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Dear #GamerGate: #OperationHenderson Is A Go!

NOTE: If you have been threatened, call 911 immediatly (or the equivalent in your country).



OVERVIEW: I am acting as a amplifier for an idea that others have had. Throughout #GamerGate, there have been threats that have been made towards both sides, usually saying it was #GamerGate who did it and giving us bad press. This is where Operation Henderson comes in.



If you do not know who Old Man Henderson is, you can read it here: http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Old_Man_Henderson

If you can't read then you can listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/stephanosrex/the-tale-of-old-man-henderson (Yes, I understand I just said "if you can't read do this." Thanks for killing the joke).



The TL:DR version is that Old Man Henderson was a gamer breaker, but so much of a game breaker that he actually won the game, that is what we shall become #GamerGate, we shall break the the game and ensure that we have a victory.



So what is the idea? Simple. ANY time you see someone threaten someone else, report it to the FBI or Homeland security. Most of this will be on twitter, so you will want to use @FBI and @DHSgov. You can also use the FBI contact page here: http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us



The kinds of threats that are being reported are terrorist activities, so when you contact the FBI, call the offending person a terrorist, include the twitter handle of the person being threatened so they can see it, and include a screen cap of the offender if possible.



Sample tweet: I demand that @FBI and/or @DHSgov track down the terrorists who made the threats to @FemFreq! #GamerGate #StopGamerGate2014



The FBI or the Department of Homeland Security can use the digital footprint to allow them to catch who is doing this easily, and you can say so.



You can include the #GamerGate hash tag to get more people to retweet it as well as the anti-#GamerGate hash tag of the minute as those people on both sides stand against this short of behavior.



HOW IT WORKS: This will work in the same way that sending emails works with advertisers. The person who got threatened, the person who threatened (if their account is still active) and the FBI and DHS will get hundreds or thousands of tweets and retweets of people informing them they have reported the activity to the FBI. The victim knows that thousands of people reported it and can feel safe, the perpetrator knows that thousands of people reported it and will be fearful, and the FBI or DHS will get annoyed and do something to stop the people doing this.



WHY IT WILL ENSURE VICTORY: There are a number of people or groups that may be doing this and I will outline how it will ensure victory for #GamerGate.



Pro-#GamerGate terrorists: If it is a supporter of #GamerGate who is doing this, they will either stop immediately or get caught, if they do, it will be at least mildly news worthy and would have come from the thousands of supporters of #GamerGate. Essentially, #GamerGate will be keeping our house clean which will stop the other side from getting threatened (which is what they want) and will open the door for dialogue about the corruption in the industry (which is what we want).



Trolling terrorists: If it is a troll or a group of trolls who are doing this, or people who are essentially neutral, they will either stop due to fear of being caught or will be caught. This would have the same effect as we see above.



Anti-#GamerGate terrorists: If the people behind this turn out to be people sending threats to themselves or threats for other people so they can get the PR and coverage that they want or simply attempt to paint #GamerGate as a group of terrorists (IE Reese's Law), then there wouldn't be much that the FBI can do beyond jail time for wasting resources. However, the person would not be able to tell anyone to stop sending the FBI or DHS reports of the harassment or they will be instantly found out, this means that they will stop or, if they threaten more then just themselves, they will be held responsible as a terrorist.



NOTE: If someone is doing this, then it will shed doubt on all further threats that people get, so if that happens remember to report ANY AND ALL threats. Don't let up, don't act like it is fake, and don't mind the number of followers an account may have. Report everything to the FBI, and make sure all the people know you are doing so. If you hear about someone getting threatened, ask to know who it was and who did it so you can report it to the FBI.



We will either bring the terrorists doing this to justice for their actions or will will cause them to stop. This helps both sides so no one should be against doing this unless they are guilty of some crime.



NOTE: I said it above, but I will repeat it here, if you are threatened, immediately contact the police and take any and all precautions that they say. Follow all recommendations, this means that if they tell you to go black or not respond or tweet about it, don't do it.



TIPS: Something that I find useful when watching tags or accounts is to use Storify. You can update it in real time and then include any threats in a Storify to report to the FBI and/or to screen cap. Storify URL: https://storify.com/



Remember to retweet anyone reporting threats as your retweets will show up in the twitters of the victim, the terrorist, and the FBI or DHS.





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