Ever been stalked at KudoZ?

anamaria bulgariu wrote:

For some reason, I get 3-4 visits from the same IP address every single day for the past 2 and a half years. The person is probably not a registered user of the site. I am also 98% sure about her identity.

Exactly 2 and a half years ago, I translated a book for somebody who managed to trick me into not waiting for an advance payment on the work I did. So... here I am today, with a fully translated version of a book the author of which is constantly monitoring my activity on the site. At the beginning, I felt terribly angry, but it taught me a good lesson. Good thing I only turned in the first page. At least I have something that she wants, but will never obtain except for the case in which she is prepared to pay the equivalent amount for the work and penalties too.


Ana

Helen Shiner wrote:

with Tomás. Writing to the person in question will give you a chance to better assess his/her intentions. Meanwhile, if the comments left alongside your Kudoz contributions are not of a linguistic nature, then the way to deal with it is to call a moderator to the question. To speak of 'stalking' is rather inflammatory, unless you have absolute proof that this is what is happening and/or intended.

[Edited at 2009-08-22 09:04 GMT]

To describe this in terms of that language is exaggerated and unnecessary.

If someone disagrees with your answer to a Kudoz question, don't you think your peers can make a judgment as to whether the disagree is justified or not? It does not stop the asker from awarding points to you either, if your answer is appropriate.

Armorel Young wrote:
A is trying to make a point to you and is presumably feeling frustrated that you aren't grasping it.

Armorel Young wrote:You may not agree with A's implied point, but nevertheless A has a right to make it and it would be a sad day if the site were to clamp down on the right of either of you to continue expressing your opinions.

Lingua 5B wrote:



Why would he or she feel frustrated about it? What kind of scholastic obligation does "A" have toward Yasutomo for the KudoZ thing to make them feel so frustrated? I don't think frustration brings anything good into the discussion. It can only make people give up KudoZ altogether. Honestly, my opinion is that the less a person is linguistically qualified, the more frustrated they will get in those discussions. Then again, we must understand that not only are we dealing with people who have different levels of translation/linguistic expertise but also people with different personalities and emotional-mental dynamic. Therefore, I certainly believe in the possibility of some individual out there behind the screen finding certain " fun" in stalking around. And it has nothing to do with their qualifications, but it's rather related to their personality. "Stalker" does NOT need a reason to stalk. Stalkers do it because they are disturbed.




Points can be made without hostility, frustration and obscure atmosphere. Rules can be implemented without arrogance and aggression. Or am I living in my own little dream world where I believe this may be possible?

Yasutomo Kanazawa wrote:

I know that like you wrote above, KudoZ is a place to provide high-quality professional help to askers. But it's one of the various opinions which people have. I believe that there are people who take KudoZ similiar to going to the tracks every weekend placing bets on horses and "win some lose some" game. I'm sure that there are also people who share the same opinion as yours and mine. So I wouldn't go further into this topic.

[Edited at 2009-08-22 12:23 GMT]