I I know everybody is alert and won’t fall for this but…..just in case anybody is not I received an email from ‘paypal ’ to upgrade…
I I know everybody is alert and won’t fall for this but…..just in case anybody is not I received an email from ‘paypal ’ to upgrade my account , all details of bank, credit card etc sent early January 1/ 2008 .. must be done now other wise we ….....etc etrc…. so I sent it to paypal at the below email address. paypal replied thanking me . [copied and pasted below] I thank them.! Easy to get trapped half awake new years day! they had the proper paypal form included too. What is a phishing email? / —-—-—-—-—- / Phishing emails attempt to steal your identity and will often ask you to / reveal your password or other personal or financial information. PayPal / will never ask for your password over the phone or in an email and will / always address you by your first and last name. Every email counts. By forwarding a suspicious-looking email to / spoof@paypal.com, you’ve helped keep yourself and others safe from / identity theft. Thanks, The PayPal Team
I seem to get my share of creepy and nasty bubblemails and emails. Thankfully not all that often, but often enough. I have always use…
I seem to get my share of creepy and nasty bubblemails and emails. Thankfully not all that often, but often enough. I have always used two tactics with such people. The first is to reply to them “I don’t think that was an appropriate email to send, but seeing as how you do, you won’t mind me publishing it with your email address on my profile.” While this works well as a scare tactic, it doesn’t prevent them from moving onto another victim. The other tactic is to report the offending bubblemail to redbubble using the link provided and let someone objective review it and act. Today I got an (in my opinion unprovoked) email that said: “You are so disgusting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” This is just the latest. I’ve had much worse: untalented, slut, idiot, you should be ashamed, f words, revolting… the list goes on. Heck, I’m the first to admit when I’ve pushed someone’s buttons wrong but I’m only quoting ‘out of the blue’ type mails here. Anyway… I’m on a tangent. My discussion questions are: What do you think is the best way to deal with people who bubblemail or email nasty things? Do people actually use the report button? And if not – why not? Any good ideas for how to tackle situations where people are not as lovely as they first appear? Where does this type of behavior become bullying or harrassment?
Over the past week there have been quite a number of Bubblers showing their heartache over treatment dealt out to them by other Bubblers….
Over the past week there have been quite a number of Bubblers showing their heartache over treatment dealt out to them by other Bubblers. What on earth is going on??? Surely we are all in the same buiness of producing our art, and sharing our opinions? I can’t work out why there has to be any nastiness involved. / A couple of moderators have given up because of abuse, yet these people have given so very freely of their time to make our groups stimulating and enjoyable! / I am totally confused!!!!
As long as I live I can never get a handle on nasty people…....... / especially when they are supposed to be on your team !!! / My father…
As long as I live I can never get a handle on nasty people…....... / especially when they are supposed to be on your team !!! / My father used too say they drank there bath water thats why they were insane / make comments let me know its been so long since i have dealt with them I have forgotten lol :))
Click Here, you’ll be thrilled and chilled to the tips of your to…
Click Here, you’ll be thrilled and chilled to the tips of your toes. This is the most powerful storm pic that I’ve ever seen, and Matt “sailed right into” it. . . The rest of his work is great, too! Signing off for 2008 / Dayonda
An allegation that a/an RBer has “stolen” and then sold many RBers’ pics on Photobucket was recieved this morning in the cue of our “grou…
An allegation that a/an RBer has “stolen” and then sold many RBers’ pics on Photobucket was recieved this morning in the cue of our group, . This note was recieved from if you want to see the original writing. I don’t believe s/he’s been proven legally to have done this, so to avoid libelous accusations, I’m just saying this: On RB, go to your Account page, scroll to the bottom quarter and you’ll find choices of ways to protect your work from being copied off the Site. Copyright laws are in flux right now. The Senate passed a bad one (for us artists and photogs) while we weren’t looking, hooked onto a bailout bill, I believe. But the House of Representatives haven’t yet voted on it. So I’m going to send you what I know about Copyright Law: Sign and date your artwork (including drawings in any, including electronic media, photos and written works) plus the® in the circle (capital 9 and cap 0) and you should have a pretty tight International Copyright. / Source / For example, I sign my name, [and this is my true first name] and then the (R) info as such: / dayonda® / 3 Jan 2009 / The copyright “hangs” in RB as long as you leave your work in RB. Here is a Link to send your US Representative a note NOT to pass the bill. There are a long line of Illustrators’, Painters’, and Writers’ Associations who have come out strongly against it. This new legislation has a good side: videos, artworks, writings and poems can’t be brought out of museum back rooms and basements, because they’ll never find a copyright holder. So they can’t even digitize the material. Given that, we could be forced to take out a CR on every doodle we put up in a public viewing area, like RB, at whatever price each. Back when I was a kid, it was 6$ US, but that was close to 40 yrs ago. Prices must have gone up. If we keep what’s on the books for small businesses and individual citizens, we can still do the “freebee”, as above. Well, I hope this doesn’t bum you out. It does me- but do what you have to do to protect your art. / best- Dayonda
It Is. So, i have a nasty cold. (Love to share) And i was offered a place at art college yesterday. That was nice. Im quite happy. ...
