Re: [videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
Dang. I get nuthin' of the sort over at the Faux Press. Interesting that these wackos search out feminist, eros accepting, political bloggers. Grrr. Jan On 5/1/07, humdrum9871 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Gena [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that it is a matter of time. I am getting hit with a lot of male enhancement spam and some perv in the UK who post crap in the comments. I give them the boot as soon as I see the posts. Depending on the blogging platform you use, you can give Akismet a try. It's pretty effective in dealing with this kind of drivel in comments. Keep up the spirit! .EP Yahoo! Groups Links -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/fauxpress [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
Way, way back when CompuServe still mattered, I hung out there providing a company presence in a couple of technical forums. Once a guy invited me for a private chat, I assumed because he had a technical question. Then he immediately wrote I can suck my own cock. I was so startled I simply dumped out of the chat, but in retrospect wish I had said: You must be fun at parties or something similarly ironic. I haven't been harassed much; the fact that my site isn't really constructed to encourage comment conversations is probably a factor. I pre-moderate all comments and simply erase the trolls before they ever get started. -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal) www.tvblob.com (work) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
My quick observations: When Dylan got a lot of publicity she also got a handful of the worst threatening and explicit comments. We just deleted them and went on with life. Once the publicity stopped, so did the comments. As a man, I've never had threatening comments on my blog. I did however get a few gross/nasty comments on the video where I got naked and in the comments on digg where one video made it to the front page. So in my little experience it seems to be somewhat a function of popularity. Also it seems much worse for women rather than men. - Verdi
Re: [videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
i occasionally get some rude ones and by occasionally i mean once in a blue moon but never anything that i feel threatened by. i'm just glad i don't post on youtube there are some women on there who get trashed, for just talking about life to the camera and from what i can tell, you can't moderate your own comments on youtube. which for me as a woman is a big no no. this is why i love my blog i can control things more. and i rarely reject a comment, no matter if they agree with me or not if they are spam or are being unconstructive to the conversation you're ugly! then they get deleted. -ryanne On 5/3/07, Michael Verdi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My quick observations: When Dylan got a lot of publicity she also got a handful of the worst threatening and explicit comments. We just deleted them and went on with life. Once the publicity stopped, so did the comments. As a man, I've never had threatening comments on my blog. I did however get a few gross/nasty comments on the video where I got naked and in the comments on digg where one video made it to the front page. So in my little experience it seems to be somewhat a function of popularity. Also it seems much worse for women rather than men. - Verdi -- Pixelodeon-June 9th 10th American Film Institute (AFI) LA, CA From the Computer Screen to the Big Screen http://pixelodeonfest.com/ -- Author of Secrets of Videoblogging http://tinyurl.com/me4vs Me http://RyanEdit.com, http://RyanIsHungry.com Educate http://FreeVlog.org, http://Node101.org Community Capitalism http://HaveMoneyWillVlog.com iChat/AIM VideoRodeo [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
I read this article today too. Well I get comments from my videos and etc.. They are trying to stir something up ..it sucks to get those comments, but I try not to let it bother me, and I don't respond back.. so I just delete the comments.. then done.. nick
[videoblogging] Re: Threats and female vloggers
I think that it is a matter of time. I am getting hit with a lot of male enhancement spam and some perv in the UK who post crap in the comments. I give them the boot as soon as I see the posts. I also know that certain type of women bloggers get a vicious amount of attacks in their comments. If you write about feminism, sexuality or politics - no matter what your party you tend to attract lower common denominator crude. I think we can decide what we will and will not accept in our blogs. We also need to keep our safety in mind. It is a balance. But women vloggers and bloggers are here to stay. Gena http://outonthestoop.blogspot.com http://pcclibtech.blogspot.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Leslye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My mom sent me this article from the Washington Post today Sexual Threats Stifle Some Female Bloggers http://tinyurl.com/yrvgmb with the question did I think that vlogging was far behind. Have any female vloggers had threatening comments or responses? I have always been mindful of the balance of maintaining my privacy while still vlogging about my life (however sporadically) - but video is still a very personal and revealing medium Leslye.
