Test Pattern

Posted on By Wil

I’ve had it with blog trolls, hateful e-mails, and the general idiocy that seems to overwhelm otherwise normal people when they connect to the Internet.
I just don’t understand it. Where is your humanity? Do you treat people you see in real life the way you treat me? Do you go out of your way to insult and belittle people? Is your life so miserable, so empty and meaningless, your self-esteem so low that you need to attack me? Honestly, what have I ever done to you? Really. What have I ever done?
Dealing with this shit has become a huge and unecessary distraction, so WWDN will not be updated for the near future while I finish “Just A Geek” and take care of some other RL stuff.
I just . . . I just need a break. In the meantime, check out the archives. There’s some stuff in there that I’m really proud of.
. . . I’ll be enjoying Channel 2’s TEAM COVERAGE of STORMWATCH.
Heh.

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Comments (505)

  1. Wil,
    I just found out about your site about a week ago, and I like what you do with it. Don’t let those imbicles get you down with what they write. They usually have more problems than they say you have. Just let it slide off your back.
    ~Derek

  3. damn, whoever sent you those rotten emails needs thier kneecaps fixed.
    send me thier IP’s, and i’ll send guido over.
    hehe.

  4. good for you Wil!! As a blogger you are not alone, I know of at least 3 other bloggers who have thrown in the towel in the last 2 weeks and taken their sites down because they are sick of being harassed for being themselves. Take care of yourself and your family and keep safe.
    Nicole

  7. Wil,
    I got a coupla nice emails back from you here and there, probably when you didn’t have to junk it all due to a hate flood. I’m sad to see you lock up the playground. Hope you can bring it back to life someday.
    I’ll continue to support that Soapbox, and I hope to see you there time to time.
    Best regards, take care,
    — Jeff.

  8. Wow, too bad. 🙁 You would have never lasted in the forums on Ratemybody.com tho. Looks like we add Wil to the “Internet Victim” list…
    -RK

  11. Hi Wil,
    I don’t know you personally, but I do know this.
    In my experience, the people with the least humanity tend to speak loudest and most often.
    Don’t let them get to you. Trolls are a waste of energy.
    Best wishes,
    danielle

  12. I just wanted to add to the love. Your life (as presented on your site) and your site are awesome parts of my life.
    Have a good break, and forget about the people who are bastards to you. They just have wil-envy.

  13. Hey Wil,
    Like everyone else, I think this is a sad, sad day. I’ll miss you words, they often made me laugh or think.
    I say, just put up a page with the email addresses of any of the jokers harrassing you. Your friends and fans will do the rest.
    Unka Willbur

  14. Hey Will!
    Sorry to hear that the trolls have been attacking fortress Wildot once again.
    Please try and remember that for every moron out there, there are at least 100 people who appreciate and love you for who you are and what you’re doing.
    From a fan to the dickwads out there:
    Thanks arseholes. A lot of us enjoy the site and the blog. So sit back in your parent’s basements and gloat in your baseless little delusional power kick, and declare your false little victory, and wonder off and bug some other person courageous enough to share their thoughts and their lives with the world.
    Oh, and PS: If you don’t like Wil, or the site, don’t fucking come back. And while you’re at it, grow the fuck up and try getting a life.

  16. Hey Wil,
    This is the first time I’ve visited your site. I got to it through fark.com.
    All I’d like to say is that you are Wesley-fucking-Crusher. I grew up watching you on ST:TNG and some of my favourite episodes were the ones that centred on your character.
    I think a lot of kids my age felt some kind of a connection to your character, because you were getting to do something amazing. You brought that character to life.
    So what ever those haters write, doesn’t compare to the amount of support and LARGE fanbase that you have. I think it’s great with what you have done here. I read about an appearance you made in Sacremento on RetroCrush. I thought that was excellent.
    Oh, and let me not forget Stand By Me. You played Gordy if I am not mistaken.
    An awesome movie. One of my all time favourites.
    Dude, you’re a star!
    –Pat

  17. Eh hem. *blush*
    Sorry for the profanity in my above post people. I gots a little angry. I run a blog too… so please consider it a childish, pent up little moment of self-therapy!

