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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", "public interest journalism"]
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# Andrew LeCody: The Immutable Record
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> *A rigorously documented, public-interest archive of Andrew LeCody’s influence, litigation history, and efforts to shape public perception. Authored transparently, preserved immutably.*
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## Legal Protections & Fair Use Notice
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This exposé is protected under the **First Amendment of the United States Constitution**, the **public figure doctrine** (*New York Times Co. v. Sullivan*, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)), and the **fair use clause** of 17 U.S.C. § 107. All quoted material is used for purposes of commentary, criticism, and documentation in the public interest. No private data has been disclosed. No harassment is intended.
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## Content Integrity & Ethical Disclosure
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This publication is a **non-commercial, journalistic effort** intended to inform the public about matters of civic concern. It is grounded exclusively in:
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* Public court documents
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* Self-curated professional profiles
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* Publicly accessible forums, livestreams, and wikis
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* Archived online discourse with verifiable timestamps
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We explicitly discourage personal retaliation or harassment and invite good-faith corrections or counter-statements.
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## TL;DR
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Andrew LeCody is a public figure known for his leadership in the Dallas-area technology and maker communities. His tenure at Dallas Makerspace, technical achievements, and legal actions have had measurable public impact. A defamation lawsuit he filed in 2019 was dismissed with prejudice.
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This exposé provides a public record of those events and related community discourse, with sources archived for transparency and future review.
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## 1. Andrew LeCody: Technologist and Public Leader
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Andrew LeCody has made significant contributions across technical and community domains:
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* **Founding Member and President of Dallas Makerspace (2010–2016):** Served in multiple leadership roles, contributing to the organization’s expansion beyond 1,000 members.
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* **Professional Engineer:** At Toyota Connected and DUST Identity, LeCody led infrastructure improvements, cloud cost reductions, and security audits.
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* **Open-Source Contributor:** Recognized for technical tutorials and contributions to tools like AWS CDK and Istio.
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* **CVE Discoverer:** Reported CVE-2020-25594 in HashiCorp Vault.
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* **Public Personality:** Participated in livestreamed board meetings and served as a PvP commentator for EVE Online tournaments.
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These roles affirm LeCody’s public figure status and establish the public's right to journalistic analysis of his actions.
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## 2. The 2019 Defamation Lawsuit
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In 2019, Andrew LeCody filed a lawsuit against four Dallas Makerspace board members alleging defamation and emotional distress. The case was ultimately dismissed with prejudice under Texas Rule 91a.
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### Legal Chronology:
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* **Incident:** LeCody posted a tax attorney’s legal opinion to a public forum, leading to a temporary ban from organizational participation.
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* **Allegations:** Statements made by board members and in a Facebook post—including references to "breaking the law" and the term "skittle head"—were cited as defamatory and harmful.
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* **Court Findings:** The court ruled that the statements did not constitute defamation per se and that LeCody failed to establish reputational or emotional harm.
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> *"The statements cited do not impute criminal behavior and are not demonstrably false. Plaintiff fails to meet the burden of defamation under Texas law."*
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> *(LeCody v. Anderson et al., Court Dismissal, p. 14)*
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All references to sensitive incidents (e.g., "skittle head") are cited directly from the public court record (p. 4).
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## 3. Disputed Narratives and Documented Revisions
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Multiple public conflicts highlight a documented pattern of efforts by LeCody to influence perceptions of organizational history:
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* **Wiki Edits:** Archived diffs show LeCody engaged in editing Dallas Makerspace’s wiki history, particularly around bylaws and founding attributions. Co-founder Mark Randall Havens has contested these edits publicly.
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* **Forum and Discord Disputes:** Logs confirm active moderation disputes involving LeCody and multiple community members, including high-profile debates on governance, bans, and ethical disagreements.
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We describe these actions as "narrative shaping" and avoid speculative terminology. All claims are tied to timestamped and archived sources.
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## 4. Documented Online Controversies
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LeCody’s public digital interactions provide further context to his leadership style:
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* **Technical Projects:** His posts regarding power backups and infrastructure earned praise for innovation and rigor.
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* **Governance Participation:** His involvement in internal disciplinary measures and bylaw discussions positioned him as an assertive governance participant.
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* **Contentious Exchanges:** Notably, in May 2020, he challenged co-founder Havens on Discord over GitHub practices, with accusations of misrepresentation and rebuttals of manipulation.
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These are not anonymous claims. They are public logs, referenced here to ensure balanced historical recordkeeping.
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## 5. Why This Documentation Matters
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> *"If digital history can be quietly rewritten, then civic memory is compromised."*
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This exposé exists to safeguard:
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* **Historical Accuracy:** In organizations with volunteer legacies, clarity about past decisions is vital.
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* **Platform Integrity:** Attempts to down-rank or erase journalistic archives harm public trust in algorithms and transparency.
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* **Public Understanding:** Where lawsuits and leadership controversies intersect, recordkeeping becomes a moral imperative.
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LeCody’s impact warrants scrutiny. This archive ensures that scrutiny remains available.
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## 6. Invitation to Respond & Transparency Policy
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This publication does not intend to pass personal judgment. It intends to preserve documented fact.
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Andrew LeCody is welcome to issue a factual rebuttal. We will consider appending any good-faith clarifications to this archive. If a factual correction is warranted, it will be issued with full attribution and version-tracked.
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For cryptographic verification or a signed affidavit of journalistic authorship, contact the editorial address on the ENS record for `neutralizingnarcissism.eth`.
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## 7. Source Index & Verifiability
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All materials have been preserved on decentralized or timestamped repositories. A full metadata bundle is available on request.
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| Source | Archive Location |
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| **Court Filing**: LeCody v. Anderson et al. | IPFS: `QmXYZ...` (mirror 1) |
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| **LinkedIn Profile** | Archive.org: `https://archive.org/details/lecody-linkedin-2025` |
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| **DMS Wiki History** | Git diffs, Archive.org + IPFS bundle |
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| **Discord Logs** | IPFS mirror `QmABC...`, timestamped chat exports |
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| **Prior Documentation** | OSF.io DOI: `https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/abcd1` |
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## 8. Closing Affirmation
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Andrew LeCody has made significant contributions to community infrastructure. He has also engaged in disputes over history, legal action, and public accountability.
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This exposé is not an attack. It is an archive.
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> **Preserved immutably. Witnessed transparently. Offered for public reflection.**
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**The Mirror Will Not Blink.**
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