Re:So long WordPress
by baggy_trough on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:13PM
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https://bullenweg.com is getting spicy.
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Re:So long WordPress
by SalmonSnarker on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:28PM
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It is sublime that mullenweg would be deeply concerned about his "free speech" and then seek to SLAPP down anyone archiving a list of his misdeeds.
They were threatened with legal action from Matt so have essentially shut down and replaced it with that, from the sounds of it Matt tried to go directly to the domain registrar and isp to identify its owner (apparrently githubs still too hard for him to figure out).
Re:So long WordPress
by breakingcups on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:22PM
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This whole saga is just so bizarre
what the heck did I just read?
Pretty sure that is an extract from (one of) public lawsuits brought by former aides to MM’s mother that were employed by MM.
Re:So long WordPress
by ValentineC on Monday October 28, 2024 @05:46PM
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Possibly better background, with the lawsuits linked in the post:
Saying their names and getting all feely wont help them with their current, quite difficult, financial situation. It should have been launching a crowdsource campaign instead
Re:So long WordPress
by speed_spread on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:49PM
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That was troubling me too, so: from what I understand (someone feel free to correct me if you know better), Mister Wordpress hired people to take care of his ill mother who seems to also have serious mental issues (ref. all the crazy sex talk and racism). One of the caregivers got fed up of the abusive behavior (which wasn't part of the contract) and complained multiple times to Mister Wordpress about it, who then told his mom she should stop making up crazy shit about him and just be a nice person to the people who are trying to help her. Which seems to have made it worse because she's just stark raving mad. Whether there are actual Asian women involved at all remains to be seen (ah) and is beside the point.
Re:So long WordPress
by SalmonSnarker on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:57PM
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You're also missing that the lawsuit alleges mullenweg lied to the employee about the nature of the job, and rather than being a personal assistant it was nearly 24/7 caretaking of his mother under constant abuse (including, but not limited to, having sleep disturbed by calls from the mother, being denied meal breaks, and being forced to work during thanksgiving without meals.)
Re:So long WordPress
by speed_spread on Monday October 28, 2024 @04:23PM
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Yup. A 400M net worth should be enough to hire multiple hardened caretakers. Or maybe, just maybe, professional psychiatric assistance? Seems like someone's in denial of their mother's condition.
He also changed law firms twice during these two lawsuits and, rather than fight it, only tried to do everything possible to get it to arbitration (on apparently completely false/fabricated grounds/documents) rather than a jury trial. Judge smacked that down and they go to a jury in 8 months.
Re:So long WordPress
by doublerabbit on Monday October 28, 2024 @03:38PM
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I know, I want my two seconds and mouse click back.
Re:So long WordPress
by throwaway314155 on Monday October 28, 2024 @05:37PM
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Man, if that website wants to accomplish anything whatsoever, they should really consider adding even the tiniest amount of relevant context.
Context for anyone interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1gcj8ve/bullenwe...
It looks like whoever owned that site transferred it to someone more willing to take on some (possible) legal risk.