  18. Sounds like your liberalism finally got to you. Take a break listen to Rush Limaugh and Savage Nation and get back to reality. Good luck with your recovery 🙂

  19. Part of human nature is to seek forward progression. Attain a goal, move up from there. We like to think that once we’ve reached a certain level, we don’t repeat that climb again.
    In maintaining this Blog and this site -although there are of course many well intentioned people- Wil opens himself up to a similiar experience that has been proven in professions such as the mail room. No matter how hard you try, no matter how much stamina you have, *every new day* brings a new mountain of challenges, with no end in sight, EVER (in this case, dealing with Trolls seems like a never-ending quest).
    This would occasionally wear down even the most enduring of persons. A break -even from a good thing like WWDN – is a needed, necessary thing from time to time.
    Wil has graciously, and amazingly, created a place where we can all join to share lives, ideas, thoughts…I discovered the site a few months back and now am a happy contributor (both via posts and $$$ for the bandwidth).
    Take your well-deserved break Wil. We’ll chill in the meantime. Create yourself an alternate login other than “Wil”, and enjoy the site you created as one of us. You’ll see that the good far outweighs the bad.

  20. Wil, I like checking in on your site and I’m excited for you with all the things you have going on. Take care of your business man. No hating from this corner of the Universe.

  21. Wil! Just post the obnoxious emails and laugh at them.
    Instead of letting them bother you, use them as material.

  22. Please don’t be so discouraged. You are dealing with the small percentage of idiots in a world of well meaning people.
    I will miss you…

  23. Wil, don’t do this. Most people who love this site don’t post.. it just the few assholes who always talk trash.
    Chris

  24. Wil!
    Take a real vacation, bro. Pack up the family and go do something fun. And, no, don’t work on the book; save that for when you get home. When you’re ready, come back and play with your website. It’s supposed to be FUN and RELAXING for you. Don’t let it get ya down.

  25. I’ve had this happen to me a few times, as far as I can tell it seems like the internet gives everyone a virtual tank and they lose all fear of retaliation. It’s not like you can physically hurt anyone online, so harassing someone has next to no consequences. Unless of course you find out where they live and post this info, that scared the hell out of one of my harassers once. Well, good luck with whatever you do next.

  28. My daughter and her friends appreciated your words of experience this past weekend at the California Thespian Festival… 1400 aspiring creative hearts were with you… Hang in there, Wil.

  29. Oddly enough, I shut down my own weblog last week for the exact same reasons… You’re not on your own Wil, I think that a lot of bloggers are sick and tired of this crap.

  32. Wil, Real Life is way more important than this site, and even way-er more important-er (good grammar, eh?) than the clueless jerks who foul this site and your inbox with their foolishness.
    Enjoy your time working on the book, and having fun with your family and friends. We know you will be back when you are ready. In the meanwhile we can always talk amongst ourselves. The Soapbox is a great place for that and I encourage anyone reading this who hasn’t visited it to do so.

  35. Screw em, Wil, they are just jealous. I mean you were on Star Trek, what the hell have those goobers ever done?

  38. Chico, don’t get discouraged. The man – he ain’t so hard to understand.
    There’s good in everyone. You can see the morning sun if you try.

  39. No worries, Wil. I don’t understand why some people turn stupid and base on the net. I’ve enjoyed your site and sort of connecting with who you are. It’s been interesting to get some sense of you after seeing you act on TV. Thanks for what you’ve done and I hope that you enjoy every success. -Andrew

  40. Consider the source: an anonymous coward.
    I figure if you cannot be a decent person–even in situations where you can get away with being an asshat–then you’re an asshat 100%. It’s an all-or-nothing thing. It says much for the other 97% of us that we either lurk and just read, or when we post, we don’t abuse the privilege.
    I’ll return to lurking now…

  41. I live in NYC, which is under a heavy threat of terrorism. Yet I, like most New Yorkers, try to live a normal life. To do otherwise is to let the asshats win.

  42. Hey Wil, I’ve never posted anything on this site before, but I wanted you to know, I’ve been a fan for years and years, I even own 3 copies of Toy Soldiers, which I had to buy since I watched it so much….I’ll admit I have a crush on you, but you can’t let people get you down….and if anybody else wants to say bad things about you, just tell me, and I’ll go beat them up!!
    Have fun in life,
    Cassie

  43. I guess I don’t know exactly what kind of abuse you have to deal with Wil, I don’t read your e-mail (or DO I? 😉 ) but I read almost nothing but good posts in the comments on every thread.
    I understand if you feel overwhelmed and need a break to finish the book and deal with life but “don’t let the bastards get you down” (‘nother U2 quote).
    Besides, when they act up, just give then the double deuce http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail24.html
    With Crap^H^H^H^H^HMojo,
    Pete

  44. Man, I hate people sometimes.
    Remember, Wil, we love you. Don’t let a couple of loudmouth morons with small weeners make you forget that.

  50. Hi, Will! SO sorry to see you go… *pout* I hate blogtrolls too. Evil little things… I’ll miss reading your updates. You take care and we’ll be ecstatic when you come back!!!
    ~Danielle

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