University of Texas daughter's *actual* recruitment '11

[Ladybugmom]

Originally Posted by carnation

Without going into much detail: for instance, one troll/sock posted on GC what a particular PNM was wearing to parties that day. She had no idea how some stranger/creeper knew and it was posted as if to warn her, "I'm watching you."

I was able to delete it quickly and was horrified. I mean, this is stalking.

Wow..just Wow..I am sickened by this!! This person or persons is just perpetuating the sterotypes of sorority girls in a very bad way. I hope whoever you are feel horrible about this..but I suspect that you have no conscience or life..maybe you need to get one!

[als463]

Originally Posted by Ladybugmom

Wow..just Wow..I am sickened by this!! This person or persons is just perpetuating the sterotypes of sorority girls in a very bad way. I hope whoever you are feel horrible about this..but I suspect that you have no conscience or life..maybe you need to get one!

That's just it. No one knows (without names being given) who this sock puppet or troll was that did this. Instead of making generalizations, someone should call that person out. I'd be willing to bet that 9 times out of 10, the person who did that was not a regular GC member on here. We are all too busy with our lives to go above and beyond to worry about Patty PNM and how we can ruin her recruitment experience. Actually, I take offense to those posters who want to keep coming on here saying someone is being rude, disrespectful, spiteful, etc. Don't lump me (or many of the other GC members) into that category.

Also, if someone tells you that you are giving away too much information to the point it has become easy to figure out more about you or your daughter---take the advice and step away from the keyboard. People need to start taking responsibility for their poor actions before coming on a chat forum and blaming everyone here.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by als463

That's just it. No one knows (without names being given) who this sock puppet or troll was that did this. Instead of making generalizations, someone should call that person out. I'd be willing to bet that 9 times out of 10, the person who did that was not a regular GC member on here. We are all too busy with our lives to go above and beyond to worry about Patty PNM and how we can ruin her recruitment experience.

You're right, no one knows who these sock puppets or trolls are. I wouldn't bet that it wasn't a GC regular because I don't know what the people behind the usernames are doing. Instead of wasting time worrying about who did it and whether they were a GC regular, I think you were right that people need to focus on the lesson to be learned.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by carnation

Without going into much detail: for instance, one troll/sock posted on GC what a particular PNM was wearing to parties that day. She had no idea how some stranger/creeper knew and it was posted as if to warn her, "I'm watching you."

I was able to delete it quickly and was horrified. I mean, this is stalking.

Originally Posted by als463

That's just it. No one knows (without names being given) who this sock puppet or troll was that did this. Instead of making generalizations, someone should call that person out. I'd be willing to bet that 9 times out of 10, the person who did that was not a regular GC member on here.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

You're right, no one knows who these sock puppets or trolls are.

Question: Do mods have the ability to see IP addresses? If they do, that could certainly help at least the mods identify whether the people doing these things are regular GCers or not.

I think you were right that people need to focus on the lesson to be learned.

This.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Question: Do mods have the ability to see IP addresses? If they do, that could certainly help at least the mods identify whether the people doing these things are regular GCers or not.

No we don't. Only John can.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

You're right, no one knows who these sock puppets or trolls are. I wouldn't bet that it wasn't a GC regular because I don't know what the people behind the usernames are doing. Instead of wasting time worrying about who did it and whether they were a GC regular, I think you were right that people need to focus on the lesson to be learned.

I'll make this even more blunt for the rest of you:

Spend less time worrying that I'll follow your daughter through recruitment, and worry more about whether I'll be able to figure out who your daughter is - and of course the stalkers are the ones who are "in the wrong" but it doesn't much matter, because you only have control over one side of the equation here.

This is yet another reason why recruitment threads are kind of an abomination on the already-blighted face of the internet - after all, it's a "yay follow along!" thing, but then, like, TOTALLY all sad-face frowny when somebody follows along TOO MUCH.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

This is yet another reason why recruitment threads are kind of an abomination on the already-blighted face of the internet - after all, it's a "yay follow along!" thing, but then, like, TOTALLY all sad-face frowny when somebody follows along TOO MUCH.

BOY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IN SORORITY RUSH THREAD.