I am visiting HCM. It looks really beautiful here. I am a fan of art, as you can tell from my girly pink shirt. I really like the street food here.- Okay, I've avoided getting involved in the whole Joey thing so far, but I feel that this needs to be said:
If you want Joey/Oatmeal/Kim/whateverhisnameis to piss off and leave us alone, the very simple solution is to STOP RESPONDING TO HIM WHEN HE POSTS ON HERE. Just ignore him. He is looking for attention and validation, and every time you reply to him or acknowledge him, no matter how well thought your argument, you are giving him the attention he seeks and encouraging him to post again. So stop.
Please guys. I know it's difficult, but it's the only way!
If you still need convincing, read point #4 here: http://bit.ly/1b4nPtc
From the above link:
"He's not expecting agreement or for the community to change based on his feedback. He's looking for that community to attack him. He wants the attention. He can't get love from the group, but he can get hate, and even hate is better than apathy.
Therefore, screaming insults at him only ensures that he'll continue doing what he's doing. If nobody responds to anything he says, he'll simply get bored and go away.
It's so simple, yet incredibly hard to do. Every instinct in your body will scream for you to react, the same instinct that makes the other dogs in a pack attack the one acting like a fucktard. You must resist it.
Before you can even stop to think about what you're going to say, your fingers will be hammering out the perfect combination of letters to "put him in his place." Understand this: if you combined all of the languages from every life form on every developed planet in an infinite number of universes, you would not be able to construct a single sentence that would accomplish this goal.
He's not after an argument. He's after your response. Any response. If you hit that "enter" button, he automatically wins."
This could probably do with being translated into Vietnamese...
I totally agree. It seems like he's bringing up all the previous posts to get more attention. So it's a smart choice to remain silent :) He'll gradually get bored, I hope.
Nice
not true
U mad, bro?
I always pictured trolls as just angry nerds, but never thought they might literally be mentally ill. I heard through the grape vine that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" stopped taking medication and Saigon's CS community took the toll. Just in case the grape vine had any truth in its rumors I decided to feed the troll. Worth a shot I guess. But never again :> It's a shame that CS can't block "You-Know-Who's" IP address or something.
Ah well.
Great article btw. In case you haven't already seen this video of how to thwart an internet troll: http://youtu.be/FMEe7JqBgvg
Michael, you are prematurely stereotyping. You are making judgement calls without sufficient evidence or understanding to the situation. Pray for more developed wisdom.
Point taken.
I regret falling for the bait that this army of fake profiles put in front of me. I could see the trap but just couldn't resist. What a mistake that was.
But will ignoring the legion of fakes be enough? Seriously, i'm starting to be more pissed at the couchsurfing admins than at the lame dudes for allowing him/them to come back again and again, with no problem whatsoever.
Ignoring something is all fine and dandy. But when something is stinking your backyard it's hard to ignore the smell.
someone can explain what does he say, i don't undsrstand any more
noooooooooooooo thanh chien please don't miss the point! hahaha! No more explanations and discussions about the boy
Do you mean you don't understand what I said or what Joey said?
co lẽ chúng ta gần bản địch tiếng Việt....
Couldn't agree more and good point.
Yay . . that's the point! Keep ignoring!
Yah! I got it. Ignoring n no more!
why are you pissed at the admin. we are all volunteers with no pay and we have our lives to live too...
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Couch Surfing is a forum website with questions and answers. However, when some ask questions about learning English, meeting people, finding a place to live, eat, those members are outcast, alienated, banished, spat upon, similar to how the Germans did so to the Jews. Some of these bullies on CS are miniature versions of Adolf Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, & Barack Obama.
He has his clone anytime you want to exterminate his presence. Accept the truth he must coexist with you. Joey has his all rights to co-exist. Piss your own face George Millo!!!!!
Joey is the air we breath.
Trolls are people, too.
trolls are people, too, for sure
Don't feed George.
huh?
It isn't that what Couchsurfing is about George. CS is about gathering more people. Wake up! you're so ego.
huh?
