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Forum:Forum:Suggest some form of locking Near wiki entry; KF is edit warring on both Wikifur and Higan (near's emulator page)

2022-06-18T23:47:41Z

Musdetektiven: Typos, link to Wikipedia history

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In the last 48 hours KiwiFarms thread on near has picked up and subsequently edit wars have started around near related entries on WikiFur and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Higan_(emulator)&action=history Wikipedia] around the basis that a US Dept of suicide report not listing near is somehow a strong basis for near's suicide being faked despite USA Today contacting near's employer, Datapower Development, and validating the suicide. Such claims do not take into account basic things like ability for US citizen's to renounce their citizenship even assuming near was a US citizen and not a resident, etc.

As such, suggest preventing energy spent on edit wars with some form of edit lock like requiring an account rather than IP based edits for the short term until KF calms down with their edit wars.

Forum:Forum:Suggest some form of locking Near wiki entry; KF is edit warring on both Wikifur and Higan (near's emulator page)

2022-06-18T23:41:24Z

Musdetektiven: Create topic

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In the last 48 hours KiwiFarms thread on near has picked up and subsequently edit wars have started around near related entries on WikiFur and Wikipedia around the basis that a US Dept of suicide report not listing near is somehow a strong basis for near's suicide being faked despite USA Today contacting near's employer, Datapower Development, and validating the suicide. Such claims do not take into things like ability for US citizen's to renounce their citizenship even assuming near was a US citizen and not a resident, etc.

As such, suggest preventing some form of edit lock like requiring an account rather than IP based edits for the short term until KF calms down with their edit wars.

Near

2022-06-18T23:33:38Z

Musdetektiven: Undo revision 553322 by 2600:387:2:805:0:0:0:98 (talk) Undo unsubstantiated inferences that conflict with death reported by employer; US citizenship can be renounced

{{Infobox person
| name = near
| realname = David Kirk Ginder<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/respected-developer-died-suicide-experts-165758039.html '''The internet is not a game. ... This stuff really hurts.' Respected developer who was bullied online dies by suicide.''] [[W:USA TODAY|USA TODAY]] article on [[W:Yahoo! News|Yahoo! News]]. Dated August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.</ref>
| othernames = byuu
| image = [[File:Dave byuu near.jpeg|220px]]
| caption =
| born = February 21, 1983
| birthplace = USA
| residence =
| spouses =
| profession = [[Writer]], [[W:software developer|software developer]]
| species = [[Dragon]]/[[cat]] [[hybrid]]
| gohonor =
| url = https://near.sh
}}
[[File:David Kirk Ginder in Tokyo, 2018..jpeg|right|thumb|David at a [[W:Cat café|cat café]] in Tokyo in 2018. Photo via USA TODAY/Yahoo! News]]
[[File:Byuu-avatar.png|right|thumb|byuu. Art by [[Devil-Vox]].]]
[[File:Byuu-fursona.png|right|thumb|byuu fursona. Art by Devil-Vox]]
[[File:Byuu-refsheet.png|right|thumb|byuu [[refsheet]]. Art by [[Kampidh]].]]
'''near''', also known as '''byuu''', full '''byuu san''' (real name '''David Kirk Ginder'''; born February 21, 1983), was a [[W:Non-binary gender|non-binary]] [[furry fan]], writer and software developer from the United States who lived in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan.

== Biography ==

Being non-binary, near identified themselves as '''they'''/'''them''', with a [https://www.16personalities.com/articles/assertive-architect-intj-a-vs-turbulent-architect-intj-t INTJ-T] personality, preferring to keep to their own spaces, generally not reaching out first to others, and mostly working on projects by themselves (although working at their best with friends around).<ref>[https://near.sh/about ''About Near''] page on the [https://near.sh Near's Respite] website. Retrieved June 29, 2021.</ref>

near was a [[W:C++|C++ programmer]] with 23 years of experience whose specialty was [[W:Reverse engineering|reverse engineering]] hardware and software. They are best known for creating the [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Bsnes bsnes] and [[W:higan (emulator)|higan]] [[video game]] [[W:Emulator|emulators]], and producing Japanese-to-English [[video game]] [[W:Fan translation|fan translations]]. They were also active in [[music]] and [[writer|writing]] internet communities.

