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BebopaLuLa ago

I definitely agree with the posters that suggested you should consider archiving and deleting this thread, with all the critical details and background in it. Maybe make it accessible to only a couple of posters (either the mods, or OP and a couple of you doing the digging that the mods feel they can trust). I just think it's so much good info, and right now it's all open to the world, not to mention the trolls and giving heads up.

DaintyBrighton ago

I don't know what it is, but it seems wrong to delete or restrict this information. I totally understand the reasoning why and I have wanted to do the same several times with other things, but at the same time I hesitate. We're worried about the "bad guys" finding this, but what about the "good guys"? It seems like there's always someone out there with the next piece to the puzzle and if they aren't able to see this one, how do they know who to share it with or even that they have a piece? How do we know that the "bad guys" haven't already taken note and are passing this around as we speak?

Something else is that we can learn more by watching how the "bad guys" react. If things start to go down (accounts deleted or made private, websites not working, etc.), that seems like a pretty good indicator that we're on to something. Maybe it will introduce us to another player, make more concrete connections, etc.

I don't know, it just seems like we have more to gain and are more credible by being as transparent as possible. Even if we make mistakes, just admitting we made mistakes makes us more credible because it shows we're honest. Hey, if these creeps would answer our questions, maybe we wouldn't have made mistakes in the first place!

Sorry, didn't mean for this to be a rambling lecture, hope it doesn't sound that way? I'm new to Voat and am still figuring this out so sorry if I'm breaking any etiquette. We all have our own situations and pros and cons and I wouldn't blame anyone at all for deleting or hiding things. I'm even having trouble writing this and am going to wrestle with the thought of who might read it, so again, I understand. I just would like to encourage everyone to think about it before they do anything. If it was significant enough to post in the first place, maybe it is significant enough to stay.

TheGrimReader ago

How would I go about this? there are definitely already trolls in the comments trying to confuse people.

BebopaLuLa ago

I guess you can tell the couple of posters that also have done the digging with you, and the mods might be able to give you another name or two. You probably don't need that many, right?

BebopaLuLa ago

that's for damn sure!