Over at Dubito Ergo Sum, Tom Foss has a lovely post about a bizarre notion:

This would make for a great game of spot the fallacy, wouldn’t it? Farley lists all these qualifications, but none of them are “noted anti-spam crusader” or “longtime anti-bigotry activist,” not that those would be excuses either. See, none of these qualifications are inconsistent with “abusive […] anti-feminists, MRAs, or all-round assholes” or “annoying and irritating”³. It’s possible to be an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning comedian and also be an annoying asshole who delights in baiting feminists with disingenuous arguments, just as it’s possible to be a Ph.D. biochemist who believes in intelligent design. This is a pro hominem argument, an argument from false authority, that these people’s lofty credentials make them somehow incapable of being bigots, jerks, trolls, abusers, or just antagonistic assholes to specific groups of people.

You see, Tim Farley wrote a post suggesting that a group of people shouldn’t be listed on The Block Bot, even at Level 3 (Annoying), because they have done certain things:

• A Research Fellow for a U.S. think-tank who is also deputy editor of a national magazine, and author of numerous books
• A Consultant for Educational Programs for a U.S. national non-profit
• A long-time volunteer for the same national non-profit
• An organizer for a state-level skeptic group in the US
• A past president of a state-level humanist group in the US
• A former director of a state-level atheist group in the US
• An Emmy and Golden Globe award winning comedian
• A TED Fellow
• Co-founder of a well known magazine of philosophy and author of several books
• A philosopher, writer and critic who has authored several books

Now, as someone who has some of those people blocked myself, and who was already shaking my head at a few people who claimed to want to sue the BBC over the NewsNight segment on The Block Bot, some of those jumped out at me. And while Tom’s post does a very good job of talking about why Farley’s reasoning on this list is fallacious (seriously, go read it), I’m firmly in the camp of providing positive evidence as well. I tend to agree with Amanda Marcotte that making people look at this stuff is one of the more important things we can do. So, without further ado, let’s tackle one of these.

@ool0n @Verklagekasper Have me on your immature list, sure…but take it to the BBC where they promote it as worst of the slime? 1/2

@ool0n @Verklagekasper my name is on your list which accuses me of being an abuser and now nationally associated w/ rape treats. LAWYER UP!

I wonder if @bbcnewsnight knows their troll story w/ @ool0n features a list which slanders my name and many others. #libel

If @bbcnewsnight researched @ool0n‘s blockbot list they’d find out that Atheist+ ppl call me “fucking idiot” “lying fuckface” “chill girl”

Did @bbcnewsnight promote @The_Block_Bot on national TV w/o checking if it’s slanderous. Britain isn’t known for libel—oh wait!

The @The_Block_Bot prominently lists my name as an abuser, slandering my image, and @bbcnewsnight promoted it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23516704 … #libel

RT @Whoozley A group of alleged “freethinkers” offering new members a method of preemptively blocking dissenting opinion deserves ridicule and contempt.

RT @Whoozley If you’ve also been publicly tarred by @BBCNewsnight w/same brush as people making rape threats you can complain here http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

RT @reedes I’m appalled to see friends like @badrescher placed in same category as threat-sending trolls. Shame on @bbcnewsnight http://bit.ly/15doWJ2 [She isn’t. Drescher is also listed as “annoying”.]

@reedes @paulmasonnews I’m in the top 10 in that list; I’ve spoken at TED; put on that list by women who bullied me! @BBCNewsnight

The blockbot by @ool0n isn’t a tool against trolls, it’s a twitter “burn book” by ppl acting like Mean Girls. @paulmasonnews @BBCNewsnight

RT @krelnik NEW POST: Skeptools blog reviews The Block Bot and finds it somewhat lacking in its current form. http://wp.me/pgBak-1Ai  #ReportAbuse

RT @DoubtfulNews The Block Bot is unsuitable for general use in its present form http://wp.me/pgBak-1Ai  via @krelnik CC: @bbcnewsnight

Good on @paulmasonnews for responding to Block Bot issues http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23533566 … My name is displayed in top 10 list!

Looks like @ool0n changed BlockBot’s list. When @bbcnewsnight aired, it had me 8th in top ten “abusers”. pic.twitter.com/qGZH31PB9m [Note that this is a list that ranks people by number of people following them, not by abusive behavior. That makes her 10th most popular with the blocked.]

.@paulmasonnews Even though I’m lvl 3, the Block Bot had my name listed 8th of top 10 “abusers” when your show aired: pic.twitter.com/YucxGD6oOi [Same list.]

The bio for @The_Block_Bot calls itself a list of “anti-feminist bigots and fools”, @paulmasonnews. I’m on it. Girl-power comic creator! [Actual quote: “Helping you to ignore the anti-feminists, bigots and fools on Twitter”]

The BlockBot had a “Kred” ranking when @BBCNewsnight aired which lumped my name in top ten. @paulmasonnews pic.twitter.com/HaMwheti2D [Same list, now showing the description.]

Your mileage may vary on whether you find that string of tweets annoying, but what else was Sara doing while she was complaining?

CFI DC director @MelodyHensley continues to make accusations. Never apologized for her sexist remarks about me. http://twitter.com/MelodyHensley/status/363107999830646784

CFI Dir @MelodyHensley is a leader who makes non-anonymous comments that neg impact real-life experiences of others. http://j.mp/14mBQFz

Does @bbcnewsnight know they paint @rebeccawatson as a victim but she bullies other women, like me; saying I’m “dumbest person on twitter”.