It Is. So, i have a nasty cold. (Love to share) And i was offered a place at art college yesterday. That was nice. Im quite happy. :) Love to your mothers xxx
Saturday, June 20, 2009 – I am now much more at ease with the fact that I have all of the kittens inside & in my care. They sleep in the …
Saturday, June 20, 2009 – I am now much more at ease with the fact that I have all of the kittens inside & in my care. They sleep in the carrier at night & during naps in the daytime but at least 3-4 times during the day, as I had been doing with Elora & Spackle, I bring them into the bathroom where they can be sequestered yet roam free, so to speak. They are all feeding well from the syringe of milk in place of Mama’s breastfeeding but Elora is the only one who has adjusted to and, in fact, is quite eager to get to the bowl of canned cat food when it is time to eat. This is not surprising given the fact I have had the most contact with Elora. It is now Saturday afternoon and as the day wears on the foreign object in Hamish’s wound becomes more bothersome to me. It seems to me that it cannot be a bullet, given the soft texture, as a bullet would not have decomposed so quickly within a living organism without some sort of chemical breakdown, etc. Therefore, it must be something else. I really had no idea at the time what that something might have been, but I decided at that juncture that it simply could not wait until Monday to be resolved. I picked up my beautiful little Hamish & made sure I had all the supplies I thought I would need: cotton balls, the Hibiclens I had been using, and some tweezers. I began to stretch the circumference of the wound around the foreign object to make it large enough to pass the object back through it. Once it seemed I could wiggle it out, I began to gentle press from the opposite end of the bump underneath Hamish’s skin in order to force the object out. When it was protruding far enough out to get a sturdy hold on it with the tweezers, I did just that. I continued pushing from the back end and pulling on it with the tweezers. This is where it got weird, fascinating, and gross all at the same time. As I continued to pull the object from Hamish (during which he gratefully licked my hand thank you very much!) it began to twistingly unravel – sort of like a cinnamon bun does if you were removing it directly from the canister. It just kept getting longer and longer. Some people may have stopped pulling or even dropped it in shock but I just kept pulling & I know my eyeballs were probably an unnatural size indeed. When the whole of it finally came out I set it on the counter & had to quickly tend to Hamish who had a profuse amount of blood & pus gushing from the wound. Now I had to try to find a towel or tissues or something close by to wipe that up while keeping Hamish still enough, as now that the big nasty was out of him he decided he wanted to get away. During my frantic search for something to tend to his wound further, I notice that the big, plump of worm which was not longer long and twisted was in fact still alive, pulsing in and out upon my bathroom counter. Now I am freaking out, because I have the 3 other little kittens playing on the floor of the bathroom. I certainly cannot have this nasty thing drop on the floor as the first thing they will do is run to investigate & play. My hands are too busy to deter them at the moment. So, I holler to hubby to bring me a container. He says, ‘What do you mean a container?’ I say, _ ‘Any container! Any container will do! Just bring me one please!’_ Well, as always ladies & gents – be careful what you wish for. In my lack of specificity, I received the largest & most giant bowl we had in our home for the plump pulsating nasty worm on the counter. It was far too large; however, I could not fault my dear hubby as I did say to bring me any ole thing, didn’t I? As he rushed into the bathroom, careful not to let any of the little critters out; curious & skeptical I’m sure about what he might be getting himself into, he peaked around the sink to see me tending to Hamish. He then looked at me questioningly as if to say, ‘What the hell did you need this for?’ I gestured toward the plump pulsating nasty upon my bathroom counter & proceeded to tell hubby that that is what was infecting my poor little Hamish & could he please get it into the bowl before it rolled off the counter onto the floor & attempted to infest another one of my kitties? He gave me the ever popular ‘crazy look’ & shook off several whole-body shivers. He took the bowl out by the back door. Then he returned to me in the bathroom, where I had almost finished cleaning up little Hamish to say to me, ‘You know you’ve grossed me out for the whole day, right?’ As if I had planted the plump pulsating nasty just to elicit such a reaction. LOL It’s not as if I was any less grossed out. I just had to remain objective until such a time when I could express my grossed-outed-ness! Poor little Hamish wouldn’t have benefited much if I had flaked halfway through pulling out the nasty & just left it to suck or creep itself back in, now would he? Much to hubby’s horror, I placed the nasty in a small Tupperware with a lid in order to take it to Dr. Rutter on Monday, since I did not know what it was or if it would affect the treatment Spackle & Hamish were receiving/should be receiving in the future. The rest of the weekend went well & without incident. By Sunday afternoon, Hamish’s wound had closed over & he was a whole different kitty. He was eating much better, playing ferociously, & it warmed my heart to know that I had helped him in doing what I did – even if I committed the tragedy of grossing out my hubby. Monday was fairly uneventful as well. I took all the kittens up to Dr. Rutter’s as well as the nasty specimen – which was still alive. I was told that it was a Wolf Worm. Dr. Rutter’s ever helpful staff gave me a specimen jar & told me to take it with me the following day, in case Dr. Geren wanted to document it. I went home & did tons of research on the Wolf Worm or at least attempted to & waited for Tuesday to come.
I appreciate all your prayers for the cancer but for right now, i am missing in action. I have a nasty bug and i dont feel like sitting a…
I appreciate all your prayers for the cancer but for right now, i am missing in action. I have a nasty bug and i dont feel like sitting at the computer. Be back in a few days. / Thanks guitarman
Just walked through the door after running a quick errand. Half way home I was stopped at a light that soon turned green. Had to turn lef…
Just walked through the door after running a quick errand. Half way home I was stopped at a light that soon turned green. Had to turn left. Waited my turn to go left. Turned left only to hear the LOUD and LONG horn blowing from some unknown car behind me in the intersection. I looked around, wondering who was freaking out with such aggressive horn action to no avail. Continued driving on only to be met with a nasty woman in the passenger seat of said vehicle, rolling down her window and screeching venomously at me, “GET OFF THE ROOOOAAAAAAAD!!!” Of course, they then hit the gas and drove recklessly away. Why? Why was that necessary? I was minding my own business. I was driving appropriately. I was doing nothing that warranted such an ugly reaction from some complete stranger. I don’t know why, but it really rattled me. Saddened me, too. I’m sure they were just nuts. Or on drugs. Or both. But, my logical side that knows all that tends to be overshadowed by the sensitive side that can’t figure out how some people can lash out so violently for NO REASON. I could never do that. Why do they think they should behave that way to others? OK, I’m done now. Had to get it out. Let it go. Thanks for listening, if you’re still reading at this point! / :) Me
I am all for receiving feedback and critique of photographs, in fact I seem to go on about it quite a lot on here. The lack of proper cri…
I am all for receiving feedback and critique of photographs, in fact I seem to go on about it quite a lot on here. The lack of proper critique for fear of offending or upsetting somebody by suggesting something about technique or composition is irritating but I can live with it. What I cannot live with, nor understand, is when someone using an alias and a non-existent email address leaves insulting words in a public gallery (not RB) not about a photograph, a technique or composition either but a general attack on that persons chosen path. I have today been told that…. ... I am a disgrace to anyone who calls themselves a ‘photographer’. I should go back to sweeping floors or whatever useless job I came from and sell my equipment as I have no ability, cannot take a photo and should not try to sell or display anything again…. Feedback and critique is always welcome as that is how we learn and develop but insults are hurtful and stop you in your tracks. I am now taking a deep breath and trying to see what their point was, why they attacked me, and whether this hurtful statement they made does actually have any validity. Christmas seems to be as good a time as any to kick people for the sake of satisfying their own ego.
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