Fay - the identification methods used weren't really derogatory. I don't think I actually ever mentioned a certain person by her feature (that she highlighted herself and basically it just caught on).
Other references normally were referring to property (which is not unkind) or outdoor sports (again, not unkind) - they were at this point our only way of communicating.
Previously we had been able just to say names. And, as I'm sure you're aware, naming the names of public on a forum is in no way illegal.
When we could no longer use names we used initials.
When we couldn't use initials we used nicknames.
This was not a bullying tactic. And I feel that calling these threads out for such reasons are hugely unfair. I don't know how much you have seen but there has been a massive shift in the way that MLMs can operate since the start of this campaign, not to mention the Sunday Times article. Did you see it?
While one individual may have taken umbrage to her chosen name, there was absolutely no "witch hunt" or harassment. No malice towards her or her looks. I know that this is the way in which she portrays it but I feel that is because she doesn't want to draw attention to these threads and/or the real reasons people were discussing her. Also anyone on the outside wouldn't even have known who was being discussed, although I know that doesn't make it any better in terms of it upsetting the individual.