If you know he has a need of validation then let him be :) Show some compassion.
@Phuc Nguyen Lam: do you know Him? is he such a pathetic guy that you feel like showing your compassion?
huh?
huh huh?
Where is Joey Arnold, the Original Oatmeal?
http://OriginalOatmeal.WordPress.com
oh?
I was pretending to be Joey Arnold, but I read that the police of Vietnam kicked him out of Vietnam. I am talking about Original Oatmeal. Here is what he wrote as follows.
The police in Vietnam kicked me out of my house without telling me why, which means it may happen again. I was not told why at all. If I try living at another apartment or hotel, this may happen again.
.
.
Yours Truly,
Joey Arnold, the Original Oatmeal. http://OriginalOatmeal.WordPress.com/ .
OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com
0-163-425-1695
Yesterday, I fell off my bicycle (broke my 8.000.000 VND glasses) & I was told I have no work (for this month of July 2013) from a school I work teaching English for.
.
.
That means less money.
Later, the power cord to this laptop I use starting shooting fireworks. Today, a man sold me the wrong replacement cord for almost 400.000 VND. He will not give me a refund. I gave him the money too quickly. I showed him the problems and he laughed at me.
A place tried selling me rice and chicken and rice to me for 60.000 VND, when it is suppose to cost around 15.000. I ended up giving them 30.000.
After that I was riding my bicycle for the past 4 hours because I kept on getting lost, & I skip breakfast everyday, because I do not even enough money for rent right now and I have no where to go.
.
.
.
Smile.
As I was riding my bicycle a few guys and girls said hello to me, which gave me a smile to my face, in the mist of this temporary storm. At the moment, I have no idea what I should do.
I was not told why I cannot live in this room at this house in district Binh Thanh. I was not told when I have to leave. i do not know where to go. Here is my current address as following:
.
.
The Never Ending Story in Never Land.
Joey Arnold
191/37b Võ Duy Ninh, phường 22
Quận Bình Thạnh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
.
.
.
On top of this, it is my mother's birthday.
Marilyn Mitchell. Oo Joey Arnold. Rick Arnold.
Restore Main Street. Mea Omnia. Jen-jen Pableo.
Live long & prospers.
What is a troll?
by troll, sombody means homeless.
thanks for your response
Troll Means Homeless? - I was pretending to be Joey Arnold, but I read that the police of Vietnam kicked him out of Vietnam. I am talking about Original Oatmeal. Here is what he wrote as follows.
The police in Vietnam kicked me out of my house without telling me why, which means it may happen again. I was not told why at all. If I try living at another apartment or hotel, this may happen again.
.
.
Yours Truly,
Joey Arnold, the Original Oatmeal.
http://OriginalOatmeal.WordPress.com/ .
OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com
0-163-425-1695
Yesterday, I fell off my bicycle (broke my 8.000.000 VND glasses) & I was told I have no work (for this month of July 2013) from a school I work teaching English for.
.
.
That means less money.
Later, the power cord to this laptop I use starting shooting fireworks. Today, a man sold me the wrong replacement cord for almost 400.000 VND. He will not give me a refund. I gave him the money too quickly. I showed him the problems and he laughed at me.
A place tried selling me rice and chicken and rice to me for 60.000 VND, when it is suppose to cost around 15.000. I ended up giving them 30.000.
After that I was riding my bicycle for the past 4 hours because I kept on getting lost, & I skip breakfast everyday, because I do not even enough money for rent right now and I have no where to go.
.
.
.
Smile.
As I was riding my bicycle a few guys and girls said hello to me, which gave me a smile to my face, in the mist of this temporary storm. At the moment, I have no idea what I should do.
I was not told why I cannot live in this room at this house in district Binh Thanh. I was not told when I have to leave. i do not know where to go. Here is my current address as following:
.
.
The Never Ending Story in Never Land.
Joey Arnold
191/37b Võ Duy Ninh, phường 22
Quận Bình Thạnh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
.
.
.
On top of this, it is my mother's birthday.