They had [[W:Fan translation of video games|made fan translations]] for ''[[W:Dragon Quest V|Dragon Quest V]]'' and ''[[W:Langrisser II|Der Langrisser]]'', and had collaborated with other translators for their projects, including [[W:Clyde Mandelin|Clyde "Tomato" Mandelin]]'s translation of ''[[W:Mother 3|Mother 3]]''.

Prior to their passing, they were working on a fan translation for the [[W:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] [[W:Tactical role-playing game|tactical role-playing game]] ''[[W:Bahamut Lagoon|Bahamut Lagoon]]'', the main [[character]] of which is where their former screen name came from, in collaboration with '''Tom''' ([[RetroTranslator]]), who had previously done translation work for the [[W:Fan translation|fan translation]] group [[DDSTranslation]].

== Fursona ==

near's [[W:Eponym|eponymous]] [[fursona]] is a fuzzy dragon/cat hybrid with white [[wing]]s, dark-gray hair and blue eyes.

== Death ==

near passed away on June 27, 2021, <ref>[https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1409176583433179137 ''A message about Near from a mutual friend.''] post on Twitter. Retrieved June 27, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27652814 ''Near, the emulator developer of bsnes, higan, and more, has died (twitter.com/marcan42)''] post on [[Hacker News]]. Retrieved June 27, 2021.</ref> from an apparent suicide<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/u/2/d/12pOhaaFh998B0kyc5Sm4IhlhIp1c9t5gDNTVVPaiJgI/mobilebasic ''Near (Byuu) Has Died (docs.google.com)''] post on Hacker News. Retrieved June 27, 2021.</ref> due to the perceived constant bullying and harassment they had received by users on [[Kiwi Farms]],<ref>[[W:Kiwi_Farms#Controversies|''Suicides of harassment targets'']] section on [[Kiwi Farms]]'s [[Wikipedia]] entry. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref> an American [[forum|Internet forum]] dedicated to the discussion of online figures and communities it deems "[[lolcows]]" ("''people who can be 'milked for laughs'.''").

On their last social post on June 27th, near made the point that, as of late, Kiwi Farms had upped the ante:
{{q|The honest truth is, I've been bullied, ridiculed, and humiliated my entire life. From my earliest grade school memories to now. It's always hurt me deeply enough that I can't describe it in words. I could only just tolerate it with heavy depression when it was [[4chan]].

But Kiwi Farms has made the harassment orders of magnitude worse. It's escalated from attacking me for being [[W:Autistic|autistic]], to attacking and [[W:Doxing|doxing]] my friends, and trying to suicide bait another, just to get a reaction from me. I lost one of my best friends to this. I feel responsible

I can't handle this anymore. I have tried everything. I have taken every medication available. I have tried multiple therapists. I have tried closing myself off from the world. It doesn't help at all. Every night I am filled with panic attacks and dread and worry (...).<ref>[https://twitter.com/near_koukai/status/1408986839743037448 ''But Kiwi Farms has made the harassment orders of magnitude worse.''] post on Twitter. Retrieved June 30, 2021.</ref>}}

[[Wikipedia:en:Héctor Martín Cantero|Héctor Martín Cantero]] later announced he had confirmed near's death with the police. One month later, near's death was confirmed by their employer to [[Wikipedia:en:USA Today|USA Today]].<ref>[https://archive.today/2021.07.23-171613/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/07/23/how-toxic-online-cultures-trolling-and-bullying-contribute-suicide/8042846002/ USA Today reporting on near's death and employer confirmation of death] (Archive dated July 23, 2021.) Retrieved June 18, 2022.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==

* [[W:Higan_(emulator)#Author|near]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Byuu_(emulator) byuu] on the [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/ Emulation General Wiki]
* [https://wiki.superfamicom.org/byuu byuu] on the [https://wiki.superfamicom.org Super Nintendo Development Wiki]

== External links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20200405041550/https://byuu.net/ Byuu.net] - byuu development website (retrieved via the [[W:Internet Wayback Machine|Internet Wayback Machine]])
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20180515030636/https://www.furaffinity.net/user/byuu/ byuu] on [[Fur Affinity]] (retrieved via the Internet Wayback Machine)
* [https://twitter.com/near_koukai near] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20200508165635/https://mastodon.social/@byuu byuu] on [[Mastodon]] (retrieved via the Internet Wayback Machine)
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20200322193608/https://www.youtube.com/byuusan byuu] on [[YouTube]] (retrieved via the Internet Wayback Machine)
* [https://medium.com/@byuu_san byuu] on [[W:Medium (website)|Medium]]
* [https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=near near] on [[Hacker News]]
* [https://github.com/byuu byuu] on [[W:GitHub|GitHub]]

