So, I asked Andrew Tamm, who filled my Stream with a hundred (sarcasm there) animated gifs and cat pictures to...

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So, I asked Andrew Tamm, who filled my Stream with a hundred (sarcasm there) animated gifs and cat pictures to remove me from whatever Circle he has me in where he posts the animated gifs and cat pictures. It was either that or unfollow him and I didn't see any reason to unfollow him.

Me asking
https://plus.google.com/112885755521259735422/posts/78dwnvvgh4p <==edited to add the correct link

Then he plusses me onto Public posts of animated cat gifs:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts/EuuR1tnU3vJ
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts/8r6Grcm2Jpj
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts/74PgSu6iL2s

Then one of his friends (or Circlers) starts plussing me into posts of animated cat gifs:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107120198886093172821/posts/gRW9JhWLs5T

Don't get me wrong, I'm all about sarcasm and messing with people, but this seems sort of childish to me. Am I the only one who thinks so? So far I have only blocked people who have overtly spammed a thread or my stream but I'm seriously thinking about blocking him altogether (and his little dog too) due to this behavior.

Has anyone else run into this on Google+?
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts

Comments

Bryan Foster said…
All the time. Sadly, some people on the internetz have not reached maturity. I say that this behavior has earned a BLOCK .
September 21, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Jason ON said…
And another one: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106463810311600911188/posts/6JKPqgBykfU

Am I going to have to block everyone he's connected to?
September 21, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Tony A said…
"a hundred (sarcasm there) animated gifs" That's actually hyperbole.
September 21, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Jason ON said…
And then Andrew Tamm's response to my posting: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts/7ruej5f9EuU citing: "I feel as though my life is complete at this moment."
September 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM
Jason ON said…
And then a couple of them started following me. WTF?
September 21, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Bryan Foster said…
You sure know how to pick them, Jason ON .
September 21, 2011 at 10:54 PM
Jason ON said…
Instead of just respecting me he's decided to turn on a spam-cannon at me: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112885755521259735422/posts/RN188GHctho

We've already seen the maturity level of his friends so I can only guess how well this will go.
September 21, 2011 at 10:55 PM
Jacy Green-Sprehe said…
I don't understand people who do this type of thing. Kind of like the people who create computer viruses just to annoy people. Because you can doesn't mean you should. Block him.
September 21, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Jason ON said…
I don't care about the occasional gif but this is ridiculous. And I asked politely and instead of respectfully following my wishes he decided to have his friends mock me. Screw that. Everyone needs to know how big of a jerk he's being. Maybe you like cat gifs, Jen Wade, but I don't.

edit: looks like +jen wade's comment is no longer there. Is that because I blocked her?
September 21, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Bryan Foster said…
Jason ON - Return the favor. Ask all of your friends in your circles to block and report as spammers. That's actually what's being done to you, so you are justified.
September 21, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Erica Joy said…
"who doesn't love cat gifs?!"

Jen Wade I hate cat gifs but I am a known cat hater in general. :)
September 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Melissa Hill said…
Clearly you've never heard of or experienced the wrath of goons before. They do this all the time, especially when someone complains about their excessive gif posting.
September 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Jason ON said…
Jen Wade, boxer-briefs, but thanks for asking. And no, he didn't directly ask, but he did encourage.
September 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Dave Simmons said…
It seems there's a pretty obvious solution to this. One you've already threatened to do. Yet you're still turning it into Drama of the Day. If it's pissing you off that much, remove him from your circles.
September 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Jason ON said…
Bryan Foster I'm thinking about it. I have a question into Google about this.
September 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Jason ON said…
And now I'm being mocked by a "sandy vagina" in both this stream and this one: https://plus.google.com/106463810311600911188/posts/Q5GTU6HSbPk

