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> Threats to Geo Swan
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post Wed 4th April 2012, 6:55pm
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Apparently, someone has threatened Geo Swan (T-C-L-K-R-D) with some use of this forum to enact revenge on or intimidate her/him. I think using this forum to "take action" against personal wiki-foes isn't the purpose of the forum, and is highly unethical (but no doubt has been done before).

Additionally, Geo Swan claims that this person threatened him with a lawsuit that would result in her/him to pay "punitive damages".

Geo Swan is referring to the case of this image and the fact that previously, the original uploader (The undertow) requested to have it deleted due to real-life concerns. Geo Swan opposed the deletion, but it is unclear to me if he is saying that The undertow is the one who threatened him, or if it was someone else.

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post Sat 7th April 2012, 6:17pm
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Geo Swan is generally ok, but terribly longwinded and he just never will let go.

Undertow was banned because he sent intimidating wikimail to Dcoetzee. It was abusive, and it included a mention of Dcoetzee's employer.
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post Mon 9th April 2012, 4:16pm
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QUOTE(pietkuip @ Sat 7th April 2012, 2:17pm) *

Geo Swan is generally ok, but terribly longwinded and he just never will let go.

I only know him from his unhealthy obsession with documenting obscure anti-terrorism figures, and the cleanup via MfD of hundreds of "GITMO Prisoner #XXXX" articles he created.

There's still one kicking around in his userspace now; User:Geo Swan/Guantanamo/not ready yet/Pardiss Kebriaei (T-H-L-K-D)
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