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It is not, but there is a strong correlation, and you should bear it in mind when evaluating how likely you think those accusations are to be true.

I am sure I have read other more direct accusations, but unfortunately I am not finding the sources at the moment.

I still think these articles are more than enough to cast some pretty strong doubts over the claims of his defences, and I think nobody who has read them should be quite so eager to run to his defence.



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No, because the article author is the one making the accusations.

Are the accusations credible?

This is true. Does this make the accusations less credible?

Possibly. But I wasn't talking about that. I was talking about the probabilities of accusations (true and false, respectively).

I don't think that's accurate, as far as I can tell he had one accusation against him which he denied vigorously and which may have been retracted by the accuser. You should at least link to the quote in question, it's rather damaging to someone's reputation.

Can you back up these accusations?

I don't particularly understand the claims against this man, but as this organization and its discussions happen (almost) entirely online [is this correct?], surely it must be incredibly obvious whether or not allegations brought against him are true or not?

no, but when there is a set of accusations that all follow the same pattern, it is more likely to be true (albeit still circumstantial)

Nah. These accusations are exaggerated and without proof. Put yourself in his shoes. Would you like random internet people to accuse you with dramatized statements and/or exaggerations?

indeed, but it is noteworthy he has denied an accusation

The author certainly implies that those charges are false.

Until proven, they are just accusations, aren't they? His "claim" is regarding motives for the accusations, which really isn't the same thing, is it?

why would the article say otherwise though? it literally says they accused him.

Do you have sources for these accusations?

Yes, I am simply suggesting the accusations in the first two sentences are misplaced.

You're not helping your argument by pretending there's only one person accusing him of such behavior, when in fact there are many and doing so from a variety of perspectives.

You would still be entitled to be skeptical of such allegations, of course, but their multiplicity is an empirical fact that you seem unwilling to acknowledge.


yes, it makes reference to this allegation.

You are assuming that these allegations are true. The allegations mention a wealth of tangible evidence, but no such evidence is presented.

It may well still be true, but assuming that it is true is, at this point, premature and probably itself biased.


Yeah. I'm not in a position to judge the veracity of the allegations, but the allegations are definitely there.
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