Last week, Anne Rice did something awesome! She did what authors, readers, bloggers, etc. should all be doing. She banned the bullies from her FB page and deleted their comments. Why? Because they did what they do best — tried to bully her into removing and using our Nenia Campbell blog as an example:
Once the bullies caught wind of her post, they descended upon her like a pack of wolves in sheep’s clothing pretending to be innocent and/or disinterested third parties. As expected, they started in with their propaganda and lies, attempting to discourage her from speaking out and from using our post to do it. They also began leaving Anne links to all their blog posts written two years ago, condemning us for publishing public information on our website.
The list of bullies banned from Anne’s page include: Autumn Turner, Jenny Trout, Cyndy Aleo, Kara Malinczak, Elyse Schramm, Flora Bellini, KarlynP and Amanda Welling. They were banned for being disruptive and disingenuous as well as telling lies. We know you’ve all seen their nonsense before, but we’ll still give you a few examples of what we mean. Just for kicks.
You all remember Autumn Turner, right? Well, check out what she had to say to Anne regarding her post. Notice the implied threat at the beginning, “I won’t support your books if you support them”:
Then, Athena jumped in to set the record straight and let Anne know about Autumn’s many internet identities and why she was labeled a bully on our blog:
And those identities are:
Athena is right. Autumn was also lying about our hosting company. We left because we found their rules to be a little too strict. And, we left on good terms:
Now, how did Anne respond to Autumn’s lies? Well…
See how Autumn calls us morons? Nice, huh? That’s right, Autumn, whenever you lose an argument, you should always resort to ad hominem attacks. It works so well. It doesn’t make you look childish at all.
So, after this, guess what happened!
*drumroll*
That’s right!
Autumn got banned!
Our second example was posted by Nettie Neal Bell who tried to defend Edward Lorn by saying that we wrongly labeled him a bully. You all remember Troll Edward from Once Upon A Time in the Land of BookLikes, right? Well, fortunately Athena stepped in to disabuse everyone of Nettie’s silly notion:
Finally, our last example is Jenny Trout and the load of lies she tried to feed Anne about how we put people in danger and published their private information, and how we don’t care about authors, how we shot babies and beat up the elderly, and yada yada yada, whatever lie she and her friends could think of to vilify us. Oh and btw, the “well respected website” she refers to here is Jane Litte’s Dear Author. *snort* Guess she forgot to mention Jane’s attack on Nathan Bransford after he spoke out against the bullying on Goodreads (Nathan, too, had mentioned our blog and was attacked for it). She also forgot to mention how Jane defended the violent reviewers who physically threatened Veronica Roth.
Oh, btw, we’ve never used content from Dear Author, so that’s another lie. In fact, that’s a new one. Haven’t seen that one before.
Anyway, this is what Anne had to say to Jenny:
And then guess what happened!
*drumroll*
That’s right!
Jenny got banned!
So, in the end, how did Anne respond to all of this nonsense? Well…
We should also mention that the majority of the comments on Anne’s post were overwhelmingly positive toward her message about the bullies and about STGRB, including this one:
Guess what, bullies! Anne and her followers aren’t stupid. They can see right through your bullshit and they know what you’re up to. Unfortunately for you, your tactics are transparent and haven’t fooled anyone.
Now, how did the bullies react to getting banned? Well… here was Jenny’s very mature reaction:
The “Smart Bitches” whose self-description is only half right (and we’re not referring to the “smart” half), had this to say:
Uh… no, Sarah the Smart Bitch. She doesn’t have a narrow view of book reviewing. She just has an honest and honorable view of it, unlike you and the cretins you hang out with online. She also knew Jenny’s “information” was a load of horse manure.
