New Yorkers rally to help online Romeo

Man designs Web site dedicated to finding girl he spotted on a crowded subway. Fellow city dwellers help him out.

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[tulrich]

This is NOT a good thing!

I have to say that this article concerns me. The tone suggests that this is somehow romantic. Does anyone else see the potential for problems of the stalker variety? Noone is going to write: "I saw this girl and followed her for 8 blocks, but then she ran up to a police officer and when I came out of hiding, she was gone! Please help me find her..." or "My ex-girlfriend went into hiding after my last violent outburst and is so scared of me she moved with no forwarding address, quit her job, and cut all contact with her family and friends. If you've seen her, tell me where she is. I just want to say sorry. Trust me."
Oh, I almost forgot. We can tell who is sincere on their website and who is creepy, right?

[Below Meigh]

Over-Reaction

@tulrich- I think you are over reacting. A true stalker, would not "advertise" what he/she was doing, in such a bold and obvious fashion.
Infatuation is one thing. Stalking is more isolation, premeditation and psychosis. A stalker does not want to be seen by anyone BUT the victim.
Putting all your personal info up is also risk itself.
Guess you never met someone, at first sight, and that was it.
I must be a romantic then, to feel for the young couple, as love is blind. Your cynicism is not.

[squidburns]

What a sick world we live in...

The fact that this made any sort of impression on New Yorkers is no surprise. The advent of the web crazed blogger wanna-be web 2.0 $tarbu©k$ drinkin' iPawd listening apple-toting morons has set society back a few more notches. What a sick world we live in! Who cares about some jerk who sees a woman trying to go about her business and has to broadcast his stalking lust to the world? Amerika has become a voyeur society following in the footsteps of the inbred Brits who can't get enough of snooping in citizens' business. I'm sure there is a reason this guy is single. Perhaps he is the type of guy who steals underwear and sniffs it when he can't get a date.

I hope this guy goes to jail!