Heidi, thank you for sharing this. I honestly think you made a mistake. Maybe it is inappropriate to say this because I only have the limited information that you provided. But I think you should not have deleted your Substack and the important articles.
Please consider that you were sharing LIFE-SAVING knowledge.
I understand that the situation was uncomfortable because you are married. But please understand that we need more people like you to the get the truth out.
We need more (and not less) people to speak out and to inform people! You published life saving knowledge and then you stopped because someone sent you many poems etc. I do not want to judge you, don´t misunderstand me.
I just want to tell you that you should recover you Substack and your articles and help us to get the truth out.
You have to concentrate on helping to save lifes.
In case a person writes poems for you again and you do not want that, just tell him in a friendly way:
"Thank you! My husband and I liked this poem."
These might be nice persons who are writing these poems.
But even nice persons have to respect that you are married and you can tell this in a friendly but clear way. This does not mean you hurt them. You are not a bad person for telling people that you are married.
And if he does not stop, just stay friendly and say "thanks" from time to time. And if it starts being very uncomfortable for you, delete the subscription. I am sure you can block people since this is your own Substack. And you already told him that you have a husband. So if he does not understand this, you have to go this way.
Concentrate on saving lives and do not let such situations stop you! We need you.
Thank you for the social media lesson. For anyone with a kind heart, it would be hard not to reach out. I am surprised comments couldn't be blocked and deleted. (So many odd ducks in this world are fun to interact with, but then along comes someone impossible.)
A lesson indeed! - What a fabulous resource substack has become. I think everyone - authors, especially commenters, has a responsibility not to take it down a social media road. I think, hope at least, that this is a very isolated incident.
Heidi, so sorry for your experience. I'm aware that substack does allow comments to be deleted and I think specific users can be blocked, but some users looking for trouble find ways around this. It's worth a try, you can find out what you're dealing with this way. But be careful.
Why did you have to, if it is not too nosy?
Heidi, thank you for sharing this. I honestly think you made a mistake. Maybe it is inappropriate to say this because I only have the limited information that you provided. But I think you should not have deleted your Substack and the important articles.
Please consider that you were sharing LIFE-SAVING knowledge.
I understand that the situation was uncomfortable because you are married. But please understand that we need more people like you to the get the truth out.
We need more (and not less) people to speak out and to inform people! You published life saving knowledge and then you stopped because someone sent you many poems etc. I do not want to judge you, don´t misunderstand me.
I just want to tell you that you should recover you Substack and your articles and help us to get the truth out.
You have to concentrate on helping to save lifes.
In case a person writes poems for you again and you do not want that, just tell him in a friendly way:
"Thank you! My husband and I liked this poem."
These might be nice persons who are writing these poems.
But even nice persons have to respect that you are married and you can tell this in a friendly but clear way. This does not mean you hurt them. You are not a bad person for telling people that you are married.
And if he does not stop, just stay friendly and say "thanks" from time to time. And if it starts being very uncomfortable for you, delete the subscription. I am sure you can block people since this is your own Substack. And you already told him that you have a husband. So if he does not understand this, you have to go this way.
Concentrate on saving lives and do not let such situations stop you! We need you.
I am happy to hear this. Amazing.
Now I hope you will recover your Substack and we can continue to save the world.
Thank you for the social media lesson. For anyone with a kind heart, it would be hard not to reach out. I am surprised comments couldn't be blocked and deleted. (So many odd ducks in this world are fun to interact with, but then along comes someone impossible.)
A lesson indeed! - What a fabulous resource substack has become. I think everyone - authors, especially commenters, has a responsibility not to take it down a social media road. I think, hope at least, that this is a very isolated incident.
Heidi, so sorry for your experience. I'm aware that substack does allow comments to be deleted and I think specific users can be blocked, but some users looking for trouble find ways around this. It's worth a try, you can find out what you're dealing with this way. But be careful.
Only allowing paid subscribers to comment would also cut down on potential trolls and the disturbed.
Consider an avatar and a handle like mine. Social media is like walking in a dark garage to your car. Just sayin.