DON’T FEED THE TROLLS is a thing for a reason. Feed ALWAYS makes them stronger! #idjits

Twitter has a way to deal with trolls; a block button. #idjits

Bloggers like @pzmyers don’t want you to ignore trolls because that’s what drives his content.

sexist stereotype-> @hyperdeath128k@ool0n Sara’s threatening legal action. Expect a court summons filled w/ selfies & decorated w/ glitter.

Just posted a photo http://instagram.com/p/ccxxAns1cG/

I can’t imagine why anyone would want to block her, the way she tweets directly at the people she’s insulting. But, you know, that was what she did after she decided she’d been labeled an “abuser”. What did she do before that?

“Snark is the idiot version of wit”. Didn’t @pzmyers say @rebeccawatson is Queen of Snark? @WillMcAvoyACN pinned down why I find it inane.

More examples of Freethought Blogs and @skepchicks being unskeptical http://uberfeminist.blogspot.com/2013/07/waving-dildo-for-social-justice.html  #ftbullies #feminism #skepchickcon

So over the FTB/Skepchick drama mongering. It’s so over. New dawn for skepticism since they’ve boycotted themselves into the ground.

Skepchicks prolly don’t hear of the women who come up to speakers like me and say they’re too scared to voice disagreement w/ their views.

Agree with me or not, you don’t have to be “scared” of saying so. This isn’t true with FTB/Skepchicks drama bloggers.

RT @laurenarankin Amanda Marcotte dismisses intersectionality, and her brand of feminism will not only fail, but will likely cause harm. [This isn’t Mayhew’s normal style of retweeting, and I can’t find the original tweet. I don’t know what’s supposed to have happened here.]

RT @emeryemeryii I’ve said it before but it’s certainly worth repeating! Atheist+ leads to Atheism÷, and you can quote me on that.

Me too! RT @HeatherHenderso: I’m a woman, I’m a skeptic and I feel safe at TAM. #tam2013

RT @IDoubtIt We have no drama this year at #tam2013 IT’S BEEN LOVELY!!!!

Amazing how unscientific @pzmyers is. @sapinker (via @Evolutionistrue) on how wrong #Skepchickcon EvoPsych was: http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/a-defense-of-evolutionary-psychology-mostly-by-steve-pinker/

@VitaBrevi@FizzixNerd@sondosia Watson might not have called me troll. She said I’m “the dumbest person on twitter. And “fucking stupid”.

@FizzixNerd@ImprobableJoe@VitaBrevi@sondosia Watson called me names implied Dr. Hall smelled. She’s classic schoolyard bully.

Paper dolls, test tube shots, homemade necklaces with sparkles—Conference or sleepover for adult children? [This is a reference to activities at SkepchickCon, a science and skepticism track at CONvergence. The paper dolls were a children’s activity. The “homemade necklaces with sparkles” are a reference to Surly-Ramics.]

RT @telomericfusion I can’t wait for this pile of shit to go on youtube http://psych0drama.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/convergence-panel-on-ep-part-one.html

Wow, #SkepchickCon is such a safe and affordable looking space… http://moby.to/fwt2yu  (=_=)

Lol homg RT @RichardReed84: This is the #FTBullies “party room”, and definitely not a scene from a Saw movie :/ http://moby.to/fwt2yu

No evolutionary psychologist for Evo Psych panel, but they have a room with mixologist! #skepchickcon #priorities

Of course #skepchickcon wouldn’t have an evolutionary psychologist on their Evo Psych panel. That might cause real discourse to happen… [The Block Bot is designed, in part, to remove static from people who use conference hashtags as a means of harassing attendees they don’t like.]

The self-serving damage @rebeccawatson inflicts on skepticism is truly worth a boycott, if only she created/did real things to boycott.

@RichSandersen I Almost care about Stephanie Zirconia… [That would be me, or whatever version of me Sara keeps in her head.]

You get hate mail b/c you act like an asshole. MT @rebeccawatson: thinking about difference between adequate apologies & awesome apologies.

saramayhew: Point of Inquiry leaves CFI. @chriscmooney chooses ideology and producer Adam Isaak’s personal politics (@rebeccawatson) over skepticism.

@magicthighs: @saramayhew @chriscmooney Ah, so that’s what you call having integrity. Also, what the hell does @rebeccawatson have to do with this?

@saramayhew: @magicthighs Producer dates her?

Dawkins demonstrates nice example of not feeding trolls by not answering question about Rebecca Watson http://dlvr.it/3Z7jMj [Wired reporters are now, apparently, trolls.]

Rebecca Watson has proven she’ll use any media opportunity to bash skepticism, so the less people like Dawkins say about her, the better.

RT @IDoubtIt Pick your friends and associates carefully. They may be delusional.

Is it not a bit of a conflict of interest for Point of Inquiry producer Adam Isaak to move podcast from CFI? @chriscmooney @rebeccawatson

Teen Skepchick @katiekish leaves Skepchick Network http://j.mp/11RnftF  because of @rebeccawatson and @skepchicks negativity.

