RadioBanter - PERHAPS SOME NETKOOK HAS BEEN THREATNING YOU LATELY?

Bunny wrote:
KB4RKO wrote:
JeanneDArc~ wrote:
Perhaps some net.kook has been threatening you with a lawsuit. Fear
not, below is a quick guide for handling the wacko:

One way of dealing with the threat is to ignore it. Many kooks are
trolls, and responding to their post just feeds into their bizarre
needs. Some just like to "hear" the sound of their own "voice" or to
see their every world immortalized. A quick DejaNews search using the
kook's name and the keywords "suit, lawsuit, sue" etc. will tell you
how often he or she has played this game before. Don't be surprised to
find out that there's many instances of the kook threatening to sue,
but no cases of the kook really doing it.

Let's just say that you choose to respond to the threat. Perhaps you're
in a flamewar, or you want to clear your name, or you just want to poke
a stick at 'em and watch 'em squirm. A simple follow-up post telling
the kook that you are ready and willing to meet them in court will
usually end the thread right there. Even though the kook may ask for
it, DO NOT post your address, phone number or other personal
information. DO NOT send it via email, either. Chances are, the nutcase
won't use it for what he claims, but rather, will find some other way
to misuse it or harass you. You are under no obligation to provide your
address to anyone but an officer of the court. If there's the minuscule
chance that the nutcase really does have an attorney, then his attorney
will be doing the legwork of finding your address of record, not the
kook.

JDA~today

Thank you for a timely and informative post.
Back home in Israel I used to fly jets that'd make these look like
antiques.

Have I landed in a warsone or something?
I`ll bring my horse.

JDA~today