the onus is on you to protect yourself, not rayn.
agreed.
im also still waiting for someone to explain where the idea that you have a 'right' to privacy comes from
you dont have a right to privacy here. its not about whats a right or not, its about what you want to be acceptable behavior. its about what you as a forum, collective's opinion or admin's opinion, want to be allowed or discouraged. dont think about this in terms of jm5k or whoever. im sure most these goons should be ditched just to bring the standard of the forum up. think of it more generally. on this topic, your side in this should be for all cases, not just jm5k.
what if someone gleaned a bit about Happy from a post a few years ago, thru some strategery found his name/employment? and threatened to send a link to all the emails in his dept/co about his views on blacks. those idiots receiving the emails will not be the smartest people. and even if it doesnt get him fired, or end friendships, or wont even embarrass him, is it still cool to do?
is it ok because nothing REALLY bad will happen to him? he wont lose his job, or his marriage, so really whats the harm?
is it ok because its happy's fault for giving a shit about what losers in his life think?
is it ok because he has no right to privacy here, and any member is free to do what they want?
is it ok because he himself let enough of a trail out?
i hope my keyboard diarrhea has debunked most of those by now. the first 2 are droll and too easy to repute. the last 2:
this is tw. not a public court. here you can make a custom club with custom rules to encourage a better environment. you can throw out douchebags or prevent douchey behavior by cutting down on rights otherwise given to the public. fuck that sounded like im trying too hard. let me put it this way:
you like nsfw tags right? i wouldnt fucking read this shit if there wasnt a nsfw convention that was strictly fucking enforced. should my boss be ok with a titty or two in place of a cat pic? sure. but turns out i live in an imperfect dodger-victim-world. you make those conventions so people are chill when browsing. this is the same thing. you got a custom club with custom rules man. i dont give a fuck that its someones 'right' to entrap you into a horsedick pic using bit.ly, i also dont give a fuck that i dont have a right to privacy, if someones being a douche, ban him.
your house your rules. how you make them defines how awesome the house is.