On 9/20/07, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 20/09/2007, Gregory Maxwell
<gmaxwell(a)gmail.com> wrote:
When did investigation and fact based criticism
become synonymous with
stalking? I missed that memo.
Or is it only stalking when it's someone "we" dislike investigating
someone "we" like, and protected free speech the other way around?
(like the extensive research that some of the "anti-stalkers" put into
Daniel Brandt these last few years)
I'm not saying that I agree with the allegations, but to call it
stalking when someone investigates something which they reasonably
believe to be misconduct just seems wrong to me.
His activities in this regard (though not in relation to Wikipedia
editors) have made serious papers. I fear you're talking out your arse
on this one.
The closest I can find is an accusation by [good guy number 1], who
ironically uses the same exact law (Section 113 of the "Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act") that
[bad guy number 1] accuses Wikipedia admins of violating. And [good
guy number 1]'s accusation in itself rests upon "outing" [bad guy
number 2].
If that law really is to be read as broadly as [bad guy number 1] and
[good guy number 1] want it read (that "annoying" people anonymously
is illegal), then [good guy number 1], [good gal number 1], and [bad
guy number 2] are all guilty of violating it.