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That doesn't apply here. There's no remaining anonymous for someone who didn't attempt to hide their identity.

by vlunkr 4y ago

O__________O 4y ago
Are you saying it is _Why’s fault he was doxed? If so, I disagree.
- pen2l 4y ago
  He wasn't really "doxed", I mean, he used to give presentations at Rails conferences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNsQxI2PdAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNsQxI2PdAI He was a wonderful and quirky man. A true artist. And artists, unfortunately, seem to have a sort of tortured relationship with the world sometimes. I hope he's found his peace wherever he is. I'm sure he understands how much he touched and inspired so many of us. Shine on, _why, wherever you are.
  - culi 4y ago
    He literally deleted all of this because someone posted his legal name and personal info online. Edit: they had pics of his wife and a screenshot of his home on Google Maps... That's doxxing
    - smcl 4y ago
      That's horrifying, I cannot think why on earth someone would do that to him
      - O__________O 4y ago
        Not only horrifying, but more often than not, being doxed is followed by progressively worse experiences like: malicious lawsuits, false accusations, stalking, unwanted potential harmful mail, random visitors, death threats, swattings, physical harm, etc — not only against the person doxed, but others who are of significance to them.
    - O__________O 4y ago
      Yes, _Why (and his wife) for sure were doxed and it included information like their home address. For long time, his name was actively removed from online pages that mentioned _Why, but at some point the removals stopped; for example, the Wikipedia page for _Why.
gcr 4y ago
_why went at great lengths to hide his identity. at ruby conferences he attended, folks would offer him a ride back home, so he'd have them like, drop him off at a park near his house or at a street corner. all of his talks and writing was written as "_why," and his event namebadges carried his screen name as well. i remember thinking that one of the reasons why he "disappeared" in 2010 was because some folks were trying very hard to uncover his real-world identity
- vlunkr 4y ago
  I stand corrected. I never heard that part of the story.

That doesn't apply here. There's no remaining anonymous for someone who didn't attempt to hide their identity.

by vlunkr 4y ago

That doesn't apply here. There's no remaining anonymous for someone who didn't attempt to hide their identity.

O__________O 4y ago

Are you saying it is _Why’s fault he was doxed? If so, I disagree.

pen2l 4y ago
He wasn't really "doxed", I mean, he used to give presentations at Rails conferences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNsQxI2PdAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNsQxI2PdAI He was a wonderful and quirky man. A true artist. And artists, unfortunately, seem to have a sort of tortured relationship with the world sometimes. I hope he's found his peace wherever he is. I'm sure he understands how much he touched and inspired so many of us. Shine on, _why, wherever you are.
- culi 4y ago
  He literally deleted all of this because someone posted his legal name and personal info online. Edit: they had pics of his wife and a screenshot of his home on Google Maps... That's doxxing
  - smcl 4y ago
    That's horrifying, I cannot think why on earth someone would do that to him
    - O__________O 4y ago
      Not only horrifying, but more often than not, being doxed is followed by progressively worse experiences like: malicious lawsuits, false accusations, stalking, unwanted potential harmful mail, random visitors, death threats, swattings, physical harm, etc — not only against the person doxed, but others who are of significance to them.
  - O__________O 4y ago
    Yes, _Why (and his wife) for sure were doxed and it included information like their home address. For long time, his name was actively removed from online pages that mentioned _Why, but at some point the removals stopped; for example, the Wikipedia page for _Why.

gcr 4y ago

_why went at great lengths to hide his identity. at ruby conferences he attended, folks would offer him a ride back home, so he'd have them like, drop him off at a park near his house or at a street corner. all of his talks and writing was written as "_why," and his event namebadges carried his screen name as well. i remember thinking that one of the reasons why he "disappeared" in 2010 was because some folks were trying very hard to uncover his real-world identity

vlunkr 4y ago
I stand corrected. I never heard that part of the story.