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1 year ago (+1)
I don't want to drag this conversation further than it needs to, but honestly you shouldn't have to feel bad or guilty about it.
He violated the Terms of Service and caused problems. At the end of the day if he's going to be a nuisance to everyone and put himself at risk on the internet openly then he neither realizes the situations he could put himself into or understand how anyone reasonable will feel about it. And he should be lucky that someone more disingenuous isn't trying to fuck with him, that'd be worse than us harping on him to stop communicating with any of us or others.
At this point, it's better to put the situation to rest and move on. It no longer concerns any of us what he does.
1 year ago(+2)
It's my fault. This had already gone too far. The post you saw was just the last drop.
1 year ago(+2)
It's not your fault. You were very patient, kind and considerate. I'm not even sure he was a 5th grader, as some say, but I think he was not right in his head, somehow. Anyway, there is nothing we can do about it, so let's move on.
I'm only posting this for the record since I confronted him on this and got him to outright say it.
While I get what criacuervos is saying that, there could be some uncertainty since we're talking about someone who is only posting written messages, I don't think that RJ was lying about his age since a lot of his behaviors did line up with some kid who has some sort of learning or social disability. This also isn't the first time he admitted that he was underage or in the fifth grade either.
It may have not been right to confront him, however the circumstances surrounding the situation warranted it. EDIT: If anything I'm holding onto whatever screenshots I have of my interactions with him simply because if he follows me elsewhere I still have leverage to point out what issues I had with him and why I want nothing to do with him.
1 year ago (+3)
That's why I'm not putting much more thought into it. It's not worth asking these questions when there isn't much else worth getting answers for.
He's not the first child I came across on the internet and I doubt he'll be the last. In any case, lets just let this whole situation die and if he wants to have a tantrum about it any further it's his problem.