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They sound incredibly immature, but I doubt they truly believed you're gay because being called gay only usually upsets some people who aren't and it sounds like they just tried to find something that winds you up and have a "good" laugh at your expense which is of course a type of bullying, but hacking into your online accounts is a criminal offence in most countries including the UK, not to mention the bullying side of it.A good few years ago my original Gmail account got hacked by online trolls from Sheffield Forum, who signed me up to a plethora of gay forums (they think I'm gay because I watch wrestling, which according to uneducated plebs is all sweaty men in tights hugging each other).
They also hacked my Blog on livejournal.com and wrote some horrible stuff on there about me.
One thing I noticed on some sites similar to the one I was a sysop for is that some staff seemed to let the power of their authority go to their heads and they themselves were known to bully members, this happened even more because they were providing a service that was quite exclusive and they knew many members were frightened of being banned and would even fear them (you needed an invite to join and invites were often limited as the sites could only accommodate a set number of members because the demand was often much higher). I made sure I was different and gave my best to offer a quality service by treating and respecting members as customers and I eventually got a good reputation by doing this, but even on many open forums and communities some staff can be very unprofessional. Remember that a large proportion of online staff are volunteers and don't get paid, they're often not trained or have much experience when they start working as staff and they're not always the nicest or maturest of people. In other words they don't always act like they're professionals offering customer service as part of a good quality business, it can be a different thing altogether, but many people expect the same type of professional treatment from these volunteer staff as they would from for instance customer service staff for a decent utility company, sometimes members may be dealt with professionally and fairly, but other times they unfortunately won't be and this can sometimes surprise people.
PS: From what I've seen so far on ASPIESCentral the staff here seem very professional and friendly which is very good to see and that greatly helps keep the entire community friendly. In my opinion it's very important for staff to set a good example, the staff here also get involved in the community and come across as approachable.
Yeah, this has been a problem of mine, too.I don't express myself properly and I tend to offend without meaning to