Letters to the Editor
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Those Who Live By The Sword
"Visitors who write Patterson e-mails critical of MyDeathSpace run the risk of having the text of their e-mail (and oftentimes, their e-mail address) publicly displayed on a "Hate Mail" discussion thread. Members often respond by trolling the Internet for facts or photos about the complainant in order to post them. Salon contacted several people who are critical of the site, but none would speak for the sake of an article, fearing repercussions by the MyDeathSpace community."
So, what's to stop emails, and oftentimes email addresses of the My DeathSpace "community" from being publicly transferred to websites entitled "Dead Teenager Suck!" or "Tough Shit You Cowardly Dead Mothers of Stupid Kids" or "If Your Child Died Fuck You" or "Dead Teens Parents Are Garbage" or Yeah, Imma "Constitutional Right to Talk Constitution Rights And Sure! Imma Joining The Army As Soon As I'm 18!".
Easy enough to arrange. Hiding in plain sight no longer is hiding in plain sight.
Such information about this "community" could be publicized, mined and checked upon by college administrators, employers present and future, fellow students, neighbors, relatives, perfect strangers, would-be-lovers and future spouses, and would not violate free speech any more than would a site such as MyDeathspace.