girls you might want to watch out for this..

[Angelus_Errare]

nevermind

[Angelus_Errare]

..............

[Teresa]

You need to read the thread that says everyone please read by Katya!! Sounds fishy to me

[Flaire-FireStar]

Block the sender. *shrugs* And I doubt you're going to reply.. I know I wouldn't. :bug:

[Faerin]

this is in an email I got its pretty scary..


what does everyone think? it freaked me out I know...

That's sick :blech:

[Strawberry Bounce]

Don't even try to explain Wicca to this nut.

[Jenne]

Yeah, block this wacko. And be very careful about giving out your e-mail. Everyone here should be very careful about the info they give on the internet. People are sometimes not who they say they are, and they can victimize the unaware.

:hugz: and calming energies, cuz I know that would've freaked me out completely!

[~Anamorata~]

How disgusting...block em! :geez:

[asamananara]

Oh please.
So this guy's a "sick", "disgusting" "wacko" for having the
audacity to ask a few questions? If he got your email from
a witchcraft site, why would you be surprised to receive an
email asking about witchcraft?
There is something sick and disgusting here, that much is sure.
Posting someone's name and email address on a public message
board without their approval is reprehensible. Gods forbid this man's
family discovers his interest in witchcraft while googling for
his email. Had you considered that this man, while obviously
ill-informed, might have simply been looking for answers? He
made no suggestions, no insinuations, no threats. He asked some
questions. Privately.
Roy, if you ever stumble across this thread, I'm sorry that your
name and email are now forever associated with these rude appraisals,
archived online for whoever might see them. May you suffer no
incident by it.
And to answer your questions, Roy...
"yes", "sometimes", and "not that I know of".

[Angelus_Errare]

well excuse me! not that I care.. but this just freaked the shit out of me.. sorrrrry! yes I admit I shouldn't of put his so called name on there, which I don't even think its real.. And Yes i do have a problem with someone like that.. and I don't care really about if he finds this or not. I am a 18 year old for cripes sakes! so yeah go ahead and yell at me for freaking out I don't care.

[Angelus_Errare]

oh and if that sounded childish its because I am still very young. and happened to have a pretty crappy day today.. which I won't even get into. and if you have a problem with that fine.

[-Ember]

asamananara: Judging by ~Spirited_Away~'s profile (if she is as open on other boards as she is on this one) it is very easy to figure out that she is young (writing style indicates it as well.) Why would someone claiming to be a 52 y/o male specifically seek to speak to an 18 y/o girl? Was he e-mailing everyone at the site? Even if he was... why not simply ask the questions there? I don't know what site he may have obtained it from, but the easiest way would be a message board... where he could have easily asked the question to many. There is no explaination other than that he found her e-mail... and then starts asking questions which are suspicious. They are not "perfectly innocent" nor are they standard (while included in the standard list of questions, by themselves they show a particular concern/interest.) Why is there such urgency to find out about sex, nakedness and "swing clubs" in connection to Wicca? I would be concerned as well.

[asamananara]

Relax, I'm not yelling at you.
You have every right to be suspicious of emails like this,
but offering your own email on a witchcraft site invites them.
People still have misconceptions about what witches do; even
the witches themselves have a hard time reaching a consensus.
If you were upset by the email's bluntness, it's easy enough
to either ignore it, or send a response informing the guy that
his questions are inappropriate and offering a few links to
information clearinghouse websites. I DO think it was rash
for you to make his name and email public, however. If nothing else, it
opens him up to personal attack and humiliation; it could very
possibly result in serious hardship for him. No one should
feel they have the right to "out" somone unaware.

[asamananara]

asamananara: Judging by ~Spirited_Away~'s profile (if she is as open on other boards as she is on this one) it is very easy to figure out that she is young (writing style indicates it as well.) Why would someone claiming to be a 52 y/o male specifically seek to speak to an 18 y/o girl? Was he e-mailing everyone at the site? Even if he was... why not simply ask the questions there? I don't know what site he may have obtained it from, but the easiest way would be a message board... where he could have easily asked the question to many. There is no explaination other than that he found her e-mail... and then starts asking questions which are suspicious. They are not "perfectly innocent" nor are they standard (while included in the standard list of questions, by themselves they show a particular concern/interest.) Why is there such urgency to find out about sex, nakedness and "swing clubs" in connection to Wicca? I would be concerned as well.
Judging by Roy's writing style, I'd estimate him to be around 13,
so that's not a good indicator of age. It's very common for people
unfamiliar with the modern craft to ask these questions- it's natural
after years of being told that witchcraft is amoralistic and
sexually oriented, as well as the old accounts of what occurs
"witch's sabbats". If this man had truely been looking to
seduce a young lover, he'd certainly make an effort to conceal
his own age- rather than stating right off that he's 52.
As for why he chose Spirited_Away, I couldn't guess. Maybe
he was intruiged by something she mentioned. Maybe he's geographically
close. Maybe he just liked her name. It's hard to say without
knowing the circumstances under which he obtained her email.
"Webweaving" sites, like www.witchvox.com have directories
available specifically listing a person's interests, location,
and whether it's alright to contact them or not. If I were curious about
witchcraft and found someone near me with similar interests, I'd
certainly contact them. It's not like Spirited_Away is 12.
She's 18- an adult. Why shouldn't he contact her?

