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Not doing the right thing for fear of retribution? Staying quiet essentially allows them to do the same to others. Fear should never dictate the decision proce

Not doing the right thing for fear of retribution? Staying quiet essentially allows them to do the same to others. Fear should never dictate the decision process. They need to be reported.

westiseast 15y ago
True. I think I've done enough to embarass the guy and expose the way he does business. I always believe you should leave a door open for people to 'save' themselves, and that might mean that long term, he proves to be a valuable member of the tea community. Who knows.
dspillett 15y ago
If the damage done is somewhere between zero and negligible and you don't know you are not the only one affected, inaction is sometimes the best policy. The idiot will get bored from getting no reaction and fade away. Reporting them won't stop them doing the same thing to others and more and inaction will - they can do the same thing to others using new accounts just as well as they can re-hound you with new accounts. It is the same as arguing with idiots, as the old saying goes: they will drag you down to their level then "win" through a mix of experience and perseverance. (please note: this is a general comment, I'm not intending to call you an idiot at all here!). I dealt with bullies as lot in earlier life and random fools on the Internet are absolutely no different (aside from getting their apparent confidence due to relative anonymity rather than size of fighting experience). Sometimes ignoring them is the best policy for all (though, of course, use your judgement). Of course if they are causing appreciable damage, the picture is different. And don't just report them to twitter. If they are trying to extort money from your business, report them to the relevant legal authority (if one is clear, this unfortunately can be difficult to determine).

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Not doing the right thing for fear of retribution? Staying quiet essentially allows them to do the same to others. Fear should never dictate the decision proce

by blackboxxx 15y ago

Not doing the right thing for fear of retribution? Staying quiet essentially allows them to do the same to others. Fear should never dictate the decision process. They need to be reported.

westiseast 15y ago
True. I think I've done enough to embarass the guy and expose the way he does business. I always believe you should leave a door open for people to 'save' themselves, and that might mean that long term, he proves to be a valuable member of the tea community. Who knows.
dspillett 15y ago
If the damage done is somewhere between zero and negligible and you don't know you are not the only one affected, inaction is sometimes the best policy. The idiot will get bored from getting no reaction and fade away. Reporting them won't stop them doing the same thing to others and more and inaction will - they can do the same thing to others using new accounts just as well as they can re-hound you with new accounts. It is the same as arguing with idiots, as the old saying goes: they will drag you down to their level then "win" through a mix of experience and perseverance. (please note: this is a general comment, I'm not intending to call you an idiot at all here!). I dealt with bullies as lot in earlier life and random fools on the Internet are absolutely no different (aside from getting their apparent confidence due to relative anonymity rather than size of fighting experience). Sometimes ignoring them is the best policy for all (though, of course, use your judgement). Of course if they are causing appreciable damage, the picture is different. And don't just report them to twitter. If they are trying to extort money from your business, report them to the relevant legal authority (if one is clear, this unfortunately can be difficult to determine).