Morgan BellTOP TEN signs you are a scary paranoid blogger
May 17th 2008 09:37
apparently the stress of blogging is sending some people absolutely insane . . . the pressure of coming up with newer and more effective ways to bully other users and rort the system can knock some people completely off their rocker
most people enjoy blogging as it is an opportunity to interact with others and exchange ideas but there is the odd bad apple who has started to rot and has turned sour, septic, and spiteful . . . the "scary paranoid" blogger is the hyper-sensitive blogger who has lost all sense of proportion and randomly attacks others like a vicious rabid dog . . . the attacks are without provocation and lacking common sense.
TOP TEN signs to look out for:
1. The creation of a "hit-list" post of bloggers you wish ill . . . if compelled to construct such a list you will probably find it is incredibly difficult to limit the number of people you choose to name as your hatred for others is infinite
2. The irrational desire to censor the whole internet (or everything other than your own posts) . . . trying to enforce censorship on the internet is as futile as trying to drain the ocean with an eye-dropper . . . but you do not let this deter you and make a pest or yourself with constant complaints to admin or your own "protest" posts in an effort to enlist others to your cause . . . of course noone joins in . . . you know this is because everyone else has loose morals and you are the sole beacon of decency.
3. The systematic intimidation of other bloggers through cryptic comments composed almost entirely of personal insults . . . you love to dish insults out (you pride yourself on being the nastiest of them all) but you are a bad sport when it comes to copping any criticism and find it easier to "squash" people early incase they talk back later.
4. The inability to express any opinions on any issue other than to petition that other people should not be able to post at all . . . you may have strong opinions on abortion, homosexuality, or fornication but rather than debating the issues you attack like a blogging kamikazi about unrelated gripes because you dont have the backbone to say what you really think . . . you do not believe in the right of reply you just want to stop all opposing opinions at their source.
5. The crazed desire to have the monopoly on all posting, where nobody can be successful or popular or controversial other than you . . . but when you really think about it were you ever any of those things? You think you should be the only person allowed to post and the function of everyone else is to pat you on the back without question . . . the blogging equivalent to a dictatorship.
6. The creation of multiple identities to delude yourself into a false sense of support for your causes (what are they again? you dont know because you never had the backbone to articulate them) . . . this came about because the other real bloggers did not serve their sole function of back-patters as outlined clearly in your mind.
7. The inability to show any respect or courtesy when speaking to others online . . . you find you have the worse online manners of anyone you know
8. Frequent scary mood swings . . . in a desperate attempt to gain supporters yet continue to spew bile whenever it takes your fancy you become the master of the "sarcastic backpeddle" . . . you sit back in your computer chair and smile smugly at your ability to "keep 'em guessing' . . . you pat your own back, who needs those other jerks anyway when you are so entirely pleased with yourself.
9. The ability to read absolutely ANY article and determine it must be a direct attack on you . . . it doesnt matter if its about kittens or vampires or baking a scone, absolutely EVERYTHING is directed at you as you are the grand dictator and all anyone ever thinks about is you, EVERYTHING written on the internet is a devious and dangerous ploy to bring YOU and your (supposed) high moral standards down . . . you are personally offended at all you see as you are so paranoid and ego-centric that you cannot possibly entertain any other reason for a person to write than to address you directly
10. You read this list and didnt really understand it but for the reasons outlined above will continue a weird unwarranted vendetta and vow to be as unpleasant as is humanly possible
if you are exhibitting any of these signs i suggest you TAKE A CHILL PILL and stop making such a nasty nuisance of yourself
most people enjoy blogging as it is an opportunity to interact with others and exchange ideas but there is the odd bad apple who has started to rot and has turned sour, septic, and spiteful . . . the "scary paranoid" blogger is the hyper-sensitive blogger who has lost all sense of proportion and randomly attacks others like a vicious rabid dog . . . the attacks are without provocation and lacking common sense.
TOP TEN signs to look out for:
1. The creation of a "hit-list" post of bloggers you wish ill . . . if compelled to construct such a list you will probably find it is incredibly difficult to limit the number of people you choose to name as your hatred for others is infinite
2. The irrational desire to censor the whole internet (or everything other than your own posts) . . . trying to enforce censorship on the internet is as futile as trying to drain the ocean with an eye-dropper . . . but you do not let this deter you and make a pest or yourself with constant complaints to admin or your own "protest" posts in an effort to enlist others to your cause . . . of course noone joins in . . . you know this is because everyone else has loose morals and you are the sole beacon of decency.
3. The systematic intimidation of other bloggers through cryptic comments composed almost entirely of personal insults . . . you love to dish insults out (you pride yourself on being the nastiest of them all) but you are a bad sport when it comes to copping any criticism and find it easier to "squash" people early incase they talk back later.
4. The inability to express any opinions on any issue other than to petition that other people should not be able to post at all . . . you may have strong opinions on abortion, homosexuality, or fornication but rather than debating the issues you attack like a blogging kamikazi about unrelated gripes because you dont have the backbone to say what you really think . . . you do not believe in the right of reply you just want to stop all opposing opinions at their source.
