Hi all,
Malaria has asked me to pass on that harassment by the user in question (SBD) was the reason she
left the site. I was quite shocked at the time. There were additional reported victims of similar treatment (one of whom contacted me personally but also later left), and there was another male member at the time who was also evidently harassing members in a similar manner.
Worse, there were allegations that the reports of harassment were being ignored despite ample evidence being provided of serial offenses. There were also claims of moderators resigning over frustration with this issue.
I was willing to speak out publicly even though it would probably get me banned from the site. I had planned to initiate contact with
@Chinaski for advice, which with hindsight I would have. However, since the users engaging in this predatory behaviour left of their own accord, it didn't seem worth getting myself banned over a bygone issue.
The only comment that I can make is that it is 100% inevitable that there will be members here with impure intentions, but I hope we can agree that action should be taken once perpetrators have been established.