Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:13:52 06/29/00
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On June 29, 2000 at 20:11:57, ujecrh wrote: > >This is the first time in 7 years that I take part to a moderation thread >because I am very disapointed here. Not about this particular moderation but >about this rule in CCC (that I was not aware of) which forces people to identify >themselves. Sorry, but it is a _good_ policy. Anonymous posters can get away with saying anything they want with no fear of reprisal of any kind. What about those of use that use our _real_ name? Do we have to put up with nonsense with no way to stop it? In another 5 years there won't be any 'anonymous internet users'. The public simply won't stand for it much longer. > >I think I have been in CCC since 1993 (you probably can check that) CCC didn't exist in 1993... > and do not >remember any policy about anonymous accounts at this time. During about one year >I had no internet access and maybe the policy came during this period. > >In over 7 years I never had any problem whatsoever with anybody here and it is >hard to understand that I could be banned as well (actually it might be the >result of this post) only because I choosed to remain anonymous. > >Long before that, like many of us, I have seen numerous personal attacks to >people like Mr.Hyatt on rgcc and that is one of the reasons why I choosed to >remain as much anonymous as possible on internet. I did not want to allow myself >any bad behaviour falsely protected behind anonymity but only to keep this kind >of club friendly without personnal attacks. That is part of the problem, and some times the 'cure' has side-deffects that are painful but bearable. Getting rid of anonymous attackers means we will also have to get rid of anonymous non-attackers. I believe this is a worth- while process to do... > >Why don't you guys change this policy to force people to give their true >identity *only* if they behave badly. It would be a shame that true old computer >chess lovers have to leave CCC because of such a policy. > >I am only here to talk about computer chess, to ask questions and to bring my >modest contibution when I can. I do not like such discussions about people and >rules and I could as well have remained silent about this and nobody would have >cared but, for once, I think it was too bad to leave it. > >Remember Komputer Korner, I never knew his name and never care but I had >numerous emails with him. Never hard, always polite and friendly, who cared >about our real names. > >Finally, please do not raise the argument about moderators being the only ones >knowing our names. Moderators change, I have seen many of them, at the end >everybody knows and you end up with someone hurting you unnecessarilly. > >This is not paranoia. I just do not see the point of being identified unless you >do anything wrong. > >Friendly, > >Ujecrh >Obviously not my real name. > >PS: Forgive any language mistake but I am not a native english speaker.
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