he was trying to stand up against your article that was clearly in the right with the correct info on that subject. I didn't want to post about this guy, normally in one ear out the other but after seeing how he degrade's crypto users like we are idiots and constantly out there attacking them, just figured i might need to make this aware. On me not a big deal its childish stuff but constant users past myself...that I won't stand by quiet about. I guess no matter how we shake it, trolls will find their way at us even if we aren't causing drama
Sounds like he works for the one of the two industries that blockchain technology has made obsolete - banking or government :p
Clearly he is a serious holder of worthless paper and crying about it bad. But to come to me with indirect threats to kick my ass, now that is a game on situation with this guy. I am quite sick of these guys feeling safe behind their computer screens to harass and threaten, now on Steemit? Just no call for it when I simply posted something for community conversation. I think I maybe taking a breather from this place, just help on my SBC project because its clear to me today that putting my face out there to get harassed is not feeling to reasonable.
Well, if he keeps it up, he will end up flagged into obscurity... don't let it get you down - idiots everywhere
Yea its clear that they multiple no matter where you go on the internet lol. I am all good, bugs me but honestly it is what it is and your right those that do wrong here will be pushed out. Normally I would never post like this but man is this one all over the place putting crypto users down for being on a crypto platform lol....just go back to your fiat cave and wait the collapse troll lol. I have since calmed down and going to move on and forget about it since I made the situation known but man it sure does piss me off how lost these fiat guys are on that system screwing everyone. Can't wake them all up I guess
Hey, let's explore my comment about the "possibility" that bitcoin (and others) will lose acceptance with retailers. Not sure you understand the way the game actually works. But when the bitcoin processor signs up a retail account the retailer is gauranteed the full purchase price paid by the consumer....minus fees to the processor of course. Basically the processor then needs to convert those bitcoins on teh open market. The processor is basically "gambling" with the bitcoin price. Is it to difficult for you to extrapolate the problems that could arise for the processing company if biotcoin was to stage a fat finger selloff like ETH did? You call it "trolling"...I call it provide information to help people with their decision process as the majority of the run to Bitcoin $3000 was generated based on news of greater worldwide acceptance.
Actually, not quite yet...soon though. Look for my blog telling you eggzactly when. It'll be titled >>> What goes down must go UUP!
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/advchart/frames/frames.asp?show=&insttype=&symb=uup&x=19&y=9&time=18&startdate=1%2F4%2F1999&enddate=2%2F18%2F2017&freq=7&compidx=aaaaa%3A0&comptemptext=&comp=none&ma=0&maval=9&uf=0&lf=1024&lf2=2&lf3=8&type=2&style=320&size=4&timeFrameToggle=false&compareToToggle=false&indicatorsToggle=false&chartStyleToggle=false&state=11
Getting real close now. I bet you're "excited?" :-)
scnr
wow @hagbardceline where did you find that photo of @sflaherty? lol
Sorry guys, I didn't want to start an argument here... I just had to remember this XKCD comic as it seemed to fit the situation so well. It's really a good idea to get off the screen from time to time and just enjoy some nature time without worrying too much about people that are wrong on the internet. ;-)
All the best to you!
lol nothing to worry about lol....this is my fiance @cryptofrygirl we were just goofing around with each other, I found your post funny and she did too. We were just laughing at the situation and being sarcastic with each other about it. Her and I live pretty drama free lives so having to deal with trolls is a bit of out of the norm for us but it happens. No need to apologized, great comment and normally how I view stuff like this, just wanted to make sure other users weren't effected by this guy....he is a going a bit too far with a ton of people in Steemit.
Ha ha ha, now the fiance lol...hey I won't take no shit from trolls lol....specially fiat government arse kissers like this guy with all his threats, come now...this guy is using the internet completely wrong for a fact lol. I am over it, moving on and collecting my precious cryptos
DON'T FEED THE TROLLS...goosfraba my love
lol...little like that right now, but when someone threatens online, I want addresses or I give out my own...I believe firmly when a person man's up in that area its time to show up go back to the troll cave. Harassing is one thing, trolling another and something I can deal with but threatening ass kickings is a line I do not play with and if Steemit is going to end up with this constantly then money is not worth it
Trolls are fun!
lol trolls are fun but man am I sick of them spawning up on every last platform I seek out to get away from them lol. Threats though I do not play, that is a line you don't cross. Even in indirect ways to side step legalities, I can read between the lines well. I guess its bound to find us here but not too pleased about it
Yea, keyboard warriors are everywhere. I checked out a few of their posts, its clear they just want to get a rise out of others.
