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Need help, been harassed for 2 months..

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  • #102
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    About 11 years ago I used to upload guitar playing videos to YouTube. Someone started contacting me pretending he really loved them and asked me to do a cover of a song he wrote. I didn't really want to but he practically begged me so I did. At the same time someone else was making videos and writing abusive things about me in the description. It got really creepy when he made a video where he wrote about seven paragraphs about me and how the world would be a better place if I killed myself.

    I noticed a few clues that led me to the conclusion that he and the lad that asked me to cover his song were the same person. He was actually arguing with his alter ego in the comment section of his own videos to make it look like he was defending me. The effort this weirdo I didn't know put into this was unbelievable.

    I reported him for saying I should kill myself and YouTubes response was "sorry, this isn't a violation of our terms of service". I decided then and there to delete my account, more as a way of boycotting YouTube than anything.

    None of this is much help to you but my point is that some idiot with too much time on his hands can just decide to try and make a complete strangers life misery for absolutely no reason. It's most likely not anyone you know. It's probably some loser with no life that picked you at random to abuse. You should stop worrying that this will go beyond the internet or that he'll start harassing your family.


  • #103
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    About 11 years ago I used to upload guitar playing videos to YouTube. Someone started contacting me pretending he really loved them and asked me to do a cover of a song he wrote. I didn't really want to but he practically begged me so I did. At the same time someone else was making videos and writing abusive things about me in the description. It got really creepy when he made a video where he wrote about seven paragraphs about me and how the world would be a better place if I killed myself.

    I noticed a few clues that led me to the conclusion that he and the lad that asked me to cover his song were the same person. He was actually arguing with his alter ego in the comment section of his own videos to make it look like he was defending me. The effort this weirdo I didn't know put into this was unbelievable.

    I reported him for saying I should kill myself and YouTubes response was "sorry, this isn't a violation of our terms of service". I decided then and there to delete my account, more as a way of boycotting YouTube than anything.

    None of this is much help to you but my point is that some idiot with too much time on his hands can just decide to try and make a complete strangers life misery for absolutely no reason. It's most likely not anyone you know. It's probably some loser with no life that picked you at random to abuse. You should stop worrying that this will go beyond the internet or that he'll start harassing your family.

    Did you ever find out if you knew the guy or why he had singled you out?


  • #104
    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,869 ✭✭✭Beta Ray Bill


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    About 11 years ago I used to upload guitar playing videos to YouTube. Someone started contacting me pretending he really loved them and asked me to do a cover of a song he wrote. I didn't really want to but he practically begged me so I did. At the same time someone else was making videos and writing abusive things about me in the description. It got really creepy when he made a video where he wrote about seven paragraphs about me and how the world would be a better place if I killed myself.

    I noticed a few clues that led me to the conclusion that he and the lad that asked me to cover his song were the same person. He was actually arguing with his alter ego in the comment section of his own videos to make it look like he was defending me. The effort this weirdo I didn't know put into this was unbelievable.

    I reported him for saying I should kill myself and YouTubes response was "sorry, this isn't a violation of our terms of service". I decided then and there to delete my account, more as a way of boycotting YouTube than anything.

    None of this is much help to you but my point is that some idiot with too much time on his hands can just decide to try and make a complete strangers life misery for absolutely no reason. It's most likely not anyone you know. It's probably some loser with no life that picked you at random to abuse. You should stop worrying that this will go beyond the internet or that he'll start harassing your family.

    People are ****ing weirdos
    The effort involved is crazy. And for what? Absolutely nothing.

    Did you ever find out who it was?


  • #105
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    _Whimsical_ wrote: »
    Did you ever find out if you knew the guy or why he had singled you out?
    grahambo wrote: »
    People are ****ing weirdos
    The effort involved is crazy. And for what? Absolutely nothing.

    Did you ever find out who it was?

    I definitely didn't know him. He seemed to be American. I think he just watched a couple of my videos, didn't think my musical skills were up to much, and decided that was a good enough reason to stalk me.


  • #106
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    I definitely didn't know him. He seemed to be American. I think he just watched a couple of my videos, didn't think my musical skills were up to much, and decided that was a good enough reason to stalk me.

    God that's unnerving. There are some serious nutcases out there. You'd wonder what head space you'd be in to be bothered with a random stranger off the internet. Obviously he was unhinged, hope you didn't take his critique seriously either. :)


  • #107
    MC212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭MC212


    Irish Guitarist wrote: »
    About 11 years ago I used to upload guitar playing videos to YouTube. Someone started contacting me pretending he really loved them and asked me to do a cover of a song he wrote. I didn't really want to but he practically begged me so I did. At the same time someone else was making videos and writing abusive things about me in the description. It got really creepy when he made a video where he wrote about seven paragraphs about me and how the world would be a better place if I killed myself.

