Re: "To help SlimVirgin: * Stalkers and other abusers tend to go after the vulnerable, and part of vulnerability is social isolation. By being supportive, we reduce the chance that this particular case of stalking will become a violent one. And no, I'm not saying that Daniel Brandt et. al. are the violent type, in fact I do not believe they are, but the information which may or may not be true has been released to many. If it's true, all it takes is one nut to read that and hunt SlimVirgin down, and this could become much worse. By the time you know the danger you are in, it is often too late. You hear the sound of someone entering downstairs... door opening and closing... footsteps... and then the voice of the man you fear. You don't believe you could run out past him. There are no ladders to escape out the window." (snip) Oh cut it out. ArmedBlowfish, you're feeding into a stereotype. The trolls have tried some very similar tactics with me, perhaps in part because the editors at *Search Engine Land* changed a line in my bio without asking me. I won't confirm or deny whether the trolls got it right, but I read your description and laugh *pity the fool who tries that*. I'm a war veteran. I've owned a Harley-Davidson and I've handled live rattlesnakes and I've saved an apartment building from burning down. I've even survived being struck by lightning. It's Slim's choice what to do. She isn't asking for your advice and I'm not asking either. We're adults and we're quite capable of choosing for ourselves. -Durova