edit: +Jen Wade's comment is gone again. Not sure if it's because I blocked her.
September 21, 2011 at 11:06 PM
Erica Joy said…
Natalie Villalobos ...
September 21, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Jason ON said…
Thanks, Erica Joy. I hope I'm not being overly sensitive about this, but it was a simple request to be removed from a cat gif circle and now I'm being trolled all over G+. It's very annoying.
September 21, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Jason ON said…
I didn't ask him to change his content, Daniella Ayala, I asked him to remove me from whatever Circle I was in that he posted cat gifs to. It's very different.
September 21, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Ben Mahon said…
Jason ON Jen Wade She didn't ask about you're underwear creep, it's called a figure of speech. and I for one, got tired of the cat GIFs as well. I went and looked at Andrew Tamm 's posts and he's posted like... 2 gifs before today lol. Just because he had a good day and was in a "catty" (i thought it was decent) mood, doesn't mean you have to turn into a drama queen about it. get over it and btw... leave the sand IN your vagina, it might make pearls.
September 21, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Jason ON said…
At least this guy is clueless: https://plus.google.com/u/0/101512901180344132759/posts/fFasuPAE7Yz, but he still jumped on the bandwagon.
September 21, 2011 at 11:18 PM
Brian Johnson said…
Jason ON I don't think your request or reaction to what happened after is unreasonable. Depending on how much you enjoy his other content, I'd probably suggest muting it all until it quits. If he has nothing of value, then I'd just block him
September 21, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Jason ON said…
Actually, Ben Mahon, he posted a lot to "Limited" so you can't see them unless you're in his Circles. And no, she didn't ask about my underwear but she did comment that she assumes I wear panties -- I merely corrected her assumption. It may be a "figure of speech" and I rolled with it.

edit: looks like +ben Mahon's posts aren't showing up anymore either. Is it because I blocked him, too?
September 21, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Jason ON said…
Brian Johnson , I did. I blocked him earlier this evening. However, all the plusses are coming into my notifications.
September 21, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Bryan Foster said…
So they are +-mentioning you on their gif posts?
September 21, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Ben Mahon said…
I quote "got your panties in a bunch" I'm sorry if you were raised in a third world country but here in America, the phrase "don't get your panties in a bunch" is widely accepted as a figure of speech, meaning "chill out". Having said that, she was merely telling you to stop bitching like a stupid little cunt and pick option A, B, or C. here. I'll give it to you blatantly.

A. Block him and remove him.
B. Move him to a different circle and view your stream without his specific circle added onto it.
C. Get the fuck over it you goddamn vagina.
September 21, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Jason ON said…
Wow, vulgarity and a personal attack. Good job, Ben Mahon! So according to you it's okay that I get spammed all over G+ because I respectfully asked to be removed from a cat gif Circle, but when I'm told to not get my panties in a bunch by a pretty girl and I reply with boxer-briefs I'm a creep and a, how did you put it, "_goddamn vagina_?" Really?
September 21, 2011 at 11:28 PM
Mat Bettinson said…
Looks like the YouTube trailer trash have arrived.
September 21, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Jason ON said…
I wasn't tagged on the original one of these, but one of his followers made sure I got tagged: https://plus.google.com/112885755521259735422/posts/UtxMGVxxCFX
September 21, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Bryan Foster said…
sigh Jason ON - The "public" door is open and it already feels like the good old days of Google Buzz ! "Can't take you anywhere, dude..." :)
September 21, 2011 at 11:30 PM
Jason ON said…
Does this mean I'm a meme yet?
September 21, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Denver Sangrey said…
Sandy vaginas are not a meme, no.
September 21, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Jason ON said…
Really, Matt Mastracci? Cool. Now the question is did they delete them themselves or did Google delete them?
September 21, 2011 at 11:37 PM
Jacy Green-Sprehe said…
It will send your "mentioned in posts" numbers out of sight.
September 21, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Jason ON said…
You should still be able to see them with a direct link, I think.
September 21, 2011 at 11:39 PM
Robin S said…
i doubt you'll get the NicKitten St Pierre level of g+ meme. But, time will only tell.
September 21, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Jason ON said…
To be honest I'm not sure, but you may be right, Matt Mastracci.
September 21, 2011 at 11:43 PM
Denver Sangrey said…
Fucking circles HOW DO THEY WORK
September 21, 2011 at 11:46 PM
Bryan Foster said…
Jason ON - simply block and report as they come in. Pain in the butt, but it's a solution.
September 21, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Jason ON said…
Doing that, Bryan Foster. it is pain in the butt. Sadly, now I can't find the original post where I asked him to remove me from his cat Circle. Grr...!
September 21, 2011 at 11:50 PM
Jason ON said…
I just did ever search I can think of for Andrew Tamm's original post since I posted a link to his Profile/posts and not the individual posts when I asked to be removed from his cat gif Circle. The post would be between 9 and 9:30pm (mountain time) on one of Andrew Tamm's "limited" posts and I'm the first commentor unless it's been pruned (comment removed) from the record. Hopefully Google has a record of it.
September 21, 2011 at 11:59 PM
Robin S said…
The comment is still there. It would have probably been wiser if you just shared a post between the two of you.
Andrew Tamm is a nice chap, despite my attempt to kill him.
September 22, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Jason ON said…
Heh, I found it. I had to unblock him to do so, but I found it: https://plus.google.com/112885755521259735422/posts/78dwnvvgh4p

