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Cyber Bullying

3/28/2015

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I was a very reserved quiet shy child growing up, especially at school, looking back I must have had terrible anxiety for a child. I'm a completely different person to who I was back then. Children are quite accepting and understanding, Adults are not always so good at keeping an open mind. Becoming involved in a group like Urbex NZ has taught me many things in life and I've also meet some unique/crazy/awesome people, to which each brings something of their own to the group. But it's also subjected me to harassment/slander for my opinions, choices and actions. A Wellington Urbex group disagreed because of our connection to graffiti artists and tagging, and started making videos of themselves removing the tagging/stickers and then using my real name (which was really scary) in there YouTube videos and ripping our videos off, while spreading them throughout the Urbex community internationally. I would get constant Facebook messages from fake accounts and see my videos appear slandered on other pages/forums, yes I'd reply even though friends would tell me to let it go, but you can't not when your being attacked, I'd become to defensive. All these messages would go on about what sort of person I was and run me down, and it's frustrating because you just want to set them straight and meet them in person. This person had so much power behind a computer! Our YouTube videos would have sour comments by people I didn't even know, dislikes. They even brought a .com domain similar to ours to attempt to steal our website traffic. All of a sudden it was a competition to see who could post latest locations up the fastest, I gave up posting content online. 

Within our group it had drawn serious conflict whether graffiti should even be associated. It was a really stressful time, especially for my ex, this isn't the first time I've been bullied for Urbex. Back in 2008 I was attacked online and someone put fake naked pictures on a forum and tried to say they were of me. 

I do leave my name in a place sometimes when I explore, if that makes me a vandal, that's your opinion. Urban Exploration doesn't have a code of conduct (nor do we have any, were all grown up's and trust one another) it only takes common sense to do this hobby. I have never once cited 'take only photos leave only pictures' because I'm an explorer not photographer. I don't think you could find anyone else who would respect abandoned places more than myself in this country. After all I started this group. I do like to bend the rules and do things differently, it’s an illegal hobby. Can't put rules on that. 


My Nana ended up in Wellington hospital mid last year (old girl nearly died on me) and I pretty much had a break down, were quite close and I grew up with her. I contacted one of the members of the group and after many emails exchanged they removed the videos. I still get casual Facebook message from one of the members. It's like common banter now. But it hasn't always been and online bullying really is degrading and pathetic. NetSafe tell me that currently there is legislation going through Parliament for a bill called the Harmful Digital Communications Bill, which will (if it is passed in the form it is currently suggested) strengthen measures able to be taken against people who harass and harm people online. Fingers crossed! The thing that troubles me the most about the behaviour of this Wellington Urbex group is, where really big on anti-bullying in NZ. 

I hope these people aren't role models or have children.

Nathan,
8 Comments
Brenda Dring link
3/28/2015 11:44:42

Well done nathan for standing uo to online bullying I have been bullied online at the beginning of this year not a very nice experience

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Belinda harpur
3/28/2015 12:57:40

Well said. Love you

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KD
3/28/2015 13:29:31

You're awesome Nathan! Just keep being you and F*** the haters (easier said than done I know) but you're such an awesome person and the little bit I had to do with you and Urbex really gave me new hope to go out in to the world instead of hiding likeI wanted to. My name was getting slandered when you met me. I was afraid to leave the house moSt days. You and brad both gave me a taste of freedom and though I would never say anything like this to your face (because I'm a pussy lol) just thanks for the laughs and adventures. :)

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Loose Meme
3/28/2015 14:42:59

Straight up g you cant spell for shit so you shouldn't be writing an article in the first place, and if you are going to make a grammatical abomination then at least try not to be such a queer cunt. I'm sorry but this is the dumbest shit I have ever read. Tagging causes beef and if you tag you have to realise that you spineless prick.

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Richard Gunn
3/28/2015 19:38:10

You are a psychopath Nathan and I think you may need a mental health checkup, you made this to rip on the wellington urbex group: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feb2be5BxjY among others, name dropping and shaming on your facebook page and are trying to play the VICTIM. Everything has gone quiet so you needed some more attention by making a stupid ass blog crying about cyber bulling, jesus dude.

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flying
5/27/2015 05:41:22

Holy Shit!!! these comments!
I only just found this website and it looks really cool.
(Richard Gunn and Loose Meme) idk what has happened with that other group but it's NEVER okay to say those things to another human. You both should be ashamed of the foul crap coming out of your mouths.
Nathan this is really cool the whole website i hope you continue to do these awesome things that you obviously love.

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Richard
8/11/2015 19:26:16

You see cute little victim Nathan is actually a nasty immature 20 something who slanders others and starts shit, makes out he's an urbexer when he's actually just a vandal.

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flying
8/12/2015 03:01:07

that may be the case but you still shouldn't say these things about anyone

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