u/INTERNET_POLICE_MAN wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
## History so far: - In 2009, Novati joined Facebook as a software engineer, progressing rapidly to the level of Principal Engineer (E7). He has publicly recounted a story about a game of Risk in which he deliberately betrayed Mark Zuckerberg, framing it as an example of “strateg
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
PART 8
1. Why did you compare Codesmith to the NXIVM sex cult, and do you consider that comparison proportionate or responsible?
I didn't compare Codesmith to a sex-cult. I commented that someone's reason for going there 'it changed my life and the lives of many others' is something that I hear in cult documentaries on HBO, which I stand by as my opinion.
Codesmith is not a sex-cult.
1. Do you accept that implying cult-like behaviour without evidence may constitute reputational harm?
If you state as a fact or with fraudulent/nefarious intention then that would be wrong to me regardless of harm. I have full right to share my personal opinions on Reddit that are solely my personal opinions through my lens and people can agree or disagree with those opinions.
1. Did you personally research and contact a Codesmith employee’s son on LinkedIn before emailing the company about him, and if so, why was this considered appropriate?
I was looking at a project that another Codesmith student did and noticed the person's name on it and it sounds familiar. I then looked him up and say that his 3 weeks on the project were presented as many months of experience on his LinkedIn and emailed the staff. His dad is the main career advisor so I guessed that he would have given feedback on his resume and LinkedIn and found that inappropriate.
1. How does such conduct align with Reddit’s expectation that moderators act “with integrity” and without personal harassment?
Those seem subjective, but I believe I act with integrity on Reddit.
1. You have accused others of using “bot accounts”: what independent verification supports this claim?
I never accused Codesmith of using those accounts but someone or some people are. There have been a rotating cast of suspended moderators in the Codesmith subreddit for example and I have screenshots of some of that.
I did a deep dive on the guy they paid to post on Reddit and his network of accounts were all suspended and a number of the ones that were going after me about Codesmith were suspended. After this guy was removed almost all of that stopped or at least was significantly reduced. I have a ton of screenshots, printouts etc... of these accounts