Me: (nicely, I think)


Jason ON - +Andrew Tamm, hey man, I don't give one iota of care about animated gifs, cat videos or whatever it is you insist on populating my stream with. I notice that you are posting to "limited" and therefore to some Circle you have me in. I would appreciate being taken out of that circle or I'm going to have to unfollow you. Thanks.
September 22, 2011 at 12:05 AM
Jason ON said…
He might be, Robin Steiger, and again, I'm not indifferent to a good joke. The first couple of Public posts with my named plussed I took as just that: a joke. Then all his friends started plussing me and my stream/notifications went wild. And then I'm being called names and end up having verbal assaults hurled my way.

But yes, I took it public. I wanted other's opinions to weigh my reaction against and everyone who called me a name, verbally assaulted me or plussed me in animosity showed their true colors.

Hopefully Google will take notice. They probably won't delete accounts, but maybe it will be something to talk about at a staff community meeting. Maybe this will influence a future version of G+. Maybe there will be a block+troll in the blocking function. Maybe there will be nothing.

Popular bloggers and writers, people like Robert Scoble and Mike Elgan, might get a lot more trolling than I did today and they might get it much more often than I do, but they're popular people whose names and opinions might offend when not intending to. I'm not as popular as they are. I don't have tens of thousands of people hanging on my every word and I didn't do anything to be trolled other than asking to be removed from a Circle I didn't want to be in.

You can clearly see in my original post to Andrew that I did not want to uncircle him, but instead asked to me removed from whatever cat gif circle he had me in. I did not want to ignore him or block him, either. I just wanted the animated gifs to stop filling my stream. I wasn't offensive or rude (okay, maybe rude, depending on what tone of voice you read my comment in) but somehow his followers, even people I've been connected to since G+Day1 started spamming my stream with cat gifs. Heck, if you go over that first post I even say dog gifs would be better as an attempt to alleviate the tension.

I don't think I'm being unreasonable, Robin Steiger and in the future I may unblock some of those people but I can't imagine that future right now.
September 22, 2011 at 12:26 AM
Robin S said…
Totally understandable.
I don't know where it is off the top of my head, but there is a plugin (for chrome, i think) that will let you choose which circles to view instead of your stream in its entirety. In such an instance, you can arrange your circles how you want and not worry about content shared with you that you're not interested in viewing in your stream.
You're lucky that all you got were cat gifs. I have had to mute several gifs and pictures of a sexually explicit nature because I tend to do most of my G+ browsing at work. I otherwise don't mind them though, haha.
September 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Jason ON said…
Robin Steiger, you can also use the Circles list on the left hand side to filter your stream by Circle. No extension required. I like viewing the full stream though unless I'm looking for something specifically like IRL friends happenings and they don't show up because my stream moves too fast.
September 22, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Robin S said…
I like to look at multiple circles at once.


I know. I'm a pervert.
September 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM
Linda Lawrey said…
That means a blocking if someone did that to me. Or ignored. You don't have to have your experience ruined here.
September 22, 2011 at 12:56 AM
Jason ON said…
I did a lot of blocking tonight.
September 22, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Linda Lawrey said…
Send Feedback and explain that after asking someone to remove you from a circle of gifs, they had a hoard of assholes gang up on you and mention you in gif posts. Don't respond to any of them. Just block each of them. Eventually they will get a life. It's him that will take the fall for all that they do after that. Report him for abuse and harassment if need be.
September 22, 2011 at 1:04 AM
Linda Lawrey said…
I suspect that Natalie Villalobos might need to hear about this kind of thing happening so that the team can be prepared to deal with this sort of thing when it happens.

