On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:07:03 +0200, Sean Barrett sean@epoptic.com wrote:
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Matt R stated for the record:
I saw this on BBC News today:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6059726.stm
Made me think. I suspect I'm not the only one on this list to have encountered some pretty disturbed and angry people on Wikipedia. I know you all know this already, but a reminder: it's a good idea to ensure your physical address (at the very least) is not public if you plan to tangle with nutcases online.
-- Matt
To quote from the article:
Det Cons Christopher Creagh, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "This is the first instance of a web-rage attack."
/me generally doesn't panic at the first instance.
Well there have been a couple Counter Strike / MMORPG (Everquest I think) related murders i Korea already though. However in those cases the guys where already in the same room while playing or knew each other in real life, so it's not quite the same as some nutjob tracking down a complete stranger after a nasty flamewar.