Skepticon decision based on politics, not skeptic common ground; 1 more reason why it shouldn’t be called “skepti” http://j.mp/17nc7xq

@OpheliaBenson @hyperdeath128k She started bullying me as soon as I started being a TAM speaker. Lied to my face at Eschaton.

.@OpheliaBenson @hyperdeath128k I tried to bury the hatchet, but Ophelia feigned ignorance, then blogged that I “cornered” and harassed her.

On ONE of @opheliabenson‘s blog posts a simple page search reveals my name mentioned 58 times. But I’M obsessed… [That would be this post, most likely.]

@OpheliaBenson @MsMondegreen It’s a simple ctrl-f. Shows word count. Benson puts much more effort into collecting and logging her paranoia.

Egocentric @opheliabenson obsessively collects any mention of herself. Also, saying “hi” = being cornered. #paranoidpic.twitter.com/GeYdAxuqV0

#egocentric@OpheliaBenson thinks @rebeccawatson & @gretachristina cutting what few ties they had to skepticism is an exodus. #narcissists

Calling for a boycott of @JREF @center4inquiry and @RDFRS is the most egocentric piece of stupidity @rebeccawatson has ever posted.

@SatansParakeet Skepticon doesn’t get A list speakers like Tyson, Nye, Krauss, Dawkins, Tavris. And gives platform for crays like Marcotte.

@SatansParakeet Skepticon isn’t the same quality as TAM CSICon NECSS Skeptical. It doesn’t have big names, podcasts.

@SatansParakeet Skepticon has Amanda Marcotte speaking, which is typical of the kind of d-list bloggers they put on their lineup.

@SatansParakeet TAM gets quality programming: from qualified and high profile speakers, to evening entertainment.

I thought @pzmyers left skepticism; why is he talking about TAM/Skepticon? Oh RIGHT—he’ll say anything for blog hits. #DramaLlama

Drama blogger @pzmyers fake rage-quits skepticism then is faux-concerned about skeptic event ad. #sad #DramaLlama

150 women strong. Please sign if you consider yourself a woman in secularism, and/or skeptic, atheist. http://skepticwomen.com [The petition created by the women of the slime pit. It’s now 174 women strong, or 173 female skeptics and “Michelle Malkin”.]

Encouraging women in skepticism to sign. Add your voice to those against divisive tactics http://skepticwomen.com

Signed b/c I’m tired of intimidating & divisive tactics used by bloggers like @rebeccawatson @pzmyers @opheliabenson http://www.skepticwomen.com/welcome-statement

She tweets like a 12yr old-> @rebeccawatson: I’d be all “HEY GURL YOU WANNA SUCK IT HA HA” and then I’d orgasm while high-fiving my bros [Here are Rebecca’s original tweets on the matter.]

If I woke up tomorrow & I was magically a dude, 1st thing I’d do is go out & shout at women on the street cuz you guys make that look SO fun

I’d be all “HEY GURL YOU WANNA SUCK IT HA HA” as she looked angry and sad and then I’d orgasm while high-fiving my bros. Great times.

Also on another topic entirely I just won a Nobel Peace Prize for not bashing a $7 bottle of wine over some bro’s head today.

Back to Sara.

I signed. I believe those who disagree w/ the narrative of @skepchicks #FtB #atheismplus haven’t been heard: http://j.mp/184cYDi

RT @BridgetGaudette A statement by Skeptic Women http://www.skepticwomen.com/welcome-statement

RT @badrescher Wah, wah, wah, wah… The lastest thing is post after post, letter after letter, petition after petition, tweet… http://fb.me/1jyEKm96J [Drescher is also at Level 3 on The Block Bot.]

If you consider yourself a woman in skepticism, please consider signing and sharing http://www.skepticwomen.com/welcome-statement

IcanDoBoth! RT @MsMondegreen @aratina “Has Mayhew ever drawn anything original?” She’s too busy hating on others & pretending she’s a victim

I talk about creating stories that promote skepticism. It’s why I’m a TEDFellow. @eqvlncprinciple @MistressOfFrog @OpheliaBenson @pzmyers

@OpheliaBenson @MistressOfFrog @micknugent @pzmyers @rebeccawatson experts should be speaking about social justice claims, not bloggers.

@OpheliaBenson @MistressOfFrog @micknugent bloggers who are neither academics nor activists should not be speakers.

@MistressOfFrog @OpheliaBenson @micknugent @pzmyers @rebeccawatson not on a stage making claims.

rebeccawatson @MistressOfFrog @OpheliaBenson @micknugent @pzmyers next time, bow out of pseudoscience panel w/ zero scientists/doctors. [Like James Randi, Ben Radford, Joe Nickell, Jon Ronson…should I go on?]

.@MistressOfFrog @OpheliaBenson @micknugent @pzmyers I’m sorry I suggested conferences have speakers with credentials in topic.

#wiscfi Ophelia Benson constantly makes false accusations of stalking/harassment; doesn’t understand negative impact on other women. [Oh, look, another conference hashtag.]

I guess @micknugent doesn’t realise that @OpheliaBenson @pzmyers @rebeccawatson are pseudoskeptic faux feminists who bully secular women.

Clue to organisers @micknugent, proper academics tend to turn down speaking in lineups w/ @OpheliaBenson @pzmyers @rebeccawatson as guests.

