A term or concept · 2005 · Internet
The character is not the person
The pattern of locating and publishing a private address over a disliked fictional portrayal.
Escalation past the point of no return, and the reason the whole lane needs to exist rather than being left off the site as uncomfortable. The public is not attached to the person being targeted, which is the detail that makes it indefensible.
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