{"id":742,"date":"2010-03-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2010-03-16T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T08:00:00","slug":"no-apologies-to-nitwitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=742","title":{"rendered":"No Apologies to Nitwitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the night of the last full moon, I received three messages from my YouTube account advising me that someone had posted comments on my videos. I will allow comments on my YouTube videos but I must review and approve them first.<\/p>\n

It was unusual, but in this case, all three messages were rude, obnoxious, and mean-spirited. Seldom do I get one message like that in a month, but this time, I got three in a night. Must have been the full moon… I cannot fathom any other reason.<\/p>\n

Most of the comments that I receive are positive or ask some interesting questions. It is unfortunate, though, but there are some times when I have received some nasty, rude, and ugly comments. Four types of people send them: 1) homophobes; 2) ultra-straights who are afraid that their manhood is challenged by a gay guy’s video; 3) jealous gay queens; and 4) people with nothing better to do than try to tear others down.<\/p>\n

In the case of attempted message-leaving by negative noodles, I simply remove the message and block the person from accessing my YouTube account. I believe they can still watch my videos, but they are blocked from trying to leave messages again.<\/p>\n

These types of behaviors do not bother me, as such actions are a known risk I take when being active on the Internet. All I do is remove the comments and block the user, then silently close my eyes and say a prayer for their troubled souls to have some peace. I really feel sorry for characters like that.<\/p>\n

I once tried to communicate with a nitwit like that a couple years ago to ask, “why?” but as you can imagine, no exchange with numbskulls results in anything but frustration. Learning from that experience, I don’t try to engage — I just delete and move on. Much like Roland has had to do from time to time, as he’s mentioned on his blog.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t happen very often, but regretfully, it does and it’s a part of life in the Internet world. I have no apologies for nitwitz. Just prayers for their troubled souls.<\/p>\n

Life is short: pray for those who need it.
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