I don&#x27;t know if it was the dialogue coming from the teachers or glazing over the content of the newsletter, but I am highly skeptical of this article.<p>I&#x27;ve never heard teachers talk to students or each other how this is written. 1997 also seems very very early for this kind of activity, turns out Geocities has been around since 1994 but I can&#x27;t recall a single instance of sites being shutdown for this sort of thing in or around 1997. In 1997 many people were still asking &quot;What is the internet exactly?&quot; Also is it being implied the American friend gave up his identity? Why did he even has this information? It is technically feasible for this to have happened, I&#x27;m just saying I have my doubts.