Fucking weirdos, jesus christ.
Good olâ Redbubble. 
Shaun Micallef was PSY before PSY was a thing
This is my last post hereâŚSo I just wanted to get this off my chest. I know this is a media critique site and I am not saying I, or anyone else, is immune from criticism, but there have been clear and personal attacks made against me.
âI would get my news from the Siberian Times before 6 NewsâŚâ WTF?
I would not publish that report if I wasnât confident in my source. Did I say it would be announced today? No!
Furthermore, IMO this site has really gone downhill. There are accounts on here that just attack anything that is new and different - take for example, Ticker.
But in all, it really is the trolls. The anonymous accounts. The accounts that people on here tend to go after are the ones that put their name to posts - like me and Ahron.
We are people too. Some of this stuff can do damage to peopleâs mental health - including mine. Benjamin Norris - a friend of mine - is another example. He posted today about a âcertain forumâ and a member that is harassing him and his partner.
Iâm not afraid to put my name to my posts. Iâm not afraid to put my name to my news reporting.
To the few of you on here supporting me, I thank you.
To the rest of you who probably will have a go at me for this - well, if want to debate me you know where to find me on social media.
And may I add that I have seen a fair bit of censorship from mods here - you say people can critique and have the right to free speech? Well, then donât remove this post.
Have a good night,
Leonardo Puglisi
My advice would be lighten up, youâre young and itâs a hurly wurly world, the media world in particular is noxiously bad and hard. I hope you become a success but no need to rush it, youâre just a kid. Ahron is a big boy and is hardly an innocent soul. Enjoy what youâre doing but try not to take it so seriously. Good luck to you.
Ditto to the above. Just wanted to add a few extra observations.
It goes without saying, but: criticising an organisation because of a particular incident, or questioning the viability of a business model != attacking something because itâs new. Being a user on MediaSpy doesnât entitle anyone to preferential treatment. If posters are cynical about the use of fonts on a weather map, then you bet someone will have strong opinions about content decisions.
As to âtrollsâ, I invite you to read the Facebook comment section on any mainstream media outlet if you think removing anonymity would change the outcome. It wonât.
Iâm not sure âlighten upâ is the best advice to give someone who has expressed that they have had damage to their mental health. Also, one who is a child. But each to their own.
Sorry to hear youâve made the decision to leave MediaSpy, Iâve always enjoyed your contributions here and wish you luck for all your future endeavors - hope youâre doing okay.
I feel for you man, thereâs really no excuse for personal attacks, especially when on the internet, people have no idea who theyâre really attacking.
Just remember, itâs not you at fault.
Take some time away and focus on the stuff that makes life better eh. Donât let negative shite bring you down.
Always remember, in the words of our Lord and Saviour, Ron Burgundy, âF**k you San Diegoâ⌠I mean, âStay classyâ
(Humour helps eh?)
A lot of what you do reminds me so much of myself when I was around your age during the mid-late 2000s, I too used to have my own ânews bulletinâ (though I didnât have the luxury of putting it onto YouTube, lol) and I would make up mock-TV guides for my âchannelsâ in drawing books.
My advice would be just to stick to what you love doing and try not to let other people get to you. Itâs easier said than done I know, and you are going to come across some real lowlifes on the internet unfortunately. Thatâs just how the world is. However, with that being said, the future is bright for you and if you continue to pursue your dream of one day working in the media, who knows what doors that will open. So much has happened for you already and youâre still not even in your teens. Donât let other people put you down just for being a âkidâ. Prove them wrong!
Iâll keep following you on Twitter, keep your BS filter in good working order. That goes for reporting the news and sifting through feedback.
PS, donât take any notice of that Joel Gaynor bloke whoâs been at you today, heâs a complete nutbag with many issues.
ConsistencyâŚwhere for art thou?
Hey Puggo19
Iâm no angel on here and certainly after my little fight with Turdall last week due to my error in judgement (I hope that we can be at least civil in posts, and not correspond via DM) I too know what itâs like when someone questions my character or being accused of something that I am not. I generally ask people why they think the way they think and sometimes my posts can be misinterpreted as baiting. Thats probably because I donât articulate my posts well, (something Iâm working on)
I think because you are young, I think itâs unfair that whoever is attacking you to do so on here or any in other social media form. There is a difference between bullying and critiquing someone and their work. For what you do mate you should be proud of what yo done with your 6 News service you provide. To even get national attention from news networks is even awesome for someone at your age! That would be so great to have as experience for the media industry.
No one is saying that people donât have the right to feel safe on forums or any other place, but it is a shame that there is select few (not just on here) but everyone should be able to respect everyone no matter their opinion, experience and background.
I did have a stalker on here at one stage , would often post directly under mine, just to bate me to see how I would react, at the end of last year my mental health took a dip of an outside related matter and it exploded on the forums. Thank god (and I mean god literally) that the team here gave me a second chance. I have had a few issues pop up here and there. Sometimes bullies like to get off on the thrill of harassing someone when their views donât align theirs or whatever if they are just bored and want to cause trouble.
See that comment I saw and I think to myself why compare that to Siberian times?
I have always supported you @Leo_Puglisi6, love what youâre doing and I think you know that. But I along with other mods have had to remove your posts in the past. Itâs a fine line between self promoting to build your profile and discussing topics. We have encouraged you to use the Random Thread or even create your own threads to keep discussion and promotion of your work separate. This isnât censorship. Itâs managing a forum and keeping it as a place for discussing and critiquing the media.
Making a grand exit when things get tough sends a message to the world and I donât think itâs a good one. Perhaps a breather is just what you need to realign and take on the next chapter of your career? Itâs a big world out there and not everyone agrees with absolutely everything anyone says. Bullying and taunting is absolutely not on and we work hard to remove it when we see it, but being critical of your work, particularly over sensitive topics such as the COVID pandemic, is part of what this forum is all about. If you want to be taken seriously and youâre not doing this as a playtime thing, then Iâm afraid you have to accept the feedback too.
I do hope you come back. I think I speak on behalf of most members that we like what youâre doing (and probably wish we could have done the same at such a young age) and want to see you succeed in the years ahead.
That is in the context of not taking yourself so seriously, made clear in the post.
Iâd like to speak to your manager about that post.