5. The crazed desire to have the monopoly on all posting, where nobody can be successful or popular or controversial other than you . . . but when you really think about it were you ever any of those things? You think you should be the only person allowed to post and the function of everyone else is to pat you on the back without question . . . the blogging equivalent to a dictatorship.
6. The creation of multiple identities to delude yourself into a false sense of support for your causes (what are they again? you dont know because you never had the backbone to articulate them) . . . this came about because the other real bloggers did not serve their sole function of back-patters as outlined clearly in your mind.
7. The inability to show any respect or courtesy when speaking to others online . . . you find you have the worse online manners of anyone you know
8. Frequent scary mood swings . . . in a desperate attempt to gain supporters yet continue to spew bile whenever it takes your fancy you become the master of the "sarcastic backpeddle" . . . you sit back in your computer chair and smile smugly at your ability to "keep 'em guessing' . . . you pat your own back, who needs those other jerks anyway when you are so entirely pleased with yourself.
9. The ability to read absolutely ANY article and determine it must be a direct attack on you . . . it doesnt matter if its about kittens or vampires or baking a scone, absolutely EVERYTHING is directed at you as you are the grand dictator and all anyone ever thinks about is you, EVERYTHING written on the internet is a devious and dangerous ploy to bring YOU and your (supposed) high moral standards down . . . you are personally offended at all you see as you are so paranoid and ego-centric that you cannot possibly entertain any other reason for a person to write than to address you directly
10. You read this list and didnt really understand it but for the reasons outlined above will continue a weird unwarranted vendetta and vow to be as unpleasant as is humanly possible
if you are exhibitting any of these signs i suggest you TAKE A CHILL PILL and stop making such a nasty nuisance of yourself
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Comment by Mountain Fog
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slurrrrrp...a lovely little liver, served with father beans and a nice chianti ....
fabulous tirade however!
But I wonder, how many Orbelians would be left, if all the multi-personality types vacated??
cheers
fog
Comment by Morgan Bell
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yeah a certainly know a psycho when i see one!
everyone needs a little tirade every now and then . . . i LOVE the hannibal lector quote!
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i think its much better to have one nice personality than five nasty ones! haha
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I am safe for now - but I am watching you Bell!!
Comment by Morgan Bell
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haha am i exhibitting symptoms?
come on im not THAT nasty! lol
Tracy,
youre very welcome! i find nice bloggers like yourself very encouraging!
Comment by Damo
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Historically speaking we have had World Worble 3 which may come to end or may sprout up again.
Long history on Orble but a few of us remember.
Now World Worble 4 is looming.
Who will be involved and where will their be casualties?
The storm before the calm
Comment by Mountain Fog
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Trace de Face...NOT..Trace de Faces!!! tee hee!!
this has become really dramatic...love a good drama myself...well..watching one!
Pity we don't have an arena, where everyone can watch as Orblers battle it out in live feed!!
We could have 3D avatars in filmic motion attacking each other!! HEY! Not a abd idea...sorry Orble, all my ideas are mine!! But you can lease it....tee hee!
cheers to all
fog
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im very intrigued by the World Worbles! (cute term btw)
i wish the senior scholars of orble had documented the worbles so i could research them in all their glory!
i think most bloggers are fairly sound or mine and enjoy reading as much as they write!
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3D avatars! i like your thinking buddy!
Trace only needs one face!
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Trace de Faces, he he!
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well thats why you cant write great hit-lists . . . that and you dont care strongly enough about censorship!
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hit list, complaint to admin, nasty comment, censorship post, twirl your evil moustache and tie a maiden to the train tracks, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang
its really quite simple, even a demented person could do it!
pull your socks up young lady!
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its quite the little saga . . .
the revealing of the identities started in the comments here: Really Long Link
inspired some creative writing and was discussed further here: Really Long Link
and then i was put on a list here: Really Long Link
the original offence was taken here: Really Long Link
and we came head to head here: Really Long Link
hi Whitney,
yes its a shame some people take the internet so seriously and get het up and in a frenzy causing them to lash out everywhere . . . blogs and forums are a great place to exchange ideas but for some people to urge to control everything is overwhelming!
hi S.L
and welcome!
i dont think i have had you visit here before but it is a nice surprise!
i agree with you on the "anonymous" slander, its not constructive and it completely lacks backbone as well . . . plenty of bloggers have polar opposite ideas about things but i think as a bare minimum courtesy you should identify yourself if you want to comment
good to have some input from a broad cross-section of the community . . . thanks for the comments everyone
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pay no attention to the man married to my cat lol
Comment by Cheryl J
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Disagreement with someone's ideas or beliefs is one thing but wow why do some people have to take it to such a personal level? And after reading some other posts and various comments I really think that saying afterwards that you did it all in the name of humour is even worse. I'm still stuck on the whole nastiness of people wishing ill, harm or even death on someone else, there is NO humour in that.
There seem to be quite a few too many people out there that need to get a life away from the computer occasionally. Although Stumbleupon is calling me...must...surf...now. My name is Cheryl J, and I'm an addict
PS: Where can I purchase said chill pills, do they dissolve like aspirin?? I'd like to spike a few coffees at work. Mwahahahaha!
