Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 01:03:30 06/30/00
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On June 29, 2000 at 23:15:42, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On June 29, 2000 at 18:35:42, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On June 29, 2000 at 18:32:02, Amir Ban wrote: >> >>>On June 29, 2000 at 17:30:24, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>We (the moderators) have been getting a lot of user feedback regarding Hans >>>>Gerber. This afternoon, we finally decided to (temporarily) suspend him. The >>>>process took so long because of disagreements between moderators, his reluctance >>>>to identify himself, etc. I apologize for the "delayed reaction" and hope that >>>>our action appropriately addresses everybody's complaints. >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>>I admit that I've not been following the controversy around Hans very closely, >>>but from what I read I didn't see anything wrong or extraordinary about him. >>> >>>To set the minds of all of us at rest that you are not engaged in senseless >>>bullying, can you explain why this happened ? >> >>I believe people were upset with him because he's a troll. >> >>He's been temporarily suspended because Hans Gerber is not his real name. CCC >>policy requires members to use their real names. >> >>-Tom > >1) Was he asked to stop being a troll? Was he warned not to post in a >particular manner about a particular topic? > >2) Are you sure that Hans Gerber is not his real name? I don't ask you for >proof, I would just like to know. > >I would like to suggest that if the policy is that members use their real names, >that if someone posts with an obvious pseudonym, that they be asked to submit >their real name to Tim, so he can update the membership list. I don't think it >is fair that old members are grandfathered in. This sounds like a contrived >excuse to go after one guy. You've got guys posting with obvious pseudonyms >every day, but someone with a very natural sounding name is singled out. Why? > >bruce This was the policy instituted by Steve Schwartz when the current moderators took over. He posted a message about it on or about the day we started. The policy is that members who joined before that date could keep their pseudonyms. Everyone after that date had to use their real names. I guess the idea is that we have a finite number of anonymous people. Andrew Williams CCC Moderator
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