Please Step Forward

Monday, Jun. 23, 2008 - 3:47 p.m.

If you came here from Andy's diary, here is the survey he filched from me (punishment-free, by the way).

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Now then.

Somebody using a Cox Communications ISP address based in Tucson, Arizona, recently spent a five hundred minute, one hundred forty page interval of time reading this diary.

They were here again a little after three in the morning and read another hunk of my work.

I have a feeling I know who it is, but I'd like you to confirm just to ease my mind.

Several years ago, I was the victim of a very thorough and very cruel online predator. I wouldn't say anything about this, except that a huge block of time and perusal such as this is extremely unusual in appearance in my daily stats report, and it's made me nervous enough to consider blocking the originating ISP. I don't want to do that, honest, I don't.

Please do me a favor and identify yourself via an email to me.

I appreciate it! Thank you.

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10 of my readers commented on this entry

beanie - 2008-06-23 22:59:31
yeah, that is scary....
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Andy - 2008-06-24 00:26:18
It wasn't me, but I linked to you in the entry identified above -- hopefully you don't mind. (It was because I filled out the survey.) :-)
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Brin - 2008-06-24 00:32:43
Andy, you are free to link me to anything that isn't going to make my computer ooze or explode. :-)
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art - 2008-06-24 02:19:44
well, even though im near tucson, it aint me we dont use cox here!
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sduckie - 2008-06-24 03:56:24
Hi I just added you to my favorites, but I'm not the lurker you're looking for... :)
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Desert Cat - 2008-06-24 19:43:18
Hi, I fit the profile, but it's not me, unless my browser has taken on a life of its own.
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Desert Cat - 2008-06-24 19:45:45
(Actually, would you e-mail me the full IP address? There are other people and computers in my household, and now I'm curious.)
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Brin - 2008-06-24 19:49:12
I sure will, hon
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Desert Cat - 2008-06-25 05:44:00
Just pinging from my home IP address so you can see it.
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Brin - 2008-06-25 05:45:15
Loud and clear; see ya just fine, and you are definitely not the culprit. :)
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