Can't do nothing, as his account was being treated as a shrine. I don't think th...

Shog9 · 2025-01-09T07:08:16 1736406496

As Evan points out in TFA, this has happened before.

I'll add that it has happened more than a few times.

Past response was to shut down inappropriate behavior in the now (folks rambling on about the person in comments under some programming question, etc.) and let the temporary interest die out on its own.

This time... The response seems to be inviting the Streisand Effect.

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EvanCarroll · 2025-01-13T21:15:36 1736802936

  NOTE TO ALL PERSPECTIVE WHISTLE BLOWERS
  EVEN THE ANNOYING ONES THAT HAVE A LONG
  ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF BEING JERKS:

    YOU CAN REACH EVAN VIA SIGNAL
    281.901.0011.

    OLIVE BRANCH, ETC.

perlgeek · 2025-01-09T11:20:52 1736421652

> Can't do nothing, as his account was being treated as a shrine.

So what. He gets a few upvotes. What's the harm for the users, or the platform?

johnnyanmac · 2025-01-10T14:51:45 1736520705

And? I don't see that as a reason to break CC license.

If you're gonna expunge someone, don't half-ass it.