people these days have their emails attached to so much it's be hard to pin it as the cause
That isn't actually in question; Kage said he used Sciggles' email address because it was the one Dragoneer (the person he was trying to reach) had used for Anthrocon registration. Honestly, I think that whole issue is something of a red herring - email isn't as intrusive as a phone call - though it's symptomatic of using corporate means for private ends.
Or perhaps it isn't. After all, if you take Kage's argument to its conclusion, raising ire between furry fans and Anthrocon's chosen security staff is bad for Anthrocon. The problem arises when this is extended to "anything bad for furry fandom is bad for Anthrocon, and I know what's bad for furry fandom". This is the logic that can be used to justify misuse of power . . . but talking to someone doesn't really count.
That isn't actually in question; Kage said he used Sciggles' email address because it was the one Dragoneer (the person he was trying to reach) had used for Anthrocon registration. Honestly, I think that whole issue is something of a red herring - email isn't as intrusive as a phone call - though it's symptomatic of using corporate means for private ends.
Or perhaps it isn't. After all, if you take Kage's argument to its conclusion, raising ire between furry fans and Anthrocon's chosen security staff is bad for Anthrocon. The problem arises when this is extended to "anything bad for furry fandom is bad for Anthrocon, and I know what's bad for furry fandom". This is the logic that can be used to justify misuse of power . . . but talking to someone doesn't really count.