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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.