{"id":8979,"date":"2011-05-22T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T04:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=8979"},"modified":"2011-10-09T01:56:41","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T16:56:41","slug":"blog-biz-warning-to-debito-org-readers-about-being-cyber-stalked-dont-use-your-real-name-as-moniker-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=8979","title":{"rendered":"BLOG BIZ: Warning to Debito.org Commenters about being cyber-stalked; don’t use your real name as moniker anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hi Blog. \u00a0Let me devote today’s blog entry to a fear being expressed by Debito.org Readers. \u00a0Got this comment a few days ago:<\/p>\n

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May 18, 2011
\n<\/strong> Hi Debito,<\/em><\/p>\n

I just wanted to let you know that last week on ‘tepido naruhodos’ page, I saw a thread that included a large amount of communication between some posters about the posters on debito.org. They were discussing that of that date they had collectively identified 63 debito posters through e-mail addresses and social media sites.<\/em><\/p>\n

I don’t know if you were aware of this, or if it was brought to your attention.<\/em>
\n The posts on that subject disappeared at some point around the weekend.<\/em>
\n Quite frankly, I think that they are a strange bunch. I think tepido naruhodo\/Ken YN\/LB lives in my area, but I can’t identify and confront him on this issue.<\/em><\/p>\n

I don’t know if you might want to warn your readers that they might be stalked, or if you have ideas for other action?<\/em> — Anonymous<\/strong><\/p>\n

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COMMENT<\/strong>: \u00a0Thanks for letting me know. \u00a0I don’t read sites that are only out there to trash me personally. \u00a0I would not have heard about this unless others had taken the time to stick their head in Internet garbage. \u00a0Sorry and thanks for doing so.<\/p>\n

Yes, I have been cyberstalked by these creeps (and others; there is even a site out there devoted to the possibility of my being Jewish merely because I’m an activist) for many years now. \u00a0And I am sorry that these creeps are now trying to use the same tactics towards other posters on this site. \u00a0How vicious.<\/p>\n

And hypocritical. \u00a0These creeps decry their lack of freedom of speech on this blog (I no longer approve their posts here; one look at the tone and commentary on the Tepido et.al sites will give you an indication why). \u00a0Yet they are taking action not only against me, but also against others who express themselves here, just because they don’t agree with Debito.org Readers or with me personally.<\/p>\n

I’m no certified mental health specialist, but I would say that these anonymous creeps (who remain mostly anonymous, of course, to evade any semblance of responsibility or maturity) have an unhealthy obsession with me personally and the issues on this site. \u00a0Makes one wonder if they devote any time to having a real life away from the keyboard.<\/p>\n

As for those\u00a0primary anti-Debito.org people we can actually identify (in the same spirit of exposure that they decided to employ), the organizer of the Tepido site is\u00a0run by\u00a0blogger (see photo here from a Japan Times profile and you’ll get a decent impression of what kind of boy we’re dealing with:)<\/a><\/p>\n

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and Panasonic computer nerd Mr\u00a0Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson<\/a> (aka Ken Y-N, see his Linkedin Profile here<\/a>, since he checks mine obsessively).<\/p>\n

There is also\u00a0toy store employee<\/a> Mr\u00a0Lance Braman<\/a>, who coyly goes by “LB” wherever he leaves his droppings; you might want to keep an eye on him if you enjoy foamy self-mutilating performance art. \u00a0(UPDATE<\/strong>: Since Braman has deleted his LinkedIn Profile from LinkedIn.com<\/a> and apparently from the Wayback Machine too<\/a>, here’s GM Lance Braman’s position of department head at a hobby products distributor (courtesy public documents at\u00a0www.hlj.com<\/a>, namely http:\/\/www.hlj.com\/documents\/hljwholesale.pdf<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Try tracking their obsessive one-note postings on other perfectly legitimate discussion sites, such as Japan Probe, Japan Today, Mutantfrog, Hoofin, etc..\u00a0\u00a0These two are the only ones with the balls to show themselves; now just imagine what kind of creeps, the slime that stalk other people, still keep themselves underground…<\/p>\n

(As an aside: \u00a0I have also heard that the new Google Chrome browser software doesn’t allow access to Debito.org. \u00a0 I know somebody who works at Google, maybe I should ask him what’s with that. \u00a0Freedom of speech and all that, right, Google in China?)<\/del><\/p>\n

As for dealing with these cyberstalkers: \u00a0I suggest that Debito.org Readers, when you post, from now on avoid using your real name. \u00a0Choose a unique moniker and stick with it (I generally remember them). \u00a0Your comments are welcome. \u00a0Just protect yourself from the shit I have to deal with on a daily basis. \u00a0Goes with the territory, some might say, but I disagree; it wasn’t always like this. \u00a0But the Internet has become a haven for bullying and few people are doing much about it. \u00a0So protect yourself and keep your privacy intact.<\/p>\n

Thanks. \u00a0Arudou Debito<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anonymous Debito.org Reader: Hi Debito, I just wanted to let you know that last week on ‘tepido naruhodos’ page, I saw a thread that included a large amount of communication between some posters about the posters on debito.org. They were discussing that of that date they had collectively identified 63 debito posters through e-mail addresses and social media sites.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if you were aware of this, or if it was brought to your attention. The posts on that subject disappeared at some point around the weekend. Quite frankly, I think that they are a strange bunch. I think tepido naruhodo\/Ken YN\/LB lives in my area, but I can’t identify and confront him on this issue.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if you might want to warn your readers that they might be stalked, or if you have ideas for other action. <\/p>\n

COMMENT: I have been cyberstalked by these creeps (and others; there is even a site devoted to the possibility of my being Jewish merely because I’m an activist) for many years now. And I am sorry that these creeps are now trying to use the same tactics towards other posters on this site. How vicious. And hypocritical. These creeps decry their lack of freedom of speech on this blog (I no longer approve their posts here; one look at the tone and commentary on the Tepido et.al sites will give you an indication why), yet are taking action not only against me, but also against others who express themselves here, just because they don’t agree with Debito.org Readers or with me personally.<\/p>\n

I’m no certified mental health specialist, but I would say that these anonymous creeps (who remain mostly anonymous, of course, to evade any semblance of responsibility or maturity) have an unhealthy obsession with me personally and the issues on this site. Makes one wonder if they devote any time to having a real life away from the keyboard. <\/p>\n

I suggest that Debito.org Readers, when you post, from now on avoid using your real name. Choose a unique moniker and stick with it. Protect yourself from the shit I have to deal with on a daily basis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-debitoorg-website-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8979\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}