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I feel the same way about this being on the front page of HN as I do about school shootings being a guaranteed front-page event in national news: It's tragic t
by lolinder 2y ago
I feel the same way about this being on the front page of HN as I do about school shootings being a guaranteed front-page event in national news:
It's tragic that things like this happen, but posting and discussing the troll's (fake) name, their tirade, and the terrible impact that they had on a maintainer is not going to make things easier for maintainers. On the contrary, it's just going to give copycat trolls inspiration and something to aspire to, a sort of "victory" end game.
The author of that email doesn't care about LDAP, they don't care about JavaScript libraries, they're just a troll. Rule #1 of the internet is "don't feed the trolls".
- duxup 2y agoI recall some folks did interviews with mass shooters in jail. They came up with a list of things they knew mass shooters DID NOT like in the media after a shooting, and things they did like. They sent some suggestions to news organizations and some have adopted them. They're not hiding information, but they are altering exactly how they covey it. Some of the suggestions were IIRC: 1. Limit how often you say the shooters name, don't give details about any manifestos / letters and etc from the shooter. 2. Avoid playing lots of video / audio of screaming / chaos. 3. Tell stories about the victims, give their names often, tell their story. 4. Tell stories about people supporting each other, the community responding and coming together. Honestly, it makes for better news too IMO.
- lupusreal 2y agoSo you mean this incident couldn't have been avoided by simply reminding the troll to be nice?