what is up with this!!!!!

Sometimes the only way to get a bad performer out of your face is to leave. He even answers topics that you specifically ask him not to answer. This will be my last post here for awhile. The board administrators probably just haven’t had a chance to check into things. Even if you post a question it gets lost here because of the huge volume of Ball posts. Thanks to everyone that has been so helpful to me. I’ll be back. I can’t stand to even see his name pop up on my computer now. So sorry for everyone.

I have sent several messages to the administrators over the last 24 hours-if everyone who has an issue with being abused, degraded, and attacked would click on the link at the top that say “click here to report inappropriate postings” we may be able to do something to get our board back. People I used to discuss topics with here all the time are GONE because of his constant attacks.

And if I may be rudely inflammatory myself, the times of his postings would lead one to believe that he really does not have a life.

I too have sent messages to the administrators and hopefully something can be do or else I am gone too. We have other things to worry about besides Ball.

I have reported Ball’s inappropriate posts, including one disgusting, blatantly sexual message. I suggest that we all just ignore him. On some boards there is the option of choosing to ignore particular senders so that you do not even see their posts. I will suggest that LD Online institute a similar measure. Meanwhile, I hope you and all the many other valuable contributors to this board will continue to share your advice. We see people like this periodically and, except for Ball, they all go away eventually. Bullies are always looking for responses. When there is none, or the response is a shrug, they go away. There is always room for legitimate, respectful disagreement about the pros and cons of different approaches and I hope that kind of dialogue will continue. I learn so much from people like you. Please stay.

Andrea

I’ve sent messages to the administrators as well and suggested a way that they could programmatically handle getting rid of nuisance postings automatically without having to fool with this everyday. I replied to the LDOn-line survey and told them what was happening here and asked that they get some support to this administrator. It’s true that the good people will leave. Already there are some people who have been most helpful with the IEP process, legal issues, interaction with the school, etc. that are gone. While Ball would institutionalize an ADD child or put an ADD child in foster care, we love our children and want to support them through their struggles. We need each other’s compassion, support, and advice to face the variety of challenges these kids pose.

I don’t know what the deal is with Ball. For now, if it’s from Ball or one of his alter egos, I don’t bother with it. He answers his own posts, so he is all happy to have someone to talk to. All we know is that he is alone, starved for attention, mentally unbalanced, and unemployable. That’s got to be a hell of a life for anyone. I have to remind myself that Ball is human and deserving of our compassion for what must be a terrible existence.