RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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A gentle reminder to everyone. We must be a welcoming community and respect the safety wishes of those who cannot use their actual names in their handle (So they may avoid being stalked, or to enforce social media policy at work, or to not attract unwanted attention).
04:10 AM - Feb 14, 2023
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Casey Wagner
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I like the current phone number method of verification. A person can be any name they want, but if they're a troll it will bite them in the end. And those not using their legal/full names for safety reasons don't have to worry.
In response to RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his).
05:12 AM - Feb 14, 2023
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Casey Wagner
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In response to Casey Wagner.
My go-to example from the birdsite was a guy who sent rape and death threats to many women years ago. Some in the same city he lived. I provided ten different threats to Twitter and they said they didn't violate the ToS. If he had real names for the women local to him? Yikes.
05:14 AM - Feb 14, 2023
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Casey Wagner
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In response to Casey Wagner.
I kept an eye on his account over the years and reported him regularly. It took EIGHT years before Twitter finally banned him around 2019.
Imagine that guy on a site where women near him were all forced to use their real names.
Nope. nope nope nope.
05:17 AM - Feb 14, 2023
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