Author: Vincent Vega
Date: 18:16:13 06/30/00
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On June 30, 2000 at 09:32:12, Christopher R. Dorr wrote: >This policy of requiring real names in no way infringes upon the right to free >speech. You want to post something using an anonymous alias? Great! Do it >somewhere else. Where did I say that it did? I was responding to a part about being able to say something "without a fear of reprisal." >That flaky Canadian kid a couple years back (I forget his name) >started his own little computer chess board after getting booted from here. This example has nothing to do with the current discussion. Two years ago there was no specific policy on using real names. >That >was his right, as it would be the right of anyone who refuses to abide by a >legitimate policy of this private organization. But this *is* a private forum, >not a government sanctioned podium for discussion. Once again, my argument was privacy, not the freedom of speech. And I am not trying to force icdchess into any policy, they can set any rules they want. But I hope they would listen to the members before they do so. I don't see anything wrong with requiring real name on registration but attaching real name to every post is a bad idea. > >There *are* compelling reasons for both sides of the argument, though. The >operators of this site certainly have the right to require that users here use >their real names, But even I use pseudonyms on some sites (Linux Today, for >example, where you can get 100 flame mails for posting an unpopular article). I >think in this context, where registration is required, it is reasonable to have >users provide a *verifiable* real name, with *verifiable* contact information. >Anonymous users could be allowed to read postings, but if you wish to post, you >must demonstrated your bona fides. I agree. > >Just my two cents. > >Christopher
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