I agree, its a guy here to put crypto users down and scare users off Steemit, that is definitely the case. Just for me personally, irritates the hell out of me lol....why I gave up facebook was this very reason right here. So in turn if this keeps up, the same consideration about Steemit for me may need to take place. This is an area that I hope Steemit will find a niche to stomp stuff like this out, or we might as well just hand in trading troll boxes where its all expected to come at you lol
I don't let that sort of thing get to me lol I gave up facebook because of drama, and to be honest, I don't care much for social media in general. They will find the wrong person and try that trolling bs and be nuked into oblivion lol
hence my reasoning for this post lol. I hate calling out dumb shit here but if they are going to run around harassing my crypto brothers and sisters for simply using crypto on a crypto based platform, well you kind of asked for it lol. Normally it doesn't get to me but once I seen the stalking game this guy is doing on other profiles, kind of set me off. I am calm now lol. I will relax and get back to business as long as no more of this keeps at me or anyone else
There you go. Now you are doing teh "correct" thing by flagging my spews. :-)
Actually, you just can't handle an opposing pov. But that's OK. I run into crybabies all the time....some of them actually a little older than you. :-)
Funny enough I knew exactly who you were talking about. My brother called him out on another crypto post not two weeks ago. How pathetic that his life is so empty that his only amusement is being a pain in the ass to strangers online.
I figured when I posted this that a lot of people have dealt with him. I looked through his profile, should see his comment section, the guy is literally spending night and day on here finding crypto posts and trying to harass users. That is all he does. If I was him, I would put that energy to use for making money not shooting myself in the foot with users here. These types are bad for business and to be honest has me pretty put off with Steemit at this stage. My payouts are pocket change and now I have to put my face out there to get harassed over no provocation of my own? Money is not worth that extra stress.
You are absolutely right, @sflaherty, about not tolerating these kinds of threats. The first thing I noticed when I joined steemit is precisely this: that people have an incentive to be decent. Being a jerk will cost you, quite literally, in missed upvotes, missed followers, missed resteems. Obviously, this troll doesn't care about all that, since he clearly doesn't even value steem. So all he gets out of trolling is his satisfaction... which is going to dissipate once he's left without the reactions he's hoping for, which is your intelligent way to deal with these things. It would be a great pity, however, (and a victory to the terrorists) if good people like you left steemit because of it. Please don't! We value you! (I'm speaking here in the name of everyone who appreciates your wonderful effort in SteemitBC which I just had the pleasure of finding today.)
I won't let this ever effect what I am doing for SteemitBC, that is a long term project for me and that you can count on. Its more or less a wake up call to me that no matter how good a platform and people in it, we will always have to contend with negative people. Main thing this guy is doing is trying to scare users from crypto and Steem, its obvious so I probably shouldn't let it bother me but I guess I get worked up when I see people like this harass other users, more it bugs me about them and less about myself. Normally I wouldn't even call a person out like this but indirect threats and harassment of others is something I won't sit back and let go on. But I will move on from this and continue on. My thing and reason I guess I am frustrated is worry that this sort of stuff will spread like mainstream social media, came here like you to get away from drama ridden people but seems they are slipping in here and that is probably unpreventable. I will stick it out but promise you I won't sit back if harassment's continue on me with this guy or others like him. I worked way to hard to get where I am at to deal with such things.
Can't you just mute him?
lol muted but that isn't like a block sadly lol...still has the right to harass my profile clearly as you see here and my other posts. Trolls man, and fiat trolls in fear of crypto are the worst
Hate little pricks like that...