Now… Sarah the Smart Bitch, if you’re going to write a blog post, you should really publish the facts. The facts are that we published public information on our blog. We never published private information or addresses or phone numbers or anything of that nature, unlike some of your bully friends who’ve done that to several authors we know and who have also physically called and threatened them. The fact is that we only published real names if they had previously been made public and publishing someone’s real name is not PII, nor is it illegal. Publishing their real name in conjunction with their address, phone number, IP address, etc. is PII. Yet you bullies seem to be missing this fact. You seem to be having a problem getting your facts straight in general, don’t you? And here we thought you were “smart bitches”. Hmm…
Apparently not.
Furthermore, Sarah the Smart Bitch, we here at STGRB have a feeling that Anne doesn’t give a flying #$%! about what you or Jenny Trout or any of your bully friends have to say about her. Anne Rice is a superstar. And you? Well… you’re not. Anne has millions of readers and millions of followers who understand perfectly well the message she is trying to convey. Why? Because they’ve seen your lies and your drama and your bullying and they’ve had enough. We’ve all had quite enough.
Anne is absolutely right. You need to get out of the business of bullying and leave authors and other readers alone!
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P.S. Hey, bullies! Since you seem to like this cartoon so much, we’ll show it to you again as a reminder of what will keep happening to you when you act like jerks online:
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I love Anne Rice. And I love that she understands and appreciates the work you guys do here. Reading this one actually made me a little teary.
I completely agree with the argument that you should chose a name/handle and post under it regardless of the medium. Your name sort of becomes a brand, and it makes it easier for others to recognize you and your trustworthiness. But then again, bullies are anything but trustworthy so I guess they don’t want anyone to see their name/handle and think “oh this one is full of shit”…
Are any of these the same people who deliberately hijacked her thread on Amazon?
If they are, good riddance. If they’re not, they need to have a look and see what this is all about.
The behaviour on that thread was shameful. People were trying to have an intelligent conversation and they were like a bunch of drunken louts invading a quiet party and trashing the place.
There were some that were subtle, but about 3-4 who clearly wanted to attack the author and silence her from having any kind of discussion with anyone whatsoever. So much for the free speech they claim to advocate.
Probably some of them. As far as we’re concerned, they all blend into the same online group of terrorists who stalk, bully and harass others.
“drunken louts invading a quiet party and trashing the place.”
This is all they’re good for, and even then they fail miserably.
I can tell you all who Flora really is – Her name is Ina Goodling and she put up a very nasty reveiw on all of my books a while back. I was able to get all of them down but one. This was the review:
1.0 out of 5 stars Yvonne Mason sent me death threats for giving her a negative book review! April 14, 2013
By Sannis Maqee
Format:Kindle Edition
I am not kidding! Be careful what you say about her, or the same may happen to you. She posted horrible things about me using my real name on her blog for all the world to see, and then she didn’t even tell me about it. I discovered it myself over a YEAR later. When I tried confronting her on her blog, she deleted my posts and had some of her male followers send me death threats on Facebook.
I found out her name and posted it on my blog then she really went to town on my blog- After Ann deleted her comments and banned her this is what she put on the comments section of the book where the nasty review is:
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Jane (WTF) says:
Wow, that is insane and I’m sorry that happened to you. And to any of this uploader’s fanpoodles who think this is ok, think again. It is illegal, immoral, and shows very poor critical thinking or reasoning skills.
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In reply to an earlier post on Apr 29, 2014 4:37:09 PM PDT
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Thank you. On her blog you can see what she does to anyone who gives her a less-than-positive review. I tried posting messages on her blog asking to speak with her directly like reasonable adults, even going so far as to offer to delete my negative review and to make peace, but she deleted all of my comments without replying and then posted another blog entry in which she proclaimed that she “finally made it” because she had a stalker (me). That is when the death threats started. Check out her blog, where you can see all the cruel things she says about anyone who doesn’t love her book: http://indieauthoryvonnemason.com/2012/01/29/a-hater-wants-their-fifteen-minutes-of-fame/#comment-11692
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Jane (WTF) says:
Unfortunately, she shares that weird defect with Anne Rice. You know, the one that says, “If you disagree with anything I say – at all – you are the scum of the earth.”