Secular/Atheist events should stick to experts in social sciences rather than pseudoceleb bloggers @pzmyers @OpheliaBenson @rebeccawatson.

Says I only parrot men, @pzmyers is a sexist, lying, waste of atoms. Intellectual poser compensating for his academic mediocrity. [I wonder who she got that idea from.]

Oh wow, instead of taking responsibility for failure to make #wiscfi accessible to visually impaired, @MelodyHensley does “damage control”.

All @ralindsay did was give a speech. @MelodyHensley failed to make #wiscfi accessible; resulting in physical barriers. No one cares?

Hensley had him “update” it http://j.mp/12ERZQo  #wiscfi RT @emilyhasbooks: Hadn’t heard about accessibility issues.

@Kardashev1 @ElevatorGATE @RALindsay @MelodyHensley http://www.hofstader.com/invisible_blind_man

Ron Lindsay makes a speech and ppl want him sacked, but #wiscfi organizer Melody Hensley fails basic event accessibility: *silence* [“Silence” like this from that morning.]

What about SUAL? #wiscfi RT @MelodyHensley: @pzmyers Hope this is updated as I talked to Chris & a lot of things left out/inaccurate.

SUAL? Instead of taking responsibility for her fails, @MelodyHensley wants Hofstader to update “inaccuracies” http://www.hofstader.com/invisible_blind_man  #wiscfi [No, the response was hardly “instead of”, and even that was before the first tweet in this set.]

#wiscfi Organizer @MelodyHensley ignored needs of visually impaired, unprofessionally cries in front of them, wants “inaccuracies” fixed.

@justinvacula no offence, dude, but I don’t *know* you. So why do ppl keep associating us?

Missing from #wiscfi was a discussion of how women in secularism are bullied by OTHER women. Sexist terms like “chill girl”.

What about @skepchicks brand “Reality never looked so good”: idea that puts pressure on women to be smart AND sexy? #wiscf #RejectedTopics

RT ‏@rjblaskiewicz Calling for someone’s job because you disagree with them is something that wackos do. This disgraces feminism and CFI needs to stand up.

Uses term “other side”. Her “side” calls ppl chill girls -> @Mowgli3: Not wanting to engage petty fights isn’t “shunning” or “tribalism.”

#shunning “listen or shut up”-> RT @Mowgli3: @saramayhew Yep, that’s what I did. Sure. Blocking you now, bye.

#wiscfi #shunning “listen or shut up”-> RT @Mowgli3: @saramayhew Yep, that’s what I did. Sure. Blocking you now, bye. [Because it just isn’t the same without the conference hashtag.]

#blamethevictim Dismissive -> RT @Mowgli3: @saramayhew @emilyhasbooks Sure, Sara. Whatever you say.

Why apologize to the queen of intemperate language, @rebeccawatson? #wiscfi . http://www.centerforinquiry.net/blogs/entry/statement_re_my_may_18_blog_post/ Stop feeding the Oprah of Skepticism.

I wrote CFI to let them know #wiscfi didn’t include the many female voices @rebeccawatson @MelodyHensley FTBers intimidate into silence.

RT @emilyhasbooks Shutup & Listen? No thanks. You can’t build bridges on such shaky ground. I prefer effective communication. “Be kind & talk” is my motto.

I wrote CFI to let them know #wiscfi didn’t include the many female voices @rebeccawatson @MelodyHensley FTBers intimidate into silence.

#vaculamustdenounce Star Trek Into Darkness spoilers. [This hashtag isn’t for a conference but is a reaction to Dave Silverman telling Justin Vacula very publicly that he needs to denounce people who use inappropriate tactics against hi opponents if he wants any credibility. But why do people associate her with Vacula?]

#vaculamustdenounce the #vaculamustdenounce hastag!

@jeh704 I admit I’m powerless over engaging stupid people and my tweets have become unmanageable. #1stStep

@mavaddat @rebeccawatson http://www.saramayhew.com/blog/index.php/2013/01/why-is-rebecca-watson-acting-like-an-awful-person/

@uberfeminist @mavaddat @rebeccawatson Oh, and when she abused key note position to call out Stef McGraw, who had no platform for rebuttal.

@mavaddat Fair? So she can be a jerk to anyone she wants because some people send her hate mail?

Atheism ≠ Science. Raëlians are atheists and naturalists. @pzmyers claims atheism is driven by naturalism.

RT @Gurdur Blog: Crossing the Rubicon: #wiscfi Women In #Secularism confrnce: blog: http://heathen-hub.com/blog.php?b=1705  — #feminism #atheism, #skepticism #humanism

In response to @jennifurret RT @dELYSEious: Vacula’s interview from #wiscfi will appear on the same site as this “women love being raped”article. http://bit.ly/10PY0IC

.@hashspamkiller @jennifurret @dELYSEious How. The. Fuck. Do you NOT see your logical fallacy? #guiltbyassociation #poisonwell #skepticfail [That site would be A Voice for Men, which exists to argue against feminism, so any interview published there serves that purpose, or it would not be published. Don’t get me wrong, the people there are icky too, as are the other articles. However, the objection here is sound, even if it takes a little thinking to figure that out. See the fallacy fallacy.]

.@pzmyers @szvan @dELYSEious poisoning the well #nameThatLogicalFallacy #skepticfail [No, really, Sara. Helping male supremacists is a bad thing all on its own.]

