Ask YC: what should I do about a psycho-stalker-impersonator on my blog?

  • Man, I feel for you on this. Find his IP and block it. If that doesn't work, block his entire ISP with a message that they have this guy to thank for it. Finally, ignore him. If he makes a comment, delete it. Don't respond. From what I've seen, you seem to be feeding into his pathology. This isn't a blame the victim thing, but an Internet thing. The guy's a troll and every time you answer him, you reinforce his behavior.

  • The comments by "Bruce" don't strike me as markedly more irrational than the posts themselves, and by internet standards they seem not-especially-harassing. I'll admit I didn't devote too much time trying to decipher anything.

    If this person is in fact impersonating a real person, then ask that person to press charges for identity theft. Aside from that, just block the user every time he shows up.

  • You are playing right into this troll's hands. Don't bother responding to him, just delete his posts and ignore him.

  • You've already spent too much time worrying about this. Disable comments or just let him fade away (i.e. discontinue acknowledgment of his posts). If his pay off disappears so will he.

  • Mission Hills? That dude is rich! It's probably his only male heir, trying to re-invent my point-based system of materialized karma. Stay out of his way!