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Post by Admin on Aug 26, 2013 2:56:01 GMT -5
We have been effectively dormant for some time due to getting on with life, but there are many new attacks happening and other groups of authors have formed to combat trolling.
There are also some good developments happening. One of the worse stalker trolls, Angela Horn, got booted from GR. Some of the others are making their profiles private, which also makes their nasty shelves private. It may be that Amazon is forcing GR Admin to clean up the deepest sh*t stirring. Time will tell.
An invitation has gone out to a group on Facebook so we may have new authors signing up here. As always, any new members will be verified before they have access to the private boards.
To new people: This is a painless process. We ask you to post something specific (or give us advance knowledge of the content of a post) on your established blog or author profile elsewhere; someplace the trolls could not impersonate you.
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2013 9:32:34 GMT -5
I see we have a couple of new members. If you make yourself known to me by private message, I can give you passwords for the private areas.
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Post by auntiebullying on Aug 28, 2013 4:53:35 GMT -5
Hi I just joined - don't know how active I will be as my home life is hectic as I am my husbands full time caregiver and trying to keep up with my writing commitments. But, I am committed to routing the bullies - here is my take on this mess and I need to write another: paulandpaulasbooks.wordpress.com/
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Post by Admin on Aug 30, 2013 10:00:54 GMT -5
May I suggest protecting your identity by not including your blog address? This area is open to anyone and the trolls tend to renew attacks on anyone who speaks against them.
In any case, no worries about participation. The main idea is we collect information and advice to share so that anyone who needs help can use the site as a resource, without th militant slant that happens on some other sites. The number of anti-troll groups is increasing.
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Post by Admin on Aug 31, 2013 5:26:10 GMT -5
Just a note to all, please don't be offended if I verify your identity before giving out passwords. It would be so easy for a troll to join up and give a name of an attacked author, and ask for psswords. Every member must be verified before receiving access to the passworded areas.
Not that there is anything sinister, it's just a matter of being able to speak freely without fear of reprisals.
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Post by NewAuthorJulia on Nov 29, 2013 21:42:44 GMT -5
How would I do that? Verify I mean. I wanted to publish my first book, Weeping Heart, but saw how these trolls and nasty authors were attacking authors. I am even afraid to review books for author I like. I feel scared to be in here. I have my real name as my profile. Is that not safe? Should I change it. Leave the group. I'm very nervous and won't publish until I feel safe.
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