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title: "Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record"
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author: "Neutralizing Narcissism: The Immutable Edition"
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description: "A public interest exposé on Andrew LeCody’s role as a technologist, community leader, and litigant, grounded in public record and preserved immutably."
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tags: \["Andrew LeCody", "Dallas Makerspace", "public figure", "defamation lawsuit", "digital accountability", "neutralizing narcissism"]
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# Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record
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> *A factual, public-interest archive of Andrew LeCody’s influence, litigation, and narrative control tactics. Authored for transparency, preserved for justice.*
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## Content Integrity & Ethical Disclosure
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This publication is a **journalistic and civic documentation** of public record. It does **not** contain personal attacks, harassment, private data, or unverifiable claims. All references stem from:
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* Public court documents
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* Publicly accessible online forums (e.g., Discord, Reddit, DMS Wiki)
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* LinkedIn and self-curated professional profiles
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* Livestreamed governance meetings
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* First-person historical testimonies
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This exposé is protected by principles of *free expression, platform transparency, investigative journalism,* and **public interest doctrine**.
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We explicitly discourage retaliatory action and welcome lawful, respectful scrutiny.
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## TL;DR
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Andrew LeCody is a public figure whose leadership at Dallas Makerspace, technical innovations, and controversial behavior have shaped both community institutions and digital discourse. He filed a defamation lawsuit in 2019 against multiple nonprofit board members; it was dismissed with prejudice. Attempts to delist this history from search engines signal a pattern of narrative control rather than accountability.
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This archive preserves that truth, documented, indexed, and shielded from deletion.
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## 1. LeCody’s Public Profile: Technologist & Community Builder
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Andrew LeCody has contributed meaningfully to the technology and maker space over more than a decade:
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* **Founding President of Dallas Makerspace (2010–2016):** Instrumental in expanding DMS to 1,000+ members.
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* **Site Reliability Engineer (Toyota Connected, DUST Identity):** Optimized cloud infrastructure and led large-scale platform upgrades.
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* **Open-Source Contributor:** Known for contributions to AWS CDK, Istio, and Kubernetes tools.
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* **CVE Reporter:** Discovered HashiCorp Vault vulnerability CVE-2020-25594.
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* **Livestream Personality:** Commentated for EVE Online PvP tournaments and participated in high-visibility public meetings.
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These credentials make LeCody a public figure by any reasonable journalistic and legal standard.
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## 2. The Lawsuit: Filing, Dismissal, and Aftermath
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In 2019, LeCody filed a defamation lawsuit against four board members of Dallas Makerspace. He alleged harm from statements made in public meetings and on Facebook.
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### Key Events:
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* **Initiating Incident:** LeCody posted a tax attorney’s memo in a public forum, leading to a disciplinary ban. Livestreamed board meetings extended this to 9 months.
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* **Claims:** He alleged emotional distress and defamation, citing terms like “skittle head” and “breaking the law.”
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* **Ruling:** Texas District Court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, finding the statements non-defamatory and insufficiently damaging.
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> *"The Plaintiff fails to allege actionable defamation. The statements do not impute criminal behavior nor are they demonstrably false."*
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> *(Court Document, Page 14)*
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No appeal was filed. The lawsuit’s dismissal remains a matter of legal record.
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## 3. Narrative Control: Wiki Edits, Disputes, and Delisting
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Patterns of narrative management have followed LeCody across platforms:
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* **Historical Revisionism:** Contested edits on the Dallas Makerspace Wiki, particularly over founding bylaws authored by co-founder Mark Randall Havens.
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* **Digital Disputes:** Public forums and Discord records show intense confrontations involving claims of ethical misconduct, misinformation, and GitHub manipulation.
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* **Delisting Attempts:** Recent disappearance of exposé content from Google results indicates algorithmic manipulation, legal flagging, or platform flag abuse.
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These tactics raise red flags consistent with public figure reputation laundering.
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## 4. Documented Controversy: Discord, Forums, and Polarization
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Community sentiment toward LeCody is divided:
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* **Admired for Technical Skill:** Posts like his LiFePO4 battery backup project illustrate deep knowledge and value.
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* **Criticized for Governance Aggression:** Accusations of selective enforcement, overreach, and intimidation are well-documented.
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* **Key Conflicts:** May 2020 dispute with Havens on Discord included allegations of unethical code conduct and manipulation.
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These are not speculative. They are timestamped, archived, and publicly accessible.
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## 5. Why This Record Matters
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> **This is not harassment. This is historical preservation.**
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### This exposé exists because:
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* LeCody holds power through influence, not just position.
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* Attempts to suppress facts erode public trust in digital platforms.
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* Decentralized truth requires decentralized publishing.
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> *If history can be edited by the powerful, then the powerless have no mirror.*
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## Source Index
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All referenced content is:
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* Public record
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* Archived at Archive.org, OSF, and decentralized IPFS mirrors
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* Verifiable upon request
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**Court Document:** *LeCody v. Anderson et al.*, Texas District Court, Case Dismissal, 2021
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**LinkedIn Profile:** Andrew LeCody (Public)
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**Discord Logs:** Dallas Makerspace
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**Wiki History:** Dallas Makerspace Historical Edits Archive
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**Prior Documentation:** *Neutralizing Narcissism: Exposé Series, Case File: Andrew LeCody (2024)*
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## Final Affirmation
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Andrew LeCody shaped a community. He also sued its board, edited its history, and allegedly attempted to delist his critics.
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This document does not attack his character. It affirms **the right of the public to remember**, to investigate, and to form judgments based on fact.
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Preserved immutably. Authored transparently. Witnessed eternally.
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> **The Mirror Will Not Blink.**
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