.@rebeccawatson Nobody on twitter called you Oprah but me and I don’t hate you. I just think your work is harmful self-serving drama #wiscfi

Lie-> “@rebeccawatson #WISCFI My haters on Twitter: “OMG Rebecca says she’s Oprah Winfrey!”” Search twitter: ZERO ppl said this.

Meangirl has burn book; @AmandaMarcotte If secularist movt cont. to support Ron Lindsay, I’ll publicly write them off as irrelevant #WISCFI [Because women don’t have principled objections?]

RT @SecularlyYours @RALindsay Also, it IS true that ANYONE who disagrees with @rebeccawatson & co. WILL get shunned by them. So much for inclusive “feminism.” [Or it might have something to do with you calling people “Watsonistas”. Just a thought.]

The Oprah Winfrey of Skepticism™ http://j.mp/14lr9Pu

The Oprah Winfrey of Skepticism™ http://j.mp/14lr9Pu  #wiscfi #skepticism [Guess who owns and protects a trademark. Also, just have to get in that conference hashtag.]

Plenty of women in secularism agree with @RAlindsay but are too intimidated by the Oprah Winfrey of Skepticism™

“Feminist” @pzmyers says I don’t form my own opinions, just parrot men. http://bit.ly/188KrZP  It’s @MelodyHensley‘s old “chill girl” tune!

??? ｢(ﾟﾍﾟ) RT @AmandaMarcotte: It’s not actually a human right to bother and harass people because they’re less awful than you.

Many are bullied out by you, Rebecca. @rebeccawatson: @RALindsay Meanwhile women are literally being bullied out of this movement. #wiscfi [Like?]

#wiscfi panel on Pseudoscience had 0 scientists. 1/23 speakers are scientists. 0 medical professionals. 0 gender studies academics.

If #wiscfi was going to conflate secularism and skepticism they could’ve found at least 1 woman working in science, 1 woman physician. No?

#wiscfi embarrasses women in secularism by not showcasing ANY women in STEM, or distinguished gender studies/social justice academics.

Strange that pseudo-celeb writer lectures about gender studies @rebeccawatson: Very strange to open #wiscfi w white male lecturing women

Panel from #wiscfi pic.twitter.com/FbIp9jjeaQ [Go ahead. Click through on that.]

RT ‏@Eshto Topics at #wiscfi are important, and the people who’ve decided they are the spokespeople for feminism (e.g. RW) take them LEAST seriously.

I should start a conference with my friends as speakers, now that I know none of the panels needs experts/qualified speakers!

My doctor said I was hysterical, therefore, I’m qualified to say women are frequently ignored by doctors in general. Anecdote Academia! [Would you care to let us know why you’re qualified to argue that women aren’t underdiagnosed for things like gastrointestinal bleeds?]

Minus those we’ve deemed “chill girls”. @Luarien “If we’re going to be successful at all, we need to care for each other.” @SurlyAmy #wiscfi

Block list includes many secular women. @SimonKnowz @rebeccawatson: If you wanna follow #wiscfi w/out seeing ppl harassing us use blockbot

@Luarien let me know when you figure out that Roth, Hensley, Watson, bully women and use gendered insults. They’re Mean Girls.

RT @IDoubtIt The comments on #wiscfi piece goes to show this is currently not a topic conducive to cooperation of any sort. http://blog.chron.com/sacredduty/2013/05/female-atheists-fight-for-equality-in-freethought-movement/

Trigger warnings are so patronizing.

A fetish for drama: constant claims of “obsession” “harassment”. @rebeccawatson No, you get hate mail because you’re a mean asshole.

This is the Skepchick brand: http://youtu.be/gmLdaBTFtoA  @rebeccawatson invented the idea of women in skepticism being chicks. #wiscfi #fail

The @skepchicks brand created mess: http://youtu.be/gmLdaBTFtoA  Is it harassment to criticize an oil company for how they clean their own spill? [I worry about anyone who conflates sexual activity in which all the participants are smiling with sexual harassment and assault.]

When you say that ___ needs to be applied to skepticism, what you really want is that ideology protected FROM skepticism. [Or you understand that skepticism is always going to be incomplete as practiced like anything else and needs to be informed by other disciplines because those disciplines also provide data.]

That’s exactly what creeping is. RT @OpheliaBenson: @saramayhew It’s not “creeping” to check on what you’re saying about me. [As opposed to what you do to Rebecca Watson says, even when she isn’t talking about you?]

Benson should stop creeping me if she doesn’t like my tweets. #dramaLlama

Creeps me, removes a link where ppl can help send young skeptics to TAM in her RT of me. You a dick @OpheliaBenson pic.twitter.com/Jjp8ui15AU

Jamy Ian Swiss “Skepticism 101” http://youtu.be/wbE5Kub3b5k  Skepticism for claims, Secular Humanism for ethics. What’s @pzmyers problem?

