Comments on: Condemning the abusive threats made towards Kathy Sierra http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2007/03/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/ The Virtual Investor Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Koinos http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2007/03/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/comment-page-1/#comment-408596 Koinos Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:40:56 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/27/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/#comment-408596 Cool... Cool…

]]> By: Roger Kondrat http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2007/03/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/comment-page-1/#comment-204520 Roger Kondrat Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:55:46 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/27/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/#comment-204520 Hi Ben, Its been a while and I hear things are going well. I like the new blog by the way and your pic is pretty cool. Now to the reason I commented. I have held back for a while about this issue as Kathy wanted the endless media cycle to just stop and so in support of that I said nothing. Having said that, the main stream and blog stream media have moved on and I would like to say I support your thoughts generally Ben and I hope that Kathy persues those who were involved criminally. If she were my daughter (yeah I sound old but I am not) I would find those responsible - enough said you get the meaning. All that being said I disagree with her stopping to blog, I think that its easier for me to critisise her on this issue since I am not being threatened but I think its a dangerous precident for her. It says she can be intimidated and that will only give those people more reason to hassle her. People like that are no different then bullies and you can't allow bullies to bully you. I hope she is well and I have in the past had direct one-to-one communication with her and I found her to be insightful and pleasant. I am sure its safe to say I would never agree with all, some or even most of what she says... who knows but that doesn't mean I don't respect her and her opinions. Oh well. Sorry for the blog post that is a comment. Be well Ben. Let us know when you are back in the UK Cheers Roger Hi Ben,

Its been a while and I hear things are going well. I like the new blog by the way and your pic is pretty cool.

Now to the reason I commented. I have held back for a while about this issue as Kathy wanted the endless media cycle to just stop and so in support of that I said nothing.

Having said that, the main stream and blog stream media have moved on and I would like to say I support your thoughts generally Ben and I hope that Kathy persues those who were involved criminally.

If she were my daughter (yeah I sound old but I am not) I would find those responsible – enough said you get the meaning.

All that being said I disagree with her stopping to blog, I think that its easier for me to critisise her on this issue since I am not being threatened but I think its a dangerous precident for her. It says she can be intimidated and that will only give those people more reason to hassle her.

People like that are no different then bullies and you can’t allow bullies to bully you.

I hope she is well and I have in the past had direct one-to-one communication with her and I found her to be insightful and pleasant. I am sure its safe to say I would never agree with all, some or even most of what she says… who knows but that doesn’t mean I don’t respect her and her opinions.

Oh well. Sorry for the blog post that is a comment.

Be well Ben. Let us know when you are back in the UK

Cheers
Roger

]]> By: Steven http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2007/03/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/comment-page-1/#comment-193440 Steven Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:59:40 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/27/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/#comment-193440 Tara. It was not the "same pain". Mena Trott was unhappy that someone had bluntly (rudely?) criticised her speech. Kathy Sierra has been subjected to sustained, menacing, personal abuse. Big difference. Ben didn't threaten anyone at Les Blogs or anywhere else. Emotions are understandably running high over the hounding of Kathy Sierra. At times like this it's important to keep a sense of perspective. Tara. It was not the “same pain”. Mena Trott was unhappy that someone had bluntly (rudely?) criticised her speech. Kathy Sierra has been subjected to sustained, menacing, personal abuse. Big difference.
Ben didn’t threaten anyone at Les Blogs or anywhere else. Emotions are understandably running high over the hounding of Kathy Sierra. At times like this it’s important to keep a sense of perspective.

]]> By: Tara Hunt http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2007/03/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/comment-page-1/#comment-193094 Tara Hunt Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:47:12 +0000 http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/27/condemning-the-abusive-threats-made-towards-kathy-sierra/#comment-193094 Ben, You aren't digging deep enough. After being at the end of this and watching Kathy being deeper in this, we have to watch how we treat one another as human beings online. Think back to Les Blogs 2 and know that Mena was feeling this same pain. We taunted that and it was wrong. Dead wrong. Swarms of mean kids aren't cool. Anywhere. Ben,

You aren’t digging deep enough. After being at the end of this and watching Kathy being deeper in this, we have to watch how we treat one another as human beings online.

Think back to Les Blogs 2 and know that Mena was feeling this same pain. We taunted that and it was wrong. Dead wrong.

Swarms of mean kids aren’t cool. Anywhere.

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