Since most people leave "fake email addresses" (which I have no quibble with), I am publishing this here, where I know it will be read by my intended recipient. I am also attempting to send it via the email which they left. Yes, I find this person's comments that unsettling.
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Ellen:
I deleted your last comment, because it bothered me.
Look, the phrasing and certain terms you use sound exactly like an extremely creepy ex- who stalked me for a bit...obviously if I'm writing this to you, it's because I'm 51% sure that you are NOT him and that such things are all just an unfortunate coincidence.
There is a second issue: everything you type somehow emanates from a different IP address, each time, which usually points to trolling. Combine that with your...unique comments and I'm not sure what to make of all this. My inner idealist is hoping you are a real person, because the last thing I need is a new troll, but using words like "entourage" to describe decent people or talking about how "several people" whom you know have met me and think _____ about me, makes me wonder otherwise.
If you have issues with me, you can email me. I don't have a ton of time, but I will try and respond promptly. Only trolls feel the need to stage public interventions via my comments section, purportedly for my own sake or benefit. If you don't need an audience for whatever it is you are doing, then I'm tempted to think you are genuine.
It is disheartening that I must state this, obviously and explicitly, but I don't require that all the comments left on my diary be sycophantic or in lock step agreement with me. But this is my diary and therefore the most personal blog I keep. All I ask is that the comments which people leave be civil and NOT freak me out. It's not too much to want.
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Well, look what I received, in the time it took me to post this...
From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <mailer-daemon@googlemail.com>
This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification
Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
Technical details of permanent failure:
PERM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 16): 554 delivery error: dd Sorry your message to rockchick@yahoo.com cannot be delivered. This account has been disabled or discontinued [#102]. - mta228.mail.re3.yahoo.com
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