My brother is stalking me on boards

Ciaramb92

I know he is reading this right now but he found me and set up pa new account to pm me about my past posts.

I've had my account for a while so there were 2 silly posts, nothing serious. He's threating to tell my parents something, but they already know it.

Can I block him on this so I can have some privacy? I mean I don't want a stalker!

Advice?

baldshin

Change your username so he doesn't know who you are??

Ciaramb92

He has gone through my past threads and posts (all of them). I want to stop him from doing it again in the future.

If he wasn't my brother I would be extremely alarmed and possibly going to the police about it. Still pretty scary though.

convert

You can block somebody, which means that you can't see their posts or receive a PM from them, but they'll still be able to see your posts.

Might be worth posting in Help Desk and see if the admins can advise a course of action.

shebango

That's the thing about public forums and posting stuff on the net in general. If you don't want people knowing about stuff, don't post it.

Good advice on changing your username. He'd have to scroll through all the usernames to find matching posts and realise it's you again.

Your best bet is to post in helpdesk http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=30 and see if they can give your further advice. Best of luck.

Ciaramb92

Ok how do I change it?

shebango

You have to be a subscriber as far as I know and request a new username through helpdesk. Set up a thread in there and see what they can do for you.

Ciaramb92

convert wrote: »

You can block somebody, which means that you can't see their posts or receive a PM from them, but they'll still be able to see your posts.

Might be worth posting in Help Desk and see if the admins can advise a course of action.

Just saw your reply.. Can I block him myself (if so how?) or does a mod at helpdesk have to do it for me?!

Thanks a million!

convert

Apart from the boards side of thing, is there any particular reason why your brother would be 'stalking' you on boards? Maybe that's something you need to look at, too.

convert

Ciaramb92 wrote: »

Just saw you're reply.. Can I block him myself (if so how?) or does a mod at helpdesk have to do it for me?!

Thanks a million!

You can block him from PM'ing you (and from seeing any of his posts) by finding one of his posts, left clicking on his username, and then clicking the 'add user to ignore list' from the list that comes up when you left click.

WindSock

Don't make your next account with your first name, possibly the initial of your surname, and possibly the year you were born. Try not to use a communal family computer either, if you have your own.

alwaysadub

Ciaramb92 wrote: »

Just saw your reply.. Can I block him myself (if so how?) or does a mod at helpdesk have to do it for me?!

Thanks a million!

You blocking him means you can't see his posts, it doesn't mean he can't see your posts.

And it's a public forum. I doubt going to the Gardai would've done any good if he was someone other that your brother.
If you don't want people to see what you post, don't post it!

seamus

There's nothing you can do about it. Your posts are public, he's a member of the public, therefore he can read them if he wants.

Brothers are bastards, he's only doing this to torment you. I suggest a swift kick in the bollix. It won't solve anything, but you'll feel better. But only if he's older than you. Kicking your younger brother in the balls is not cool.

Don't worry, in about five years' time, he'll be your best friend.

Ghost Train

If you sign up for a subscription and change your username he could still find an old post he read and see the new username. You could just sign up for a new account though and close the old one so you're not tempted to use it again.

If you are using a public or shared computer you should look to see if your browser has a private browsing option so no history is stored

AckwelFoley

This isnt a boards issue, this is a family issue.
Wat ever "posts" you are embarressed about its best to come clean, then
Tell you mother that your brother is been a twat.
Ivefound its best not to hide these things from your family.

My fiance learned of my internet manner when Monkey fudge kindly presented me with a blow up dora the explorer when i brought my missus to the boards christmas party in 2008. It took some explaining - but my fiance does allow me mind the kids now



.

Failing that, set him up. Plant porn in his bedroom, -gayporn works best (teenagers tend to be rather macho about being accused of being gay - oddly whether they are or not)

Better still, wait until hes asleep, picture him asleep hugging said porn with a box of tissues.

Threaten to go global with this picture

Blackmail.

No more stalking

You win

RoundyMooney

Why don't you give him a kick up the hole?

Oryx

Close this account.
Open a new account with a more random name.
Grow some balls and stand up to your brother.

Any of the above options are open to you.

Rubik.

Probably not allowed, but I think you should name and shame him (his username that is). That fact the everbody knows what a dick he is being should be enough to stop him.

Orion

snyper wrote: »

my fiance does allow me mind the kids now

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Mr. Presentable

OP, your account is compromised and he has read all your posts. Stop using it.

Open a new account with an unlikely username. Do not select remember me when you log in and always log out.

You could create an account in his name or one easily identifiable as him and use it to post in the lesbian and gay forum or doodoo about his mates etc. But that'd just be evil :cool:

Overheal

Changing your Username wouldn't solve this. He could just google the website to find one of your older posts that he recognises and see it listed under your new name.

Nodin

You'll need a new account. If you've your own pc, use a password. If not, clear your browsing history everytime your finished. Log out of boards every time you're going off line.

It has to be said that post 16 would be my way of handling it but I was always a very bad person.

Armin_Tamzarian

Start a new thread about how you've been having sexual fantasies about your brother.
Then come back and tell us what happens.

A-Trak

My brother sussed my account about a year ago, dug through all my posts and constantly emailed me choice quotes, with comments on how the lads would slag me constantly.

I thought **** it, held my hands up and said to him why don't you join, it's great craic.

He now has 300 posts and has been out for beers with other boards nerds.

And even better, he left his laptop open still logged into boards yesterday, revenge is a patience game

DOC09UNAM

Have you thought about asking an admin to delete your account?

Failing that,ask a mod to delete the two post's he is on about.

Failing that, grow some balls (not literally) tell your parents what is he knows, and tell them he was blackmailing you for sexual favours, the last part is key, because then they will be so pissed off with him, they will likely kick him out, and your mistakes shall be forgotten.

RoundyMooney

The stereotypical image of boardsies being juveniles living at their parents behest isn't exactly getting a hammering here...

Thankfully, most of us know better.

DeVore

Aaaaand..... we're done.

OP... pm an admin if you need to ask us something but otherwise take this to your parents and tell your brother to quit being a douche.

DeV.