.@randileeharper Check your phone...

Hiya. Saw some Tweets from you and I am not sure what to think.



At first, I thought it was a joke, but since you have now blocked (don't know why) me on Twitter, and seeing 3rd party accounts, I am slowly getting perturbed.



I have never been involved in all the crap you folks get up to on social media. And that's precisely why I am firmly neutral on that whole GG fiasco.



When you were unfairly attacked for running a blockbot, I supported you because having been a target of attacks and online abuse for decades, I know how it feels.



Blocking people you don't want to hear from, is perfectly OK, and I support it, regardless of who the person is.



As I have said repeatedly, using a blockbot which could be used for nefarious purposes (e.g. impacting someone's job, associating them with an alleged hate group etc) is legally actionable. Which is why I cautioned you - and the IGDA (which no longer uses it) against its use.



I am a big supporter of accountability. By the same token, baseless accusations, victimhood, abuse of the system and its resources, are also legally actionable and despicable.



I thought that my advice, which I dole out to people all the time, would be taken in the spirit with which it was extended.



It is apparent that I may have been wrong.



When I stated that @googleideas had done something puzzling by embracing inclusion by seclusion, I meant just that.



There are many women online who are the target of abuse, and most of them are not e-celebs who either vie for attention or seek to profit from it.



I made no judgment about the caliber of candidates. And my comments are indicative of that.



And my comments had nothing to do with you. If it did, that would imply that I care enough about you to give a shit about what you are a part of. I don't.



The fact is this. You have a history of doling out as much as you claim to receive. I get it. I tend to be the same way.



However, abuse is real and it's despicable. Your actions seemingly make light of the plight of other targets of abuse.



You simply can't hand someone a shit sandwich, then cry foul if they spray you with fizzed piss.



Listen. I know who you are, and I know what you do. If you stop this now, that will be the end of it. But if you don't, you will leave me no choice but to defend myself.



As I am sure you are aware, I have a storied history of not putting up with abuse or harassment.



And trust me when I tell you this: There is always that one time when a person wakes up in the morning - usually after a drunken stupor, one night stand with the cab driver, or one too many puffs - and realize that they've done some really - dumb - shit.



Stop this. Now.



All the best.



@dsmart

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