Yes - while whoever published it should be held fully accountable, a private conversation is just that - private. It should be noted that in this hypothetical,

Yes - while whoever published it should be held fully accountable, a private conversation is just that - private. It should be noted that in this hypothetical, I suspect the list would have much less impact - such a document could be easily forged. While the same is true of the actual list, the context of the #metoo movement and the causes behind it lead to much-increased plausibility.