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Verified Character Attacks (10 instances)

These are the manually-verified character attacks identified in the analysis. Each met all verification criteria: directed at specific individual, accusatory in nature, current/active, authored by Elle, and serious in tone.

Against Cloud (4 instances)

Verified Attack Stage 5
July 16, 2024
"Your accusations of dishonesty, and worse are very disturbing"
Target: Cloud | Context: Early Cloud/Elle conflict
Verified Attack Stage 5
July 30, 2025
"I find Cloud's obsession with me disturbing"
Target: Cloud | Context: One year into conflict escalation
Verified Attack Stage 5
August 1, 2025
"I find these regular outbursts by Cloud to be attention seeking, harassing and disturbing"
Target: Cloud | Context: Response to Cloud's harassment complaint
Verified Attack Stage 5
August 1, 2025
"Learning that she is going behind my back to gossip and complain makes me feel hurt by her slander"
Target: Cloud | Context: Framing Cloud's discussions with others as "slander" and "whisper campaign"

Against Wyatt/CNC Group (2 instances)

Verified Attack Stage 5
July 15, 2024
"attacking both me and [user] for speaking the truth about the dangers...threatening the health of everyone"
Target: Wyatt/CNC group | Context: Carbon fiber/CNC safety discussion
Verified Attack Stage 4
July 15, 2024
"Both [user] and I posted the MSDS for the materials being discussed, and we were both ignored. There's some blatant sexism protruding here and it's not a good look for Noisebridge."
Target: Wyatt | Context: Wyatt had not responded within 24 hours. Wyatt responded: "I wasn't intentionally ignoring it. I actually just hadn't seen it. I'd also appreciate if you didn't call me sexist for not replying to your message within a day of you sending it."

Against Other Community Members (4 instances)

Verified Attack Stage 5
March 7, 2024
"All this whining, cussing and bullying is too much!"
Target: Framsa/Siyo
Verified Attack Stage 5
February 18, 2025
"Why is he still gaslighting Noisebridge on discord?"
Target: Misha
Verified Attack Stage 5
September 19, 2024
"bullying someone into doing things is also unacceptable"
Target: Unnamed
Verified Attack Stage 5
October 29, 2024
"piling on someone expressing their needs leads to intimidation, bullying"
Target: Unnamed

Key Incidents

Romy Incident (May 29, 2025)

Identity Reframing + Unilateral Authority
May 29, 2025

Original Comment by Romy (a woman)

"There are a lot of women at nb dating Noisebridge guys but the ones doing hacking and creativity are often the kickass trans women ❤️"

Elle's Response (over 40 minutes)

"Reducing the kick ass cis-gendered women (like myself!) to just romantic objects for randum unnamed men is false, sexist, judgemental and reductive."
"I am going to demand you come offf NB discord for 24 hours Romy for making sexist dismissive comments about other women."

Impact

  • Elle moved discussion to Bravespace, framing Romy as "offensive"
  • Elan agreed comment was "needlessly antagonistic"
  • No one questioned Elle's authority to "demand" a 24-hour ban
  • Romy never responded in Bravespace
  • Romy went silent for nearly 4 months (no messages until September 18, 2025)

CNC/Carbon Fiber Incident (July 2024)

Identity Reframing
July 15-17, 2024

Context

Technical disagreement about cutting carbon fiber in the space. Safety concerns about ventilation and appropriate materials for CNC work.

Wyatt's Non-Response (within 24 hours)

Elle and another user posted MSDS information. Wyatt did not respond within 24 hours.

Elle's Sexism Framing

"Both [user] and I posted the MSDS for the materials being discussed, and we were both ignored. There's some blatant sexism protruding here and it's not a good look for Noisebridge."

Wyatt's Response

"I wasn't intentionally ignoring it. I actually just hadn't seen it. I'd also appreciate if you didn't call me sexist for not replying to your message within a day of you sending it."

Impact

  • Technical discussion transformed into identity conflict
  • Wyatt forced to defend against sexism accusation
  • Wyatt considered leaving Noisebridge
  • Wyatt didn't want to teach after this incident

ATL During Mediation (August 2025)

Mechanism Weaponization
August 1, 2025

Context

  • Cloud and Elle were in active mediation with zoda as mediator
  • Cloud had filed harassment complaint after year of failed disengagement requests
  • Mediation process was ongoing

Elle's Action

Issued ATL (Ask To Leave) against Cloud during the mediation

Elle's Rationale (per zoda)

"There had to be consequences. Otherwise, she may have done the same thing, again…"

The Problem

  • Intended ATL purpose: Emergency safety response when de-escalation fails
  • Elle's use: Punishment during active mediation as "consequences"
  • Undermined mediation process
  • Used safety mechanism as weapon
  • Mediator (zoda) eventually forfeited role

Data Sources

Primary Data Source

Discord Backup: Full server backup through December 2025 containing 125,220 messages across all public channels.

Channels Analyzed:

  • #bravespace - Dedicated conflict resolution channel
  • #safety-council - Safety and moderation discussions
  • #general-chat-aka-hackitorium - Main community discussion
  • #weekly-meeting - Meeting notes and discussions
  • #accessibility - Accessibility concerns
  • #sewing - Area-specific discussions
  • Various thread channels for specific incidents

Analysis Files

Important: Use Cleaned Data

Raw automated counts showed 5-10x inflation due to:

  • Technical language false positives ("isolate," "attack," "ban" in non-conflict contexts)
  • Mediator/administrative documentation (e.g., Elan's 145 raw Stage 4-6 → 0 personal conflict)
  • Educational/process explanations
  • Defensive procedural questions
  • Quotes and historical references

Use cleaned_metrics.json for accurate comparisons.

Verification Process

All verified character attacks underwent manual review to distinguish:

→ Full methodology documentation

Limitations

  • Private messages excluded: DMs and private channels not included in backup
  • Context limitations: Some nuance may be lost in text-only analysis
  • Temporal scope: Analysis covers through December 2025 only
  • Manual verification bias: Verification performed by humans, subject to interpretation