=== Media ===
==== Interviews/articles about ====

* [https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/06/how-snes-emulators-got-a-few-pixels-from-complete-perfection/ ''How SNES emulators got a few pixels from complete perfection''] article on [[W:Ars Technica|Ars Technica]]
* [https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxezw/a-23-year-perfectionist-journey-to-localize-the-obscure-bahamut-lagoon ''A 23-Year Perfectionist Journey to Localize the Obscure 'Bahamut Lagoon'''] article on [[W:Vice (magazine)|Vice]]
* [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-09-the-retro-gaming-industry-could-be-killing-video-game-preservation ''The retro gaming industry could be killing video game preservation''] article on [https://www.eurogamer.net/ EuroGamer]
* [https://www.inputmag.com/gaming/after-25-years-this-cult-snes-game-finally-gets-a-proper-english-translation ''After 25 years, this cult SNES game finally gets a proper English translation''] article on [https://www.inputmag.com/ Input]

==== Death ====

* [https://kotaku.com/the-brilliant-snes-emulator-creator-known-as-near-has-d-1847182851 ''The Brilliant SNES Emulator Author Known As Near Has Died''] article on [[W:Kotaku|Kotaku]]
* [https://www.pcgamer.com/near-creator-of-the-higan-and-bsnes-emulators-has-died/ ''Near, creator of the higan and bsnes emulators, has died''] article on [https://www.pcgamer.com/ PC Gamer]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/near-bsnes-remembrance ''Near, the Programmer Behind the Legendary BSNES Emulator, Has Died''] article on [[W:IGN|IGN]]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-highly-respected-emulator-developer-near-has-passed-away/1100-6493326/ ''The Highly-Respected Emulator Developer Near Has Passed Away''] article on [[W:GameSpot|GameSpot]]
* [https://gamerant.com/snes-emulator-near-byuu-online-harassment/ ''SNES Emulator Developer Takes Own Life Following Online Harassment''] article on [https://gamerant.com/ GameRant]
* [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/the_dev_behind_one_of_the_worlds_best_snes_emulators_has_taken_their_own_life ''The Dev Behind One Of The World's Best SNES Emulators Has Taken Their Own Life''] article on [https://www.nintendolife.com/ Nintendo Life]
* [https://getindianews.com/snes-emulator-author-near-death-reason-snes-emulator-author-aka-near-has-died/ ''Snes Emulator Author NEAR Death Reason : Snes Emulator Author Aka NEAR Has Died''] article on [https://getindianews.com/ Get India News]
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/near-formerly-byuu-emulator-developer-presumed-dead-from-suicide-following-online-harassment.590587/ ''Near, formerly Byuu, emulator developer, presumed dead from suicide following online harassment''] article on [https://gbatemp.net/ GBATemp]
* [https://newsquick24.com/gaming/fears-grow-for-the-security-of-the-developer-behind-one-of-the-best-snes-emulators-in-the-world/?amp=1 ''Fears grow for the security of the developer behind one of the best SNES emulators in the world''] article on [https://newsquick24.com/ NewsQuick24]
* [https://www.fr24news.com/fr/a/2021/06/lauteur-de-lemulateur-bsnes-higan-near-est-decede.html ''L'auteur de l'émulateur Bsnes / Higan Near est décédé''] post on [https://www.fr24news.com/FR24 News] (French only)
* [https://itbusiness.com.ua/gamezone/46057-skonchalsya-sozdatel-emulyatorov-higan-i-bsnes-nejla.html ''Crohhanca Cobaateab 3Mynatopob HIGAN n BSNES Henna''] article on [https://itbusiness.com.ua/ ITBusiness] (Russian only)
* [https://www.tarreo.com/noticias/630409/NearByuu-conocido-desarrollador-de-la-escena-de-emulacion-se-suicida-a-causa-de-bullying-y-acoso ''Near/Byuu, conocido desarrollador de la escena de emulación, se suicida a causa de bullying y acoso''] article on [https://www.tarreo.com/ Tarreo] (Spanish only)
* [https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f62346078e796250462fcf3711109962db9461e8 ''「最も正確なSFCエミュレータ」製作者、自殺か―海外有名フォーラムからの執拗な個人攻撃が決定打に……''] article on [[W:Yahoo!|Yahoo! Japan News]] (Japanese only)
* [https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-site-on-the-web-gets-ddosd-after-being-connec-1847196197?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=dlvrit&utm_content=gizmodo ''The Worst Site on the Web Gets DDoS'd After Being Connected to Prominent Developer's Suicide''] article on [[W:Gizmodo|Gizmodo]]
* [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/tributes_pour_in_for_near_the_developer_behind_one_of_the_worlds_best_snes_emulators ''Tributes Pour In For Near, The Developer Behind One Of The World's Best SNES Emulators''] article on Nintendo Life
* [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/nearbyuu-suicide ''Near/Byuu Suicide''] entry on [[W:Know Your Meme|Know Your Meme]]
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Near

