Right then, I think this all warrants some kind of statement.

As some of you may know, there's been an incident relating to Alice2 recently.
This incident involves and affects some of our very own members: daggy, Yui, Anya, Mako and Louise.
A quick recap of the situation thus far is in order, I think. To ensure there isn't any misunderstanding.
This is from what I gather. If there are any errors, please don't hesitate to correct me.

[begin history lesson]

Alice2, the person running advice threads since 2011 values her privacy. As such, her identity is secret.
She's accepted/donated money via PayPal for years now, the email tied to the account being visible.
Doxxing attempts utilizing this email are nothing new.
There is a pastebin floating around somewhere from 2011 that indicates as much. Compliments of Kyon.

If you care enough to look at it, Alice2's general location had been narrowed down.
It is also hypothesized that she is a particular individual, strongly contradicting who she claims to be.
It's all so nebulous, really, given the evidence from that point in time.
Again, this is all very old hat. Nothing of great consequence has arisen from this information.

Unless, you happen to believe in Alice2's unverifiable claims of threat to personal safety.
Claims that have been used in the past to augment her position on various matters, rhetorically.
Then, you know. It's been grueling for her. Being held at gun point every so often.
Please bear in mind that Alice2 also apparently doxxed herself. It's quite different from the pastebin.

If someone were so concerned with personal safety, why on Earth would they dox themselves?
Unless, of course it was inaccurate information, released intentionally to mislead.
Then their personal safety is no longer at risk. But wait, what about the rhetoric…? Are those lies?
If this doesn't raise a few eyebrows, then I'm afraid you've your head buried in the sand.

Enough of the ancient past. Let's turn our attention to the holiday season of 2016/2017. A year ago.
Our resident members Anya and Mako decided to leave Alice2's chat: anekichat.
No, they weren't kicked, but it is my belief that they were ran out. Too many hostilities.
Depends on who you ask, really. It's a very nuanced situation; talk to the people involved for more info.

Similarly, our very own Yui, who used to go by Blu back then, decided to leave anekichat as well.
As it turns out, they didn't care very much for the way Alice2 was treating them. Resentment ensues.
I've seen similar behavior before, from all types of different people throughout the years.
Normally I'd say that it's unfortunate that this much ill will had befallen any one person.

But when the common denominator across these cases is a single person, I'd say fortune had little to do with it.

It was also around this time that daggy decided to dig a little deeper into the person he was giving money to.
See, he and Alice2 happened to end up in a peculiar arrangement.
In exchange for $300, Alice2 would let him back into her chat for advice and support.
Please keep in mind that daggy is recovering from a benzo/alcohol addiction.

Anekichat, at the time, was the only readily available place for daggy to turn to for friendship and support.
Alice2 knew of his condition. Knew he was desperate, suffering. Still asked for the money.

This is extortion, plain and simple. And there is evidence, in the form of PayPal receipts.

[end history lesson]

Now, I'm not saying that doxxing is permissible behavior. It's an invasion of privacy and personal safety.
Daggy is guilty of doxxing, just as Alice2 is guilty of extortion.
But all I've been seeing up until now is people lobbying for daggy's punishment.
Rightfully so; people don't have the full story. Here's me trying to better inform your opinion.

I'm making the pledge NOT to punish daggy by kicking him out of the server.
For one, I've seen him make tremendous progress over the past few months, in overcoming his addictions.
I want him to be able to come to the server as a place for friendship and support. With no fee.
He will be enrolling in an IRL support group soon, and I'd like for us to see him through that.

The fact of the matter is that the doxxing, it's done. We can't take that back. The damage is sustained.
How is it reasonable to add more to that net suffering? By ripping away someone's support net?
I cannot control what happens with the dox information. But I do have some say in what daggy's outcome is.
I choose daggy. If I'm housing a criminal by doing so, I fully accept the consequences.

Though, I will say this: if you have the gall to call the owner of the Lunar Server an accessory to crime,
Then you must acknowledge that the owner of anekichat is a criminal.

Dramatics aside, let us turn out attention to the perceived consequences of the dox.
What type of damage, exactly, has been sustained?
The credulous interpretation believes that Alice2's friend, Reaver, has been doxxed.
The skeptical interpretation believes that Alice2 herself has been found out, and she's lying about 'Reaver'.

Let's discuss these two interpretations in a piecewise fashion.

If the credulous interpretation is to be accepted as truth, then the situation is indeed severe.
An innocent's life is potentially affected. Harmed even, if the people after Alice2 act on this info.
But I think there lies a large disparity in culpability here.
And this is directed straight towards Alice2; I do hope this reaches you.

You are a coward. You knowingly put the well-being of another person and his family at risk.
And for what? A smokescreen? So that you can continue your shenanigans online with minimal risk to yourself?
You know damn well what can happen. You've been around long enough to know what people are capable of.
You don't get a pass on this one. You're not ignorant. You're spineless.

And so, we live with the consequences of our mistakes, don't we?
From what I've heard, you spent the entire day moving Reaver and his family to a new apartment.
Exhausted your resources you did. Pulled all the strings. Consoled a grieving wife.
That's your burden, Alice2. You don't get virtue points for correcting a mistake you've made.