Old dramallamas pzmyers opheliabenson. Replace them w/ bright future skeptic leaders. Btw, I’m sending 6 to TAM2013 http://risingstar.saramayhew.com

‘Drescher, Shermer, Grothe, Novella. They’ve all kicked the * out of PZ’s flawed logic. Jamy too.’ RT @jamyianswiss: http://reapstruth.blogspot.com/2013/05/pz-myers-crys-yet-another-river.html

Wut? Leaving a group you weren’t contributing to anyway? That’s like boycotting a conference you weren’t invited to speak at—oh…

RT @jamyianswiss Here is my talk, “Skepticism 101,” presented Saturday at the Orange County Freethought Alliance conference: http://youtu.be/UOzSLJmF9FY

New EAZY-PZ™ Busting formula! RT @jamyianswiss: Here is my talk, “Skepticism 101”: http://youtu.be/UOzSLJmF9FY

“A Motionless Movement” says Ophelia Benson. From someone who does zero writing, research, outreach, or popularising of skepticism.

After long trial separation, PZ Myers divorces skepticism http://tinyurl.com/bo5zgrq

Not understanding why one would be bothered by storify. Unless you’re bothered by reading your own tweets. [Refers to @ElevatorGATE, Level 1 on The Block Bot, “Super Slimy”. Calling himself an “investigative journalist, he has amassed thousands of conversations between and individual tweets from and about feminists on Storify along with everything else he’s done under various handles. There were 69 in the last hour as write this. The average, even with periods of inactivity is around 100 a day. But why should that bother anyone? It isn’t like it’s creeping or anything.]

Okay. That last tweet takes me to the beginning of May. So that’s three months, two conferences she didn’t attend with hashtags she still used, and 140 or so tweets and retweets captured here. There are actually more, but a lot of the nastiness is in conversations that would only make sense if I captured both sides. And I’m yawning. So from here, you start getting highlights.

Report real online stalking/harassment to ISPs. Using the terms irresponsibly like @pzmyers @opheliabenson hurts real victims. #ftbullies

Cyber-stalking and harassment is a CRIME. @pzmyers @opheliabenson and other FTBers continue to accuse ppl of this crime. Irresponsible.

#wiscfi is already an unwelcoming atmosphere thanks to @pzmyers @opheliabenson‘s decrees of who may approach them. Immature unprofessional. [They, and I, told Justin Vacula to leave us alone at the conference at which he had told other people we should have to answer his questions.]

..from Skepchicks. MT @AstrokidNJ: #skepchick “secular women can’t express unpopular views w/o receiving an avalanche of slurs & threats” [Ah, defamation.]

Pros tryin to report on death of officer–make jokes! -> ‏@SurlyAmy an iPhone and occasional snacks…more affordable than “news” network

Did @atheistalliance actually read the tactful article about what is/isn’t harassment or pulled link b/c of FtB Skepchick pressure? [Here’s the post AAI apologized for tweeting.]

@InMyUnbelief @atheistalliance B/c what it was was an explanation of what is and isn’t harassment. What part referenced women?

RT @IDoubtIt @chriscmooney Carol is indeed thoughtful and a hero of mine. I can not say either about Marcotte and was VERY disappointed in that episode. [That would be this episode.]

.@chriscmooney Disappointed @AmandaMarcotte would even be given a platform on the show. Tavris has expertise and tact.

Benson posts tweets I don’t tag her in, calls it monitoring and harassment. Who’s monitoring, vanity search queen? http://pulse.me/s/jHabj [The person who read the post about her and tweeted it?]

Rebecca Watson and Ophelia Benson should know better than to misuse claims of libel; intimidation tactic skeptics have fought against.

Shameful defending of sexist term: @SpokesGay: When I use the term “chill girl”, I’m not going to apologize for it. Nor will I condemn it.

The @CFI_DC Director @MelodyHensley still condones use of sexist term “chill girl”, used against speakers like me pic.twitter.com/Lr9TscMNxt [And what did you have to do to find this tweet?]

Use of sexist labels “chill girl” “sister punisher” by a CFI leader contributes to unwelcoming atmosphere for women in skepticism. @CFI_DC

@mirandachale @desertyard Oh gosh! You-Know-who really does have a vanity search! Say it, and Pineapple-Eaters apparate!

@rjblaskiewicz @mirandachale @desertyard Maybe she has a vanity search for Pineapples!

@IDoubtIt @desertyard @rjblaskiewicz @mirandachale I’m obsessed! With my 0 blog posts about her vs. her um… 4-6 about me?

@desertyard @IDoubtIt @rjblaskiewicz @mirandachale She gets traffic by manufactroversies. Unlike u guys who have real content to post about.

Ophelia Benson attempts link whoring of her site 4 times on RDF thread, fails, cries “war on information”. http://j.mp/Z6f1Mn

Ophelia Benson uses vanity search to find “drama” so she can ignore it and rise above. Aka, create drama to drive traffic to vapid blog.

I’m being twitter harassed! I can tell from my vanity search I constantly track! ヽ( ≧Д≦) ﾉﾟ｡゜waaah!

Really, I’m skipping stuff here, but that….

RT @IDoubtIt I think it’s juvenile to have a “conduct policy” for meetings and conferences.

RT @IDoubtIt Good news. Kylie leaves FTB. http://freethoughtblogs.com/tokenskeptic/2013/03/15/and-then-the-end/

A @skepchicks post makes accusations about me. Banned if I wanted to defend myself. Remember that next time they talk about bullying. [That should be this post.]