Marilyn Mitchell. Oo Joey Arnold. Rick Arnold.
Restore Main Street. Mea Omnia. Jen-jen Pableo.
Live long & prospers.
sad
yeah
oh my.. oh joel arnold.. he must turn more mental now.
huh?
oh?
It's all life. Some people are good, some people are bad. Why do you meet bad people? It's all life. How are people bad to us? It's our fault. Even when we read the story we couldnot know how it was. Anyway, wish him well - I looked for NickBitshull profile minutes ago. It is gone. I am wondering what's gone with this person. What has somebody done to him? Isn't he Joey Arnold or Kim Freeman?
- Dear Original Oatmeal
I don't really care who you are Kim Freeman, Dan Henderson, NickBitShull... . I have been playing very nice and tolerant toward you and your action but there is a limit for everything
Your miserable constant spamming, 2 words answer to make the top page and controversy thread to gain attention for the last few months has been unbearable to a lot of member of this community. Not to mention you make other people look bad, this community look bad from other CS communities around the world, lower the enthusiasm of countless old and new member. Why destroying something that take other people <b>AGES</b> to build? <b>What are you trying to archive with it?</b>
We would appreciate you more if you spend your time on organizing public event for local member like charity event, street clean, teach local lottery ticket selling kids English etc.
It comes to my attention that you desperately need attention (or medical care). If you can't afford it, do let me know so I can organize a fund raising event to help it. We are willing to help you. Let us know if you need help!!!
<b>I am being very serious about knowing what you do, where are you staying, We will find you and give you the "help" you need.</b>
Cheers
Good! Go ahead Bro!
good ! Go ahead ! Nice guy !!
Yeah. Let me know how I can help. I am fed up with his being nuisance...
I'm really disturbed by their post these days. I try to flag every of their posts. Couchsurfing also deleted their profiles but they're still able to post some crazy conversations here. I hope that couchsurfing will tighten their rules after this situation.
Nevermind! Hoho. They crazy
Mầy tên tiếng Việt là gì. Mầy biết gì mà nói. Cái tên mầy cũng làm thành tên Tây hả. Mầy có xấu hổ với tên cha mẹ mầy đặt không. Có thằng Việt nào tên Austin không!
Who are you by Vietnamese your Vietnamese name. You say something you don't know. your name is changed into a Western one. Any Vietnamese with the name Austin! Are you ashamed of the name given by your parents?
@Austin uptonogood: What are you warning, boy?
Trang Nguyen is itching. She wants scratching.
@ Austin : do you know who is that Secondary Oatmill. THe profile was already deleted but he/she still can post to criticize people?
. Talk to Joey Arnold, the Original Oatmeal.
OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com
http://FaceBook.com/OriginalOatmeal
http://OriginalOatmeal.WordPress.com
http://JoeyOmnia.BlogSpot.com
http://YouTube.com/OriginalOatmeal
http://Tagged.com/OriginalOatmeal
http://Pinterest.com/OriginalOatmeal
http://Twitter.com/OriginalOatmeal
http://FaceBook.com/JoeyArnold7
http://FaceBook.com/OoJoeyArnold
http://MeaOmnia.com
0-163-425-1695
Oh?
Last Warning? I am calling your bluff.
It's not that he's ashamed of his name. Vietnamese names are pretty hard to pronounce so maybe that's why he uses his nickname Austin.
Besides, whatever Austin has just written is correct.
Joey Arnold, Kim Freeman, whoever you are, make this community better or just leave it.
Well, old game, old main actor and old script ... so tired some.
I think we should not to play this game on CS page anymore because:
- He always tries to do anything even crazy like any Yankee.
- This is CS's fault as well , their team always open to receive any member sign up and use even empty profile.
- No need to advise or warn him more because he is + 18.
- As you remark him as he get more head strong.
- Ignore if he post trash and reply if he post good.
That's it.
rite guys, just ignore then they stop by themselves
@Austin: Dear Austin, I read a topic named "Dont feed the troll" few weeks ago and totally agreed with that. The more you care, the more he stick around and try to get attention. He didnt even recognize how hard you guys wanna help him. I think we just leave him alone. We give him silent treatment and I do hope he ll give up then.
