How can I stop my stalkers on my 360?

Question

some people are way too sick

Answer 1

These are steps you can take right now.

1) Ignore the person (see http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/fri... for how to use that feature) or delete them as contact (if they are a connected friend - by clicking the remove link next to their name in your "My Friends" area). See instructions: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/gui...

2) Ignoring someone doesn't stop them from commenting on the page. However, this is why you have permissions to stop such action.

If the ignored person IS NOT a connected friend:

if you want someone to not be able to comment and they are not connected to you, then you will have to change your Top Page and Blog comments from "Public" permissions to "Friends" permissions.

TOP PAGE:

- In your "My Page," click on the "Settings" link for the comment module (in lower left corner of the page).

- In the "Allow comments by:" drop down, set it to "Just Me (Private)."

- Uncheck the "enable quick comments box" as well. NOTE: Unchecking this prevents everyone from commenting. Checking it allows everyone to comment. There's no separating into categories here.

- Click the "Save" button.

BLOG:

Click "Edit Blog Settings" link on your "My Blog" page. Change the permission for "Who can post comments to your blog" to Friends. Click the "Save" button.

If the ignored person IS a connected friend, you can either remove them as a friend (as stated here http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/fri... ) and then set your permissions as stated in the second link above OR avoid deleting the person by limiting access to comment areas even further than the standard permission group:

- Click on your "My Friends" link at the top of the 360 space. To the right is an area where you can create a new category. For example, type in "Block this mug" in the empty field and press the button next to it. You now have a new category called "Block this mug".

- Now, click the box next to the friends name that you want block and click the "Add to Category" button to put them in the "Block this mug" category.

- Go back to "My Friends" to make sure everyone else is in other categories.

- Click on the "My Blog" link at the top of the 360 space. Click "Edit Blog Settings." For every setting there, choose for it to only be viewable by "Friends." The menu will expand and you should choose "Friends by Category." Check all the categories that you want to view the blog, but don't check the "Block this mug" category. Click the "Save" button.

This is how to exclude someone from seeing or commenting to your "My Blog." You can exclude them from other areas of the 360 space in basically the same way once the exclusion category has been created.

EXCEPTION: The "Quick Comments" setting in your Top Page Comments module- you either have to uncheck the setting, thereby disabling it for everyone or you check the setting enabling it for everyone.

3) If somehow the person STILL harasses you AFTER doing the above, while logged in, go to the Abuse form at

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/for...

Please provide the following information:

* Web address of the Yahoo! 360° page (e.g., http://360.yahoo.com/profile-group of numbers and letters).

* What exactly happened. Be specific. Do not type in all capitals. But stay on topic

*The Yahoo! ID and/or email address of the person who is harassing you. Find out any information you can on the person.

NOTE: If somehow the person is getting to you via other means besides 360 (like IM, e-mail, etc), see those services' help pages for how to block them.

4) Your last resort: Close the old 360 space and start a new 360 space.

Make sure that they have completely cleared the old page. And do let "TRUSTED" contacts know about the impending move. Record in a text file all their 360 web page addresses, so that it will be easy to find them and invite again.

On this new 360, make sure that personal information is kept off the top page that the harasser can use to find you. Don't post a 360 image of yourself in the personal profile pic area. The safest option is to confine anything personal to the blog area and make the blog only visible to connected friends via permissions. Use a new nickname, of course.

Also, be aware of safe computing practices:

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/360/gui...

Lastly, feel free to contact the police about any potential Internet crimes.

Answer 2

i think you can adjust your settings so that ppl can't view your 360 page. i know here at work i can't even view MY OWN 360 page because they have a block on it. i suppose it's because IM is in there as well. and they've blocked all instant messaging. whatever.

Answer 3

If these people are on your friend list.. go to the My Friends option on your 360 toolbar and remove them first.

Now go to the toolbar once more and select Settings..

On this edit page chose all of the privacy setting and put them on a friends only basis.

Return to the toolbar and choose MY PAGE..

On this page on the top of each module is the Edit option.. click it and on each privacy setting you encounter.. place them all on the friends only setting also.

Return to your My Page and where your quick comments are located right above the first comment is the editing place to choose friends only for this also.

If they can't leave a message or a comment or see your blogs... or your profile.. they will get bored and go away eventually..

I would not even mess around with the ignore option Yahoo has .. it is a joke.  this is more effective and less stressful..