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>>What a mean-spirited thing to do to someone who just wanted to stay anonymous. If this is the reason _why decided to pick up and leave, I understand it. If t
by KVFinn 17y ago
>>What a mean-spirited thing to do to someone who just wanted to stay anonymous. If this is the reason _why decided to pick up and leave, I understand it.
If that's why he quit though it's going to have the opposite effect. I doubt more than a handful of people cared to look into _why's identity before today. I've read the guide, watched his talks, and read probably 80% of his blog articles, and I never knew his identity was some kind of secret. But with the disappearance it's now on everyone's mind.
There's a name for this effect but I can't think of it. It often comes up when somebody sues somebody else to remove some bit of information. The suit becomes a news story, and suddenly where 10 people might have known the information, the info is on the daily news as they cover the suit.
- projecktzero 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striesand_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striesand_effect
- gjm11 17y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect .
- cpach 17y agoThat would be the Streisand effect: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Streisand_effect https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Streisand_eff...
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- ekyuri 17y ago>>But with the disappearance it's now on everyone's mind. Yeah I totally agree with you!!