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isnt it amazing how conflict inspires creativity . . . Orble is like the online quivalent of the Spanish Civil War for me (CLICKHERE for more . . . )
i continue to be amused by your on-going addiction to stumbleupon haha
and chill pills are currently available from star city casino . . . or so ive heard
and yeah "i hate you and i wish you would die as you are scum of the earth . . . oh sorry did i forget the smiley face" like wtf? quick somebody prepare the straight-jacket!
it doesnt quite seem sincere (or sane) does it?
as maxwell smart would say "the old sarcastic backpeddle trick"
thanks for your comments!
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Well enough about me... what do you think of me?
Oh and thanks for the funny heads up about PayPal advertising on my post slamming them and eBay. How ironic that if people click on the ads Paypal are paying Orble for me to write a tirade about them HERE
Now how is that for shameless self promotion. I told you it was all about me hahahaha.
PS: Your bitey apple pic is fabulous!
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thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment!
what a lovely thing to say!
haha Cheryl,
im a huge fan of shameless self promotion!
if anyone wants to leave me a link to one of their posts they are always very welcome to put it in a comment!
is that a bette midler quote? beaches? lol i love it!
the pic is pretty groovy hey, amazing the images you find when you search for "bad apple"!
(if you hover your cursor over the pic the credit is in the title)
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i find the "scary paranoid blogger" type generally cant read . . . or cant comprehend anyway!
i think in general bullies need to realise that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction . . . consequences . . . karma . . . you catch more flies with honey than vinegar . . . people wont put up with being spoken to like shit all the time . . . etc etc etc
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Good post, and good comments....It's possible to be passionate in writings and positions without devolving into the bad apple. An important part of that is owning up to what you write, and why.
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that is very wise advice!
you make an excellent point!
i find the "bad apple" often covets the passion of others because they are not a passionate person themselves, merely an attention seeker . . . they envy the social success of others but dont understand the basic workings of civil interactions and thus get frustrated when they cant convincingly imitate them (much like a sociopath)
thats my amateur psychology for the day!
Comment by Jeff Musall
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You hit on something else there too....some are onlly parrotting their more well known or more boisterous names. That's why so many right wing blogs read like each other. Of course like minds are going to have similar opinions - but just repeating the bleatings of another doesn't make for interesting reading and shows a lack on the part of the blogger.
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It probably has something to do with intellectualism, but I dunno. Maybe they all just like to be smart?
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[LINK=LINhttp://www.politicalcertainty.com/talking-without-knowledge/#comment_330429K]political certainty: talking without knowledge[/LINK]
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yeah i think some bloggers rely heavily on the old cut and paste function . . . id much prefer to read something original and heart-felt (whether it be left or right wing) than something regurgitated by someone who didnt understand the original meaning
hi S.L.
every politician in Australia has recently cottoned on to a the term "alco-pops" meaning sugary pre-mixed cans or bottles of alcoholic beverage (they are proposing increasing a tax on them in the latest budget) . . . i find that the same annoying "buzz-word" jargon is used consistantly on both sides of government
hi Ahmed,
i didnt know that about software engineers . . . interesting!
when i worked in civil engineering i found most professionals to be conservative, although im not sure most people would consider local government or construction "intellectual" haha
hi Ruby,
are you on troll patrol? lol
thanks for that link, the video was hilarious!
Comment by Bryn
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I feature on a hit list.
Apparently after one remark about how I thought a certain Orble "painter"'s attitude to certain other Orblers was unattractive.
Now the "painter" is acting like a jilted lover. It's even more unattractive than before.
In fact it's pathetic.
But I've said my two or three cents on her hit list post ...
This is a highly amusing counter-post. Good work Morgan.
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Yes, it's quite appropriate to put "painter" in inverted commas... I mean, has she keeps returning to one core design from what I've seen... that's not particularly creative at all.
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thanks!
i was wondering what you did to deserve a place on the hit list, im relatively new but you seem to be a blogger that gets along with everyone and most people respect . . . although maybe that was the whole point? jealousy?
warning: beware the jilted lover with the signature tune! haha (single white female?)
hi epiphanie,
i couldnt have said it better myself!
hi Clint,
thanks for stopping in and having a laugh!
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Bryn: I may have to add you to a hit list of my own - you pipped me at the post! How I wanted to be the number one 'friend'.
Anyone else on Orble hate me? Tell me now, with words of love... lol.
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yeah a rant was long overdue . . . im surprised i didnt swear more!
i was really confused about some of the people on the list, it seemed like a list of mostly nice people who contribute constructively to the community and who take care to express themselves politely, not the kind of people that would really get you seeing red?
fruity loops alert . . .
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Heck, what do I know... I rarely visit her site(s).
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are you saying you dont hang out in anticipation waiting to see when the next core design will be posted? HAHAhahaha
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You're all my number one friends! And I mean that in a non-vicious-demented-hatred way.
Ta
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even i draw the line at cyber paranoia - if your not having fun blogging (due to paranoia) then why make it miserable for everyone else?
perhaps some people would be better suited to knitting . . . or solitaire?
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