I didn't know the method or reason behind it, and it's incredibly angering that this shit had anything to do with contributing at all. I don't think I've come across any horrible sounding people really, but in general fuck these online nerd communities.
Completely agree. On my first account here he DMed me as we were friends and he was really upset over the harassment by people, some of it was on here as I witnessed it too and people dogpiled him hard.
I didn't respond as much as I should have to him and I regret that as I underestimated how much it upset him and he was clearly distraught as his messages showed, he had depression and anxiety issues and I think he just wanted people to validate him, to cherish him, to be revered. As an autistic person with life long imposter syndrome/self hate, anxiety, depression, trauma etc, I understand how he felt but at the time I didn't support him as much as I could and should have done and now I keep getting haunted ironically by the fact I was aware of what was going on and I chose to be more selfish in focusing on my own problems and needs over his.
I do think it might be my own ironic karma as I tried to "prematurely exit this world" last month and it was an August a few years ago where he DMed me and he was getting hate over Sanji leaks. I'm not sure if he made a genuine mistake, iirc he said his provider gave him wrong spoilers or something but the messages said to him were absolutely vile and reduced the poor guy to tears.
I can't remember what the 2nd wave of harassment was about but I remember people shit talking him over the previous incident and even now I've still seen hate towards him on reddit and twitter not long ago for how he "wronged" Sanji fans and spoilers readers like he committed an irredeemable crime or sin.
These terminally online addicts are sick in the head and truly desensitised.
Sorry just needed to vent about it. it still eats me up here and there. I hope he's in a better place, that he ain't suffering anymore. I think he might have been involved with leaks for other series too, I wanna say JJK Or Black Clover maybe but I can't really remember now, others will know better but I get a feeling like a blurry memory that it wasn't just OP fans targeting and harassing him, hating him. I might be confused with someone else.
Etenboby was effectively harassed out of being a leaker too. she got fed up of being pinged/tagged, constantly asked questions and begging for spoilers and other usual fiend behaviour. She also confided in me one time. A certain someone, another notorious user (an actual fraud and extremely "sus" person) too also incited spam against her "as a joke" on here right before she quit permanently as a member here (she had retired from giving spoilers already before this too) and I'm sure that was her breaking point understandably.
With the lawless, immoral cesspool of twitter and degenerate hypocrisies of reddit, I can only imagine how much worse hate they got off here from others especially on twitter with no moderators to try and restrain that shit.