Rebecca Watson continues to falsely accuse me of libellous comments. Shameful intimidation tactic. http://j.mp/ZEskG1 #fauxskeptic

So if Rebecca Watson keeps falsely accusing me of libel, is THAT libel? Do I need a meta lawyer for libel libel?! #saylibelagain#libel

Are you kidding? RT @SUICIDEBOMBS: “Pfft, she IS a Jew though.” – Rebecca Watson overheard at Pineapple Bar, Austin, TX. Talking about you?

@SUICIDEBOMBS srsly, this is a joke and not something actually overheard, right?

Ref to this? pic.twitter.com/Cj9gC4LjBk @SUICIDEBOMBS “Pfft, she IS a Jew though.” – @RebeccaWatson, OH at Pineapple Bar, Talking about you?

@dELYSEious @SpokesGay i sawry: me dumbest person on twitter, sayz woman who gets called twatson by hord of trolls.

…meanwhile, at SXSW, Watson complains about teh internets…again. And makes stuff up…again.

With assholes on your site, your twitter, on reddit, in forums, and your email, at what point do you stop and wonder if you’re an asshole?

Why is Rebecca Watson claiming her wiki was vandalised? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebecca_Watson&action=history … no vandalism found… [Actually, try that link to her post a few tweets up. She links to the proof.]

Hey @rebeccawatson, THIS is called vandalism: pic.twitter.com/Cj9gC4LjBk

Coincidental edit mistake on @rebeccawatson wiki and she claims she’s vandalised and attacked by reddit users. #fauxskeptic #provocateur

If we don’t need proof for blaming who vandalised our wiki page, then I could say the @skepchicks did this to mine: pic.twitter.com/Cj9gC4LjBk

Rebecca Watson should’ve had all credibility in skepticism taken away back when she was banned for sock-puppetting on JREF.

Why Rebecca Watson Shouldn’t Be on a SXSW Panel About Reddit. http://j.mp/ZyvV8I

The problems with terms like woman scientist/skeptic, #skepchick, in The Finkbeiner Test: http://j.mp/YU7JO4

The problems with terms like woman scientist/skeptic, #skepchick, in The Finkbeiner Test: http://www.doublexscience.org/the-finkbeiner-test/

“emphasize a woman’s sex, you inevitably end up dismissing her science” http://www.doublexscience.org/the-finkbeiner-test/ – why I’m not a “woman skeptic”.

Learn to summarize someone else’s point instead of quoting huge blocks of text. Lazy blogging. Bad writing. Examples: @OpheliaBenson @szvan

Wow, @pzmyers is an arsehole http://j.mp/127Hx8C  He’s an Internet gnome: a troll who doesn’t need to leave his own blog to stir drama.

Saying someone smells and is “gross”: juvenile bullying, demonstrated by @AmandaMarcotte http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/22/defending-ones-position-as-the-token-looks-bad-like-an-unwashed-t-shirt/#.USgO_L2LSCc.twitter

Really—grown adults @amandamarcotte @rebeccawatson‘s rebuttal to a t-shirt they don’t like is “eww gross, you smell” #schoolbullies

Haha! Passive aggression or selective memory? Skeptical storytelling through art: what an ORIGINAL idea! http://yfrog.com/kfedjyvj

I wonder what @surlyamy and @melodyhensley think ppl like @sciencecomic and @ZachWeiner do, too… http://yfrog.com/kfedjyvj

Sorry, @pzmyers @OpheliaBenson @rebeccawatson aren’t “over it” b/c they aren’t done w/ slacktivist blogging about rape and social justice. [For anyone who doesn’t immediately recognize the reference.]

@humidpress @pzmyers @OpheliaBenson @rebeccawatson To slacktivists, standards are too high! Y’know, ppl who *do* things http://j.mp/XhU1oi

The @skepchicks will call each other “hero” over anything, but going beyond slacktivism is ‘too high a standard’ http://j.mp/XhU1oi

I’m going to fight fire w/ fire and Gangnam Style against slacktivism!

@uberfeminist @jennifurret @skepchicks @pzmyers Radford repeated feminist Eve Ensler’s “I am over rape” sentiment. Start PZ bullshitmachine

Skeptics have misogyny problem! But @skepchicks can look at my bf and say “I gotta get me one of those.” It’s ok b/c sexism is man->woman!

Have you noticed that nearly all manufactroversies in skepticism are caused by @PZmyers click-mongering Papa Feminism posts? #fauxskeptic

Ben is repeating what Eve Ensler said http://j.mp/uSGHSy  Go back to biology, @pzmyers. #skepticfail #opportunisticOldmanNotHelping

@jennifurret He’s repeating what Eve Ensler said. CORRECT YOURSELF. Say sorry.

Rape apologist patriarchy creates MRA misogyny rape culture of online hate – p.s, disagree? You are a dumb slutty chill girl fuckface.

I’d have an easier time believing in straw-feminists, but it too often turns out they can talk and are made of meat.

RT @telomericfusion Cowardly @The_Block_Bot is good for something, it is better at recommending follows than twitter. #ftbullies

@ologies it’s not about complaining. It’s the idea that tshirts and online msgs are attempts to silence women. [How about these online messages.]

@ologies false flags, DCMA takedowns and DDoS attacks are silencing attempts that u could compare to IRL silencing. Emails don’t silence

@ologies yes. No wonder. Because there’s a constant fear of being branded ‘the enemy’. Or guilt by association. [Like association with people on The Block Bot, which is so good for finding people to associate with.]

