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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by naikrovek on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:27PM (#16395787)
But that's just a single instance, and by definition not harassment.

Unless my understanding of the word "multiple" (and "persistently" and "continually") is completely wrong...

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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by rectang on Friday February 16, 2018 @03:53PM (#16396096)
Harassment does not require "multiple". That's just wrong.
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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by naikrovek on Friday February 16, 2018 @04:33PM (#16396586)
The dictionary of definition DEFINITELY does. (Caps for emphasis, not yelling.)
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Re:Why I don't use my real photo when messaging with custome... by rectang on Friday February 16, 2018 @05:20PM (#16397004)
It is not a requirement. Consider the Oxford English definition:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/harassment

> Aggressive pressure or intimidation. ‘they face daily harassment and assault on the streets’

English doesn't have a definitive dictionary, anyway -- usage determines meaning. It has been the case for decades that a single quid pro quo proposal could be ruled as "harassment" in court. (As it should be!) Is it any wonder that colloquial understanding would reflect legal reality?

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