On Dec 10, 2007 9:45 PM, James Farrar james.farrar@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/12/2007, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
In this case, Durova claimed that she had support but nobody came forward to state that they supported her decision.
This is true, and probably the biggest reason why the discussion has continued for so long.
I think this is true too; it is easy to come to the impression that Durova is shouldering more blame than is her fair share, partly because she is in many respects a good person, and on the whole people do not want to pound her into the ground. The alternative, however, is that others are deliberately refusing to come forward and support her, which is also unsettling. At this point, I doubt it makes a difference anymore; it does seem that everyone involved in this sorry situation has taken a hit to their personal reputations in some way.
Perhaps one additional lesson might be added, too - harassment and cyberstalking are real and it is probably time that we as a community look at ways to provide some form of structured support and assistance in reporting this behaviour internallly and to appropriate authorities.
Risker
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