Thread:User talk:Nx/Disingenious/reply (7)

Because that was an IP address. Let me explain. When we first installed revdelete people were very wary about it and the possible misuse. At the time, the general sentiment was that using it to hide IPs because you accidentally posted as an IP and were afraid that TK would rangeban you on CP was an abuse of revdelete. Thus my policy towards accidentally revealing IP addresses was that there's a giant red warning and if you manage to reveal your IP anyway, it's your problem. (On RWW there wasn't a giant red warning, so that's another reason why I agreed with you).

But that sentiment has changed (and I was a bit surprised, to be honest). I don't know exactly what I said back in that incident, but I think I defended Bricks because he got told off for using revdelete to hide his mistake on TWIGO:CP (revealing his real name), but I agreed that wheel-warring over it was a dick thing to do and that the IP should stay hidden.

On the other hand, revealing someone's real name in a petty argument is deliberately being a douchebag.