Thanks to Conservative Cave - Sort of...

[MineralMan]

This is sort of a cautionary tale. Someone told me that the site named above had posted one of my threads from DU, so I went over to take a look. Imagine my surprise when I saw this photo of my father and the other current and retired Fire Department Chiefs from my home town in the thread. I was at the event where the photo was taken, which celebrated that department's 100 year anniversary. My father is at the center, and is the oldest man in the photo. I hadn't seen this photo, so I've saved it to my hard drive:


Here's the cautionary part: Someone has taken the time to track down my home town and find a photo of my father for posting on that website. I don't try to be anonymous on the Internet, since that's sort of an exercise in futility. But, it's interesting that anyone has so much interest in a DUer that they'd hunt for stuff related to me to that extent and post it. I don't care. It's a good photo and I'm very proud of my father, who is 92 years old now. However, others may not be as open as I am about their identities. That a website exists that dislikes DU so much that someone there would go to this extent in an attempt to mock a DUer is somewhat alarming.

But

Thanks for finding that excellent photo, you cavers!

[concreteblue]

1. So easy....

Even a CONNEDservative Cave man can do it!

[MineralMan]

2. Yes, easy.

Doxing people is often very easy.

Thanks for the reply.

[mopinko]

3. they love me, too.

they had quite a bit of fun w my travails w the city. they also loved a thread here where i got a lot of heat for my dealings w a bad tenant.

pretty sure one of the local trolls is a member.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I know the Cavers are reading this.

I doubt the Cavers are firemen and women or military men and women or policemen and women, et cetera. They are pusillanimous like their putative savior, Donald Drumpf.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Come on now.

I have upon high authority that one of them is the head football coach for Ohio University.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. FIXED

I have upon high authority that one of them is the assistant football coach for Pennsylvania State University who retired after the 1999 season.

[pangaia]

20. One is the quarterback for the NE Patriots. LOL

[edbermac]

42. He is?

Buried in her Instagram comments, a fan asked Bundchen if she and Brady were backing the Republican nominee.

She wrote back on Saturday and simply said, “No!”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/trump-claims-patriots-quarterback-tom-brady-voted-article-1.2863390

[msanthrope]

5. One of their few female members actually performed a bj on an ex-boyfriend of mine to get

info about me.

Stalker girl actually left her VA suburban home to drive to Baltimore to hang out with my ex-boyfriend in her quest to get information about me.

[Iggo]

6. Ew.

[msanthrope]

7. Yeah......and ex-boyfriend called me pretty much right after....crying, upset.

He committed suicide within months.

[Demsrule86]

11. That is horrible.

[msanthrope]

12. It was very difficult on his parents. He was very vulnerable, trying to recover from addiction,

living in their basement. His mother never was the same.

The saddest thing is that this person, this Caver, has children of her own.

[Demsrule86]

13. What an awful person...how could anyone do this...these people are truly evil...

[msanthrope]

14. Well.....they think they are the wronged, victimized party.

They truly think we've "done" something to them.

[Demsrule86]

15. I don't get that...I am of the I hate what you say but will die defending your right to say it

school...I have never understood how some fear liberals.

[cstanleytech]

27. I suspect its because to them liberals represent change and they dont want that

as change can lead to the unknown and what is unknown can hurt you thus they lash out with anger and ridicule because deep down they are afraid.

[calimary]

29. I don't understand it either.

Dear msanthrope, I'm so sorry that happened to you.

It's just disgraceful. How people would go to that length to try to hurt somebody.

It's UN-American.

[BainsBane]

26. My God

How awful. I'm so sorry.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

44. omg....there are no words.....

the depths seem to be bottomless for them.

I'm sorry....beyond words.

[Ilsa]

23. Holy crap. Who and why? What the hell did

She think she would get out of this? What did she do to your ex? Doesn't she realize how vulnerable she is?

Sometimes I wish we could shove all of them onto an island and let them go after each other. Like rats who turn on each other.

[msanthrope]

38. I met this person on a family support board. I was having a difficult time with my mother-in-law

She got offended about my political stance on the Bush administration. Followed me to a Sci-fi board, then here. Then she found the cave.

