Why do people stalk others on Y!A in the election forum? Has this happened to you?

I have someone who staks my questions and answers and tries to get all nasty as if this is some kind of personal vendetta. It's weird, creepy even. I thought this forum was to express ideas and not be stalked. Has this ever happened to you guys?

Why do people stalk others on Y!A in the election forum? Has this happened to you?
I've had times when I got reported for innocent things every day until Yahoo! suspended my account. I have only had a few individuals who made it a point to e-mail me and try to hurt my feelings or scare me. I urge you to report any harassment to Yahoo! because even though it is usually just some *** using his anonymity you never know when one of them might be the next crazy who shoots up a school, or your house. Yahoo! does a good job of keeping us from being identified though.


Those ones who follow me around to give me thumbs down are just comical. I guess they think I take it seriously. I could care less what an idiot thinks of me lol.
Reply:No, they probably don't have a life. Just make your q%26amp;as private. Problem will be solved.
Reply:Yep, no matter how truthful and factual the answer, some jerk will have it removed, or have it loaded with thumbs down.





Joe R: you are 100% right about the answers you give, and Yahoo will not give any reason or negotiate the problem, I guess it's just too much fun to delete and send violation notices. You have no recourse with Yahoo.
Reply:Really?then you might want to report them to yahoo





who is the stalker?
Reply:If you feel stalked hit the report button on the yahoo answer..They are great at taking care of problems like that...
Reply:yeah, just make your questions and answers private, it cuts down on some of it.
Reply:yes, that's why mine are set to private...
Reply:maybe once or twice.
Reply:Yes it does. The thing is thought i makes for debating. Obviously people have different opinion and that is why we come to places like this and exchange ideas even when we do not agree. It would suck if you had to make your questions private as you would limit the number of inputs.
Reply:Yes, it happened to me once. I stayed patient, kept a record of all the incidents, with links, and when I had enough evidence I actually called Yahoo and talked to a supervisor who then gave me her email address and two days later his account was history. Blocking him didn't help. he just kept creating new identities each time I'd block the last one. Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire and not give up just because it's too much trouble.
Reply:Yes and it is an unacceptable practice, but it happens on all sites so there is really only one thing a person can do.~
Reply:Nope. Maybe its the type of questions your asking.
Reply:We all have them. Don't flatter yourself thinking you are special or your answers particularly insightful.





Guess what? Someone cannot stalk you if they don't know who you are. Rebutting your questions is not stalking.
Reply:Do what I do when someone does me that way, block them, that way they cant see any of your questions or answers....usually its just trolls or some idiot trying to start trouble on here, ignore it...believe me if you ignore them they will go away!
Reply:Yeh, my stalker would be called suckmeconservatives.


He's a jerk.


He sent me one nasty email, which I replied to not nicely, and continues to report any of my answers when he comes accross them even though I blocked him.


Liberal democrats don't debate or argue, THEY ATTACK!


Kind of like Terrorists.
Reply:There are people like that in the Parenting Sections also(New Born %26amp; Baby) and we call them TROLLS.








People are just strange and have nothing better to do then spread around negative thoughts.
Reply:Not that hasn't happened to me and yes that is creepy. Obviously this person has no life and has a hard time moving on!
Reply:never happen here
Reply:They may have, but I honestly don't care. This is ultimately nothing but a lot of ascii text that disappears when (and if) you turn off your computer.
Reply:He wants a date. He's the sad construction guy that whistles at women thinking they like it.





You can always block him.
Reply:Yeah, but not where I imagined I'd make the most people angry (politics- I'm a moderate, so I anger both parties) But in video games because I'd said my XBox 360 gathers dust because it's less fun to play than my PS3. That kid needed to get a life!


But yes, it happens all the time. I just block the users and go on with my happy life here on Y!A...
Reply:yes it has happened to me, cyber stalking from some people on YA. One person even changed his/her name to "hangNana"





there are a lot of wierdos out there
Reply:Yeah, all the time. My stalker even goes so far as to have Yahoo pull questions he or she doesn't like. He or she doesn't know me, but calls me racist and sexist. I'm about ready to cry.
Reply:Heh, I've had answers on the Homework Help forum given thumbs-down after I make an unpopular remark on one of the Political sections.





I guess some people just don't like math. :)
Reply:Yes. It is bizarre but an unfortunate side of Y!A.





Obama supporters are particularly apt to stalk and hit 'report it' buttons if they don't like a question or answer.
Reply:I'm sorry this is happening to you, but I would say it's because a bunch of the people here are just assholes.





Some of these people are crude, rude, dishonest, and idiotic... to say the least.





Hillary '08
Reply:I have a guy claiming to be a federal agent who emails incessantly trying to start a fight. The more I mock him, the madder he gets. Tons of fun.
Reply:Nope...I did have a nasty crude email sent to me....but I blocked him!