Cyber Bullying

[Nebulous]

How would you handle it if this was going on at your forum? If you were a victim of it?

 

[Kasynlie]

Ban the members involved. Let other's know it's not acceptable behaviour and authorities can and will be contacted.

 

[Nebulous]

People have threatened me and tried to bully me but I just laugh. I'd love to see them try that to me in person. I bet they would think twice.

Anyways I dont have time for e-drama so I ignore it. But when it happens on my forums I will take it seriously and make sure that it stops.

 

[Kaczynski]

People seem to back off when they realise I'm female. Sexist bastards. Or maybe their gay jokes don't work on someone who actually is attracted to males.



Whatever sort of bullying, the victim needs to speak up, and then the admins or parents or whoever can take action to stop it from happening. The problem is when the victim doesn't, so others are also responsible for looking for signs.

 

[Princess]

LOl. Speaking of gay jokes. My BFF is a guy and when someone comes at him with something that is designed to be a slam (Yeah, well you suck) he just tells them--'Hey, I'm flattered, but I'm not into guys



Bullying does need to be dealt with as soon as it rears it's ugly head. The admin needs to be contacted and warn the offenders. Ban if necessary.

 

[streetbackguy]

i get cyber bullied all the time. i live with it by making smart-ass remarks.

 

[Peace2]

There would be no cyber bullying because we're all adults. It'd be called trolling and I would simply use the ban axe on all of their accounts, and depending on the severity of the issue, delete them altogether. There are ants at every picnic, sure. But that doesn't mean you should stay idle and not spray a few of the bastids.

 

[Briggers810]

I've had this happen to me, where a bunch of trolls found a picture of me and chose to do a large number of rubbishy videos of me on Youtube.

 

[Peaceful]

I just ignore it, honestly, if they have the time to bully someone online they obviously don't have much of a life.

 

[Nuke]

'Reminds me of Christian Dean...cyber bully and mod at the first forum I joined.



He trolled all the members...

 

[Peaceful]

^ Haha, i hate people like that. Just because they are mod they think they can treat people like shit, until the forum has no members left.

 

[Black Angel]

Ban the offending users and if threats were issued, then report them to their isp. I'd do the same if anyone on my staff took part in it, or did nothing about it. If things escalated, and someone actually got hurt, or worse, then I could be in trouble for not having done anything about.. or at least end up with a bad reputation. I am not willing to take that chance and so, that is why I would do anything and everything I could to stop it.



As for me, I haven't been a victim of it.. and I hope I never am.

 

[Ashley]

Ban the offending users and if threats were issued, then report them to their isp. I'd do the same if anyone on my staff took part in it, or did nothing about it. If things escalated, and someone actually got hurt, or worse, then I could be in trouble for not having done anything about.. or at least end up with a bad reputation. I am not willing to take that chance and so, that is why I would do anything and everything I could to stop it.



As for me, I haven't been a victim of it.. and I hope I never am.

I would do likewise. Ban all involved and if necessary, contact the offenders' ISP. There's enough drama on the Net as it is without the bullying involved.

 

[Sk8]

How would you handle it if this was going on at your forum? If you were a victim of it?

To me, e-drama differs significantly from cyber bullying considering the cases of e-bullying I am acquainted with. The issue with online media and social networking is how much people put themselves on the line while on line.

People have taken to interpreting online hate/cyber bulling as very personal and do not separate themselves from the situation when they really can, should, and need to.

True cyber bulling, however, can go far beyond just one forum: if an individual is being harassed ceaselessly by another member of my forum, though through channels off of my forum, I would intervene and handle the situation on the forum. If necessary, contact authorities who need to be contacted and ect.

Otherwise, any attempts at bullying would be, is, quickly shut down by myself because such behavior is uncalled for.

Again, e-drama =/= cyber bullying in my opinion.

