Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 10:25:34 06/30/00
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On June 30, 2000 at 05:23:31, Michael Cummings wrote: >On June 30, 2000 at 04:03:30, Andrew Williams wrote: > >>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 > >I pity the guy who joins with the last name Smith or Jones. Since they are the >largest two names in the world that people have as a last name. No, we don't kick out Smiths or Joneses (or Meyers, etc.). It's usually pretty obvious when somebody picks a fake name to attack CCC. We don't do any investigation unless something looks suspicious. Even then, the only thing we do in most cases is a tracert to verify that the person is from the place that he says he is. -Tom
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