2022-06-18T20:21:16Z

Musdetektiven: Removed inference theory promoted by Kiwi Farms that near faked suicide, posted summary of events verbatim and references from Wikipedia citing confirmation by employer of suicide. Updated verb tense accordingly

User talk:Musdetektiven

2022-06-12T20:54:11Z

Musdetektiven: /* "Some people say..." */

== "Some people say..." ==

"''In early January 2022, rumors emerged...''". No, could you start with "X was arrested for (crime[s]) by (American city)'s police department on (date) following a (time length) investigation by..." at minimum. This reads like an article in a teenage magazine, not an LEO report. Use a [[Wikifur]] article that has the same crime committed by a user, what happened to him/her/them, and final conclusion/sentencing (on how to format this information).

Nope, I'm not asking you to take this down, only that it has to be more professionally presented/edited with good, strong references. Please don't "insinuate and bolt away". - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 09:16, 12 June 2022 (EDT)

:Thanks for the feedback. I had largely based the style on the Lucky Coyote related pages given how chronologically close it was and similar topics, although the lead-in text of rumors is based on fact (it's referenced in the Naia thread which was referenced, although not with a ref tag on that particular sentence) and in the Twitter Space. I agree though that the opener should have been better referenced from the onset rather than refining references live over the course of a week, so I've removed it. I have no intention to "insinuate and bolt away" as per my original commit description to the Wiki page to further improve the page, especially given the pre-existing warnings that there are missing references. As proof, I've updated outdated and missing info. --[[User:Musdetektiven|Musdetektiven]] ([[User talk:Musdetektiven|talk]]) 14:46, 12 June 2022 (EDT)

::This is still not reading like an "actual crime" was committed, just stupid like-behavior, and that does not merit a "Controversy" section, especially the way it is worded right now (Hard Drama vs Tenous Fact).

::As with a few other user articles in the past, no matter how stupid the person behaves, and/or what they say in the worst possible manner, unless it is criminal in intent towards an individual in the fandom ("I will kill you, I will rape you, I will (X) you..." etc) is not "deed", just "thought".

::So, right now is more of an "annoyance" that the user exists, not that they actually perpetrated any crime(s)... And is Wikifur that would first accused of [[W:Doxxing|doxxing]] this individual for hosting these statement(s). - [[User:Spirou|Spirou]] ([[User talk:Spirou|talk]]) 15:15, 12 June 2022 (EDT)

:::Naia at the very least violated Twitter bylaws by posting private geographical information (state of residence, name of hospital Sappho was allegedly admitted to), and meets several conditions for US federal statutes under evidence tampering such as publicly posting knowing that evidence of illegal actions taken by Sappho had been submitted to the FBI for investigation and that Naia believed Sappho engaged in illegal activity on Matrix. I can better cite and highlight the bylaws and statutes alongside Naia quotes from the Twitter thread to better inform of the legal issues at hand to contextualize the doxxing. If you believe the facts don't warrant a "Controversy" section it sounds like the facts and first-party testimony references would be best moved to the general "History" section. I will look into doing so in the near future. In the future please use proper nouns to better reference the subject of your sentence when dealing with multiple subjects; you say "THE user [of Twitter?] exists", but it's unclear if you're referring to Naia or Sappho... but maybe it's just my English is really bad. WikiFur to my knowledge does not host private info pertaining to either Naia or Sappho and thus is not at risk of violating it, and WikiFur certainly does not have anything "criminal in intent". --[[User:Musdetektiven|Musdetektiven]] ([[User talk:Musdetektiven|talk]]) 16:54, 12 June 2022 (EDT)

User talk:Musdetektiven

2022-06-12T18:46:22Z

Musdetektiven: /* "Some people say..." */