Next time, don't ask anyone anything. Just pull out the block feature and whack them with it.
September 22, 2011 at 1:06 AM
Jason ON said…
I did that with his followers, Linda Lawrey, but since I'd been following him for a while I just thought I'd ask to be removed from his gif Circle.
September 22, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Brenda Curtis said…
My first reaction is why would not want to unfollow him if you hate his posts. Then I realized what the real problem is, that you have to see all of his stuff in your stream if he has you in his circles. THat's it right? It's late and I'm getting tired. I might be misunderstanding.
September 22, 2011 at 1:13 AM
Jason ON said…
I just didn't want to see a particular kind of post. I still wanted to see the rest of them.
September 22, 2011 at 1:15 AM
Jason ON said…
Who's a "drama queen," +Steven A. Dunn?
September 22, 2011 at 9:23 AM
Brian Johnson said…
Jason ON there's actually an extension if you use Chrome that will allow filtering -- 'Stream Filter BETA for Google Plus'. I downloaded it to help with the animated gifs and am also using it to keep out some other things....
September 22, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Steve Ruge said…
Jason ON Don't you just love all the new refugees over here? And Jason shouldn't have to use any filtering plug-ins. I have a feeling G+ will explode for a few weeks while the Facebook people get settled in. I like how all of Andrew's friends are coming over here and posting comments and +1ing each other on your comments. Lame.
September 22, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Jason ON said…
One of them went through every post I made for the past few days and +1'd them all for some reason last night. I'm not sure if that means he just wants to follow me, or what.
September 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Steve Ruge said…
I suspect they think if they +1 your comments they will show up in that little +1 section of their profile so they can keep track of them.
September 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Bryan Foster said…
Jason ON - so much for trying to be civil. I agree with Linda Lawrey , next time _ block_ and don't ask anything. Personally, i HATE animated gifs, especially here on G+. They should be banned. Too easy to pull crap like this, and really ruin someone's G+ experience.
September 22, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Jason ON said…
I really prefer not to block people though.
September 22, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Linda Lawrey said…
Jason ON Hey, they don't know it and for someone that does that to you, you have to not care enough to not care. Block and forget them. A lot less stress.
September 22, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Jason ON said…
Like I said last night, I blocked a bunch of people regarding this trolling. More than I ever blocked on Buzz and G+ together, up to that point.

I still don't like blocking people though. It's censorship and I'm against censorship.
September 22, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Curtis Edenfield said…
I understand what your saying Jason. I haven't blocked people, unless the are a obvious meta spammer or a business that I don't agree with.
September 22, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Jason ON said…
The good news is I haven't gotten any notifications with cat gifs so far today. I don't know if that's because I blocked everyone in +andrew tamm's Circles, or not. Maybe they're still doing it and I'm just not seeing it.
September 22, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Brenda Curtis said…
and if you don't see it who cares?
September 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Jason ON said…
It's about the larger picture.

I think it may have helped out, Luigi Buscemi!
September 22, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Jason ON said…
I thought maybe the trolling was over, but nope, apparently, I'm still the problem: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104987355197229091786/posts/jFoTgi2jTKu
September 22, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Brenda Curtis said…
I'm not getting anything on that link
September 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM
Jason ON said…
It might be because it's limited to me and one of her Circles.
September 22, 2011 at 1:59 PM
Jason ON said…
Here you go, Brenda Curtis:

Elizabeth Bathory - 1:44 PM - Limited
Good afternoon, +Jason ON . Are you ready to join the rest of the kids?

+Anthony Corbelli +Andrew Tamm +Francis Smith

- Comment
+5
4 comments

Daniel Levin - +Jason ON I heard you like horses. is that true?
1:46 PM +1

Daniel Levin - +Jason ON did you know it's +Roland Davis's birthday? You should should send him birthday wishes
1:48 PM +1

JP Chavez - +Jason ON don't be a +Jason ON
1:48 PM

Titus B. - nope ... my previous account was deleted due to pornography
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you go to this Elizabeth's profile you'll see she calls herself an internet troll and goon.
September 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Brenda Curtis said…
use that block function hon. Or the troll blocker extension. I know its my friend.
September 22, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Jason ON said…
Yeah, I've blocked a few already today. G+ is adding millions of users a day and I'm blocking half of them, it seems like.
September 22, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Brenda Curtis said…
yeah, it's getting to the post only to circles point. I knew it would come.
September 22, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Melina M said…
I saw this thread on my phone this morning and couldn't believe it. How childish and vindictive are these people?
September 22, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Linda Lawrey said…
You know, it's a darn shame you have to do this, but I'd go through his entire "showing" list of people in his circles and block everyone of them. 1000+.

Natalie Villalobos , there MUST be a way to prevent this kind of "mention" harassment?
September 23, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Michael Faries said…
This has been an amusing read. Good job Andrew.
September 23, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Ferdinand Zebua said…
So I was wondering Jason did you try 'Ignoring' the 'perp'..? I'd think 'Ignoring' him would've been more productive than asking him to un-Circle you; since it seemed (at first at least) you were reluctant to totally un-Circle him..?
September 24, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Jason ON said…
No, because if I ignored him totally I wouldn't have seen his other things. In the end I ended up blocking him and his friends, too.
September 24, 2011 at 2:24 PM
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