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Re: Asking Questions is NOT a Crime – My Experience o n the MacRumors forum

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On 25/07/2025 00:21, Tyrone wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2025 at 10:55:23 AM EDT, ""David B."" <BD@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Subject: 🧠 Asking Questions Isn’t a Crime – My Experience on MacRumors
>>
>>
>> Hello folks!
>>
>> I want to share something that recently happened on the MacRumors forums
>> — and why it matters to anyone who values open technical discussion.
>>
>> I posted in a thread about EtreCheckPro
>> (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/etrecheckpro-process-redacted.2291964)
>> under the name BRAWDY14 — a nod to my flying days at RNAS Brawdy in
>> Wales, where I did my advanced fast-jet training.
>>
>> In that thread, I raised some genuinely polite and technical concerns:
>>
>>       Why does EtreCheckPro redact some process data from its own reports?
>>
>>       What kind of data does it collect, and where does it go?
>>
>>       Why is developer support nonexistent, even for paying users?
>>
>>       Should we blindly trust endorsements — even from respected voices
>> like Howard Oakley?
>>
>> I didn’t insult anyone. I wasn’t trolling. I just asked questions that
>> anyone concerned with software transparency would ask.
>>
>> And I was banned.
> 
> Because, dipshit, EVERYONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE.  "Oh look.  Its The Stalker
> again". Boom, you are gone again.
> 
> Maybe if you got past this nonsense and start asking different questions. Or
> MAYBE JUST KEEP YOUR YAP SHUT.
> 
> Because no one wants to dance with you any longer. Because you ruin any forum
> you infest.  Because you have been told many times by many people - even from
> respected voices like Howard Oakley - and yet you STILL don't listen to any of
> it.


Tyrone,

Thank you for confirming exactly the problem I described. I asked clear, 
fair, and technical questions — and was met with insults and bans.

The fact that you responded not with facts, but with personal abuse and 
name-calling, only reinforces my point:

Some people don't want the questions asked — not because they’re 
invalid, but because they’re uncomfortable.

For those interested in transparency, user rights, and software 
accountability, the questions remain:

     Why does EtreCheck redact its own output?

     What user data is collected and where is it sent?

     Why is paid support often non-existent?

     Why are some developers above scrutiny in certain forums?

I won’t apologise for raising those points. And I won’t be shouted down 
by people who prefer personal attacks over discussion.

-- Best,
David B.
(BRAWDY14)

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Asking Questions is NOT a Crime – My Experience on the MacRumors forum "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-24 15:55 +0100
  Re: Asking Questions is NOT a Crime – My Experience o n the MacRumors forum (was: Asking Questions is NOT a Crime – My Experience o n the MacRumors forum) Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-07-24 23:21 +0000
    Re: Asking Questions is NOT a Crime – My Experience o n the MacRumors forum "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-25 08:20 +0100

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