Is stalking allowed on this site? I'm being harassed by a poster who claims

[whereisjustice]

they are being chased by zombies. Weirder yet, they claim to be from another country.

I've sort of written it off as someone with troubles but I believe there should be limits to behavior.

DU based is hosted in US, right?

If not, that would be even weirder. But then again, global economy... outsourcing everything is the new reality.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Stalking is not permitted.

Hit alert on the poster.

[Nye Bevan]

4. Normally that is true.

But are you 100% sure that there is no exception to this rule when one is being chased by zombies?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. ...

[NYC_SKP]

2. Send the name of the poster and any odd messages to an administrator.

Here you go:

Email Skinner here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=inbox&action=send&rid=100801

Email EarlG here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=inbox&action=send&rid=101563

[whereisjustice]

22. Thanks very much. Will do.

[Agschmid]

3. Noted.

[arcane1]

5. There are many DUers who don't live in the U.S., there is no restriction there.

As for the harassment, alerting on the posts might help.

[whereisjustice]

9. US companies are outsourcing web forum management to other countries, it's wrong on so many

levels it's a fact that's what's happening in the technology management business. You'd be horrified if you knew the true extent of our reliance on India, for example.

I wish more Americans would stand up and fight against the practice, but I feel like a lone voice in the wilderness against the practice.

[arcane1]

11. Oh, I thought you were talking about DU membership, not tech support

What does being in another country have to do with this stalker? Are they claiming to be tech support?

[whereisjustice]

13. Sorry for not being clear on this, the tasks being outsourced include tech support

message control, and moderation. For example, say you have a "community web site" for a product or service. You can save a lot of money by bundling management services with an Infosys style outsourcing firm. This includes site management (tech support) and as part of the deal they will make sure posts are supportive of whatever tone you want to set. These people will make sure comments that might hint of dissent are minimized or removed.

I swear it's like warfare against free speech. The big tech corporations pioneered and perfected this practice, now companies who promise to do this on the cheap are popping our of the woodwork.

That's why you can never trust the "4 star" reviews of a product hosted on a companies own web site

[QC]

7. Here's what Skinner says about situations like this one:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1259455

[wyldwolf]

8. my thought exactly. Banned member back from the dead.

Sometimes they claim to be from another country, post in broken English and constantly apologize for it (just so everyone KNOWS they're not from the US) then when their post count is up, suddenly they have perfect spelling and grammar.

[uppityperson]

10. So you mean someone calling you a zombie in a reply? I think you misstate the situation.

[Jamastiene]

12. Alert on their messages to you claiming that,

and if they don't get hidden, alert on the results. That way admins can see it. If they send you a private message, alert on that too, so admins can take a look.

[Puglover]

14. I have noticed

Our vigilantes are very selective on which "zombies" they "stalk".

If the zombies were pals with the vigilantes it's all good.

[QC]

17. +1

[Autumn]

20. If they don't like the "zombie" they can pull up 100 links.. with comparrisons in

like 2 minutes. If they like an obvious "zombie"... they are like Huh I don't have a clue who it could be???

[m-lekktor]

21. yup. like the ones who sign up two weeks ago

but know about drama that occured months ago and know who to personally attack ( "you called the president a used car salesman blah blah blah blah&quot the zombie vigilantes are ok with those ones.

[JI7]

15. what's Weird about being from a different country ?

did you think only those in the US are able to sign up for DU ?

many people can sign up, in fact many people sign up multiple times even after being banned multiple times.

[Number23]

18. "in fact many people sign up multiple times even after being banned multiple times."

Ha!! I'm sick today so it took me a minute to figure out what the hell this OP was really about.

But stalking is all too real here though it tends to be frowned upon by those with morals, friends and/or lives. Yes, indeed.

[Number23]

16. "I'm being harassed by a poster who claims they are being chased by zombies."

And I can tell you that stalking is done here. No question about it. For some folks, it's the only way they can get anyone to respond to their posts.

[JI7]

19. you think people outside the US are able to sign up for DU because of outsourcing ?