Reported, gave the guy a shot at letting sleeping dogs lie but he is one of those hell bent to tear down crypto user types with no life so I had enough. Says he is going after @dollarvigilante next lol....guess he is aiming for making no money and getting himself ran off of Steemit with the fast track system lol. Issue I got, he is sending a bunch of goons under him at me. Got a few flaky harassing messages now on my personal social pages so I assume its stemming from this guy seeing no one every bugs me then this dude pops up and drama is at me every where. All because I posted that I plan to move my Bitcoins by turning them into Litecoin to save my family money right now, kind of scratching my head how that makes a person pissed enough to troll someone. Fiat must end, if this is the kind of people that system breeds it must be shut down fast
Probably works for the Federal Reserve.
lol...kind of figure he might be in with something fiat related. Usually though these guys have a decent bank account and afraid crypto will make their money worthless, guess they can't read and figure out its already worthless years before it was even printed up lol. Hey just means we are onto something, I know I don't go running to fiat platforms to troll their side because I have no fear about them screwing me over, guess they have to attack to make themselves feel better about their situation
Sorry this happened to you. I had someone being pretty rude on a couple of my posts. But this is a lot more pointed. Thanks for the warning about this individual
It got way way out of hand but its cool, children will do what they do lol. Just an eye opener, maybe I should have created this as an anonymous account, getting a little heat on the personal pages for some reason. Not this guy, well I am not sure but maybe a bunch of his minions. Been a huge headache but I fine at this point, just a thing....sadly happens on the internet
Yes i feel you. But the trolls with just go back under their bridge eventually. Not good for them to be out too long
This one won't survive to long with the way he trolls. He told me he has plans now to attack the Dollar Vigilante here, that should go as far as one sentence I suspect lol. Thing is, the guy is at me in a way he thinks he can scare me off of crypto as if I just woke up and found crypto this morning lol. Does not get I actually worked in a crypto coin full time and host a service here on Steemit for users here. Kind of barked up the wrong tree by coming to me with harassment and trying to con me into believing FIAT money will stay in power and crypto is dying right now. Been at this too long to know this is normal and no way in hell I would pass up making lots of money lol. I told the guy, quite whining and just use crypto to build up your FIAT kingdom, might be more productive vs screwing with users here. Its all good, the guy is muted, put a few people on him to watch the attacks he does. The show goes on, got too many good people like yourself and our SBC group to help out to engage in constant mellodramas with trolls.
Thanks for outlining my spews. I have said on several occasions...sheeple always follow the pied piper...yet the voice of reason many times comes from those who have zero "traction." When (not if) litecoin is soon trading 30% lower than current levels, please don't forget to do another blog asking how I "knew." Or just come visit me and I will tell you again. :-)
Hey joejustjoe just wanna say i have read many of your spews and I have learned ALOT. I think people should give you the time of day more. keep on spewing haha
Thanks. And stay tuned for my special spew directed at Bitcoin Bubble Boy Dollar Vigilante. I am quite confident he will be the first person in the history of the entire world who was able to "out Cramer" Jim Cramer. :-)
Totally looking forward to it!
My new SLV short looks like it'll materialize too...at teh 15.10...ish target I mentioned in my new SLV blog. I wonder if I can time the rally in the dollah with the next collapse in silver? If I can't do it then you "know" >>> It just can't be done! :-0
it didn't hit till now to check. Is this why you headlined (I'm a SLaVe to the SiLVer short)? lol ;)
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/advchart/frames/frames.asp?show=&insttype=Fund&symb=slv&x=45&y=18&time=9&startdate=1%2F4%2F1999&enddate=2%2F18%2F2017&freq=1&compidx=aaaaa%3A0&comptemptext=&comp=none&ma=0&maval=9&uf=0&lf=1024&lf2=2&lf3=8&type=2&style=320&size=4&timeFrameToggle=false&compareToToggle=false&indicatorsToggle=false&chartStyleToggle=false&state=11
Yazzum, they are falling into my trap. There's a 'decent" chance my new SLV short will outperform my last one...and that one generated 700% if held til this past Fri expiry. Last time it was a hedge against a GDX long (which was right until it was wrong!). This time I mean bidness! :-)