Talk:Alexa O'Brien

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Oklahoma Death Penalty Review

Should O'Brien's work on The Report of the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission (2017) be included? Her name appears only once in the report, on page 249, footnote 34, which reads (in tiny print): "This and other statements about the practice in Oklahoma, if not otherwise indicated, are based on interviews with stakeholders conducted by Professor Boruchowitz and Alexa O'Brien from The Constitution Project." I believe that does not substantiate a contribution by O'Brien significant enough to merit inclusion among her body of work. I request that it not be added without consensus. NedFausa (talk) 07:07, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gap in chronology

Per WP:ABOUTSELF, I have cited both Alexa O'Brien's blog and her verified Twitter account to document her transition from what she now jokingly calls a "useful idiot" on behalf of WikiLeaks (2011) to a harsh critic of Julian Assange (2020). However, her turnabout did not happen overnight. It surfaced during the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election in which Assange, pulling the strings from his diplomatic sanctuary, cast WikiLeaks as would-be spoiler. This alienated Alexa O'Brien, who tweeted: "WikiLeaks & information activists are as insular; xenophobic; autocratic and ultimately fascist as security state they claim they oppose." Regrettably from a historical standpoint, O'Brien subsequently changed her Twitter username from carwinb to alexadobrien and deleted all tweets from that period. Nor can I find snapshots of those pages at either Wayback Machine or archive.today. If any editors can help fill in this gap with citable sources, it would improve our BLP. Thank you. NedFausa (talk) 19:26, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Accusation of off-wiki stalking

On Twitter today, the subject of this BLP accused "the obsessive who took over my Wikipedia page" of stalking her, "bordering on harassment." In a pair of follow-up tweets, she identified me as the editor in question. For the record, I deny stalking Alexa O'Brien on Twitter or anywhere else. Her accusation is unfounded. Moreover, Twitter has a procedure for users to report abusive behavior, and as far as I know, neither Ms. O'Brien nor anyone else has reported my Twitter account for stalking or harassing her. Indeed, as of the time I am creating this talk page section, O'Brien has not even blocked my account from viewing hers on Twitter. Her accusation is bogus and offensive. NedFausa (talk) 21:45, 11 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That’s odd. Your last significant edit on the page was in May last year. What are the problematic edits that the BLP identified? Burrobert (talk) 02:12, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea. She tweeted today about elevating the page for review "to make sure it abides by their biography of living persons standards for its tone/conservatism" and "so that it's clear that it isn't pro-Assange fascists or otherwise untreated people trying to harass me." I admit to being untreated but I am not a pro-Assange fascist and haven't harassed anyone. NedFausa (talk) 02:26, 12 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]