On Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 12:14:43 PM UTC-7, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote: > sohcahto...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I don't blame people for not wanting to use their real name on the > > Internet, especially if you're a woman. There are a lot of crazy people > > out there that will find out where you live and send death threats just > > because you disagree with them or you happen to be a woman that enjoys > > video games or exists in the tech world. > > FUD and paranoia. And this is _not_ the Internet. > > -- > PointedEars > > Twitter: @PointedEars2 > Please do not cc me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.
You call it FUD and paranoia, I call it reality. Are you familiar with the term "doxxing"? Are you familiar with the shenanigans of GamerGate and Anonymous/4chan? Or even some people on reddit. It doesn't just happen to celebrities, either. Is it likely to happen to me? No, not really, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't be concerned at the possibility. And how is this mailing list NOT part of the Internet? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
