Original label: CLIENT POSTING CONCERN.
Channel: lore-content-review Permalink: https://ryevalley.slack.com/archives/C0BLJ4PQ75Y/p1786708510427629 People: Michael Houck (stated the constraint directly)
What Michael said (verbatim)
Ben flagged that a Lore article referred to “Emil” without context (just first name), asking whether the audience could be assumed to know who he is.
Michael’s response: “you’re wrong - we need to keep Emil vague. He did not consent to sharing his full name”
What this means
- Emil’s full name MUST NOT appear in any Rye Valley content output (articles, scripts, social posts, case studies, or any other published form)
- First name only (“Emil”) is the approved form
- The constraint is Emil’s own: he has not given consent
- This is not a temporary hold - treat it as permanent unless Michael explicitly says otherwise
Context
Emil is a Megaphone case study client whose results (1.1M views mid-raise, $4.25M closed) are used publicly. The public case study uses first name only. This constraint was not documented anywhere in his client files. Any agent generating content that references Emil must use first name only and must not hyperlink to or describe any personally identifying company or fund.
NEVER edit clients/