Comparing rape or violence to having your real life identity on wikipedia outed is a loathsome analogy that trivializes rape and violence, manipulates emotions and tries to exploit what victims of rape and violence have gone through in order to make a point.
While you may be the beneficiary of this insensitive and boorish attempt to score a debating point I hope that you have enough perspective to rise above the fray and condemn ArmedBlowFish's writing for what it is.
SV, quite frankly, you were sloppy and made mistakes. You used a pseudonym that could be linked to you in real life. You edited articles that you were connected to in real life in an obvious way. You left a trail. Yes, it's too bad you were outed but it's not rape and it's not violence. People shouldn't be saying that it is and you shouldn't be encouraging them.
SP
On 8/2/07, Slim Virgin slimvirgin@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/2/07, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
On 8/1/07, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote: You seem to be suggesting that I can't take issue with describing someone as a troll because that same person is making rape comparisons. Others had already called that out; I saw no need to add to it.
As I read Armedblowfish's post (from memory), he compared this situation to rape, violence, OR harassment, and his point was one about people being attacked for being attacked. It would make more sense to take that point, rather than focusing on a provocative word. (This isn't directed at Matthew, by the way, but at the other editors who complained, though I've lost track of who they were.)
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