 

[Sinon]

To be honest, I don't think cyber bullying is a big deal, simply because it's so easy to avoid in relation to real-world bullying. They can't physically hurt you. You're not going to get your head shoved down a toilet, or get thrown in a locker. You're not going to get beaten up behind the bike sheds. Technology makes information a lot more accessible, but it is also a lot easier to stop things happening. Almost all forums, social networks, cellphones, instant messengers, and email providers feature at least one method of blocking unwanted contact.

Additionally, a lot of cyber bullying cases (that have been in the news) have been the victim's fault, e.g Amanda Todd. While yes, it is terrible that she was bullied to the point she killed herself, she was the one who undressed on webcam for all to see. So while I feel for true victims, I do not feel for those who bring it upon themselves.

 

[Sk8]

You're argument is they bring it upon themselves (even the one's who invite it), so you mean to say anyone who knowingly does something therefore devoid their right to protection? You realize it is not so simple and quite close minded to say such. Technology makes it easier to block individuals who are crass but it does not stop people who know what they are doing.

Anything can be recorded as it happens online, so if a girl stripped for her boyfriend, or girlfriend, and they turned around and spread it all over the internet as a joke, this does not mean she invited the behavior.

While it is easy to say the individual "invited" the bullying, this does not excuse the behavior. Individuals open themselves up to others and then their trust is betrayed when the person they opened up to mocks them all through the interweb.

This is perpetuated into deeper territories of bullying when individuals see the material and, instead of blaming or condemning the person who betrayed the trust, turn around and condemn the victim.

Just because a person does something online, or is pressured to do something, does not mean they willingly invited hatred upon them self.

Cyber bullying is actually just as bad as real life bullying because every person on the web leaves a digital footprint/trail, however you want to view it as.

People can hack cell phones to activate the camera and speakers, they can force send mass messages by routing it through elsewhere to bypass blocking filters, and, with the continual change of social media, even track you because tech logs your active location.

People can go so far as jail breaking a cell phone, obtaining images which were explicitly meant for a sole person (partner) and then exploit it through the media by mass mailing class mates, family members, strangers, ect.

None of this is invited behavior.

A guy or girl goes into a bar to have some drinks, some one slips them a drug which inhibits their cognitive function, and then they become either a victim to sexual assault or even slavery depending: this is not inviting to become a victim. I'll finish this later because I do have to go.

 

[Sinon]

Your argument is... completely incorrect. I never said "all" victims are at fault. Merely the ones such as Amanda Todd, who undressed on a public webcam website, to a room of multiple users of varying nationalities across the world. She was not bullied or pressured into doing so. When you commit an act of your own volition, you accept the responsibility that may or may not come from doing it. You're attempting to twist that into something completely different, i.e those who suffer malicious cyber-stalking. For example, there have been tales of Skype being hacked and being used to turn on a connected webcam. If this happens to be done and captures some form of questionable act, which is subsequently used for bullying or blackmail purposes, it is of course not the victim's fault. If I video myself masturbating in public, it would be entirely my own fault if it got out and was used against me.

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at with the rape scenario. Grasping, maybe. To insinuate a link between the two is odd. But for the most part, cyber bullying has a lesser effect because as I mentioned before, the physical link is far weaker. It's still bullying, but c'mon. I could stab someone with a pin, I could stab someone with a broadsword. Both are stabbing, but the gravity of the situation is exceptionally different.

 

[Sk8]

My computer was actually hijacked while I was working so I only managed to post what I had, ergo the "I'll have to finish this later" bit.

My point with rape or sex trafficking is the person did not act with the intention of being bullied after. To say their suicide, which came about because of bullying, was invited is a grasping justification.

Neither cases invite excessive bullying: if you're a stripper, you are not throwing away your rights to protection because you are paid to strip.

Amanda Todd should have known what she was doing, but this is not a justification for excessive bullying to the point of suicide.

I'll leave it at that for now because typing on my phone leads to odd phrases because it autocorrects weirdly.

 

[ConfabIt]

I'd evaluate the situation and act accordingly; I have no time for bullies, so if I discovered someone was in fact bullying and I had proof, the ban hammer would suddenly come out to play.

 

[JetWing34]

If a cyber bully attempts to attack me, I always run away quickly.