Stalker Of The Year '04
He Simply
doesn't Know When He's Beaten
I met The Zeppo though spam (6 Feb 04) - I don't like
spam, I despise spammers, so I reported him (as I daily report 100+
spam mails). And I thought that would be it. But I hadn't reckoned
on The Zeppo's natural stupidity.
- He asked why I'd reported him (8 Feb 04).
- I told him (8 Feb 04).
- He wrote again, blustering why he could spam me - apparently he
believes that any previous contact allows him to add folk to his
mailing list (8 Feb 04). Even when that contact was a rude exchange
(again, initiated by The Zeppo)
- I wrote again, using a choice selection of anglo-saxon words,
words that I routinely use for spammers, and I have no regrets about
so doing. Spammers are the filth of the web, and four letter words
were invented for just such slime (8 Feb 04).
- The Zeppo chose to post that email in my guestbook. That's stalking.
(9 Feb 04).
- Now, while spammers deserve four letter words, my visitors had
done nothing to deserve them, so I deleted the post and blocked
The Zeppo
- He re-registered and repeated his childish prank (9 Feb 04). I
deleted, blocked and declared war.
- I told the pure ungarnished truth on his guestbook; a less sophisticated
guestbook than mine, he has had to close it, as I can post so easily,
and he clearly can't find the delete button.
- The Zeppo retaliated by posting my rude emails on his own paranoia
page, which he calls: Veterans Villians or Vigilantes* (sic).
What sane person would do that?
- He clearly believed this was a 'killer blow' - I disagree, so
you can see four letter words on his site, if that's what turns
you on!
- As The Zeppo was clearly still doing battle (albeit shooting himself
in the foot), I have decided to repeat the truth about The Zeppo
to his visitors in his Digger
Forum.
- By all means visit that to get the latest, but I'm afraid it really
is very boring; The Zeppo has half the style of Spiro,
and it is pretty boring responding to his tired digs.
- 10 march 2004 - The Zeppo phones - "You Can Run", he
dribbles, "But You..." - I guess most of us can predict
the ending. he followed up this telephone stalking with an email
confirming he's done it. weird, or wot? Unlike Internet stalking,
which is a wild and woolly affair, telephone stalking is illegal
in every civilized country.
- 11 March 2004 - The Zeppo has updated his web page ... I've updated
mine. As ever (will he never learn?) Every Action Has An Equal And
Opposite Reaction.
The Zeppo is an extraordinarily useless stalker; he goes through
the motions, even though he is outsmarted at every turn - but he is
certainly persistent. Some would draw the line at receiving telephone
calls from a stalker - but, so far, the worst he has ever achieved
is boring me. In terms of his other activities, I hope he gets what
he deserves; but so far as the stalking goes; while he's making me
laugh, he's not frightening someone else.
Stalking is a sad activity, and the perpetrators need help. But you
cannot help them until they recognise their ownership of the problem.
Only The Zeppo started this chain of events; only when The Zeppo learns
the harm he does to himself can it end. And only The Zeppo can stop
it. Here's how ...
- The Zeppo publicly announces that he will only spam those who
ask him to. He's welcome to peddle his wares to those who want it,
so long as that is legal - Sadly, it is legal.
- The Zeppo removes all reference to me from his web pages.
- The Zeppo promises never to telephone me again. It's just too
boring!
Looks like The Zeppo has slimed off for the moment; no further activity
to report. It is strange, but I do miss the fool; in some awful way
the attention is flattering. But I have been lucky that he's so stupid.
Take, for example, the address business: As it happens, all my web
sites are registered in my name, and anyone with minimal internet
knowledge can locate site registration details; it's public stuff.
And, as it happens, my address appears on two of my web sites. Now,
after a month of searching (Well Done Ted!) The Zeppo finds this info,
and brandishes it about like a flag. Now, I don't care, and his public
orgasm was Typical Ted. But suppose I had wanted that stuff kept private?
Stalkers can cause serious distress. Don't let my entertaining experience
give anyone a false sense of security. Always keep records, always
be prepared to take necessary action - small action now may avoid
serious action later.
*Was at http://www.diggerhistory.info/cpmh.htm - now 404
**Was at http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-asstd/cpmh.htm - now
404
Join Me In Prayers For The Children
Any Zeppoid recidivism will be rewarded by all legal
(but unpleasant) measures available*.
First Published 18 February 2004, Seventh Edition 12 May 2005
Thanks to all those who sent information - even the
stuff I cannot publish!
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