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Re:A telescope fan sabotaged an astronomy forum. He ended up... by Golfkid2Gadfly on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @07:04AM (#19727353)
He wanted the website dead, he essentially put a hit out on the website, just without any monetary rewards and no follow up. He did this because his was upset at the moderators for not tolerating his inappropriate behavior. While it doesn’t deal with murder, it’s like some news articles you read about people posting on Craigslist to have someone take out their ex, for which they get prison time.
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Re:A telescope fan sabotaged an astronomy forum. He ended up... by NullPrefix on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @07:26AM (#19727463)
>moderators for not tolerating his inappropriate behavior

Going to need a source on that statement.

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Re:A telescope fan sabotaged an astronomy forum. He ended up... by notahacker on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @07:30AM (#19727489)
Try reading the article

'Goodyear had been a regular visitor until 2013 when he was banned for — as he put it — “mouthing off” to moderators. (Court documents paint a darker picture, saying he followed up with a threatening message “asking to fight” one of them.)'

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Re:A telescope fan sabotaged an astronomy forum. He ended up... by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @09:56AM (#19728591)
The source is the article linked above, which of course all commenters have read...
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