Someone sent me a lovely email this morning calling me a scrub, strike breaker and that I don't have to worry about my pics making it to Google since they suck anyway. I a have a personal website and they most likely found it on the internet. Also put down my models whom are my family. I know 99% of the folks here are great people but I am going to stay low for a while (could have been anyone reading this site or other sites) - The last thing I need is threats- enough is enough. 

Hope the iStock situation gets better- either they fold or come to their senses.

Tom

Someone sent me a lovely email this morning calling me a scrub, strike breaker and that I don't have to worry about my pics making it to Google since they suck anyway. I a have a personal website and they most likely found it on the internet. Also put down my models whom are my family. I know 99% of the folks here are great people but I am going to stay low for a while (could have been anyone reading this site or other sites) - The last thing I need is threats- enough is enough. 

Hope the iStock situation gets better- either they fold or come to their senses.

Tom

I had nasty emails a while back from someone who posted on here regularly, under a pseudonym, and who either doesn't post here now or has changed their user name.
Don't worry about them. Hell mend 'em.

I'd prefer that iStock would come to their senses. I don't want to join any of the 'sell 'em cheap' merchants. But I'm not holding my breath.

I have learned by dealing with this kind of stuff in real life, that those varmints dont thrive in the light.

So expose everything.
Put the email up.
Say who you are and what has happened, and post it for everyone to see and judge.

or not.
Burry it.
Emails not clicked on, do not excist.
and then again, you might want to ask questions.

No need for that is a civilized forum. Pass it on to Leaf to look at. No reason anyone should have to put up with that type of abuse.

Depending on the content of the Email I'd probably ban them out of hand.

Families are off limits..

Ditto to you and all the other nice people who encouraged me last time to stay/ come back. Rotten apples are everywhere and the faceless cover-up pseudo name types stinks the most. Just throw them out (and if you do not mind what might get stuck under your shoe, step on them) and move on. I like having you here Tom.

Simple fix is to report them to the proper authorities.

In the States any form of harassment or threat that is delivered electronically is in serious deep chit!!!!!!!

Transmitting threatening messages via e-mail is a federal crime in the United States and carries a penalty of imprisonment of up to five years or a fine, or both.

18 U.S.C. � 875(c) states: "Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any    communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any  threat to injure the person of another, shall be fined under this  title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."

Don't lay low Tom, that's just what they want. Like Lisa says, give it the attention is deserves .... none.

Somewhat OT but one of the funniest conversations I ever heard was between a former police colonel who was working as a reporter for me and someone who rang up to threaten him. I only heard one side and it went roughly like this:
"Is that a death threat?"
"Can I have your name please?"
"Really, I must insist on having your name"
"Listen, I simply can't accept death threats anonymously"
"It's not up to you, I can't accept it without a name. That's not how I work"
"I'm sorry, I'm simply not able to accept that unless you provide your name"
Caller hung up.

RIP Johnny Cabalero (it was a heart attack that got him in the end, not a hit-man).

I was called or sorts of things by a person on another forum that definitely had issues.  It did get to me at first but then I thought it's their problem, not mine.

Hope this is a one off but if they persist, just ignore them.

Pure dumb. We may disagree here and I respectfully do my share, but finding someones personal information and emailing them is really over the line. I hope that you give the return address to Leaf (with full headers...) and he can handle the person's account(s) here.

Eagerly awaiting your return - time to kick some ass (donkey) again buddy!

I recall the term "scrub" from a song a few years ago, but is that US slang? I'm not even sure what it means, though I can guess it's not a compliment.

Never heard of it, but here are some possibilities:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scrub

Sorry to hear that also - can't you do an IP thingy and find out who it was. Leaf can I believe

at least in Australia, a "scab" is also someone who never pays for anything and gets their friends to do the buying (shouting). Although it's an 80s term and I haven't heard it used in years.

there's also "scrubber" which is used here (and the UK I presume).

sorry Tom, to go OT.

I recall the term "scrub" from a song a few years ago, but is that US slang? I'm not even sure what it means, though I can guess it's not a compliment.

Just a quick reply,  yeah it was a slang in the US awhile back and yes it was in a song.  I hardly hear it anymore though. 

TLC - No Scrubs ( Official )