    I noticed a few clues that led me to the conclusion that he and the lad that asked me to cover his song were the same person. He was actually arguing with his alter ego in the comment section of his own videos to make it look like he was defending me. The effort this weirdo I didn't know put into this was unbelievable.

    I reported him for saying I should kill myself and YouTubes response was "sorry, this isn't a violation of our terms of service". I decided then and there to delete my account, more as a way of boycotting YouTube than anything.

    None of this is much help to you but my point is that some idiot with too much time on his hands can just decide to try and make a complete strangers life misery for absolutely no reason. It's most likely not anyone you know. It's probably some loser with no life that picked you at random to abuse. You should stop worrying that this will go beyond the internet or that he'll start harassing your family.

    This is pretty much what this guy is at and a lot of people are falling for it and reporting me/sending me **** over it, I've seen him have conversations with himself using different channels in the comments section too.

    e.g.
    User 1: "Hey I saw the racist comment you left asshole"
    User 2: "What, the one on *so and so* video"
    User 1: "Yeah, that one, the f-ing scumbag"
    User 3: "What a racist turd, I feel sorry for anyone subscribed to him"
    User 2: "Yeah.. I know I'm unsubbing!"

    You get the idea. He writes in a certain way so I know its him (he tends to use a lot of '...' in his sentences). There are some utter lunatics out there. In a way I hope he does try to contact me, if I get an email or a number I can find out who this scumbag is.


  • #108
    FanadMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    MC212 wrote: »
    This is pretty much what this guy is at and a lot of people are falling for it and reporting me/sending me **** over it, I've seen him have conversations with himself using different channels in the comments section too.

    e.g.
    User 1: "Hey I saw the racist comment you left asshole"
    User 2: "What, the one on *so and so* video"
    User 1: "Yeah, that one, the f-ing scumbag"
    User 3: "What a racist turd, I feel sorry for anyone subscribed to him"
    User 2: "Yeah.. I know I'm unsubbing!"

    You get the idea. He writes in a certain way so I know its him (he tends to use a lot of '...' in his sentences). There are some utter lunatics out there. In a way I hope he does try to contact me, if I get an email or a number I can find out who this scumbag is.

    Reminds me of a guy I used to work with in a call centre. He used to log into a chatroom under two different accounts and chat away to himself all day!

    Fingers crossed you'll get your nutter sorted out OP. Just a shame you can't post your page - you'd have a Boards militia backing you up to hunt down the b0llix!


  • #109
    Persephone kindness
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Persephone kindness


    Make a video telling people about it saying it's not you.


  • #110
    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,869 ✭✭✭Beta Ray Bill


    Persephone kindness wrote: »
    Make a video telling people about it saying it's not you.

    I don't know if that's a good idea.

    Your feeding the troll if you do that


  • #111
    Phoenix Wright
    Closed Accounts Posts: 717 ✭✭✭Phoenix Wright


    OP, you have got to take action one way or the other. This person is not going to get bored and go away - even if they did, there's no guarantee they would stay away indefinitely. You've tried ignoring it, but it's clear that's not going to work.
    I've seen countless channels picked apart over the years, and don't be surprised if that person is actively trying to phish/guess your password. Google and YouTube will be do nothing by the way, even the biggest YouTubers struggle with false copyright claims and malicious impersonators.

    I personally think you should take action by linking your channel here - I don't see what you have to lose. Collectively we could try to help work out who the person is. In response to a suggestion a few posts back, what if you were to create another account that served as a second fake troll and get to know your perpetrator better? I personally don't think the perpetrator would fall for a person pretending to be a boy/girl, but they would love nothing more than having a partner in crime that would help troll you. It could be a case of short term pain, long term gain.


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  • #112
    Footoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 392 ✭✭Footoo


    OP I'd bet my life saving that this person is someone who has a rival/similar channel on YouTube and is trying to eliminate the competition

    Are there many similar channels out there? I'd start with them.


  • #113
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Fart wrote: »
    Knowing your YouTube channel would be good so we could look for posting trends and naming conventions, and through data inference, we could get closer to the suspect.
    Phoenix Wright wrote: »
    I personally think you should take action by linking your channel here...

    What if the OP is actually the impostor? Heh? Heh?

    Plot twist.


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