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Subject: Re: Anonymous accounts policy

Author: Vincent Vega

Date: 18:08:02 06/30/00

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On June 30, 2000 at 03:56:20, Andrew Williams wrote:

>On June 30, 2000 at 01:21:54, Vincent Vega wrote:
>
>>On June 29, 2000 at 23:13:52, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>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?
>>
>>So they can say anything they want without a fear of reprisal.  This is called
>>freedom of speech.  When did this become a bad thing?  You don't have any right
>>not to be offended.
>
>I don't understand this view at all. You can't behave like this in real life.
>Why should this place be any different? To be clear, you wouldn't wander into
>a library or a church or a school or a place of work and say anything you
>wanted. Why should you be able to do that here?

You're confusing wanting to say something with being able to say something.  I
am indeed able to walk into a place of discussion like a town forum (church,
school or work are bad examples because that's not their reason for existence)
and say anything I feel like (as long as it's not illegal).


>
>>
>>I believe that anybody using a real name on a public Internet forum must place
>>no value on his privacy.  I would advise everybody that does that to just
>>remember that _everything_ you post will be recorded _forever_ and viewable by
>>_anyone_.
>>
>
>I believe being accountable for what you write or say is part of being an adult.

You are accountable.  If you do something illegal here, you better believe you
will be tracked down, real name with every post or not.  Note that I'm talking
about attaching real names to posts, not about icdchess knowing the real name.
What other accountability is needed?  If having a real name attached makes the
person hold back their thoughts then I don’t see how it’s a good thing.



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