[Angelus_Errare]

Alright, alright I made a freaking mistake. I deleted it so no more people will see his email address. I know some people already have. I cannot change that. I have made a mistake. I admit. I should really go to bed, I have been up for 25 hours now. Anyways, I know you are not yelling at me. It just concerned me. If I could I would delete this thread, but that is not possible.

[Angelus_Errare]

someone close this please...

[Abren]

I don't think you were being silly at all if i got an email like that and was your age, or my age, i would be freaked out too, maybe it was a mistake to post his email, but everyone makes mistakes

[asamananara]

It's all good. I'd give you karma if I could.
:)
It's not easy to admit when you've made a mistake.
It's even more difficult to try and rectify it.
You've done both, and I commend you for it.

[Xentor]

Admin Mode

As far as I can tell this man has neither committed a crime nor violated the MW rules.

If you think such has taken place, please inform me in private.

Do NOT display people's private information online. What ever happened to "Innocent untill proven guilty"?

[-Ember]

Which means you suspect him of being a liar as well.

Even if a 13 year old (which would explain the focus, knowing most 13 year old boys) he has choosen to misrepresent himself badly enough to have it be concern worthy. If he is older, especially as old as he claims to be, that particular focus is particularly concern worthy.

Re-reading the initial post, I see it states that it is from an e-mail... not that it was an e-mail. Were any other questions asked? Most people who have heard anything about Wicca (even all of it grossly misleading) have heard about more than sex and nudity. If there were no other questions, that means that is the only matter of immediate interest.

[Angelus_Errare]

Admin Mode

As far as I can tell this man has neither committed a crime nor violated the MW rules.

If you think such has taken place, please inform me in private.

Do NOT display people's private information online. What ever happened to "Innocent untill proven guilty"?
sorry Xentor I know no words can make up for what I have done. But I will say sorry anyways. I feel bad about this. Please excuse my ignorance.

[asamananara]

No, I don't think he's 13. I think he's an adult with very
poor writing skills.
Spirited_Away, don't feel too bad about it. You had a slip
of judgement under unusual circumstances. It's understandable.
What matters is that you took care of the situation before it
got out of hand, and for that you've show the capacity to be
more mature than you give yourself credit for.

[Xentor]

Here's how to deal with e-mails like the one quoted:

1) Ignore them, but keep a copy of the mails.
2) If they keep contacting you, tell them to stop. Do not panic, do not threaten, simply tell them to stop. Again, keep a copy of the mails.
3) If they don't stop, contact the police and file a harassment complaint. Police can do a lot based on e-mails. If the person is a member on MW, report them too.

[{Tigsman}]

This is the main reason I never post my email account on a forum except under 2 needs. Part of the forum staff where it is required to have an email account OR for trading purposes as needed. Thats it. Otherwise, my email account stays private until someone asks me for it. No blind sending.

The Private Messaging system of most forums is more than adequate for communication on forums. I never saw the orginal content SA posted, but I suspect it was something that was more than provocative. All the more reason to not publish your personal information on the net.


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[asamananara]

No, not provocative, just blunt. Questions like "Do witches
really get naked and have orgies at their sabbats?", reflecting
the impressions that person has of witchcraft, not necessarily his intent.

[{Tigsman}]

No, not provocative, just blunt. Questions like "Do witches
really get naked and have orgies at their sabbats?", reflecting
the impressions that person has of witchcraft, not necessarily his intent.
Forgive me, but if that quote is even half accurate to what was posted AND it was a blind send email (unprovoked nor expected), his intent was/is quite provocative IMO.



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[Isil Darkmoon]

As the original post has been voided, there is no point in this thread remaining open.