Cheers!
Why would that stop it? Ignoring things does not stop things.
Nick: nếu mày như bao nhiêu người khác, đọc kỹ profile của tao mày sẽ biết được tên tiếng Việt của tao, đừng giở dọng giang hồ. Tao chả có gì phải dấu diếm cũng như xấu hổ cả. Ít ra tao cũng là người thực danh thực, không phải nick ảo chửi đổng không dám ra mặt như mày. Thứ anh hùng rơm dả danh robin hood.
Nick if you do what people do you will get to know my vietnamese name on my CS profile. I got nothing to hide or to be ashamed of my family name. At least I'm a real person with real identity, facing everyone with the truth. Not like some trolling empty profile trying to be a hero save the world like Robin Hood. At the end Robin Hood is always Rob-In-Hood. A thief.
Ignoring someone is denying their existence, probably the worst punishment given. If they have a heart, pride or dignity they would know. If they don't, they don't really exist anyway. And who give a fuck?
I was pretending to be Joey Arnold, but I read that the police of Vietnam kicked him out of Vietnam. I am talking about Original Oatmeal. Here is what he wrote as follows.
The police in Vietnam kicked me out of my house without telling me why, which means it may happen again. I was not told why at all. If I try living at another apartment or hotel, this may happen again.
.
.
Yours Truly,
Joey Arnold, the Original Oatmeal. http://OriginalOatmeal.WordPress.com/ .
OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com
0-163-425-1695
Yesterday, I fell off my bicycle (broke my 8.000.000 VND glasses) & I was told I have no work (for this month of July 2013) from a school I work teaching English for.
.
.
That means less money.
Later, the power cord to this laptop I use starting shooting fireworks. Today, a man sold me the wrong replacement cord for almost 400.000 VND. He will not give me a refund. I gave him the money too quickly. I showed him the problems and he laughed at me.
A place tried selling me rice and chicken and rice to me for 60.000 VND, when it is suppose to cost around 15.000. I ended up giving them 30.000.
After that I was riding my bicycle for the past 4 hours because I kept on getting lost, & I skip breakfast everyday, because I do not even enough money for rent right now and I have no where to go.
.
.
.
Smile.
As I was riding my bicycle a few guys and girls said hello to me, which gave me a smile to my face, in the mist of this temporary storm. At the moment, I have no idea what I should do.
I was not told why I cannot live in this room at this house in district Binh Thanh. I was not told when I have to leave. i do not know where to go. Here is my current address as following:
.
.
The Never Ending Story in Never Land.
Joey Arnold
191/37b Võ Duy Ninh, phường 22
Quận Bình Thạnh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
.
.
.
On top of this, it is my mother's birthday.
Marilyn Mitchell. Oo Joey Arnold. Rick Arnold.
Restore Main Street. Mea Omnia. Jen-jen Pableo.
Live long & prospers.
Austin, what's your problem?
Finally, you need a cheap room, a cheap reataurant to eat and a job, right?
I can show you how to get them easily. But firstly you need to do something:
- Delete everything that you wrote about Vietnam and politic here. that isn't your biz and it can't give you money and any good thing, it just harm you while you are staying here.
- Police and offcials here are ready to capture you, question and expel you even put you in jail.
- Be aware that you dont have many good friends now, most of them are allergic with you and ready to help police, they are locals and foreigners as well.
So the last time I want to advise you that let follow things above and take a life like anyone, You will have a room at about 1 million VND/ Month , a place to have a meal at 15,000 - 20,000 VND, a new job and place that you will live nearby students and officers there you can use up ur English to help them and get back help and something.
Take care and tell me your ideas here or in my box.
Benny, what's your problem?
problem is want to help you ok.
follow if you don't have some million dollar and follow if you have some milion VND. ;)
You are completely crushed now, so!!!
Benny, who are you talking to?
>>> joey ok?
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