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Re:This is Hackathon Harassment by startupdiscuss on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:22PM (#15586266)
Harassment doesn't necessarily mean sexual harassment.
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Re:This is Hackathon Harassment by ohyoutravel on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:24PM (#15586288)
No one thinks that it does, in fact "sexual harassment" hadn't even crossed my mind. But based purely on what the author wrote (which seems comprehensive, complete with emails), I don't see harassment.
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Re:This is Hackathon Harassment by jasonlotito on Monday October 30, 2017 @03:01PM (#15587899)
Yes, people do. Here is one example.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15586109

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Re:This is Hackathon Harassment by jaxmurr on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:25PM (#15586312)
Yes, and I'm not saying it does.

I'm saying the article has no example of actual harassment. There was no name calling, no threats, and no abusive behavior. All I see is a potentially socially-inept guy trying to communicate, and someone reading way too much into his emails (she kept claiming the "threats were insinuated," really?).

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Re:This is Hackathon Harassment by startupdiscuss on Monday October 30, 2017 @12:38PM (#15586442)
The email isn't supposed to be proof of some kind of creepy behavior but proof of an unwillingness to leave the project.
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