@EllenBethWachs I don’t run an org focused on feminism, then do nothing to improve the real world.

Oh, and I’m banned on their site and blocked by @skepchicks for no reason—no abuse, no hate, no spam. Just making tactful critique.

Here’s a pointless boycott: stop buying @rebeccawatson‘s books, TV series, and her other quality content that adds to skepticism #ohwait

RT @sjzara . @Eshto @saramayhew @skepchicks I’m from the UK. I know of Sara Mayhew because of TED. I know (and care) almost nothing about skepchicks

RT @sjzara .@Eshto @saramayhew @skepchicks That I now know vaguely of skepchicks because of their behaviour than any work they do says a lot about them [Or about the people you listen to who talk about them.]

Can companies even control who buys stock? Boycotting Dragon*Con is useless AND ignorant. http://j.mp/XapMAu  @skepchick WTF [As it turns out….]

“If I learned that Kramer owned 30% of Apple’s stock I would stop buying their products” – @rebeccawatson But could Apple do anything?

I’m calling for a boycott on boycotts and going 2 ALLS TEH CONS! RT @JonathanAbrams @saramayhew How many conferences can one person boycott?

Go home @pzmyers, you are drunk. 〜(￣△￣〜) [Out of the blue, as far as I can tell.]

Vitriolic hypocrisy – Why is @rebeccawatson acting like an awful person? http://tinyurl.com/a9a429v

Why is @RebeccaWatson acting like an awful person? http://tinyurl.com/a9a429v

“If you run into assholes all the time, *you* might be the asshole.”

Do people have a problem with specific claims of Evo-psych or with the entire concept that our psychology has evolved? #babywithbathwater

@JlnFrancisco No, I don’t bully others. I don’t name-call. I don’t block anyone but spambots.

And this is pretty much slander from @Melodyhensley: Implying I’m a harasser who plots to hurt others. http://yfrog.com/h41eeyrbj

“Ragging” relates to being angry because you’re “on the rag”. RT @rebeccawatson Holy shit you are dumb. YOU said it meant menstruation. [In regards to Mayhew’s claim that “ragging on” was a sexist term.]

And you’re immature and ignorant to call me dumb. RT @rebeccawatson Holy shit you are dumb. YOU said it meant menstruation.

.@iateacat @rebeccawatson Yep. But it’s also used as slang for tampon/sanitary napkin. From YOUR OWN link Rebecca http://j.mp/ViHWSy

@rebeccawatson From your OWN link http://j.mp/ViHWSy  ” slang for “tampon, sanitary napkin””

@WowbaggerOM @rebeccawatson From Rebecca’s own link http://j.mp/ViHWSy  “slang for “tampon, sanitary napkin””

@rebeccawatson In the context of belittling women, like @MelodyHensley‘s tweet, it can be seen as derogatory.

Wow⇨RT @rebeccawatson To scold 1739. Tampon 1930s. You’re the dumbest person on Twitter. [Also, “ragging” = verb; “scold” = verb; “tampon” = noun.]

How it must feel to realise there’s no magic wand for forcing anyone to not talk about you.

Yes. And drama Llamas RT @rjblaskiewicz @saramayhew Can we feed flamers to trolls? [But no name calling.]

.@EllenBethWachs Irony: those claiming they want to make welcome spaces for women have done so in a way that makes women feel unwelcome.

RT @Rocko2466 @saramayhew @EllenBethWachs Is the irony that the people who are bemoaning the scaring away of women from conferences are the ones doing it? [Rocko is at Level 2 on The Block Bot as a pitizen.]

@EllenBethWachs The issue are women bullies who call other women chill girls, sister punishers, rape apologists, and Stepford wives.

More and more women are avoiding conferences because of female bullies and sister-punisher witch hunts that result in highschool shunning.

“I’m a fake!” http://j.mp/11yK0az  Offended by art? #geek #crafts #skeptic #freethought #pipethefuckdown

Spot-on article by @michaelshermer in the new issue of ‘Free Inquiry’: http://bit.ly/RZF4au

@desertyard Sorry, I’m forgetting how big of a glass ceiling there is in the ceramics industry.

Oh wow, you’re raising money but pocketing half of it. #slowclap [A reference to Surly Amy’s custom ceramic necklaces that raise money to send people who can’t afford it to various conferences.]

Feeding trolls and blogging about them is literally the *least* you could do for skepticism. #lazy

RT ‏@mirandachale Internet trolls are like stray animals: if you feed them, you can’t pretend to be shocked or offended when they come back for more.

What about the part of the skeptic fairy tale when there were nude calendars, sexy themed parties, and taking shots off of guy’s crotches?

Only one org in skepticism ever focused on presenting women skeptics as sexual objects, promoting that sexiness makes it more appealing. [As far as I know, no skeptical organization “ever focused on” that.]

And that is as far back as Twitter will load. Without coming close to picking up everything she aimed at Rebecca and a handful of Rebecca’s friends, can anyone tell me why, despite being “a TED fellow”, that repetitive, name-calling, vitriolic mess shouldn’t be designated “annoying”? Can anyone even tell me, honestly, that nothing I’ve collected here counts as abusive?