People like Jack, people like Nevada have been stalking you for a good while now.
Never did it cross your mind that perhaps you're endangering Reaver? You know better.
So, if he and his family are truly in danger, if they must be relocated for the sake of safety, that's your fault.
You could have easily changed that PayPal email address. But you didn't. Negligence costs you.

It's fairly easy to vilify the person that doxxed innocent people. It's a despicable thing to do, afterall.
But let's not forget the person that put said innocent people between them and the crosshairs to begin with.

Now for the skeptical interpretation, that the dox compromised the identity of Alice2 herself.
Then, as someone who had been doxxed in the past, I am very much NOT sympathetic.

As I hinted at before, Alice2 doxxed herself with so much confidence beforehand.
Alice2 clearly does not care much for her own personal safety. So this dox should be of little consequence.
But that's not the case, is it? She's fearful. Why? The information doesn't match.
Could it just maybe be the case that her original doxxing of herself was false information? And this dox is true?

That isn't for me to decide for you. But if one were to make as few assumptions as possible,
Take as few grandiose leaps of faith as possible, one can quickly reach a conclusion that is feasible.

In this scenario, I'd argue that Alice2 is receiving her just desserts.
With such recklessness with people, so much chiding and egging on, it was bound to occur.
I'm not sympathetic towards someone that received a well-deserved hard lesson in humility.
Again, there is a very real cost to negligence. And she'd been had.

As far as Yui's role in this goes...well, her involvement in this is interesting, to say the least.
What daggy found from his investigation was nothing new.
Nothing that wasn't already known to those interested enough, since 2011.
What Yui found was further evidence that elevated the case from nebulous to strongly correlational.

I won't go into the details here. My point in mentioning this is that Yui did not dox Alice2.
Daggy did. Daggy was the one that went into anekichat and began to leak information.
Yui merely investigated on her own, motivated by the odd mixture of spite and curiosity.
Does that make her accessory? Sure, you could say that. Because she spoke to daggy about it.

But if she's to be kicked because of that, then are few others that are on the chopping block as well.
Last time I checked though, gossip isn't a crime. It's unbecoming, but far from a bannable offense.
Independent research isn't a crime. In fact, it's encouraged. Especially when people make grandiose claims.
All this aside, Yui apologized to Alice2 already. It doesn't undo any damage, but it's something.

Side note: I find it disturbing that people think it strange that I do not punish for behavior outside the server.
First of all, it's near impossible to keep tabs on everyone at all times, across however many platforms.
Secondly, where would one draw the line? This sets up a dangerous precedence for authoritarianism.
Had Yui met up with daggy in person to talk about Alice2, would I be expected to punish them?

That isn't to say that I won't bring questionable behavior into discussion with the person, should I find out.
I've already spoken with everyone involved about this. There is no turning a blind eye to it, trust.

As for Anya, and Mako well...they're guilty of being accessory too. A year ago. Before the server was formed.
Alice2 can hold that over them if she wants, but I won't. I won't let grudges dictate how I run the server.
I sincerely hope that no one harasses them for what they did back then. Go to anekichat if you want to be pissy.
This server is theirs, and Anya has proven time and time again to be a worthy moderator. No demotion.

Now then, what is to be done? Whatever harm had (purportedly) been inflicted cannot be taken back.
Anya and Mako have moved on. They want nothing more to do with Alice2.
Distance, in this case, would be a fine course of action. They don't concern themselves with her, and vice-versa.
Not once had they spoken about Alice2 in a negative light in the server. Outside? Don't care.

It should also be noted that this is the second time that Alice2 had coerced Louise to act against Anya and Mako.
To affect server politics, based on a grudge, based on what they did outside of the server.
I find it unreasonable. More importantly, it puts Louise in a difficult position between two friends.
Some of you might be wondering why Louise isn't present right now. There's your answer.

The same should be applied to Alice2 and Yui. Distance and indifference.
If there are more nuances to be worked out between them, that is their business. Not mine, or the server's.
For the record, Yui has already apologized to Alice2 for what she had done.
An apology has been yet to be had from Alice2, to my knowledge.

Hmm. This is going out to Alice2, directly. You know, a lot of good could be done with a simple apology.
These people that talk about you behind your back? They're pretty hurt.
Sure, you might think you've done nothing wrong, but it isn't up to you to decide if they're hurting.
The nasty things they may say about you might stop, as would the investigation into your background.

Might want to try that approach instead of trying to run them out of a community, generating more resentment.
If you want people to keep your name out of their mouth, don't give them a reason to run their mouth.

As for tensions between Alice2 and daggy. Well, apologies from both sides are in order.
Each person knows what they've done wrong; it's time to own up to it.
Furthermore, I'd advise that Alice2 repay daggy for the money extorted. It was low-brow, but easily remedied.
After the transaction, sever ties.

I realize that by saying this, I'm probably going to upset a fair amount of people.
Possibly inspire more drama of my own. That's okay, I'm ready for whatever consequences may occur.
If anybody would like to talk about this, I invite you to message me here on Discord.

-2B