This message is for anyone trying to decide how to feel about this situation or anyone reading through other people's perspectives:

I will tackle this situation like one would in a legal debate. First of all, some statements:
- This information comes from someone who has read several perspectives on this issue, those blindly hating on Iskall accusing him of being a criminal (an extreme), those applauding the women involved, those blindly supporting Iskall and claiming this is "woke" (another extreme), you name it.
- To the person who created the paste and shared their story, thank you for doing so. It is good to hear these types of allegations publicly and it is good that you feel comfortable sharing this information.
- Yes, as far as the general public knows, this could be completely made up and baseless. However, there is no evidence suggesting that this is made up and no credible reason to treat this as false information. So, we will postulate that the information given, as provided, is true.
- I don't necessarily endorse either Iskall, any people who are providing statements, or any other people. Take this analysis purely as a thought experiment. At best, this provides people a lens to view this situation and understand exactly what this means, and at worst, this is just a silly thought experiment based on information circulating at the time of writing.
- It is important to maintain a consistent definition of what we will call "unprofessional," "intentional," "explicit," "victim," and other words used during this situation.

I propose the following claims, each of which I will explain based on evidence and discussion that has been presented, assuming the plain facts that have been provided in the few major statements by Mefallit, Kasszi, and others are true for the sake of argument. I am open to further discussion and taking back some of these claims based on new arguments. This is just what I see as reasonable at the moment:
1. All of us should be aware that there is not enough information currently circulating for us to be able to concretely make up our minds about the character or intent of anybody involved, including Iskall or any others who have provided statements or stories. It is a developing situation, and people are being too quick to take sides based on the information that is currently public.
2. The language being used in discussion about this situation is likely more extreme than is presently justified and it is reasonable to believe that the way this situation is being dealt with and received is similar to other situations (such as SA cases or cases involving minors) which are not parallel to the situation we are dealing with here.
3. Iskall's position as a content creator and generally more well-known person changed the situation significantly and was reflected in the nature of his actions and the nature with which his actions were received and interpreted, which led to a generally more negative situation for those involved, especially those who are not Iskall.
4. There is not enough evidence or probable cause to contend that Iskall has broken a law.
5. There is not enough evidence or probable cause to contend that Iskall is necessarily a manipulative person. (Note that classifying someone as a manipulative person is not the same as saying that some of the things that they did could be seen as manipulative. I am not claiming that Iskall did not do anything manipulative; rather, I am contending that the evidence currently present is not enough to classify his character as a whole.)
6. The definition of the word "victim" has been used loosely at best and incorrectly at worst, and people who have interacted with Iskall in the past are reclassifying their past experiences based on rhetoric that is being thrown around in the present.
7. The actions of the other Hermits and members of the Vault Hunters team make the situation look worse for Iskall and make his case harder to argue, but do not provide sufficient grounds to dismiss a possible Iskall defense for being in the right or sufficient grounds to assume Iskall is guilty of everything he is being accused of in the way he is being accused of it.

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