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This is sort of a cautionary tale. Someone told me that the site named above had posted one of my threads from DU, so I went over to take a look. Imagine my surprise when I saw this photo of my father and the other current and retired Fire Department Chiefs from my home town in the thread. I was at the event where the photo was taken, which celebrated that department's 100 year anniversary. My father is at the center, and is the oldest man in the photo. I hadn't seen this photo, so I've saved it to my hard drive:
Here's the cautionary part: Someone has taken the time to track down my home town and find a photo of my father for posting on that website. I don't try to be anonymous on the Internet, since that's sort of an exercise in futility. But, it's interesting that anyone has so much interest in a DUer that they'd hunt for stuff related to me to that extent and post it. I don't care. It's a good photo and I'm very proud of my father, who is 92 years old now. However, others may not be as open as I am about their identities. That a website exists that dislikes DU so much that someone there would go to this extent in an attempt to mock a DUer is somewhat alarming.
But
Thanks for finding that excellent photo, you cavers!
concreteblue
(626 posts)Even a CONNEDservative Cave man can do it!
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)Doxing people is often very easy.
Thanks for the reply.
mopinko
(69,806 posts)they had quite a bit of fun w my travails w the city. they also loved a thread here where i got a lot of heat for my dealings w a bad tenant.
pretty sure one of the local trolls is a member.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,705 posts)I doubt the Cavers are firemen and women or military men and women or policemen and women, et cetera. They are pusillanimous like their putative savior, Donald Drumpf.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,085 posts)I have upon high authority that one of them is the head football coach for Ohio University.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,705 posts)I have upon high authority that one of them is the assistant football coach for Pennsylvania State University who retired after the 1999 season.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Buried in her Instagram comments, a fan asked Bundchen if she and Brady were backing the Republican nominee.
She wrote back on Saturday and simply said, No!
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/trump-claims-patriots-quarterback-tom-brady-voted-article-1.2863390
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)info about me.
Stalker girl actually left her VA suburban home to drive to Baltimore to hang out with my ex-boyfriend in her quest to get information about me.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)He committed suicide within months.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)living in their basement. His mother never was the same.
The saddest thing is that this person, this Caver, has children of her own.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)They truly think we've "done" something to them.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)school...I have never understood how some fear liberals.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)as change can lead to the unknown and what is unknown can hurt you thus they lash out with anger and ridicule because deep down they are afraid.
calimary
(80,699 posts)Dear msanthrope, I'm so sorry that happened to you.
It's just disgraceful. How people would go to that length to try to hurt somebody.
It's UN-American.
BainsBane
(53,003 posts)How awful. I'm so sorry.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)the depths seem to be bottomless for them.
I'm sorry....beyond words.
Response to msanthrope (Reply #5)
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Ilsa
(61,675 posts)She think she would get out of this? What did she do to your ex? Doesn't she realize how vulnerable she is?
Sometimes I wish we could shove all of them onto an island and let them go after each other. Like rats who turn on each other.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)She got offended about my political stance on the Bush administration. Followed me to a Sci-fi board, then here. Then she found the cave.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)I'm not as internet savvy as some. Did she track your IP address, or is there some other way?
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)LeftInTX
(24,560 posts)I'm so sorry. How creepy. She sounds like another James O'Keefe.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Cary
(11,746 posts)We have real enemies, and they are evil. It makes no sense. I'm sorry to hear that you had to experience this.
Demsrule86
(68,352 posts)Be safe.
luvMIdog
(2,533 posts)Not the photo- the stalking
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)But, hey, maybe someone over there's fallen in love with you and it's a nice obsession. I could see that.
packman
(16,296 posts)It's a great picture of men who have made a contribution to their community. It exudes wholesomeness, dignity and has that "band of brothers" aura.
Why would anyone think that this would be insulting or mocking you?
Ligyron
(7,592 posts)Like...we've got our eyes on you libby.
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)and all sorts of things about me. I suppose they think that is sort of intimidating or something. I don't know. I'm glad to have that photo, though. I have a couple of others I took at that celebration, but not a nice overall view of all those Fire Chiefs and former Chiefs. I know all of the men in that photo. Some I went to school with. Others are friends. Every one of them is a civic-minded person who has volunteered time to help protect people who live in that small town.
I couldn't be more prouder of all of them.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)Trump does and do a childish tantrum and blame the "fake" news.
kimbutgar
(20,882 posts)It was from someone I didn't know. I never went on to Facebook again though and made my profile private for my friends only. But I felt like it was a stalker also.
MrScorpio
(73,626 posts)And we all know that cavers really love fucking goats.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)samnsara
(17,570 posts)...my dad is 90!
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)He's 92, now, as is my mother, and they still live on their citrus farm. I'll be visiting them soon. I know all of the men in that photo, and each one of them is an outstanding person who has volunteered to help keep people in that town safe.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)MineralMan
(146,192 posts)It seems odd to me that someone would choose such an image to attempt to mock me. I couldn't be prouder of my father and all of those other people, each of whom I know.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)It's a great photo of your dad so am happy about that. Too bad the Cavemen have so little going on in their lives they have to try to troll DU. Sad ...
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)But, at least you got a nice picture out of it!
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)But, the photo is great. I hadn't seen that particular one before. I was there that evening, and have a few photos I took at that centennial celebration of one of the oldest volunteer FDs in California. Great bunch of guys!
Leith
(7,802 posts)I've heard of that site, but never bothered to visit it. Now that I've seen it, it isn't worth the trouble of going back.
Can anyone explain the compunction of spending so much time hating on people like they do?
Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)In fact there are a bunch of DU'ers who are constantly on their minds. But then again, they have an obsession about DU.
They should take up something (of a sexual nature?) to sublimate this unhealthy practice.
MineralMan
(146,192 posts)csziggy
(34,120 posts)Or the member who posted it.
I think it would be worth it to try to stir that up!
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)That is very creepy-- Do these people live online?