These are people who should not be authors, not so much because they can’t write but because they cannot handle criticism. They react like rabid dogs, without thought, and will tear apart anyone who dares to comment negatively on one of their books. Mind you, for some authors, this could be a 3-star review which to me has always meant ‘it was good but I probably won’t reread’.
Her refusal to deal with you in an adult manner just proves everything I say. Her vague threat to search out information on negative reviewers proves she is the bully and stalker.
Keep on posting reviews, positive or not. It’s your right as a consumer and reader. Authors have no input once the final product is out.
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Oh my God, speaking of Anne “full of herself” Rice, this is a huge coincidence, because just yesterday I was informed by a friend that Yvonne Mason was talking about me on Anne Rice’s Facebook page. I couldn’t see her comments because she blocked me, but I posted a message on Rice’s page explaining my side of things and offering proof to back myself up. Rice deleted my comment, then when I posted a second comment asking her why she did that, she deleted that one too and then blocked me! It just irks me that she blindly believes Mason, yet she won’t give me a chance to defend myself, even when I am offering her proof that I am telling the truth.
But you know what? You’re right, and to hell with authors like Mason and Rice. They are cowards and hypocrites who can’t respect a simple philosophy known as the Golden Rule. I feel sorry for them and their insecurities. I really do. I’ve done all I can. I tried to be polite, make amends, be the bigger person, etc., but they choose to continue on their reckless, self-righteous paths. There is nothing left for me to do but to put people like that behind me, where they belong.
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Good attitude to have and infinitely healthier than Anne’s and Yvonne’s. AR deleted and banned a whole lot of posters. Another author even tried to gently comment/debate on STGRB but AR shut her down real quick! I don’t know if you’re on Booklikes but here’s a good post with screenshots and so forth.
http://karlynp.booklikes.com/post/868619/post
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I’m afraid if I check that link out, I’ll read something that will piss me off, LOL. I tend to jump into arguments rather than mind my own business. Not a good idea. :p
I stress easily and have always thought that I don’t handle criticism well, yet whenever someone has an issue with me online, I never block or ignore them right away. I usually ask them to politely and rationally explain their issue, and if they continue to be belligerent, I end up blocking them before I lose my temper and stoop to their level. I give people a chance. Or at least I try to. I struggle with myself a lot because all too often it is tempting to just let the beast out to tear them to shreds, rather than try to remain calm.
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Words to live by, Sannis, words to live by!
Yeah, don’t go to the site. And especially don’t feel tempted to comment on anything those wingnuts say. They collect IP addresses and will attempt to track you down just so they can reveal your personal information. It’s been done before.
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Thanks for the heads-up.
She and some one named Jane had a blast –
Ms. Goodling is an author and at one time was an editor for a POD and she abused the authors she did edits for as well. I talked to her publisher and told them what she was doing and how I didn’t think it was very professional they told me she didn’t work for them anymore. If you google her name you will find her. She attacked me personally on Ann’s page when I posted a comment about cyber bullies and she would not answer Ann – so then she went after Ann on my book page
Jane WTF is a well know troll from the Amazon forum. She is particularly nasty, one to avoid. It is uncanny how she always shows up when an author is being attacked. STGRB have her listed on their sidebar of well known cyberbullies.
I’m sorry that you had to go through all that, it is pure harassment.
Anne Rice calls it as she sees it with no apologies. She sees through the b.s. and supports STGRB because this site posts the FACTS about author bullying. She, like STGRB, is calling out that small and toxic online clique of bullies who campaign to one star books they haven’t read in order to destroy an author’s career (usually someone who innocently got on their bad side). I’m so glad Goodreads and authors like Anne Rice are holding these harmful bullies accountable. And it all started with this site! Kudos STGRB!
Jenny Trout = big fat ugly gangsta bully.
If you aren’t hosting with bluehost anymore, you should probably change your favicon.
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books should be renamed Dumb Bitches Who Trash Books.