Comments on: Another Day, Another Death Threat http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/ Website Promotion, Generating Revenue, Website Management Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: David Gurevich http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-20997 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:27:52 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-20997 People take some things too seriously. I hope the parties involved get the help they need and mature past this type of behavior.

]]> By: Chris Bowyer http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-18369 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:06:23 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-18369 Sorry to hear that, Chris. That’s pretty messed up.

I haven’t had anything quite that extreme happen to me, though I have been threatened with multiple lawsuits; one of them quite recently. Both were utter nonsense, of course, but like your situations, they arose when a member was insulted by someone on the forum, banned, or both. And, like you, there were issues involving re-registration and multiple accounts.

The Internet is a great tool, but it’s easily abused and can bring out the worst in people just as often as the best.

]]> By: Peter http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16849 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:56:10 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16849 I’ve had a few of those, but more of the ones that threaten lawsuits. Regarding the whois info on your domains, if you don’t want to make it private, you could rent a box at your local UPS store, and get a phone number at a place like maxemail.com and set it to ring directly to voicemail. That would at least give you a layer of protection.

]]> By: Shane http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16741 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:38:27 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16741 Yikes. I have always been hesitant to put my real info in whois, but I never had any actual, tangible reason like this. Man. I’d definitely pay a little extra for either a business mailbox somewhere or a P.O. Box. You definitely don’t want to fake your whois data.

]]> By: Fredrik Gyllensten http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16734 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:41:17 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16734 How can people do that? Leave a death threat because they got banned from a website?

]]> By: Dan Schulz http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16640 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:35:26 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16640 Chris, I’m really sorry to hear about this. While I haven’t been the target of death threats by forum members, I have had my life threatened before.

Have faith in the fact that you’re doing the right thing, and be careful out there. If you feel like you need to talk, you know how to reach me.

]]> By: Deron Sizemore http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16623 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:50:06 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16623 That’s crazy! I don’t blame you for filing a police report. You’re right, it only takes one wacko to track you down and show up at your front door with a gun. Geez, people need to get a life!

]]> By: Ken Barbalace http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16621 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:18:11 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16621 Man that is pretty freaky. It really gives me another reason to be reluctant about incorporating a form into my primary website.

It is a shame that a few crazies can alter the way we do things at the expense of rest of the population.

]]> By: dan http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16616 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:02:46 +0000 http://www.websitepublisher.net/blog/2007/11/07/another-day-another-death-threat/#comment-16616 Its not fool proof, but this is another good reason to have a business address and phone number. Its a lot harder for the average person to track you down.

The next best thing is get a PO Box for your whois address, and buy a pre-paid cell phone to use as your business phone. It keeps your personal data a little safer.

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