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QAnon Key Figure Revealed as Financial InfoSec Analyst from New Jersey

Ancapistani 6y ago
So... it’s a guy that made a website and has developed it into a small, presumably profitable, income stream. I don’t really see this as news. It’s just doxxing in my eyes, and that’s a bad thing. I’d be happy to hear other opinions on it.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
  Do you think it's strange that the website owner of a site dedicated to "exposing pedophiles" hosts chan style boards that regularly have child porn posted en-masse to the site? Or that this site is associated with a domain "lolis.xyz", referring to "lolita" or underage porn?
  - Ancapistani 6y ago
    Logically, yeah, that might represent a good reason to shine a light on the guy - but I don’t see the article mentioning those domains other than their inclusion in a graphic. Are they actually active? Lolis.xyz doesn’t load for me. Those domains alone I would consider “smoke”, but in and of themselves aren’t necessarily nefarious. I own a variety of domains that I absolutely don’t agree with, but purchased to either resell or keep out of the hands of people who wanted them - political in my case, but still.
- anm89 6y ago
  I don't really understand the universal dislike of doxxing. I understand that in certain circumstances it feels like a violation but in others it just means adding transparency to which people are taking actions thta have a tangible affect on our world. So basically if this is doxxing, I'm all for it in this case.
  - anm89 6y ago
    Lot's of downvotes, but I still don't get it. Everyone is better of for this guy being doxxed and the info was all out there waiting to be found. Why was this a bad thing?
    - gremlinsinc 6y ago
      doesn't the news media dox people everyday? I mean some douchebags in Idaho killed their kids on their farm, and everybody knows their names, should the media not have doxxed them? I mean seriously, this guy is creating terrorist organizations in the name of anonymity and he should remain with said anonymity? that's ridiculous. Do something nefarious and you'll become infamous, and be doxxed, that's just how the world works.
- weare138 6y ago
  Is exposing a scam artist the same as doxxing?
- aaron695 6y ago
  It is doxxing. Perhaps the type of job is newsworthy, but not the name of the employer. And it says a lot about people who virtue signal that Qanon is bad, they have no actual working morals.
Kednicma 6y ago
Oh look, it's somebody who wouldn't be out of place here. Can we start looking at ourselves in the mirror already?
- sascha_sl 6y ago
  I would seriously recommend stepping away from this site, or at least its comments, if the attitude and general political leanings that shine through the "keep politics away" veil frustrate you. I did for a while and it was great.
  - Kednicma 6y ago
    No. Instead, I demand that y'all become better educated. Be less racist, less sexist, and less religious. It's not hard, other than that there's reading and thinking required. We are some of the most powerful engineers on the planet, and we have extreme ethical obligations as a result. We don't get to abdicate our ethical reasoning just because we enter the realm of politics. Indeed, it is more important, not less, that we focus on improving our ethical attitudes.
    - jpxw 6y ago
      The fact that you think your own (presumably leftist and antitheist) political ideology is the only “ethical” choice is an indicator that you are the closed-minded one.
      - Kednicma 6y ago
        I said no such thing; you inferred it. What I'll actually say is that rightist (libertarian, fascist, and theocratic) ideologies have massive ethical deficits. In particular, libertarians cannot manage common resources, fascists attack social behaviors, and theocrats commit perversions upon the laity. I don't claim that my path is the only ethical one, but I do claim that many people are on incredibly immoral paths and yet claim moral high ground. Also, what exactly would you like me to open my mind to? Please keep in mind that this thread is about QAnon, a cult. What am I being closed-minded to, and why is it bad that I am not interested in adopting QAnon claims?
quattrofan 6y ago
Qanon bunch of sad pathetic losers who really need to grow up.
- 0_gravitas 6y ago
  While I agree with your main sentiment, comments like this don't really belong on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
ykevinator 6y ago
Qanon is the new klan

So... it’s a guy that made a website and has developed it into a small, presumably profitable, income stream. I don’t really see this as news. It’s just doxxing in my eyes, and that’s a bad thing. I’d be happy to hear other opinions on it.

GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
Do you think it's strange that the website owner of a site dedicated to "exposing pedophiles" hosts chan style boards that regularly have child porn posted en-masse to the site? Or that this site is associated with a domain "lolis.xyz", referring to "lolita" or underage porn?
- Ancapistani 6y ago
  Logically, yeah, that might represent a good reason to shine a light on the guy - but I don’t see the article mentioning those domains other than their inclusion in a graphic. Are they actually active? Lolis.xyz doesn’t load for me. Those domains alone I would consider “smoke”, but in and of themselves aren’t necessarily nefarious. I own a variety of domains that I absolutely don’t agree with, but purchased to either resell or keep out of the hands of people who wanted them - political in my case, but still.
anm89 6y ago
I don't really understand the universal dislike of doxxing. I understand that in certain circumstances it feels like a violation but in others it just means adding transparency to which people are taking actions thta have a tangible affect on our world. So basically if this is doxxing, I'm all for it in this case.
- anm89 6y ago
  Lot's of downvotes, but I still don't get it. Everyone is better of for this guy being doxxed and the info was all out there waiting to be found. Why was this a bad thing?
  - gremlinsinc 6y ago
    doesn't the news media dox people everyday? I mean some douchebags in Idaho killed their kids on their farm, and everybody knows their names, should the media not have doxxed them? I mean seriously, this guy is creating terrorist organizations in the name of anonymity and he should remain with said anonymity? that's ridiculous. Do something nefarious and you'll become infamous, and be doxxed, that's just how the world works.
weare138 6y ago
Is exposing a scam artist the same as doxxing?
aaron695 6y ago
It is doxxing. Perhaps the type of job is newsworthy, but not the name of the employer. And it says a lot about people who virtue signal that Qanon is bad, they have no actual working morals.

Kednicma 6y ago

Oh look, it's somebody who wouldn't be out of place here. Can we start looking at ourselves in the mirror already?

sascha_sl 6y ago
I would seriously recommend stepping away from this site, or at least its comments, if the attitude and general political leanings that shine through the "keep politics away" veil frustrate you. I did for a while and it was great.
- Kednicma 6y ago
  No. Instead, I demand that y'all become better educated. Be less racist, less sexist, and less religious. It's not hard, other than that there's reading and thinking required. We are some of the most powerful engineers on the planet, and we have extreme ethical obligations as a result. We don't get to abdicate our ethical reasoning just because we enter the realm of politics. Indeed, it is more important, not less, that we focus on improving our ethical attitudes.
  - jpxw 6y ago
    The fact that you think your own (presumably leftist and antitheist) political ideology is the only “ethical” choice is an indicator that you are the closed-minded one.
    - Kednicma 6y ago
      I said no such thing; you inferred it. What I'll actually say is that rightist (libertarian, fascist, and theocratic) ideologies have massive ethical deficits. In particular, libertarians cannot manage common resources, fascists attack social behaviors, and theocrats commit perversions upon the laity. I don't claim that my path is the only ethical one, but I do claim that many people are on incredibly immoral paths and yet claim moral high ground. Also, what exactly would you like me to open my mind to? Please keep in mind that this thread is about QAnon, a cult. What am I being closed-minded to, and why is it bad that I am not interested in adopting QAnon claims?

quattrofan 6y ago

Qanon bunch of sad pathetic losers who really need to grow up.

0_gravitas 6y ago
While I agree with your main sentiment, comments like this don't really belong on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

ykevinator 6y ago

Qanon is the new klan