Scary death threat Comments

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  theviewfromadrawbridge · Member · Feb 14, 2016 at 1:38 pm

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  Over the years, I’ve gotten some really hostile comments from one person in particular. At first I tried engaging him, but then I realized he’s just a troll, so I ignored him and blocked his comments. But this last one sounds like a verifiable threat. What can be done? Why is there no way to contact wordpress without it being public like this?

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  heliodore · Member · Feb 14, 2016 at 3:10 pm

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  Hi,

  I’m very sorry to hear it.

  Here is the way to sends his comments straight to the spam folder: https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/#comment-blacklist

  Moreover, please contact WordPress.com through this link:
  http://en.wordpress.com/abuse/

  Happy blogging!

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 14, 2016 at 3:38 pm

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  if you are worried about your personal safety – check with your local, state and federal law enforcement agencies – most of them now have cyber crimes sections – note – death threats and things like that are always illegal

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  theviewfromadrawbridge · Member · Feb 15, 2016 at 12:16 am

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  Thanks to you both. I’ll do as both of you suggest.

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  auxclass · Member · Feb 15, 2016 at 12:45 am

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  Good luck – sorry there are some bad folks around

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  theviewfromadrawbridge · Member · Feb 15, 2016 at 2:10 am

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  Thanks.

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  starxedsteph · Member · Feb 16, 2016 at 5:03 pm

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  So sorry to hear you are experiencing this!

  I think the advice given already is spot on. Filtering these comments automatically is a great idea to alleviate you of the stress reading these comments causes.

  If you think your personal safety is at risk, it’s important that you contact your local, state, or federal authorities immediately. Your safety is important!

  If you need to contact us on a private channel you can also email us at:
  help AT wordpress DOT com