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That’s...that’s some petty fucking shit. I didn’t go through your comments but considering your email is in your profile, someone really had to have a hard-on to report you for leaks.

I would love to understand the though process of someone going out of their way to remove someone’s livelihood from them because of a comment on HN (when applied in a normal circumstance of adding additional information or correcting a misconception — I’m clearly not saying that bonehead comments shouldn’t have consequences.)

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You're assuming that the person making the report said "boulos needs to be fired!".

Maybe the person making the report said "Hey, I found some internal details on this external site. I'm not sure if this is allowed. Maybe someone who knows more should take a look at it, here's the link to the page."

Their email is in their profile. I would think it is sensible to reach out to them directly or speak with your manager to get a second opinion.

Submitting a complaint to an internal review because “you’re not sure it’s allowed” is really petty.

In my opinion, and experience, folks who have good intentions usually pull you to the side to get a feel for a situation before filing a formal complaint.

> I would love to understand the though process of someone going out of their way to remove someone’s livelihood from them because of a comment on HN

This is not so difficult though. You just need to adjust your starting point to someone who doesn't like boulos' first. That's not so difficult IMO, it's a large org and boulos' seems to be a fairly prolific commenter here.

It also could be someone will intentioned who believes boulos is sharing things he shouldn't be.

He certainly shares stuff I wouldn't be comfortable sharing, but then again he's a lot better connected and in the know than I am.

If you are their co-worker and believe he shared some info that shouldn’t be public, wouldn’t it be a simple curtesy to email them and get some clarity? That seems like a reasonable thing to do.

On the other hand, to anonymously submit a complaint feels, to me, like a personal attack. Someone who simply doesn’t like them in for whatever reason. To me, that action seem petty.

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