[Ilsa]

45. I'm not certain I understand how someone follows.

I'm not as internet savvy as some. Did she track your IP address, or is there some other way?

[msanthrope]

47. Used very similar usernames. Now I simply don't care if people know who I am. nt

[LeftInTX]

46. How awful!!

I'm so sorry. How creepy. She sounds like another James O'Keefe.

[msanthrope]

48. Well, I'm sure O'Keefe has blown many a Republican, like her. nt

[Cary]

50. Good grief

We have real enemies, and they are evil. It makes no sense. I'm sorry to hear that you had to experience this.

[Demsrule86]

9. It is stalking is what it is...and with the second amendment crowd that is alarming.

Be safe.

[luvMIdog]

17. that's pretty creepy

Not the photo- the stalking

[Hortensis]

18. Well, how nice to get a new photo of your dad anyway.

But, hey, maybe someone over there's fallen in love with you and it's a nice obsession. I could see that.

[packman]

19. I'm confused ?

It's a great picture of men who have made a contribution to their community. It exudes wholesomeness, dignity and has that "band of brothers" aura.

Why would anyone think that this would be insulting or mocking you?

[Ligyron]

24. I think it's suppose to "scare" him

Like...we've got our eyes on you libby.

[MineralMan]

28. Well, I guess it's their way of saying they know who I am,

and all sorts of things about me. I suppose they think that is sort of intimidating or something. I don't know. I'm glad to have that photo, though. I have a couple of others I took at that celebration, but not a nice overall view of all those Fire Chiefs and former Chiefs. I know all of the men in that photo. Some I went to school with. Others are friends. Every one of them is a civic-minded person who has volunteered time to help protect people who live in that small town.

I couldn't be more prouder of all of them.

[cstanleytech]

21. I am only mentioned 5 times on their site, I am so hurt by this that I might take to twitter like

Trump does and do a childish tantrum and blame the "fake" news.

[kimbutgar]

22. I'm got off Facebook but I get emails saying someone tagged me

It was from someone I didn't know. I never went on to Facebook again though and made my profile private for my friends only. But I felt like it was a stalker also.

[MrScorpio]

25. Looks like they're doing some stalking between fucking goats

And we all know that cavers really love fucking goats.

[msanthrope]

37. I am so proud to be the DUer who exposed their goat-fucking. nt

[samnsara]

30. great photo!

...my dad is 90!

[MineralMan]

32. My dad was 90 when that photo was taken.

He's 92, now, as is my mother, and they still live on their citrus farm. I'll be visiting them soon. I know all of the men in that photo, and each one of them is an outstanding person who has volunteered to help keep people in that town safe.

[bravenak]

31. That's great to see a good thing come out of that horrible place

[MineralMan]

35. Yes. I was glad to see that photo of a group of dedicated people.

It seems odd to me that someone would choose such an image to attempt to mock me. I couldn't be prouder of my father and all of those other people, each of whom I know.

[OldHippieChick]

33. Thanks for sharing MM

It's a great photo of your dad so am happy about that. Too bad the Cavemen have so little going on in their lives they have to try to troll DU. Sad ...

[Else You Are Mad]

34. Why do they even care?

But, at least you got a nice picture out of it!

[MineralMan]

36. I have no idea.

But, the photo is great. I hadn't seen that particular one before. I was there that evening, and have a few photos I took at that centennial celebration of one of the oldest volunteer FDs in California. Great bunch of guys!

[Leith]

41. Why Do They Even Take Time Out of Their Lives to Do It?

I've heard of that site, but never bothered to visit it. Now that I've seen it, it isn't worth the trouble of going back.

Can anyone explain the compunction of spending so much time hating on people like they do?

[Turbineguy]

39. You are super famous over there.

In fact there are a bunch of DU'ers who are constantly on their minds. But then again, they have an obsession about DU.

They should take up something (of a sexual nature?) to sublimate this unhealthy practice.

[MineralMan]

40. Well, it's heartening to know that I'm famous somewhere.

[csziggy]

43. Who took that photo? They might have a copyright case against CC

Or the member who posted it.

I think it would be worth it to try to stir that up!

[bathroommonkey76]

49. How long has this harassment/stalking been going on?

That is very creepy-- Do these people live online?